LIVE: STS-122: LAUNCH and FLIGHT DAY 1

• #320 by John44 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:12
• STS-122 - ATLANTIS LAUNCH
  http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3291&Itemid=2
  
• #321 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:13

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• #322 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:14

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• #323 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:15

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• #324 by elmarko on 07 Feb, 2008 19:15
• Guys, we KNOW about the roll to heads up, we just assumed it was always the same way. This appeared to be different. What determines the roll direction?
• #325 by nathan.moeller on 07 Feb, 2008 19:15
• Playalinda camera showed a lot of debris dropping from the aft of the tank shortly after liftoff.  Looked pretty big and like ice.
• #326 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:16

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• #327 by sts1canada on 07 Feb, 2008 19:16
• Here is a link for the STS-122 orbital elements from JSC if you want to track the shuttle using a satellite tracking program, as we are before the OMS-2 burn right now, use the elements from Coasting Arc #1, after the OMS-2 burn has occurred use the elements from Coasting Arc #2 and so on.  You will have to cut and paste these elements into your own element file to use them.
  
  http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/orbit/SHUTTLE/SVPOST.html
  
  Thanks.
• #328 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:17

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• #329 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:19

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• #330 by sts1canada on 07 Feb, 2008 19:19
• Quote

  elmarko - 7/2/2008  3:15 PM
  
  Guys, we KNOW about the roll to heads up, we just assumed it was always the same way. This appeared to be different. What determines the roll direction?

  
  The on board guidance system decides which way to roll to heads up to provide the fastest and best linkup to the TDRS system for S-band comm, only the GPCs (shuttle's computers) know why they decided to roll in the direction they did.
  
  Richard
  
• #331 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:20

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• #332 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:21

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• #333 by psloss on 07 Feb, 2008 19:22
• Good config for OMS-2.
• #334 by eeergo on 07 Feb, 2008 19:22
• Good config for OMS burn to circularize the orbit.
• #335 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:22

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• #336 by psloss on 07 Feb, 2008 19:23
• OMS-2 underway.
• #337 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:23

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• #338 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:24

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• #339 by VB94 on 07 Feb, 2008 19:25

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