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LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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Step 30 not required for today.
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Launch site "clear". Area warning light is red.
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T-40 minutes.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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Powering down the various systems.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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Everything continues to be "GO" at this time.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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Launch vehicle (LV) and space vehicle (SV) are working no issues. Range is go for weather.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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Hurrah!
T-30mins and counting.
We're in the home stretch now.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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08/26/2017 05:34 am »
Transmitters are powering on.
EDIT: And that's complete.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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T-30 minutes. Checking C-Band transponder.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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08/26/2017 05:38 am »
Performing poll. All stations are go.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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FTS is nominal.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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08/26/2017 05:40 am »
FTS arm indication "nominal".
No open steps.
Everyone is "GO" at this time.
Standing by for next round of checks at T-20mins (01:44 EDT)
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T-25 minutes. FTS is nominal. Here are the inititial launch events. Things happen pretty quickly due the vehicles ICBM heritage.
Launch events
0:00 Ignition
0:36 Maximum Dynamic Pressure
0:57 Stage 1 Separation/Stage 2 Ignition
1:54 Stage 2 Burnout
2:05 Stage 2 Separation/Stage 3 Ignition
2:24 Fairing Separation
3:17 Stage 3 Burnout
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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Reply #193 on:
08/26/2017 05:42 am »
SV battery "topped off" and done charging.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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"RFD confliction procedures are in effect."
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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T-20mins and COUNTING!
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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Upper level winds are within launch limits.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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T-20 minutes.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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Our commentators.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 - ORS-5 - August 25 2017, SLC-46
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Final launch readiness poll in work.
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