LIVE: Delta II - GRAIL - September 10, 2011

• #320 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:04
• GRAIL spacecraft "told" (Diller) to prep to go to internal power.
• #321 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:05
• Out of the hold. T-4 minutes and COUNTING!

  ---

  

  
• #322 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:06
• Perform Vehicle Arm - Active.
  
  Solids to Arm - Arm.
• #323 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:06
• Vehicle press in work.
  
  GRAIL is GO.

  ---

  
• #324 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:07
• T-2 mins.
  
  Press first stage LOX. Topping.

  ---

  
• #325 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:08
• HYD to internal power.
  
  RCO Range GO.

  ---

  
• #326 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:09
• Launch enable to flight.
  
  

  ---

  
• #327 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:09
• LAUNCH!!

  ---

  

  
• #328 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:10
• Mach 1 - Detla II racing off the pad as usual!

  ---

  
• #329 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:10
• T+60 seconds

  ---

  
• #330 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:11
• Ground lit solids sep.
  
  Airlit ignition.

  ---

  
• #331 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:11
• Good control.

  ---

  
• #332 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:12
• Airlit Solids sep.

  ---

  

  
• #333 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:13
• Epic ascent footage there!
  
  Now on telementry view.

  ---

  
• #334 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:13
• T+4 mins. 11,000 mph

  ---

  
• #335 by Jim on 10 Sep, 2011 13:14
• It kicked a$$, it was up and gone.  I forgot how fast Delta II goes and this is a heavy.
• #336 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:14
• MECO.
  
  Staging.
  
  1-2 Sep.
  
  

  ---

  

  
• #337 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:15
• Second stage ignition (something weird with sep, where the first stage started burning again - CGI fault I guess).

  ---

  
• #338 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:15
• T+6 mins. Good flight.

  ---

  
• #339 by Chris Bergin on 10 Sep, 2011 13:16
• 16,000 mph. On TDRSS.

  ---