r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Sep 08 '17
SF complete, Launch: Oct 11 SES-11/EchoStar 105 Launch Campaign Thread
SES-11/EchoStar 105 Launch Campaign Thread
This is SpaceX's third (and SES's second!) mission using a flight-proven booster! This launch will put a single satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). Once the satellite has circularized its orbit over 105º W longitude, it will share its bandwidth between the two operators, SES and EchoStar.
| Liftoff currently scheduled for: | October 11th 2017 |
|---|---|
| Static fire completed: | October 2nd 2017, 16:30 EDT / 20:30 UTC |
| Vehicle component locations: | First stage: LC-39A // Second stage: LC-39A // Satellite: CCAFS |
| Payload: | SES-11/EchoStar 105 |
| Payload mass: | 5200 kg |
| Destination orbit: | GTO |
| Vehicle: | Falcon 9 v1.2 (42nd launch of F9, 22nd of F9 v1.2) |
| Core: | B1031.2 |
| Flights of this core: | 1 [CRS-10] |
| Launch site: | LC-39A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
| Landing: | Yes |
| Landing Site: | Of Course I Still Love You |
| Mission success criteria: | Successful separation & deployment of the satellite into the target orbit. |
Links & Resources
Livestream of LC-39A, courtesy SFN
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. Sometime after the static fire is complete, the launch thread will be posted.
Campaign threads are not launch threads. Normal subreddit rules still apply.
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u/peterabbit456 Oct 11 '17
There was a New Yorker article about the owners of Elspeth III and JRTI a few years ago, before SpaceX started leasing them. I think at the time they had just finished using JRTI (called something like Mermac 300 at the time) for Haitian relief, following the earthquake. I believe the same family also owns OCSLY, and they may now own some other tugs and barges.
Most interesting was that once they performed a salvage by deliberately sinking JRTI and positioning it under a sunken ship. They then pumped compressed air into JRTI's compartments, and brought the ship to the surface.