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SpaceX will have a fifth pop today at getting its SES-9 communications satellite mission off the ground from Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9 launch window runs from 23:35 GMT tonight to 01:06 GMT tomorrow (15:35 PT to 17:06 PT today). A first launch attempt last week was grounded by inclement weather. A second go was aborted with …

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  1. Dwarf

    Best of luck

    Hope the launch and landing goes well

    If it was easy then everyone would be doing it.

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  2. Mikel

    Godspeed

    May your flight be fair and fast.

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  3. s5PGmU
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    Good luck, SpaceX!

    I already have the webcast open and waiting in another tab. Even if the landing doesn't work out today, it should still be an impressive sight.

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Good luck, SpaceX!

      "Even if the landing doesn't work out today, it should still be an impressive sight."

      Not live it isn't - the video cut out again.

      Is Live Video the new Rocket Science, FFS ?

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      1. et tu, brute?
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        Re: Good luck, SpaceX!

        What technology do they rely on to broadcast from the barge? If satellite, maybe the rocket burn completely blocks out the signal?

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  4. Sorry that handle is already taken. Silver badge

    Landing looked a bit sketchy before the barge camera dropped out...

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  5. et tu, brute?
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    Oops...

    Elon Musk's last tweet: "Target altitude of 40,600 km achieved. Thanks @SES_Satellites for riding on Falcon 9! Looking forward to future missions." (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/705910704792973313)

    Bit of a mistake there! Satellite deployed at 602 km altitude... Still a bit to go before it reached geostationary orbit!

    Or am I not understanding?

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    1. Mark 85
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      Re: Oops...

      Latest Tweet makes mention that it hit hard on landing....

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    2. allthecoolshortnamesweretaken
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      Re: Oops...

      No, no oops. It wasn't mentioned in this article, but the satellite will make the last leg of the rip under its own power, unsing in ion thruster, so it will take a couple of months. Much more cost efficient overall.

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    3. John Robson Silver badge
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      Re: Oops...

      Almost certainly deployed at 602km, but still travelling "upwards".

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