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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #200 on: 12/12/2012 11:07 am »
Two cool shots of the launch along with deep rumbling of the RD-180! 8)



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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #201 on: 12/12/2012 12:54 pm »
Good videos. 

Does anyone have that great X-37B video Boeing made?
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Atlas V / OTV-3 launch video (GoPro and from the press site)
« Reply #202 on: 12/12/2012 03:15 pm »
Hey all, here are a couple videos I and my team captured from yesterday's Atlas / OTV-3 launch. The first one is from a remote GoPro Hero that was placed at the launch pad perimeter. The second is a video clip I shot from the press location near the ASOC. Enjoy!




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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #203 on: 12/12/2012 03:34 pm »
Is it me or is the X-37B video giving more info than previously?

Well, unfortunately, for this mission I haven't seen any pictures of the launch preparations of the X-37B vehicle (I checked ULA, Boeing, USAF and Patrick AFB, and various websites with space news)...

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #204 on: 12/12/2012 03:52 pm »
OTV-3 has already been spotted by satellite hobbyists based on Ted Molzcan predictive elements.

http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Dec-2012/0087.html
http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Dec-2012/0088.html


After initial confusion regarding interpretation of observations, Ted has a new set of elements which should be close. Further observations will firm them up.

OTV 3                                                    345 X 363 km
1 39025U 12071A  12346.78009259  .00006904  00000-0  50000-4 0    07
2 39025  43.4966 137.4464 0013041 309.6975 307.5436 15.72393679    00
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #205 on: 12/12/2012 04:18 pm »
OTV-3 has already been spotted by satellite hobbyists based on Ted Molzcan predictive elements.

http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Dec-2012/0087.html
http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Dec-2012/0088.html


After initial confusion regarding interpretation of observations, Ted has a new set of elements which should be close. Further observations will firm them up.

OTV 3                                                    345 X 363 km
1 39025U 12071A  12346.78009259  .00006904  00000-0  50000-4 0    07
2 39025  43.4966 137.4464 0013041 309.6975 307.5436 15.72393679    00

If this TLE is correct, and there is no reason to doubt Ted's excellent work, the inclination of 43.4966 was easily reachable directly from the Cape.  Why was the dogleg maneuver mentioned in the live broadcast necessary--or desirable?
« Last Edit: 12/12/2012 04:20 pm by Targeteer »
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Re: Atlas V / OTV-3 launch video (GoPro and from the press site)
« Reply #206 on: 12/12/2012 04:44 pm »
The second is a video clip I shot from the press location near the ASOC.

New camera? Doesn't seem to capture the rumble nearly as well as your older launch videos do.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #207 on: 12/12/2012 05:18 pm »
A special treat from the AF

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #208 on: 12/12/2012 05:22 pm »
Is it me or is the X-37B video giving more info than previously?

Well, unfortunately, for this mission I haven't seen any pictures of the launch preparations of the X-37B vehicle (I checked ULA, Boeing, USAF and Patrick AFB, and various websites with space news)...

more details from the program AFRCO
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123329533

"We couldn't be more pleased with the strides we've made in this program and the success of the X-37B vehicle on the first two flights," said Mr. Richard McKinney, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space. "However, it is important to keep in mind that this is an experimental vehicle and a third mission is still relatively young for a test program. This is the first re-flight of a vehicle so that is certainly a key objective for us. We have only just begun what is a very systematic checkout of the system."

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #209 on: 12/14/2012 07:27 pm »
Secretive Space Plane's Retro-Burn Snapped By Satellite Hunter | video

Published on Dec 14, 2012
by: VideoFromSpace
Greg Roberts captured footage of a fast moving cloud above over Cape Town, South Africa, created by the retro-burn of the 2nd stage Centaur rocket that launched the robotic X-37B space plane.


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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #210 on: 12/14/2012 07:55 pm »
...Why was the dogleg maneuver mentioned in the live broadcast necessary--or desirable?

