Update 1: After two aborts earlier during the day on Friday, SpaceX has completed a test firing of the Falcon 9 booster intended to launch the Orbcomm OG2 mission. According to Elon Musk, who provided occasional updates via Twitter, the first abort was caused by an upper stage throttle valve, while the second triggered by […]
The rocket was ready. The satellites were ready. Without a doubt both SpaceX and Orbcomm were ready. But the weather, that fickle Florida weather, which held off for yesterday’s launch attempt, was also ready, to wreck some havoc of its own. After moving today’s liftoff time to the end of the launch window to allow […]
Update: SpaceX states that the company will not be providing a live broadcast of today’s launch attempt. SFN reports this is the first Cape Canaveral launch since the end of the Cold War which will not have a feed to the press or the general public. Original story After scrubbing yesterday’s scheduled launch of the Orbcomm […]
SpaceX is feeling the pressure, or more accurately, the lack of sufficient pressure. In what is turning out to its most frustrating launch campaign since the days on Kwajalein, SpaceX was forced to scrub today’s planned flight of the Orbcomm OG2 mission after receiving indications that pressures were falling off in the Falcon 9 second […]
The much anticipated, but oft delayed launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying 6 Orbcomm OG2 satellites has been reset for this Friday, with a backup slot open on Saturday. The latest delay was triggered when Orbcomm elected to perform further investigations regarding an undisclosed problem on one of the six satellites. The issue apparently […]
The SpaceX/Orbcomm OG2 launch has been delayed yet again, this time due to an undisclosed issue with one of the six satellites comprising the payload. Orbcomm posted the following update on its website: “All six satellites have completed additional testing and are functioning as expected. In an effort to be as cautious as possible, it […]
The SpaceX / Orbcommlaunch which had been scheduled for Thursday evening has now been moved back until Sunday evening. Orbcomm posted the following on its website today: “The OG2 Mission 1 Launch is scheduled for Sunday, June 15 at 8:00 pm ET with Monday, June 16 as the back-up launch date. During final integration on […]
Photo credit: SpaceX After a Flight Readiness Review on Monday indicated conditions are “go,” SpaceX is counting down towards a Saturday morning launch for the next Falcon 9 mission. The next step, a static fire of the 9 Merlin 1-D first stage engines was scheduled to take place today. Barring any last minute problems, the […]
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