Welcome to the 9th SpaceX launch thread of 2018!
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Launch Date: May 10th 2018, between 4:12 p.m. EDT (20:12 UTC) and 6:22 p.m. EDT (22:22 UTC)
Payload: Bangabandhu-1 geostationary communications satellite, with 26 Ku-band & 14 C-band transponders; mfg. by Thales Alenia Space on the Spacebus 4000B2 platform
Launch Site: LC-39a @ KSC, Florida
STREAM: http://www.spacex.com/webcast
Direct YouTube Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYJWeK-kVB0
Press Kit: http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/bangabandhupresskit5918.pdf
Landing?: Yes, on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship
Core ID: B1046; Block 5
Current Forecast: http://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2010%20May%20Launch.pdf?ver=2018-05-09-093054-653 (80% GO)
Fairing recovery?: Mr Steven is not on the east coast, but soft water landing will be attempted
This is the FIRST Falcon 9 block 5 mission and the 54th F9 launch overall!
>What is block 5?
F9 block 5 is the final iteration of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Block 5 F9's will be the first Falcon 9's to be reused more than once. There are many changes associated with block 5 — http://theclimategap.com/falcon9-evolution/ .
Note: block 5 also includes changes to the second stage as well.
>Some Bangabandhu-1 articles
http://spacenews.com/how-bangladesh-became-spacexs-first-block-5-falcon-9-customer/
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/07/first-launch-of-enhanced-version-of-spacexs-falcon-9-set-for-thursday/
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Launch Date: May 10th 2018, between 4:12 p.m. EDT (20:12 UTC) and 6:22 p.m. EDT (22:22 UTC)
Payload: Bangabandhu-1 geostationary communications satellite, with 26 Ku-band & 14 C-band transponders; mfg. by Thales Alenia Space on the Spacebus 4000B2 platform
Launch Site: LC-39a @ KSC, Florida
STREAM: http://www.spacex.com/webcast
Direct YouTube Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYJWeK-kVB0
Press Kit: http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/bangabandhupresskit5918.pdf
Landing?: Yes, on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship
Core ID: B1046; Block 5
Current Forecast: http://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2010%20May%20Launch.pdf?ver=2018-05-09-093054-653 (80% GO)
Fairing recovery?: Mr Steven is not on the east coast, but soft water landing will be attempted
This is the FIRST Falcon 9 block 5 mission and the 54th F9 launch overall!
>What is block 5?
F9 block 5 is the final iteration of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Block 5 F9's will be the first Falcon 9's to be reused more than once. There are many changes associated with block 5 — http://theclimategap.com/falcon9-evolution/ .
Note: block 5 also includes changes to the second stage as well.
>Some Bangabandhu-1 articles
http://spacenews.com/how-bangladesh-became-spacexs-first-block-5-falcon-9-customer/
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/07/first-launch-of-enhanced-version-of-spacexs-falcon-9-set-for-thursday/
