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Title: Asiasat 1 Launch
Post by: secretchef42 on 11/07/2012 01:16 pm

After Westar VI was renewed as Asiasat 1 and was prepared to launch, I saw a video that showed the liftoff, except it was a couple minutes late because at T0, the Long March didn't launch due to a problem. What was the problem?

Title: Re: Asiasat 1 Launch
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/07/2012 03:05 pm

Quote from: secretchef42 on 11/07/2012 01:16 pm

After Westar VI was renewed as Asiasat 1 and was prepared to launch, I saw a video that showed the liftoff, except it was a couple minutes late because at T0, the Long March didn't launch due to a problem. What was the problem?

Hmm are you sure that the launch was out of the window? I would actually love to see the launch video!

Title: Re: Asiasat 1 Launch
Post by: secretchef42 on 11/07/2012 06:40 pm

The launch video is on youtube. Go look for it!

Title: Re: Asiasat 1 Launch
Post by: Satori on 11/07/2012 06:47 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUm7xEiqTD4

Title: Re: Asiasat 1 Launch
Post by: Satori on 11/07/2012 06:50 pm

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/07/2012 03:05 pm

Quote from: secretchef42 on 11/07/2012 01:16 pm

After Westar VI was renewed as Asiasat 1 and was prepared to launch, I saw a video that showed the liftoff, except it was a couple minutes late because at T0, the Long March didn't launch due to a problem. What was the problem?

Hmm are you sure that the launch was out of the window? I would actually love to see the launch video!

I don't think there was any problem. The commentator simply was not used to watch the launch. It looks that the procedures for launch were all okay.

Title: Re: Asiasat 1 Launch
Post by: Dinitrogen Tetroxide on 11/11/2012 03:19 am

Suspected LH2 leakage
From documentary《撼天记》