http://preview.tinyurl.com/qfyz92n
Key point: nobody hurt.
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
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Keep Calm and Carry On
On 6/28/15, Alan wa4sca@gmail.com wrote:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/qfyz92n
Key point: nobody hurt.
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The flight looked like it was proceeding normally until close before the point when staging would have occurred. I watched the video and I didn't hear a controller mention anything unusual until the mishap occurred.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
I'm curious about the payloads on these rockets that fail. Is there any guarantee on the "delivery" of the payloads, even the paid ones? Or is there any sort of insurance that can be purchased in events such as this?
Steve, W5IEM
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015, 1:24 PM B J va6bmj@gmail.com wrote:
On 6/28/15, Alan wa4sca@gmail.com wrote:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/qfyz92n
Key point: nobody hurt.
<snip>
The flight looked like it was proceeding normally until close before the point when staging would have occurred. I watched the video and I didn't hear a controller mention anything unusual until the mishap occurred.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
In general: - Government payloads don't buy insurance as they consider themselves self insuring. - Commercial payloads nearly always buy insurance, usually against launch failure and on-orbit failure. The premiums can be as much as 1/3 the cost of the satellite and launch. The exceptions are the really big goesync fleet operators who self insure. - Small payloads like universities would not want to pay for insurance and there is no one who would write that policy anyway.
The launch vehicle folks do not guarantee delivery. In fact their contracts have more pages absolving themselves of blame or liability than any other part of the contract. For smallish sats going along with big sats the launch vehicle contracts often don't even guarantee they will put your sat on a particular launch or into a particular orbit. There are exceptions of course, directly tied to how much you are willing to pay.
Jim
On 6/28/2015 8:15 PM, Steve May wrote:
I'm curious about the payloads on these rockets that fail. Is there any guarantee on the "delivery" of the payloads, even the paid ones? Or is there any sort of insurance that can be purchased in events such as this?
Steve, W5IEM
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015, 1:24 PM B J va6bmj@gmail.com wrote:
On 6/28/15, Alan wa4sca@gmail.com wrote:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/qfyz92n
Key point: nobody hurt.
<snip>
The flight looked like it was proceeding normally until close before the point when staging would have occurred. I watched the video and I didn't hear a controller mention anything unusual until the mishap occurred.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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