SpaceX F9 AsiaSat 6 launch: Sept 6

[Dr Mordrid]

WHOA!! Holy short notice Batman!!

Webcast on the SpaceX website and the SpaceX Livestream channel.

AsiaSat 6 is another huge brick of a commsat, similar to AsiaSat 8. Shared bird with ThaiCom 7.

Range Approved

Launch: Sept 6
Window: 0050-0404 Local

Alternate date: Sept 7
Alternate window: 0050-0404 Local

Sheesh!!

On the downside: the weather, terrestrial and space, is iffy. There's been a solar event.

And the Dragon CRS-4 is still on the board for the 19th.

[Dr Mordrid]

Both the primary and secondary dates have slipped 1 day.

The reason seems to be the Sept. 1st M2 level solar coronal mass ejection (CME) that will hit Earth on Saturday. This would compromise telemetry, satellite links etc. Better to just let it pass.

http://spaceweather.com

[Dr Mordrid]

Livestream coverage starts at 12:35 AM Eastern Sunday.

http://new.livestream.com/spacex/events/3266215

[Dr Mordrid]

AsiaSat 6 | Falcon 9 Launch:

Second stage reignition, burn and SECO-2 confirmed. AsiaSat-6 released and on her way.

Wonderfully uneventful