Author Topic: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 24, 2012  (Read 238180 times)

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #220 on: 02/17/2012 06:13 pm »
How is it loOking for tonite?  Gotta leave disney asap to make it out in time. 

Ha, Disney! ;)

So far it's on for tonight. Weather is a bit tougher for this attempt, remember - but as they say, it's Florida and it's hard to predict what it'll be like at T-0.
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #221 on: 02/17/2012 06:23 pm »
Could have time for a 'Rain rain go away' sing around?
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #222 on: 02/17/2012 06:25 pm »
How is it loOking for tonite?  Gotta leave disney asap to make it out in time. 

Rain stretches well to the west of the KSC area and clouds will continue to thicken as the wet weather approaches. Certainly looking worse than yesterday from a cloud/precip perspective.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #223 on: 02/17/2012 07:36 pm »
T-120 minutes. Going down to the T-4 minute hold. Weather will be the concern.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #224 on: 02/17/2012 07:44 pm »
Excellent article--thanks Messers Bergin and Graham.  I see the SRMs are carried for an additional (approx) 14 seconds after burnout--is this to facilitate disposal in a safe place?  I know this is an issue for launches from VAFB, but didn't think it would be so off the FLA coast.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #225 on: 02/17/2012 07:53 pm »
Call me a pessimist but I just don't see this happening tonight... rdale?   ;-P

When is tanking scheduled to start?
EDIT:  Tanking has begun
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #226 on: 02/17/2012 08:09 pm »
EDIT:  Tanking has begun

Indeed
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #227 on: 02/17/2012 08:19 pm »
Is it raining on cape Canaveral?

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #228 on: 02/17/2012 08:20 pm »
Weather page, cant really read the red writing though..
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #229 on: 02/17/2012 08:23 pm »
Weather page, cant really read the red writing though..
Cumulus cloud rule.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #230 on: 02/17/2012 08:23 pm »
Which is the link for the direct video streaming? Thanks
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #231 on: 02/17/2012 08:24 pm »
Sigh. And to think of the picturesque lighting conditions and weather yesterday.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #232 on: 02/17/2012 08:24 pm »
Weather page, cant really read the red writing though..
Cumulus cloud rule.


Good eye.  ;)
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #233 on: 02/17/2012 08:25 pm »
Which is the link for the direct video streaming? Thanks

you can use mms://kscwmserv1.ksc.nasa.gov/ae%20video%20channel%201 or mms://kscwmserv1.ksc.nasa.gov/ae%20video%20channel%202 (the last one will be similar to the ULA webcast).

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #234 on: 02/17/2012 08:31 pm »

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #235 on: 02/17/2012 08:37 pm »
Which is the link for the direct video streaming? Thanks

you can use mms://kscwmserv1.ksc.nasa.gov/ae%20video%20channel%201 or mms://kscwmserv1.ksc.nasa.gov/ae%20video%20channel%202 (the last one will be similar to the ULA webcast).

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #236 on: 02/17/2012 08:40 pm »
« Last Edit: 02/17/2012 08:46 pm by Satori »

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #237 on: 02/17/2012 08:45 pm »
ULA:
Everything is proceeding for a launch attempt today at 5:42 p.m. and the team is not working any technical issues at this time. We are currently red for cumulus clouds.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #238 on: 02/17/2012 08:47 pm »
Question - a friend of mine is at Kennedy Space Center and has this question:

where will I get a better launch experience - Kennedy visitor center parking lot (close but no direct line of sight ) or port canaveral (further away but direct line of sight)?

Any help would be much appreciated - thanks and let's hope we get a launch!

Sorry Chris - time was of the essence and I was not sure where to look quickly - apologize. I did find the launchphotography site and others with similar questions could look here:

http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html
« Last Edit: 02/17/2012 09:02 pm by thebigeast »

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V - MUOS - February 17, 2012
« Reply #239 on: 02/17/2012 08:49 pm »
Didn't we have a viewing thread for Cape launches somewhere? We'll need to keep this only on launch updates, so if someone can post we'll redirect people asking about viewing.
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