The Naval Research Laboratory's Tactical Satellite IV (TacSat-4) has been encapsulated inside the fairing (nose cone) of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle in preparation for a Sept. 27 launch from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation's Kodiak Launch Complex.
images from ORS site:http://ors.csd.disa.mil/multimedia/index15e4.html?album=1&gallery=7
Current T-0 is 1545 UTC / 11:45am EDT / 00:45 JSTWebcast: http://www.livestream.com/spaceflightnow
Quote from: tehwkd on 09/27/2011 10:50 amCurrent T-0 is 1545 UTC / 11:45am EDT / 00:45 JSTWebcast: http://www.livestream.com/spaceflightnowIs this the only webcast available?
Quote from: Satori on 09/27/2011 12:32 pmQuote from: tehwkd on 09/27/2011 10:50 amCurrent T-0 is 1545 UTC / 11:45am EDT / 00:45 JSTWebcast: http://www.livestream.com/spaceflightnowIs this the only webcast available?Appears to be. Been looking for 2 days and this is the only one that's been mentioned.
Is this an expected LOS?
by the way, what is the difference between the SR-118 and the Castor-120 stages? according to wikipedia, the later is a derivative of the former however I dont trust it as a source.....Good to see the Shuttle/Delta II legacy living on through the switch to STAR 48
This is sort of off topic...but how does Minotaur IV handle roll control during the 1st three stages?
Quote from: just-nick on 11/15/2011 05:31 pmThis is sort of off topic...but how does Minotaur IV handle roll control during the 1st three stages?"cold-gas attitude control system resident in the avionics section providing roll control."
Quote from: Tcommon on 11/15/2011 09:26 pmQuote from: just-nick on 11/15/2011 05:31 pmThis is sort of off topic...but how does Minotaur IV handle roll control during the 1st three stages?"cold-gas attitude control system resident in the avionics section providing roll control."That is only for the 4th stage
Yah, I was wondering about that. I thought the peacekeeper had a hypergolic roll control unit that was adapted to the ares1. Didn't see anything about it in the link though.
That system doesn't fly on Minotaur.
Quote from: Jim on 11/16/2011 01:22 amThat system doesn't fly on Minotaur.so what does it use?
Quote from: Tcommon on 11/16/2011 03:06 pmQuote from: Jim on 11/16/2011 01:22 amThat system doesn't fly on Minotaur.so what does it use?Antonioe, where are you when we need you?--N
Well, M IV stages 1 and 2 do not have roll control.
Better grab some Dramamine.