Author Topic: LIVE: Atlas V 401 - TDRS-M - August 18, 2017 (Read 93070 times)

John44 · « **Reply #201 on:** 08/18/2017 01:21 pm »

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #202 on:** 08/18/2017 02:06 pm »

Live coverage starting soon.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #203 on:** 08/18/2017 02:11 pm »

Coverage has started. Six minutes to second ignition.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #204 on:** 08/18/2017 02:12 pm »

Showing a video on TDRS.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #205 on:** 08/18/2017 02:15 pm »

Back to Josh and Mike. About two minutes to go.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #206 on:** 08/18/2017 02:16 pm »

About one minute to second ignition.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #207 on:** 08/18/2017 02:17 pm »

Second burn underway.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #208 on:** 08/18/2017 02:18 pm »

Ignition!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #209 on:** 08/18/2017 02:18 pm »

Oxidiser rich mixture.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #210 on:** 08/18/2017 02:19 pm »

MECO!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #211 on:** 08/18/2017 02:20 pm »

Centaur rotating into position.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #212 on:** 08/18/2017 02:21 pm »

Five minutes between MECO and spacecraft separation, so about two minutes from now.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #213 on:** 08/18/2017 02:22 pm »

Performing spinup. About one minute to spacecraft separation.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #214 on:** 08/18/2017 02:23 pm »

S/C Sep! Congrats to all.

Thanks to Steven for the coverage and to all who helped out.

William Graham's article post launch:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/ula-atlas-v-loft-tdrs-m-cape-canaveral/

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #215 on:** 08/18/2017 02:24 pm »

Separation!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #216 on:** 08/18/2017 02:24 pm »

Handshakes going around.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #217 on:** 08/18/2017 02:25 pm »

Launch control centre. Standing by for interview with Tim Dunn.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #218 on:** 08/18/2017 02:28 pm »

ULA posted a nice high resolution image of the separation.

https://twitter.com/_r_ULA/status/898550879137263616

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #219 on:** 08/18/2017 02:29 pm »

They probably took that from the pre-launch overview video. Clever idea. Wish I had thought of that!