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SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video]
- lutorm 12y agoNice, that was like clockwork!
- slimsag 12y agoAs a distant follower of SpaceX it's not obvious to me if the Falcon 9 will attempt a landing this time?
- kiba 12y agoThere's no landing gear this time. Not enough margin to make it worthwhile.
- gizmo686 12y agoAccording to /r/spacex, they will not be attempting to land because they are launching into geosynchronous orbit[1]. [1] http://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/2x81fc/rspacex_eutelsat_115w_b_abs3a_official_launch/ http://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/2x81fc/rspacex_eutel...
- agildehaus 12y agoNot this time. They plan on having later F9 geo launches do this, however.
- mikeash 12y agoElon Musk made a related tweet. The current rocket doesn't have enough extra propellant to land after a geosynchronous mission, but upgrades are coming that will allow it: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/572257004938403840 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/572257004938403840
- jccooper 12y agoTwo and a half weeks between launches. Pretty good.
- nraynaud 12y agointeresting, this satellite company was using Ariane before. I guess the mood in Toulouse must be a bit strange.
- louhike 12y agoI cannot find what is the link with the city of Toulouse. As I'm currently living there, could you provide more details?
- shasheene 12y agoProbably because Airbus Defence and Space (formally known as EADS Astrium) -- the contractor which builds Ariane -- has a factory there: http://www.space-airbusds.com/en/locations/toulouse-gxq.html http://www.space-airbusds.com/en/locations/toulouse-gxq.html
- nraynaud 12y agobasically, the Ariane rockets partially built there and are controlled from there, and the satellites are built and controlled there. I guess the meet each other pretty often, and now, the satellite guys are going out with another rocket company.
- rsynnott 12y ago> and now, the satellite guys are going out with another rocket company. Looking quickly at a random handful of currently operating Eutelsat satellites, two launched by Ariane, one by Zenit (Russian/American/Norwegian/Ukranian), one by Proton (Russian), one by Atlas V (American). I think Eutelsat is already pretty familiar with the multi-vendor approach.
- nraynaud 12y agooops, Ok. I couldn't find the info actually.
- Loic 12y ago
- viraptor 12y agoWhat did they show starting around T+00:09:17? Blue, stargate-like view...
- valevk 12y agoThat's the fuel tank of the second stage. They want to capture the transfer into zero G.
- Narkov 12y agoFuel tank.
- Crito 12y agoOxidizer technically. Propellant is a good word that can be used for either fuel or oxidizer.
- Already__Taken 12y agoSpecifically, Liquid Oxygen. The Kerosene tank is below that. You can tell because that RP1 tank would have a center shaft the LOX drains through to the engine.
- mikeash 12y agoI found this webcast pretty boring, in the best possible way. It started, they showed a promo video, completely nominal countdown, launch, go, everything on time and as it's supposed to be. Pretty cool.