@Dave@lemmy.nz, this thread seems to be stuck as a pinned post on Lemmy NZ. I've unpinned it from the SJW end, but it seems that action hasn't federated. Would you be able to investigate this?
I've unstickied it for you, which should unsticky it on other instances too. Not sure what the issue was, federation from SJW to Lemmy.nz seems fine, hovering around 1.5-2.5 minutes delay.
If it happens again, maybe try pinning it and then unpinning again?
Go no-go poll is complete; they are go for terminal count.
https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1837241523949424741
Liquid oxygen propellant is now filling Electron as the countdown to launch continues.
Now just under T-2 hours to lift-off from LC-1 Pad A for today’s ‘Kineis Killed the RadIOT Star’ mission.
Fairing jettison confirmed.
Battery hotswap confirmed.
Liftoff!
MECO, stage separation, and stage 2 ignition!
SECO and kickstage separation confirmed. Curie engine burn scheduled for T+51 minutes.
Payload deploy confirmed!
First Curie burn confirmed.
Second Curie burn confirmed.
https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1836483969304662306
Electron is vertical on the pad at LC-1. It’s almost time to go to space.
Lift-off:
🚀 NZST = 11:00 am
🚀 EDT = 7:00 pm
🚀 PDT = 4:00 pm
🚀 UTC = 11:00 pm
📺 Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dPkZOKYvWo
Since it was an instantaneous launch window, that's a scrub for the day.
Webcast is live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dPkZOKYvWo
Prachi Sukhnani (Avionics Engineer) and Andrew Haigh (Senior Software Engineer) are hosting.
Launch abort upon engine ignition.
Ooh something happened on engine ignition? I'd be keen to hear more once there are updates.
Tweets from Peter Beck and Rocket Lab:
https://x.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1836553721708237055
Just an abort triggered by a piece of ground support equipment not reaching its target in the allocated time. We like everything on the ground to be just as happy as everything in the sky.
https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1836554238367010854
Mission update: In today’s launch attempt for @KineisIoT during ignition at T-0, Electron’s flight computer aborted on a ground systems sensor trigger and safely shut down the engines. Electron, the launch pad, and Kineis’ payload all remain healthy. Standby for info on our next launch attempt.
No details on what sensor it was, but it sounds like it's not too serious. Hope they can quickly identify the cause and try again in a day or two.
Thanks for the update! You're right, it doesn't sound too serious.
New T-0 roughly 90 minutes from now. (23:01 UTC, 11:01 NZST)
Nice, thanks for the heads up!
Edit: got it on the TV with 3 kids watching!
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