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#160
by
eeergo
on 19 Oct, 2008 17:55
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The hydrazine system for spin stabilization should have started.
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#161
by
Chris Bergin
on 19 Oct, 2008 17:56
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Still waiting for data.
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#162
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 19 Oct, 2008 17:57
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first data should come through TDRSS
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#163
by
Nick L.
on 19 Oct, 2008 17:57
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Upper stage should have burned out by now.
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#164
by
eeergo
on 19 Oct, 2008 17:59
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#165
by
Nick L.
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:00
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Some data received, stage was spinning properly.
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#166
by
eeergo
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:00
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Spin was at proper rate... waiting confirmation for separation (still with motor I assume)
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#167
by
Nick L.
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:00
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S/C sep should have occurred.
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#168
by
antonioe
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:01
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Launch half of antonioe breathing again - spacecraft half still holding breath
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#169
by
jcm
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:03
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Launch half of antonioe breathing again - spacecraft half still holding breath
Slow, deep breaths... keep it steady :-)
Crossing fingers for you
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#170
by
eeergo
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:03
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Perhaps until Ascension we won't have any data (Ascension is in the Atlantic...)
Congratulations for the nominal Pegasus flight, Antonio! Hope you didn't get too blue
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#171
by
Nick L.
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:06
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Store-forward data from Ascension in 20 minutes.
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#172
by
eeergo
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:09
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Someone should give them a bit of relaxing music...
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#173
by
Nick L.
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:12
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Receiving some sporadic data.
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#174
by
edkyle99
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:13
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Payload separation, beggining thermal roll.
Remember this mission carries an upperstage.
EDIT: I suppose they were referring to the 4th stage+kick motor+IBEX as payload.
The Star 27 motor is considered part of the NASA payload for this mission. The three stage Pegasus XL put the Star 27/IBEX package into a roughly 200 km LEO, if all went as planned. The Star 27 was supposed to push IBEX into a highly elliptical orbit. IBEX will raise its own perigee later using an on-board hydrazine system.
- Ed Kyle
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#175
by
antonioe
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:15
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Perhaps until Ascension we won't have any data (Ascension is in the Atlantic...)
Congratulations for the nominal Pegasus flight, Antonio! Hope you didn't get too blue
Thanks - tomorrow at 8 am Houston time I stand before the steely-eyed NASA CRS Source Selection Board... helps to have a good launch AND spacecraft deployment behind me...
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#176
by
eeergo
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:15
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That's what I thought, thanks.
Will they conclude the webcast once they get confirmation of stage 4 separation, or will they wait for the motor to do its job?
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#177
by
DaveS
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:17
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That's what I thought, thanks.
Will they conclude the webcast once they get confirmation of stage 4 separation, or will they wait for the motor to do its job?
The motor should have already done it's job by the time of Ascenion AOS.
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#178
by
Satori
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:17
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Can someone explain why on the ELV Countdown Portal we have a 'ACT LIFT OFF' time of 1747:21.421UTC and the official drop time was of 1747:22.64UTC?
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#179
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 19 Oct, 2008 18:19
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So assuming IBEX is doing nominally other wise, what would cause a problem communicating with TDRSS?
