Author Topic: LIVE: Sea Launch – EchoStar 11 – July 2008 (Read 46097 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #81 on:** 07/16/2008 05:28 am »

Second stage throttling down ahead of 2-3 sep.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #82 on:** 07/16/2008 05:30 am »

Second stage separation. Block DM ignition. Coming up on T+9 minutes.

Andrewwski · « **Reply #83 on:** 07/16/2008 05:30 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #84 on:** 07/16/2008 05:31 am »

4 minutes to end of Block DM burn 1 - to be followed by a 30 minute coast phase.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #85 on:** 07/16/2008 05:34 am »

ah fracking commercials!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #86 on:** 07/16/2008 05:34 am »

First burn of the Block DM completed. Now in parking orbit.

Andrewwski · « **Reply #87 on:** 07/16/2008 05:35 am »

As if they're not hounding in this DTV transition that impacts very few people every day on the news and commercials on every channel!

Launch Fan · « **Reply #88 on:** 07/16/2008 05:37 am »

Paule Korn's not reading off a script, is she

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #89 on:** 07/16/2008 05:40 am »

ah fracking commercials!

A welcome flash of Number Six during the next ad, however

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #90 on:** 07/16/2008 05:54 am »

10 minutes to second burn of the Block DM.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #91 on:** 07/16/2008 05:57 am »

Oh, that's cool The bird is carrying two cameras to take images of Earth from Geo Stationary Orbit.

vt_hokie · « **Reply #92 on:** 07/16/2008 05:59 am »

Oh, that's cool The bird is carrying two cameras to take images of Earth from Geo Stationary Orbit.

They mentioned that on the webcast? I missed it somehow. Anyway, that is cool!

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #93 on:** 07/16/2008 06:00 am »

Oh, that's cool The bird is carrying two cameras to take images of Earth from Geo Stationary Orbit.

But where do they go? Since it is Dish network, they should put an HD camera onboard and play it on a channel.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #94 on:** 07/16/2008 06:04 am »

Yep, they were playing some SS/L backslapping video and mentioned it in passing, but didn't elaborate on it being a TV feed or who it's for etc.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #95 on:** 07/16/2008 06:05 am »

Second burn of the Block DM has started.

William Graham · « **Reply #96 on:** 07/16/2008 06:05 am »

Block DM second burn ignition confirmed.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #97 on:** 07/16/2008 06:10 am »

One minute to the end of this final burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #98 on:** 07/16/2008 06:12 am »

Shutdown confirmed.

9 mins to spacecraft separation.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #99 on:** 07/16/2008 06:14 am »

In my opinion Sealaunch has some of the best music choreography of any space organization.