LIVE: Soyuz TMA-14 launch and Docking - March 26-28, 2009

• #100 by William Graham on 26 Mar, 2009 10:53
• Fairing sep
• #101 by Nick L. on 26 Mar, 2009 10:53
• "You may get suntans from the windows..." 
• #102 by Nick L. on 26 Mar, 2009 10:54
• T+4 minutes. All going well.
• #103 by generic_handle_42 on 26 Mar, 2009 10:55
• Core stage separation.

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• #104 by Nick L. on 26 Mar, 2009 10:55
• Core stage sep. 105 miles altitude.
• #105 by Gorizont on 26 Mar, 2009 10:55
• WOW, nice covering on Vesti´s channel!
• #106 by William Graham on 26 Mar, 2009 10:55
• Staging
• #107 by William Graham on 26 Mar, 2009 10:56
• The quality of the onboard video isn't as good as on other recent flights.
  
  EDIT: It improved as soon as I posted this.
• #108 by Nick L. on 26 Mar, 2009 10:56

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• #109 by Nick L. on 26 Mar, 2009 10:57
• Altitude 125 mi. Around 1 minute left in powered flight.
• #110 by William Graham on 26 Mar, 2009 10:58
• 200 kilometres in altitude
• #111 by Nick L. on 26 Mar, 2009 10:59
• Capsule separation! Congrats on another successful flight!
• #112 by generic_handle_42 on 26 Mar, 2009 10:59
• 3rd stage sep confirmed. Welcome to orbit!

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• #113 by Cbased on 26 Mar, 2009 11:00
• Soyuz stages drop zones.
  
  1. LAS (launch abort system) engine
  zone 16
  47°18' 00"N, 67°14'00"E
  Mass: 1935kg
  Time: 113.38sec
  
  2. stage 1 boosters (4 of them)
  Zone 49
  47°22'00"N, 67°28'00"E
  Mass: 15136
  time: 117.8 sec
  
  3. fairing drop zone
  Zone 69
  48°01'00"N, 69°33'00"E
  Mass: 2675kg
  time: 157.48 sec
  
  4. Central block (Stage 2)
  zones 306, 307
  Mass: 6540kg
  Time 287.3 sec
  Zone 306: 50°52'00"N, 83°00'00"E
  Zone 307: 50°54'00"N, 83°16'00"E
  
  6. Tail section
  Mass: 426kg
  Time: 297.05 sec
  Zone 309: 50°56'00"N, 83°35'00"E
  
  7. 3rd stage
  Mass:2570kg
  Time: 528.26sec
  

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• #114 by generic_handle_42 on 26 Mar, 2009 11:01
• View from MCC-M.

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• #115 by NavySpaceFan on 26 Mar, 2009 11:02
• They're looking good!!!  Nice and smooth!
• #116 by catfry on 26 Mar, 2009 11:02
• It seems like a lot of idle chitchat comm bewteen the vehicle and ground. Asking Padalka whether flight is more or less rough than his last. Joking about sunburn. Probably just to calm the nerves of the crew.
• #117 by generic_handle_42 on 26 Mar, 2009 11:04
• Quote from: catfry on 26 Mar, 2009 11:02

  It seems like a lot of idle chitchat comm bewteen the vehicle and ground. Asking Padalka whether flight is more or less rough than his last. Joking about sunburn. Probably just to calm the nerves of the crew.
  

  
  Yeah, compared to shuttle launches where that first 8:30 is all business in as few words as possible.
• #118 by generic_handle_42 on 26 Mar, 2009 11:05

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• #119 by generic_handle_42 on 26 Mar, 2009 11:05
• 2nd pic: the Japanese H-II resupply vehicle.

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