Author Topic: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 16th, 2014  (Read 78132 times)

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Re: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #40 on: 05/15/2014 02:25 pm »
The satellite in A3 is going to outage in the next few days and hope we can see the change on the official GPS website :)

I think that SVN38 outage relates to maintenance and does not relate to slot's name changes.

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Re: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #41 on: 05/15/2014 03:17 pm »
The satellite in A3 is going to outage in the next few days and hope we can see the change on the official GPS website :)

I think that SVN38 outage relates to maintenance and does not relate to slot's name changes.

Yes.  However, SVN 39 in A5 has a Forecast Unusable UFN.  I suspect you'll get a DECOM NANU shortly after SVN 67 launches.

Same thing happened with SVN 36 when 64 launched.

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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #42 on: 05/15/2014 06:07 pm »
Viewing opportunity TLEs from SEESAT website

http://www.satobs.org/seesat/May-2014/0096.html

This is my estimate of the transfer orbit over UK & Europe tonight,
assuming launch at 0008 UT; probably within 2 minutes.

1 90000U 14500A   14136.00400000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    00
2 90000  55.0000 134.0700 6032000  35.6000 352.6158  4.07217600    08

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« Last Edit: 05/15/2014 06:07 pm by Targeteer »
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #43 on: 05/15/2014 07:38 pm »
This morning's 45th WS forecast was 70% chance of violating, and radar is showing a heavy cell about an hour away from the cape.  At which point would the threat of lightning impact tanking ops?
« Last Edit: 05/15/2014 07:38 pm by leetdan »

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Re: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #44 on: 05/15/2014 07:41 pm »
However, SVN 39 in A5 has a Forecast Unusable UFN. I suspect you'll get a DECOM NANU shortly after SVN 67 launches

So it is possible that SVN38 will get A5 (not A6) slot after SVN39 retiring and SVN64 commissioning.

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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #45 on: 05/15/2014 07:42 pm »
It is raining here (Titusville) for more than an hour now... with some lightning also....
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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #46 on: 05/15/2014 07:51 pm »
It is raining here (Titusville) for more than an hour now... with some lightning also....

As it is here where I am at, east of Orlando.....so expect some more to come your way.
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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #47 on: 05/15/2014 08:19 pm »
KSC just went into Tornado warning mode....
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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #48 on: 05/15/2014 09:44 pm »
Would anybody know the mass of the vehicle following at the start of the second stage and after the first second stage cutoff?
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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #49 on: 05/15/2014 10:04 pm »
This is ugly
« Last Edit: 05/15/2014 10:06 pm by Targeteer »
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #50 on: 05/15/2014 10:28 pm »
a little later--moving out to sea but will it clear in time?
« Last Edit: 05/15/2014 10:30 pm by Targeteer »
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #51 on: 05/15/2014 10:31 pm »
8:09pm Local is the new T-0.

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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #52 on: 05/15/2014 10:35 pm »
This is an interesting slide.  Pulling from here BTW http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/video45m.html
« Last Edit: 05/15/2014 10:38 pm by Targeteer »
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #53 on: 05/15/2014 11:11 pm »
It's still raining heavily at the Cape, and while the storm's moving steadily east, the edge of the storm has just cleared the Orlando city center. Could be a very close call but I don't think it will launch today...  :-\
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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #54 on: 05/15/2014 11:12 pm »
Via SFN:

SCRUB! The weather is not going to cooperate with a launch of the Delta 4 rocket from Cape Canaveral tonight. The launch team will begin a 24-hour recycle of the countdown and try again Friday evening at 8:04 p.m. EDT.
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Re: LIVE: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #55 on: 05/15/2014 11:25 pm »
Someone in the area saw a smaller sounding rocket go up at around 4:30.  Is this a standard procedure for launches from the Cape? High altitude wind monitoring, perhaps?
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (May 15, 2014) – The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV carrying the Air Force’s Global Positioning System IIF-6 payload was scrubbed today due to the violation of multiple weather criteria. The launch is rescheduled for Friday, May 16 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch time is 8:03 p.m. EDT. The forecast for May 16 shows a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch tomorrow.
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Re: SCRUB: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #57 on: 05/16/2014 01:40 am »
Another mission related patch
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Re: SCRUB: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #58 on: 05/16/2014 10:28 am »
Overall, this has been a very, very bad two weeks for space-flight fans.
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SCRUB: Delta-IV-M+(4,2) - GPS IIF-6 - May 15th, 2014
« Reply #59 on: 05/16/2014 12:44 pm »
Overall, this has been a very, very bad two weeks for space-flight fans.

That sir is an understatement.:)
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