Author Topic: LIVE: Pegasus XL launch - AIM mission - April 25, 2007  (Read 48338 times)

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Waiting for 2-3 Stage Sep.
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260 miles in altitude and rising.
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Re: LIVE: Pegasus XL launch - AIM mission - April 25, 2007
« Reply #102 on: 04/25/2007 08:33 pm »
Orienting for stage 3 burn.
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60 seconds to Stage 3 ignition.
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2-3 Seperation. Stage 3 ignition. All nominal. A few minutes away from spacecraft seperation.
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Re: LIVE: Pegasus XL launch - AIM mission - April 25, 2007
« Reply #105 on: 04/25/2007 08:34 pm »
Stage 2-3 sep, stage 3 ignition!
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Offline Chris Bergin

360 miles altitude.

Velocity got one big kick there. Over 12,000 miles per hour.
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Vehicle has reached orbit. Standing by for spacecraft seperation.
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Re: LIVE: Pegasus XL launch - AIM mission - April 25, 2007
« Reply #108 on: 04/25/2007 08:36 pm »
Altitude 373 miles, velocity 17,000 mph.
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17,000 miles per hour and stable.

373 miles in altitude and stable.

Waiting for spacecraft seperation.
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Spacecraft seperation! Nice job!
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Re: LIVE: Pegasus XL launch - AIM mission - April 25, 2007
« Reply #111 on: 04/25/2007 08:37 pm »
SPACECRAFT SEPARATION!
Congratulations to Orbital and Pegasus!
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RE: LIVE: Pegasus XL launch - AIM mission - April 25, 2007
« Reply #112 on: 04/25/2007 08:37 pm »

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Offline eeergo

Cool launch! Congratulations to Orbital and AIM teams!

Now third stage performing collision avoidance maneuvers.
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Re: LIVE: Pegasus XL launch - AIM mission - April 25, 2007
« Reply #115 on: 04/25/2007 08:38 pm »
A very smooth, professional launch.  Well done and congratulations to the team!

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RE: LIVE: Pegasus XL launch - AIM mission - April 25, 2007
« Reply #116 on: 04/25/2007 08:39 pm »
Definately a very quick and smooth launch. Success all round! :)

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12 mins 15 seconds mission time.
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Free video of the launch here: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=7663&start=1

L2 video still recording.
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Re: LIVE: Pegasus XL launch - AIM mission - April 25, 2007
« Reply #119 on: 04/25/2007 08:43 pm »
AIM signal received by TDRS.
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