LIVE: Proton-M launch with Sirius 4 satellite - November 17

• #80 by Chris Bergin on 17 Nov, 2007 21:39
• T-60 seconds.
• #81 by Jim on 17 Nov, 2007 21:39
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  Nick L. - 17/11/2007  5:37 PM
  
  Probably just a hold over from the Atlas ILS days. Could just be a habit. ULA does it with Delta II and IV too.

  
  Atlas is part of ULA though
• #82 by William Graham on 17 Nov, 2007 21:39
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  Jim - 17/11/2007  10:36 PM
  
  They ripped off the "Go Atlas, Go etc"  cheer

  
  I always thought they started that when they marketed the Atlas.
• #83 by Ford Mustang on 17 Nov, 2007 21:39
• T-30 seconds:

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• #84 by rocketnerd on 17 Nov, 2007 21:39
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  Jim - 17/11/2007  4:36 PM
  
  They ripped off the "Go Atlas, Go etc"  cheer

  when you have multiple independently built stages on a rocket, its typical.  it comes from the actual launch countdown where the status of each is checked late in the count.  titan did it too...but yes, it does have something to do with ILS's Atlas heritage.
• #85 by Ford Mustang on 17 Nov, 2007 21:40

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• #86 by Nick L. on 17 Nov, 2007 21:40
• LIFTOFF!! GO PROTON GO!
• #87 by Ford Mustang on 17 Nov, 2007 21:40

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• #88 by Chris Bergin on 17 Nov, 2007 21:40
• Launch
  
  "lovely"
• #89 by Nick L. on 17 Nov, 2007 21:40

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• #90 by Ford Mustang on 17 Nov, 2007 21:41

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• #91 by Nick L. on 17 Nov, 2007 21:41
• Everything looking good. That launch sure burned off that fog...
• #92 by Chris Bergin on 17 Nov, 2007 21:41
• T+60 seconds. Going through Max Q.
  
  "Stable, normally, steady and well" seem to be the key words for Marc's opposite number.
• #93 by Jim on 17 Nov, 2007 21:41
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  GW_Simulations - 17/11/2007  5:39 PM
  
  

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  Jim - 17/11/2007  10:36 PM
  
  They ripped off the "Go Atlas, Go etc"  cheer

  
  I always thought they started that when they marketed the Atlas.

  
  "Go Atlas, Go Centaur"  was a status check at T-40 sec
• #94 by Nick L. on 17 Nov, 2007 21:41
• Engines are stable.
• #95 by Ford Mustang on 17 Nov, 2007 21:42
• Pitch, yaw, and roll are nominal.

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• #96 by Nick L. on 17 Nov, 2007 21:42
• 1-2 sep!
• #97 by Ford Mustang on 17 Nov, 2007 21:42
• SEP and IGNITION:

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• #98 by Nick L. on 17 Nov, 2007 21:42

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• #99 by Chris Bergin on 17 Nov, 2007 21:42
• 1-2 sep. Second stage igntion.