SpaceX Falcon 9: Spaceflight SSO-A (Sun Synch Express) to launch Nov 19 2018

[SlowApproach]

No official confirmation yet, however.

[apollo11]

With all of this happening and Elon in the news anybody watching the most excellent "Mars" show on National Geographic, Ch181 Sunday evenings at 20:00.

It's come around for another round quite brilliant. Some pieces on Elon Musk and his programs and a split between today and a few decades later on Mars, highly recommended.

[Spoke Eagle]

Is there a launch window that must be adhered to?

[rainier]

Is there a launch window that must be adhered to?

Dunno, looking out of my window - nothing.
Must be the wrong window so I suppose that means "yes".

[GrahamW]

Is there a launch window that must be adhered to?

Launch time is at 9:10 am local time. Launch window goes up until 9:34am

[SlowApproach]

Apollo, DStv is a swearword in our household. Interestingly enough, the Mars series is available for free (you get about an hour's long daily "Preview Pass") via streaming from NatGeo, from just about anywhere on the planet, except for Africa. A "Geographic Restriction" is in place to prevent us Saffers from watching online. (Thanks to NoChoice's influence I suspect). However, nothing a VPN and killing Cookies can't fix

Look for S2: "Inside SpaceX" at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/mars

[SlowApproach]

SE, there is a launch window but this is just the time period on a given day during which the rocket must be launched in order to reach its intended target. If it isn't launched within a given window, it has to wait for the next day's window. The *launch period*, which is the period in which a particular mission must be launched, can be a real deal-breaker though.

[SlowApproach]

Have confirmation that new launch date being targeted for mission Spaceflight SSO-A is Wednesday, 2018/11/28 @ 1831 GMT...

It's getting to be like...

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[Zack Afro]

Hi SA,

Really interesting thread, Will be following the launch closely as i do with all the launches.

For all here, with the amount of Spacex launches nowadays its hard to keep track with them and the delays so go and download this App to keep you up to date or reminded of delays. https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... w&hl=en_ZA

Cheers

[GrahamW]

Wednesday's launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A from Vandenberg Air Force Base is currently no-go due to extreme high-altitude winds that violate Range requirements. Vehicle and payloads are healthy. We will announce a new launch date once confirmed with the Range.

[SlowApproach]

Eish. I'm on my 3rd "swear jar" already due to the non-launches (The missus makes me put a buck in a jar every time I utter a "restricted" word )

[GrahamW]

SpaceX
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Now targeting December 2 for the launch of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

[Spoke Eagle]

Still 19h00 GMT? Hope it goes this time to save SA from alcoholism

[GrahamW]

Still 19h00 GMT? Hope it goes this time to save SA from alcoholism

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A

SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg AFB, CA2018-12-02 20:31:47

This website gives all upcoming launches and date & time: https://rocket.watch/

[Ugly Duckling]

Eish. I'm on my 3rd "swear jar" already due to the non-launches (The missus makes me put a buck in a jar every time I utter a "restricted" word )

May be a good time to change languages and drop the costs of the setbacks