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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by jccooper on Monday March 02, 2015 @01:23AM (#9130574)
Two and a half weeks between launches. Pretty good.
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by JshWright on Monday March 02, 2015 @02:15AM (#9130715)
And three weeks until the next one.
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by Two9A on Monday March 02, 2015 @05:12AM (#9131173)
Not including the Dragon 2's pad-abort test, which is ostensibly next week. That may slip, though.
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by lutorm on Sunday March 01, 2015 @11:12PM (#9130293)
Nice, that was like clockwork!
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by viraptor on Monday March 02, 2015 @03:11AM (#9130854)
What did they show starting around T+00:09:17? Blue, stargate-like view...
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by Already__Taken on Monday March 02, 2015 @05:53AM (#9131268)
Specifically, Liquid Oxygen.

The Kerosene tank is below that. You can tell because that RP1 tank would have a center shaft the LOX drains through to the engine.

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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by valevk on Monday March 02, 2015 @03:21AM (#9130885)
That's the fuel tank of the second stage. They want to capture the transfer into zero G.
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by Narkov on Monday March 02, 2015 @03:26AM (#9130897)
Fuel tank.
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by Crito on Monday March 02, 2015 @11:11AM (#9132495)
Oxidizer technically. Propellant is a good word that can be used for either fuel or oxidizer.
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by mikeash on Monday March 02, 2015 @12:00PM (#9132857)
I found this webcast pretty boring, in the best possible way. It started, they showed a promo video, completely nominal countdown, launch, go, everything on time and as it's supposed to be. Pretty cool.
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by nraynaud on Monday March 02, 2015 @01:47AM (#9130641)
interesting, this satellite company was using Ariane before. I guess the mood in Toulouse must be a bit strange.
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by Loic on Monday March 02, 2015 @07:49AM (#9131558)
Fun Fact #1: Satmex originally bought the launch services from SpaceX as well as the satellite bus from Boeing, before being acquired by EutelSat in 2014. EutelSat 115W B was originally called Satmex 7.

From: http://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/2x81fc/rspacex_eutel...

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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by jcfrei on Monday March 02, 2015 @09:08AM (#9131880)
ESA definitely has to step up its game if it wants to keep its leading market share in satellite launches.
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by louhike on Monday March 02, 2015 @05:07AM (#9131160)
I cannot find what is the link with the city of Toulouse. As I'm currently living there, could you provide more details?
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by shasheene on Monday March 02, 2015 @05:57AM (#9131281)
Probably because Airbus Defence and Space (formally known as EADS Astrium) -- the contractor which builds Ariane -- has a factory there: http://www.space-airbusds.com/en/locations/toulouse-gxq.html
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by nraynaud on Monday March 02, 2015 @07:35AM (#9131512)
basically, the Ariane rockets partially built there and are controlled from there, and the satellites are built and controlled there.

I guess the meet each other pretty often, and now, the satellite guys are going out with another rocket company.

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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by rsynnott on Monday March 02, 2015 @11:16AM (#9132517)
> and now, the satellite guys are going out with another rocket company.

Looking quickly at a random handful of currently operating Eutelsat satellites, two launched by Ariane, one by Zenit (Russian/American/Norwegian/Ukranian), one by Proton (Russian), one by Atlas V (American). I think Eutelsat is already pretty familiar with the multi-vendor approach.

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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by nraynaud on Monday March 02, 2015 @02:48PM (#9133890)
oops, Ok. I couldn't find the info actually.
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by slimsag on Monday March 02, 2015 @12:23AM (#9130428)
As a distant follower of SpaceX it's not obvious to me if the Falcon 9 will attempt a landing this time?
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by gizmo686 on Monday March 02, 2015 @12:25AM (#9130437)
According to /r/spacex, they will not be attempting to land because they are launching into geosynchronous orbit[1].

[1] http://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/2x81fc/rspacex_eutel...

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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by kiba on Monday March 02, 2015 @12:25AM (#9130435)
There's no landing gear this time. Not enough margin to make it worthwhile.
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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by mikeash on Monday March 02, 2015 @12:01PM (#9132867)
Elon Musk made a related tweet. The current rocket doesn't have enough extra propellant to land after a geosynchronous mission, but upgrades are coming that will allow it:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/572257004938403840

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Re:SpaceX ABS/EUTELSAT-1 Launch Webcast [video] by agildehaus on Monday March 02, 2015 @01:43AM (#9130625)
Not this time. They plan on having later F9 geo launches do this, however.
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