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To: Jack Hydrazine

0253 GMT (9:53 p.m. EST on Sun.)
Less than an hour until liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with Eutelsat 115 West B and ABS 3A.

Weather conditions at Cape Canaveral are currently “go” for launch, and there is now a 90 percent chance of favorable weather at launch time. Conditions at launch are expected to be foggy with a few clouds at 2,500 feet and 12,000 feet, northeast winds at 5 to 7 mph and a temperature of 67 degrees Fahrenheit.

The Falcon 9 rocket has been fueled with kerosene and topping is underway on the liquid oxygen tanks. The cryogenic liquid oxygen tanks on the first and second stages will continue to be slowly replenished until the final minutes before launch to replace propellant that gradually boils off due to the warm ambient temperatures in Florida.


17 posted on 03/01/2015 7:08:02 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I’m surprised nasa tv doesn’t look like they’re covering it, just the ones you listed. And they’re starting close to launch too.


18 posted on 03/01/2015 7:13:46 PM PST by Monty22002
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