[Centraal] SpaceX #3 - Falcon Heavy, we tellen af!!!!

Falcon 9 + Iridium Next 31-40 - 23-12-2017

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Falcon Heavy






Launch schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/):
February 6 - Falcon Heavy o Demo Flight
Launch window: 1830-2100 GMT (1:30-4:00 p.m. EST)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch on its first demonstration flight. The heavy-lift rocket is formed of three Falcon 9 rocket cores strapped together with 27 Merlin 1D engines firing at liftoff. The first Falcon Heavy rocket will attempt to place a Tesla Roadster on an Earth escape trajectory into a heliocentric orbit. Delayed from 3rd Quarter of 2015 and April, September and December 2016. Delayed from 1st Quarter 2017, 2nd Quarter 2017 and 3rd Quarter 2017. Delayed from November and December 2017. Delayed from January. [Jan. 28]

February 17 - Falcon 9 o Paz
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Paz satellite for Hisdesat of Madrid, Spain. Built by Airbus Defense and Space, Paz carries a radar imaging payload to collect views of Earth for government and commercial customers, along with ship tracking and weather sensors. Multiple smaller secondary payloads will also launch on the Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch with a previously-flown first stage. Delayed from Jan. 30 and Feb. 10. [Jan. 31]

NET February 22 - Falcon 9 o Hispasat 30W-6
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Hispasat 30W-6 communications satellite, formerly known as Hispasat 1F, for Madrid-based Hispasat. Hispasat 30W-6 will provide television, broadband, corporate networks and other communications services over Europe, North Africa and the Americas. The Hispasat 30W-6 satellite was built by Space Systems/Loral. Delayed from December and Feb. 14. [Jan. 31]

March 18 - Falcon 9 o Iridium Next 41-50
Launch time: 1519 GMT (11:19 a.m. EDT; 8:19 a.m. PDT)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 10 satellites for the Iridium next mobile communications fleet. Delayed from December. [Jan. 22]

NET March 20 - Falcon 9 o TESS
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The TESS mission will identify planets ranging from Earth-sized to gas giants, orbiting a wide range of stellar types and orbital distances. The principal goal of the TESS mission is to detect small planets with bright host stars in the solar neighborhood, so that detailed characterizations of the planets and their atmospheres can be performed. TESS will be stationed in a high-Earth elliptical orbit. [May 19]

March - Falcon 9 o Bangabandhu 1
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Bangabandhu 1 communications satellite for the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. The spacecraft will provide broadcasting and telecommunication services to rural areas and introduce direct-to-home television programming across Bangladesh and neighboring countries. The Bangabandhu 1 satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space. Delayed from December and February. [Nov. 27]

April 2 - Falcon 9 o SpaceX CRS 14
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 16th Dragon spacecraft mission on its 14th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The flight is being conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from Feb. 9 and March 13. [Jan. 15]

First Half of 2018 - Falcon Heavy o Arabsat 6A
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Arabsat 6A communications satellite for Arabsat of Saudi Arabia. Arabsat 6A will provide Ku-band and Ka-band communications coverage over the Middle East and North Africa regions, as well as a footprint in South Africa. [July 17]

April - Falcon 9 o SES 12
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 12 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg. The SES 12 satellite will provide direct-to-home broadcast and other high-throughput communications services in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, including rapidly growing markets such as India and Indonesia. The satellite was built by Airbus Defense and Space. Delayed from February. [Jan. 28]

April 14 - Falcon 9 o Iridium Next 51-55 & GRACE Follow-On
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch five satellites for the Iridium next mobile communications fleet and two Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE Follow-On) satellites for NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). Delayed from March 21. [Dec. 21]

NET June - Falcon Heavy o STP-2
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the U.S. Air Force's Space Test Program-2 mission with a cluster of military and scientific research satellites. The heavy-lift rocket is formed of three Falcon 9 rocket cores strapped together with 27 Merlin 1D engines firing at liftoff. Delayed from October 2016, March 2017 and September 2017. Delayed from April 30. [Dec. 8]

[ Bericht 40% gewijzigd door Starhopper op 06-02-2018 20:16:22 ]

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ChrisG_NSF twitterde op dinsdag 06-02-2018 om 20:18:53 Flight hazard and caution areas are CLEAR for landing! #FalconHeavy #SpaceX reageer retweet

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ChrisG_NSF twitterde op dinsdag 06-02-2018 om 20:19:05 GO for PROP LOAD!!! #FalconHeavy #SpaceX reageer retweet

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ChrisG_NSF twitterde op dinsdag 06-02-2018 om 20:20:37 Propellant load has started! RP-1 kerosene is now flowing into all THREE core stages! #FalconHeavy #SpaceX reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 6 februari 2018 20:30 schreef raptorix het volgende:
Hoe laat schieten ze hem af?

21:45

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Op dinsdag 6 februari 2018 20:29 schreef LTVDK het volgende:

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Hapert nogal

Ik dacht dat het aan mn internet lag

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ChrisG_NSF twitterde op dinsdag 06-02-2018 om 20:32:37 All is quiet on the launch loop, indicating that all is going perfectly so far with RP-1 kerosene loading. #FalconHeavy #SpaceX reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 6 februari 2018 20:34 schreef xzaz het volgende:

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t-1

T-1 Seconde

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Op dinsdag 6 februari 2018 20:33 schreef byah het volgende:
Ik denk dat het niets wordt vandaag, morgen dus

Ze zijn hem niet voor niets aan het tanken

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ChrisG_NSF twitterde op dinsdag 06-02-2018 om 20:35:24 Side boosters preparing for RP-1 kerosene fast fill. #FalconHeavy #SpaceX reageer retweet

Ik ben wel benieuwd hoeveel kijkers de SpaceX stream gaat krijgen