Ciel 2 has 3 Florida spot beams - centers on Northeast , South Central and South Florida.
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Ciel 2 has 3 Florida spot beams - centers on Northeast , South Central and South Florida.
So it seems Anik at nasaspaceflight has better info than the person who runs the ILS website. He has had Dec. 10 for several weeks.
ILS Ciel Blog
ILS has a nice blog that is detailing each stage of Ciel 2's preping for launch.
Arrival at Hall 101
ILS has a nice blog that is detailing each stage of Ciel 2's preping for launch.
Arrival at Hall 101
Day 1 - Spacecraft Arrives !
Day 2 - Kegger to Celebrate !
Day 3 - Nurse Hangeovers !
Day 4 - What is this white round thing ? Oh, Yeah Right. Find "launch manual" under stack of Maxims.
Day 5 - New keg arrives just in time...
Actually from reading their past blog posts for other launches, they do spend a lot of time covering the weird stuff they so on their downtime.
Well, have you been in such campaigns ?
24 hours for two shift job ? Going thru huge list of checks and stick with very strictly procedures ? Knowing one small error could cost $100M ? Working on opposite site of the globe - 12 hours time shift - on second day of arrivals ?
24 hours for two shift job ? Going thru huge list of checks and stick with very strictly procedures ? Knowing one small error could cost $100M ? Working on opposite site of the globe - 12 hours time shift - on second day of arrivals ?
Wasn't complaining, just observing the sometimes odd things that have made the blog.
Launch time now listed. Unlike the last few launches that have been in the wee hours of the morning in Baikonur, this one will be in the early evening, putting it in the morning US time. Also means we should make it to bed knowing rather or not the sat made a proper GTO.
Dec. 10th, 8:43 am EST (7:43 pm Baikonur time). Spacecraft separation should occur around 5:55 pm EST, 9 hours and 12 minutes into the flight.
Dec. 10th, 8:43 am EST (7:43 pm Baikonur time). Spacecraft separation should occur around 5:55 pm EST, 9 hours and 12 minutes into the flight.
2, 7, and 9.
2 days till Wednesday. More HD?
7 days till Charlie Chat. Why or why not.
9 days till launch. More capacity.
30 days till end of the year. Maybe Ciel-2 goes live?
Fitzie
2 days till Wednesday. More HD?
7 days till Charlie Chat. Why or why not.
9 days till launch. More capacity.
30 days till end of the year. Maybe Ciel-2 goes live?
Fitzie
I doubt it'll be live by the end of the year. It's got to get into the 129 spot after testing and testing usually takes a month, minimum.
Maybe sometime in mid-late January though.
We can hope...
Maybe sometime in mid-late January though.
We can hope...
