SpaceX second day in a row can not run Falcon 9
company SpaceX first on Friday and then on Saturday and could not hold its launch booster Falcon-9 Orbcomm commercial satellites on board. These devices had to offer commercial customers a wide range of inter-machine communication. According to SpaceX, old Friday was postponed for technical reasons - equipment indicated a possible problem with the engine upper stage rocket. On Saturday the launch did not take place due to weather conditions. On Friday, the company canceled an hour before the start of the intended start on Saturday for half an hour.
SpaceX to launch this would have the 10th launch of the Falcon 9. Within its framework must pass the orbiting group of six small satellites Orbcomm, which should stay at a height 800 km above the Earth. Apparatus private space created by Sierra Nevada and concern Boeing. Now there are 25 Earth-orbiting satellites small Orbcomm. As described in the Sierra Nevada just a constellation of 17 satellites Orbcomm Generation 2 worth $ 200 million. Each of the new telecommunications satellite has the capacity greater than all of the previous generation Orbcomm satellites.
Orbcomm users devices are sellers and suppliers of goods, tracking cargo containers, as well as port services, control valves and systems delivery. OG2 devices complement the existing group. Seyas at Orbcomm extends from 30 to 60 minutes between sessions communication satellites, ie if one of the devices is outside the range of sight, then receive the following message can be received only after 30-60 minutes. With the new machines this time is reduced by about 10 times.
OG 2 new satellites are 10 years old. At Sierra Nevada say their satellites - space segment is increasingly popular concept of the "Internet of Things." Earlier the Sierra Nevada and SpaceX was achieved message two starts Falcon 9, for which he paid the first $ 47 million . The second is expected to launch later this year.
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