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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #440 on: 01/18/2009 12:33 am »
Recycle is complete so we are holding at T-5 mins, how long can that hold be maintained?
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #441 on: 01/18/2009 12:34 am »
Problem detected by the launch computer (TCSR?)

too early for TCSR

Seems to me a script starts running at T-5 (like ones I built for Ariane launches some years ago), and this hold was detected within the script (what ever it's name is); & my ? then is when does the TCSR come in and 'take over'?

TCSR comes in at about 8.5 seconds.

Ahh - the terminal sequencer.... Tks.....

I left my countdown book at work

You'd probably get a hernia carrying that sort of thing around Jim ;)
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #442 on: 01/18/2009 12:34 am »
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I wonder how a charred Delta IV would handle a T-0 abort
They did a flight readiness firing on the first Delta IV (293), there's a big fireball and a lot of black smoke when the engine shuts down.
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #443 on: 01/18/2009 12:35 am »
seems more like a SpaceX launch at this point....

I wonder how a charred Delta IV would handle a T-0 abort ;)

That is indeed an interesting question on how they would handle something like that.  My bet - re-application of foam........
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #444 on: 01/18/2009 12:36 am »

They did a flight readiness firing on the first Delta IV (293), there's a big fireball and a lot of black smoke when the engine shuts down.
That's news for me, thank you!
Is there a video somewhere? Now you've tickled my curiosity.
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #445 on: 01/18/2009 12:38 am »

They did a flight readiness firing on the first Delta IV (293), there's a big fireball and a lot of black smoke when the engine shuts down.
That's news for me, thank you!
Is there a video somewhere? Now you've tickled my curiosity.

There used to be a video on the Boeing site, can't find it now though. :( Maybe you can go through web.archive.org and find it?

A lot of the charring on that first flight was because of the FRF. At shutdown the flame clung to the vehicle.
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #446 on: 01/18/2009 12:39 am »
"Matter of minutes until another T-0 to work towards" PAO.
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #447 on: 01/18/2009 12:40 am »
"Alternate[ive] window" loaded
« Last Edit: 01/18/2009 12:41 am by GW_Simulations »

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #448 on: 01/18/2009 12:42 am »
Loaded a new set of flight 'constants'...
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #449 on: 01/18/2009 12:43 am »

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #450 on: 01/18/2009 12:43 am »

They did a flight readiness firing on the first Delta IV (293), there's a big fireball and a lot of black smoke when the engine shuts down.
That's news for me, thank you!
Is there a video somewhere? Now you've tickled my curiosity.

Here, try this link:
http://video.boeing.com:8080/ram/events/DeltaIV.ram
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #451 on: 01/18/2009 12:48 am »
Thank you, great link! That shutdown sure looks ugly, even though it must be designed for those conditions.
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #452 on: 01/18/2009 12:48 am »
Weather looks promising, winds are go until at least 02:29.
« Last Edit: 01/18/2009 12:49 am by GW_Simulations »

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #453 on: 01/18/2009 12:48 am »
Weather remains good.
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #454 on: 01/18/2009 12:49 am »
Launch team "understands the issue".
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #455 on: 01/18/2009 12:51 am »
Lost the webcast

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #456 on: 01/18/2009 12:52 am »
I just refreshed the webcast, buffering sets it behind.

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #457 on: 01/18/2009 12:52 am »
Tension so thick you could cut it with a knife...
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #459 on: 01/18/2009 12:55 am »
Issues resolved.

New T-0 immanent
« Last Edit: 01/18/2009 12:55 am by GW_Simulations »

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