Spacex's first geostationary launch.

[FaT Air]

SpaceX is targeted to launch the SES-8 telecommunications satellite aboard a Falcon 9 rocket this Monday November 25, from Cape Canaveral. SES-8 will be SpaceX's first launch to a geostationary transfer orbit – 80,000 km from Earth – and most challenging mission to date.


Launch window opens at 5:37pm EST on Monday. Watch the launch live at www.spacex.com/webcast.
FTA coordinates in WUT.

 

[jorgek]

Is this the replacement for AMC-1 at 103W?

 

[jdbob]

Is this the replacement for AMC-1 at 103W?

No, that would be SES-3, which has been in orbit for quite a while now, waiting for NBC to get off their butt.

 

[updatelee]

Looks like 95E

http://www.satbeams.com/satellites?id=2554

UDL

 

[FaT Air]

Going to try again. Feed's back up.
EDIT- "one attempted engine start and liftoff" aborted because 'main engines were slow to ramp up power'.
EDIT 2- scrubbed for the day. 5:47pm Central.

 

[FaT Air]

Going to 'give it a go' again today (12/3) at 5:41p ET. http://www.spacex.com/webcast/
101W - ugh, can't get Q on that transponder-twelve120 V thirtyK, wonder if it's the weather? (Pentagon comes in{???})