Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission
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Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission
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Re: Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission
#2Thanks for submitting this now rather than 15 minutes from now! Moments like these are historic, and it's wonderful to experience this in realtime rather than watching a replay.
T minus 10min. Go SpaceX!
EDIT: It's impressive they were able to abort safely after ignition. That's historically rare, isn't it?
Re: Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission
#3Hopefully it's a go this time!
Re: Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission
#4We're past T-3:40 where the previous attempt failed.
Edit: Flight computer has aborted after engine fireup.
Re: Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission
#5aborted at 0
Re: Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission
#6Looks like it failed :(
Edit: Failed was the wrong word, aborted is the correct term.
Re: Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission
#7Abort $%&#!. Aborted on time T+2 seconds. At least it is safe. Shutdown was made after ignition.
Update: Problem was the slow ramp up of the thrust of the rockets. Engineers are looking at the data. Rocket is on stand-by to launch today, but the commentator sounded skeptical.
Update: Clock was restarted with T-00:25:10, still some problems to resolve.
Update: Aborted on time T-48 seconds. Done for today. The rocket will be inspected and another launch attempt will be in a few days.
Re: Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission
#8Can anyone explain what happened?
Re: Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission
#9Aborted at +00:02
Re: Falcon 9 GEO Transfer Mission
#10I don't think the launch window has closed yet though, has it?