Update on #Falcon9 and Hispasat: The #SpaceX recovery fleet has been called back to Port Canaveral. They had been out for over a week, so this is understandable.
— Michael Baylor (@nextspaceflight) March 1, 2018
If SpaceX still intends to recover the first stage, the earliest the launch could take place is next week.
LAUNCH! Atlas V launches with GOES-S!
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) March 1, 2018
Follow along live:https://t.co/RLPVcJcdHq pic.twitter.com/V9p0XpOhHI
The Eastern Range has confirmed that the #SpaceX #Falcon9 Hispasat mission is scheduled for March 6th. pic.twitter.com/Y0lcOKmSY7
— Michael Baylor (@nextspaceflight) March 3, 2018
Due to additional checks at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) as part of the resumption of launches, the Flight VS18 mission – initially scheduled for March 6 – is being postponed by a few days.
The Soyuz launch vehicle and spacecraft are in stable and safe conditions.
The new targeted launch date for the O3b satellites is March 9, 2018 at exactly:
11:37:06 a.m., in Washington, D.C.
1:37:06 p.m., local time in French Guiana
16:37:06, Universal Time (UTC)
5:37:06 p.m., in Luxembourg and Paris
7:37:06 p.m., in Moscow.
The Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MT (VS18) launch with O3b FM13-16 from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana has been delayed until March 9. Was set to launch on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/puFAo9vhjg
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) March 5, 2018
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 (B1044.1) launches with Hispasat 30W-6 (1F)! pic.twitter.com/bHk40MMAjs
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) March 6, 2018
Фотографии вывоза ракеты-носителя «Союз-СТ-Б» на стартовый комплекс и установка космической головной части в составе четырех космических аппаратов O3b и разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» под обтекателем.
— РОСКОСМОС (@roscosmos) March 7, 2018
Пуск запланирован 9 марта в 19:37 мск с Гвианского космического центра pic.twitter.com/vUc3gWWXOa