https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1818142760370868636
Less than 12 hours to go until Electron lifts-off for @synspective once again! 🚀
The launch window for our 51st launch opens:
⏰ 04:19 am NZST
⏰ 04:19 pm UTC
⏰ 12:19 pm EDT
⏰ 09:19 am PDT
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2024
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Launch attempt scrubbed due to weather: https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1818270583991509045
With an increased POV of ~80%, we're standing down from today's launch attempt for @synspective due to weather. Details to come on our new target launch date.
Weather is crap where I am too 😆
What's POV in this context!
Probability of violation, I think. The likelihood that one of the launch criteria (acceptable clouds, wind, lightning, etc.) will be violated during the launch window.
What's the threshold? 80% sounds really high!
Yeah, 80% is pretty high. I've seen a few launches where the POV was 70% (only 30% go), but they were still able to "thread the needle" between a gap in some clouds or something.
I was thinking if there's only a 20% chance you can launch then why would you bother putting the rocket on the pad. But then I realised it probably looked a lot better when they prepped the rocket, was just me going dumb for a moment 😆
SECO and kickstage separation.
MECO, stage separation, stage 2 ignition, and fairing separation!
Liftoff!