They launched southward so they had to avoid overflying the Caribbean islands.  The NOTAMs for the stage drop zones were on a ground track heading of about 110 degrees; about a 126-degree azimuth would have been needed to go direct to the 43.5-degree orbital inclination.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #211 on: 12/14/2012 09:48 pm »
Secretive Space Plane's Retro-Burn Snapped By Satellite Hunter | video

Published on Dec 14, 2012
by: VideoFromSpace
Greg Roberts captured footage of a fast moving cloud above over Cape Town, South Africa, created by the retro-burn of the 2nd stage Centaur rocket that launched the robotic X-37B space plane.



why do they keep showing those wrong slides?   
the x-37B design was changed
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #212 on: 12/15/2012 01:48 am »

why do they keep showing those wrong slides?   
the x-37B design was changed


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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #213 on: 12/15/2012 12:29 pm »
Secretive Space Plane's Retro-Burn Snapped By Satellite Hunter | video

Published on Dec 14, 2012
by: VideoFromSpace
Greg Roberts captured footage of a fast moving cloud above over Cape Town, South Africa, created by the retro-burn of the 2nd stage Centaur rocket that launched the robotic X-37B space plane.

I have a question, that confuses me a bit:
At about 0:35 he writes: "The cloud was first thought to be a fuel dump by the 2nd stage Centaur rocket, but later shown to be a retro-burn of both objects as can be seen in this video taken by Greg Roberts."
Does this make any sense?
Since he mentions Centaur and OTV-3 as the two objects earlier in the video, I assume he wants to tell us that OTV-3 made a retro-burn as well.
But how could that be? Why would OTV-3 do a retro-burn so soon after launch? It did not land already, did it?
« Last Edit: 12/15/2012 12:29 pm by Zero-G »
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #214 on: 12/15/2012 01:50 pm »
Secretive Space Plane's Retro-Burn Snapped By Satellite Hunter | video

Published on Dec 14, 2012
by: VideoFromSpace
Greg Roberts captured footage of a fast moving cloud above over Cape Town, South Africa, created by the retro-burn of the 2nd stage Centaur rocket that launched the robotic X-37B space plane.

I have a question, that confuses me a bit:
At about 0:35 he writes: "The cloud was first thought to be a fuel dump by the 2nd stage Centaur rocket, but later shown to be a retro-burn of both objects as can be seen in this video taken by Greg Roberts."
Does this make any sense?
Since he mentions Centaur and OTV-3 as the two objects earlier in the video, I assume he wants to tell us that OTV-3 made a retro-burn as well.
But how could that be? Why would OTV-3 do a retro-burn so soon after launch? It did not land already, did it?

retro burn was the wrong terminology to use.

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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #215 on: 12/15/2012 01:58 pm »
Secretive Space Plane's Retro-Burn Snapped By Satellite Hunter | video

Published on Dec 14, 2012
by: VideoFromSpace
Greg Roberts captured footage of a fast moving cloud above over Cape Town, South Africa, created by the retro-burn of the 2nd stage Centaur rocket that launched the robotic X-37B space plane.

I have a question, that confuses me a bit:
At about 0:35 he writes: "The cloud was first thought to be a fuel dump by the 2nd stage Centaur rocket, but later shown to be a retro-burn of both objects as can be seen in this video taken by Greg Roberts."
Does this make any sense?
Since he mentions Centaur and OTV-3 as the two objects earlier in the video, I assume he wants to tell us that OTV-3 made a retro-burn as well.
But how could that be? Why would OTV-3 do a retro-burn so soon after launch? It did not land already, did it?

retro burn was the wrong terminology to use.

Thanks! What would be the right terminology then?
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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #216 on: 12/15/2012 04:21 pm »
It did any of the following:
a thruster firing
a burn
an orbital adjustment
a phasing burn
a sep burn
a thruster checkout
an OME burn/firing
a maneuver


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Re: LIVE: Atlas V 501 - X-37B OTV-3 - Dec 11, 2012
« Reply #218 on: 04/01/2013 04:00 am »
Having no luck tracking OTV-3 anymore on http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=39025

Has anyone tracked any orbit corrections?

Thanks


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