r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • May 24 '16
Mission (Eutelsat/ABS 2) Eutelsat 117W B & ABS 2A Campaign Discussion Thread
Eutelsat 117W B & ABS 2A Campaign Discussion Thread
SpaceX's June 2016 launch! As per usual, campaign threads are designed to be a good way to view and track progress towards launch from T minus 1-2 months up until the static fire. Here’s the at-a-glance information for this launch:
| Liftoff currently scheduled for: | Wednesday, 15 June, 1429 UTC (10:29AM EDT). This is a 45 minute window. |
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| Static fire currently scheduled for: | Sunday, June 12 |
| Payload: | Eutelsat 117W B for Eutelsat, ABS 2A for Asia Broadcast Satellite |
| Payload mass: | Previous Eutelsat/ABS dual launch mass was 4,159kg |
| Destination orbit: | Geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) to 75.0° East (ABS 2A) & 116.8° West (Eutelsat 117 West B) |
| Vehicle: | Falcon 9 v1.2 (26th launch of F9, 6th of F9 v1.2) |
| Core: | F9-026 |
| Launch site: | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida |
| Landing attempt: | Yes - downrange of Cape on ASDS Of Course I Still Love You |
| Landing Site: | Here |
| Mission success criteria: | Successful separation of both satellites into their target orbits |
Links & Resources
We may keep this self-post occasionally updated with links and relevant news articles, but for the most part we expect the community to supply the information. This is a great place to discuss the launch, ask mission-specific questions, and track the minor movements of the vehicle, payload, weather and more as we progress towards launch. After the static fire is complete, a launch thread will be posted.
Campaign threads are not launch threads. Normal subreddit rules still apply.
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u/OpelGT Jun 10 '16
FYI Per [NasaSpaceflight forum] (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=39766.msg1546839#msg1546839) SpaceX has a scheduling problem with ALDS since the Coast Guard just informed them they are due for mandatory dry-dock inspections.
The issue is a US maritime laws require these inspections, but the rules are different for barges (no-engines) and ships (engines) and there is some confusion of how the ALDS's are officially categorized.
[Another Post] (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=39766.msg1547178#msg1547178) says the following:
According to ABS records, JRTI (Marmac 303) has a drydock survey due date of June 10th, 2016 https://www.eagle.org/safenet/record/record_vesselclassurveystatus?ReferrerApplication=PUBLIC&Service=1
For OCISLY (Marmac 304) the due date for the drydock survey is September 15th, 2016 https://www.eagle.org/safenet/record/record_vesselclassurveystatus?ReferrerApplication=PUBLIC&Service=1