[amsat-bb] Fwd: Watch Live: Es'hail-2 Mission

Daniel Cussen dan at post.com
Thu Nov 15 10:46:08 UTC 2018


*WATCH LIVE: ES'HAIL-2 MISSION*

SpaceX is targeting launch of the Es’hail-2 satellite on Thursday, November
15 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in
Florida. The primary launch window opens at 3:46 p.m. EST, or 20:46 UTC,
and closes at 5:29 p.m. EST, or 22:29 UTC. The satellite will be deployed
to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) approximately 32 minutes after
liftoff. A backup launch window opens on Friday, November 16 at 3:48 p.m.
EST, or 20:48 UTC, and closes at 5:29 p.m. EST, or 22:29 UTC.

Falcon 9’s first stage for the Es’hail-2 mission previously supported the
Telstar 19 VANTAGE mission in July 2018. Following stage separation, SpaceX
will attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love
You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. To watch the
launch live or learn more about the mission, visit www.spacex.com/webcast.


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