NASASpaceFlight.com Forum
International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Other Launchers (Korean, Brazilian etc.) => Topic started by: Chris Bergin on 11/07/2005 05:25 am
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http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?id=3963
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I've had associations with Inmarsat. Great company.
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Good news, launch will be webcast here:
http://www.sea-launch.com/current_launch.htm
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Extended lunch break request has been e-mailed in! Thanks!
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I've never seen a sea launch before and the only thing that comes to mind when seeing that mission control ship is off the film Contact
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Well they do a good job on the webcast then this will be spectacular. I have a feeling it will be a couple of webcams, but we live in hope.
Still on target for launching in just about three hours time?
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Rocket Ronnie - 8/11/2005 11:19 AM
Well they do a good job on the webcast then this will be spectacular. I have a feeling it will be a couple of webcams, but we live in hope.
Still on target for launching in just about three hours time?
Yes, still on target for just after 2pm UK time, 9am East Coast time USA. Remember this will be a night launch.
Here's some webcam images linked from their site (www.sea-launch.com) before the actual webcast...
http://www.navigon.net/sl/
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I'll be watching. Benefits of an individual office ;)
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Webcast stating in 5 mins :)
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Inmarsat seem to have a good link for the webcast too:
http://reflectweb.reflectsystems.com/getContent.aspx?WCID=88106417-5c4e-4b61-9b9a-dad218246d8f# - not started yet. When I - or anyone - gets a good webcast, post the link here.
Also wondering if their GMT is affected by the winter time clocks change, which would put this one hour away...we'll see. Webcam shows the rocket still on the pad and pressuring up.
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Got a feeling this is going to be 3:06pm UK time, given no webcast yet. GMT is such a stupid time anyway :)
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Well the webcam has GMT the same as UK Time, so obviously they haven't got their webcast to work!
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Webcast up!
T-5 mins to launch.
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Webcast working, cool!!!
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T-3 mins to launch, all looking good.
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Into the terminal count (horrible quality webcast, although a super impressive mission control ship!)
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T-1 minute......All systems go.
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Lift off!!! Wow, impressive sight.
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Wow. That looks like a powerful beast.
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Great launch. That moved without much of a problem!
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World's worst webcast, rubbish job by their site people, but a great launch and all looked good.
Stage Seperation. Second stage ignition.
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MECO. All systems nominal. Looks like a good one :)
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Into a coast before the second final burn. Nice stuff. Didn't know the Sat was as big as a London Bus!
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I'm surprised this got very little coverage anywhere else. This is all very interesting, sea launches, and it went very well by the looks of it.