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Space X launch this Saturday.

Thebobo

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Space Xs first launch from the newly renovated historic LC-39A launch pad at Kennedy Space Center.
Launch is this Saturday 2/18 @10:18 AM <--- New time as of 2/17 9PM

FYI there is also a launch on the 28th.

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SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 on Saturday, February 18. This launch, which will utilize SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, is the company’s 10th mission to resupply the International Space Station. It comes exactly seven months after SpaceX’s last I.S.S resupply mission, and it will be the first launch from Kennedy Space Center since the Falcon 9 explosion in September 2016.
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Red Squirrel said:
What time zone? 2:14 is basically tonight, I might actually not miss this one!
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Liftoff time has changed to a little more friendly time, Saturday at 10:01am ET.

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Good to know, I'll probably be sleeping then though. But I might try to actually get up early. Can always watch the footage after but it's more fun to watch live. 😀
 
Aborted at 13 seconds. Something to do with the second stage. Next earliest possible launch is Tomorrow 9:38 AM
 
...and Abort. Doh. Rescheduled tomorrow.

Oh well this got me up early, been trying to get up early for a while and keep sleeping in. 😛
 
Yea the clouds were very low, hopefully they have some closer shots of the vehicle coming through the clouds to land.
 
mxnerd said:
With India launching 104 satellites with only one rocket, can SpaceX compete?
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Wow that must be quite the feat. The logistics of getting them all in the proper orbit is quite something on it's own. Like if you want a constellation of 20 or so in same orbit where they all follow each other that's not easy to do with a single launch. I imagine with 104 they have several constellations at different inclinations. Technically by slightly adjusting apogee you can get them to eventually spread out then they can do a correction burn at a later date, maybe that's what they do, but with 100 I don't imagine these are very big satellites so they may not have any propellants.
 
nano sats ... those nano sats are just 4x4x12 (thats in inches) - its not a big feat ...
ISRO only has 0.6% of market - glorified transport trucks nothing more ... reusable has the potential to change the landscape ...
 
I don't want to diminish India's accomplishment too much, successfully putting that many satellites into orbit without any problems is still a good achievement.

They aren't in quite the same league in terms of overall payload, but they have put together a very affordable, reliable (38 consecutive successful launches), useful launch system.
 
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