Launch News SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.2 with JCSAT-14 NET 5 May 2016

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Mission details from Spaceflight.com:

Launch window: 0522-0722 GMT (1:22-3:22 a.m. EDT)

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the JCSAT 14 communications satellite for Tokyo-based SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. JCSAT 14 will support data networks, television broadcasters and mobile communications users in Japan, East Asia, Russia, Oceania, Hawaii and other Pacific islands. Delayed from late 2015 and April 28.

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Static fire pushed to Sunday May 1, launch now NET May 5th, same time 0522-0722 GMT (1:22-3:22 a.m. EDT)

http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/04/29/commercial-falcon-9-rocket-launch-scheduled-for-next-week/

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Static fire window 1600-2200 ET today (2000-0200 GMT).

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/726803679811112960

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Static fire complete. Reviewing data, still targeting May 5.
 

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Looking good for a launch in a few hours!

This is going to be the ASDS attempt that really counts, IMO. SpaceX proved that they can land on the ASDS, but the profit is going to come from GTO missions. If SpaceX can prove it's physically possible to land on the ASDS from a stage moving at such an extreme velocity it will nearly be as monumental as landing on it in the first place.
 

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Flying back a rocket..sending payload to GTO...landing it...on a ship...at night. It'll be a spectacle for sure, whatever happens.

Wish I could stay up to watch but I've got to be somewhat coherent in front of my class tomorrow.
 

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Agreed... damn this launch time. At least it works for everyone bar EDT/CDT timezones
 

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I'll be watching from work. (The live feed, not the actual launch)
 

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I'll be watching as well.
 

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First Stage Safe on Deck!

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2nd stage is in orbit, Waiting on transfer burn. :thumbup:

Congrats SpaceX.

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Looks like I was ninja'd :ninja:
 
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I'm incredibly impressed. This landing profile was a substantially harder one to recover a stage from. Given how many of SpaceX's contracts are for geostationary satellites, this is a big deal for them.

S2 about to reignite.

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S2 has ignited.

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S2 shutdown.

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S/C sep! Satellite in a nominal orbit.
 

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Don't know why this video is unlisted, but here's the hosted webcast:


I guess it might be reuploaded later.
 

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I've had this idea for a while and now it's the perfect time.

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Elon Musk on Twitter said:
Yeah, this was a three engine landing burn, so triple deceleration of last flight. That's important to minimize gravity losses.

Wow, so instead of using one engine on landing, they used three? Turns out no hovering capability is needed :p
 

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I give them a ten on that landing. Dead center !!!:salute:
 

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Congratulations to SpaceX on a successful payload delivery and am their second successful drone ship landing!
 
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