DocM Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 @elonmusk Next launch in three weeks which will be 2 launches in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 VINE video of EUTELSAT deploying https://vine.co/v/O07jjD9Eb5Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 http://youtu.be/mN7lyaCBzT8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 @StephenClark1 Source says Falcon 9 hit orbit with apogee near 63000 km, perigee 410 km, inclination 24.8 degrees. Right on target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Comments from the CTO of Asia Broadcast Satellite (one of the satellites' owners) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Yeah, that was a bit cheesy considering SpaceX just saved his company $75-100m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malenfant Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Bloody condescending ingrate. The poor fool falls ass backwards into a pile of money courtesy of SpaceX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 http://www.parabolicarc.com/2015/03/02/boeing-receives-signals-allelectric-satellites/#more-54769 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Mar. 2, 2015 (Boeing PR) Two Boeing [NYSE: BA] 702SP (small platform) satellites, the first all-electric propulsion satellites to launch, have sent initial signals from space, marking the first step toward ABS, based in Bermuda, and Eutelsat, based in Paris, being able to provide enhanced communication services to their customers. Whats more, the satellites were launched as a conjoined stack on a single SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, demonstrating a patented Boeing technology that promises to noticeably reduce launch costs. By launching the satellites as a pair, Boeing customers can save on launch costs while benefitting from the companys highly capable and flexible platforms to meet their mission requirements, said Mark Spiwak, president, Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc. The program is an example of Boeing rapidly bringing innovative technology to market, moving the 702SP from development to signal acquisition in fewer than three years. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsItPluggedIn Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 So have we figured out why Boeing used SpaceX instead of ULA? Is it just price point, because that means that SpaceX can sell cheaper than ULA can do for cost. Or is it just the ability to get it up sooner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beittil Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Boeing just built and sold the satellites, it was ABS & Eutelsat that went for launch with SpaceX! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 But before Congress last month Boeing did testify if Congress had a problem with a Russian engined rocket (Atlas V) for CST-100 they could fly it on Falcon 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguy_1986 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Comments from the CTO of Asia Broadcast Satellite (one of the satellites' owners) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 California is fine. Every state has its' problems, but there is a lot of good there too. I like a lot of things from California. Like SpaceX. We all like SpaceX. They're from Cali. Chances are the CTO from Asia Broadcast Satellite was dealing with someone who was unaware of certain cultural things that offended him/her. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Peter B. de Selding ?@pbdes SpaceX Eutelsat/ABS sats launch was on target re orbital injection, customers say. ABS: Dropoff point will shorten our time to GEO arrival. The actual vs planned delta-v looks to be within 0.8 meters/sec with one bird slightly faster than the other, probably due to Boeing's deployment system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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