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Re: LIVE: Ariane 5 GS launch - Helios IIB - December 18, 2009
« Reply #120 on: 12/18/2009 03:26 pm »

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LAUNCH!!
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Re: LIVE: Ariane 5 GS launch - Helios IIB - December 18, 2009
« Reply #122 on: 12/18/2009 03:27 pm »
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Pitch and roll T+30 seconds.
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Re: LIVE: Ariane 5 GS launch - Helios IIB - December 18, 2009
« Reply #124 on: 12/18/2009 03:27 pm »
Trajectory normal

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T+60 seconds. Max Q.
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Re: LIVE: Ariane 5 GS launch - Helios IIB - December 18, 2009
« Reply #126 on: 12/18/2009 03:28 pm »
Mach 2

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Very nice camera angle.
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Re: LIVE: Ariane 5 GS launch - Helios IIB - December 18, 2009
« Reply #128 on: 12/18/2009 03:28 pm »

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Re: LIVE: Ariane 5 GS launch - Helios IIB - December 18, 2009
« Reply #129 on: 12/18/2009 03:29 pm »
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SRB burnout and Sep.
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120km altitude.
2.15kms velocity.
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Re: LIVE: Ariane 5 GS launch - Helios IIB - December 18, 2009
« Reply #132 on: 12/18/2009 03:30 pm »
Fairing sep
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Fairing Jettison.
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Re: LIVE: Ariane 5 GS launch - Helios IIB - December 18, 2009
« Reply #134 on: 12/18/2009 03:30 pm »
Was it me or was the pad camera knocked out by the SRM ignition shockwave?

+6:30 since launch.

Altitude going through 275km.  Velocity 4.1km/s
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Was it me or was the pad camera knocked out by the SRM ignition shockwave?

Yeah, that's what I thought. Still, we got nice camera angle of lift-off as a result.
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Re: LIVE: Ariane 5 GS launch - Helios IIB - December 18, 2009
« Reply #136 on: 12/18/2009 03:33 pm »

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Altitude: 275km
Velocity: 4.2kms.
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Re: LIVE: Ariane 5 GS launch - Helios IIB - December 18, 2009
« Reply #138 on: 12/18/2009 03:35 pm »
hellios IIB overview video:

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Re: LIVE: Ariane 5 GS launch - Helios IIB - December 18, 2009
« Reply #139 on: 12/18/2009 03:36 pm »
+9 minutes

A = 350km
V = 5.8km/s
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