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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #20 on: 04/14/2010 08:15 pm »
Does anyone know the duration the X-37B will stay in orbit for this test flight?
They could tell you, but then they'd have to shoot you.

Launch has moved to the 21st.  I'll let Jim describe the reasons.
If the shuttle mission is extended again, could the Atlas V launch be returned to the 20th?

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #21 on: 04/15/2010 02:44 am »

If the shuttle mission is extended again, could the Atlas V launch be returned to the 20th?

It could happen, but that's not likely, in my experience.  I'd like to be made a liar.
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #22 on: 04/19/2010 01:22 pm »
Atlas launch is on a day-for-day slip now with the orbiter landing. Orbiter landing on Tuesday will push Atlas to Thursday.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #24 on: 04/21/2010 06:19 am »
Atlas launch is on a day-for-day slip now with the orbiter landing. Orbiter landing on Tuesday will push Atlas to Thursday.

All good now in ShuttleLand, so the 22nd.
« Last Edit: 04/21/2010 07:13 am by Chris Bergin »
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #25 on: 04/21/2010 04:30 pm »
Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla. (April 21, 2010) -  A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Air Force’s Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) rolls out to its Space Launch Complex-41 launch pad arriving at 11 a.m. EDT today.  The launch of the OTV mission is set for Thursday with a launch window of 7:52-8:01 p.m. EDT.  The OTV, also known as the X-37B, supports space experimentation, risk reduction, and concept of operations development for long duration and reusable space vehicle technologies. Photos by Pat Corkery, United Launch Alliance.
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #26 on: 04/21/2010 07:53 pm »
The 'fat top' 5m PLF makes the Atlas-V-5xx look like a completely different vehicle to the -4xx.  It occurs to me that this is very broadly what the -502 would look like if it were to be used to launch a Boeing-Bigelow Orion-Lite.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #27 on: 04/21/2010 08:34 pm »
Will there be any live feeds coming up?

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #28 on: 04/21/2010 08:48 pm »
http://ulalaunch.com/site/default.shtml

"The live broadcast of the Atlas V OTV launch on April 22 will begin at 7:32 p.m. EDT on the ULA Web site."

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #29 on: 04/21/2010 09:48 pm »
The 'fat top' 5m PLF makes the Atlas-V-5xx look like a completely different vehicle to the -4xx.  It occurs to me that this is very broadly what the -502 would look like if it were to be used to launch a Boeing-Bigelow Orion-Lite.

Looking forward to the future... :)

The boeing/ bigelow capsule will look alot like a 4m PLF.  It sits directly on the unshrouded Centaur.  So the stack looks much more like a 4xx vehicle.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #30 on: 04/22/2010 10:57 am »
From the ratio of width to length, the fairing can be determined to be in the "short" configuration. I'm surprised they can fit the X-37 and Centaur in there.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #31 on: 04/22/2010 11:05 am »
From the ratio of width to length, the fairing can be determined to be in the "short" configuration. I'm surprised they can fit the X-37 and Centaur in there.

Of course, we would never know if they haven't fit a Centaur in there but are testing some top-secret super-duper USAF-only upper stage as well as the X-37. ;)
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #32 on: 04/22/2010 03:30 pm »
From the ratio of width to length, the fairing can be determined to be in the "short" configuration. I'm surprised they can fit the X-37 and Centaur in there.

Looks like the fairing only covers the X-37, not the Centaur:
http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/100413-f-0000x-101.jpg

Isn't that unusual for the 501? I've seen pics of the 401 with the fairing on top of an exposed Centaur, but not 501.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #33 on: 04/22/2010 03:36 pm »
There is a portion of the fairing that covers the Centaur.  It's installed separately, and was present for the tanking test.
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #34 on: 04/22/2010 03:38 pm »
What time is the launch scheduled?
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #35 on: 04/22/2010 03:39 pm »
http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Multimedia_Webcast.shtml

Date/Launch Time/Site: April 22 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch window for April 22 is 7:52-8:01 p.m. EDT. If the launch scrubs, a second attempt is set for April 23.  

Viewing the Launch Online: A live simulcast of the TV broadcast will be available here on the ULA Web site, at 7:32 p.m. EDT on launch day.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #36 on: 04/22/2010 03:41 pm »
Looks like the fairing only covers the X-37, not the Centaur:
http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/100413-f-0000x-101.jpg
Wow, surprised the Air Force released that picture. Thanks for the link.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #37 on: 04/22/2010 03:43 pm »
What's the stuff lining the interior of the PLF. Sound insulation?

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22
« Reply #39 on: 04/22/2010 03:59 pm »
What's the stuff lining the interior of the PLF. Sound insulation?

The silver material with donuts is FAP (fairing acoustic protection)

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