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#640
by
vineethgk
on 19 Dec, 2014 07:32
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it was covered by insulation that fell off during ascent. we see falling insulation in the video starting 1:49
I am a bit confused here. You meant to say the writing 'LVM3-X' (Hindi, at the top of the core stage) was covered by insulation after it reached launch pad, and 'GSLV MKIII' (English, at the center of the core stage) was photoshopped in the launch images instead?
No 'GSLV MKIII' was covered in insulation and 'एलवीएम3.X'(LVM3.X) was removed or painted over. During launch insulation fell off rocket pretty much made it clear it is all tired of this name changing business and revealed its true identity. 
Got it now. Thanks..
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#641
by
Ohsin
on 19 Dec, 2014 08:30
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Coast guard recovery team in action!
EDIT: Adding higher resolution images as they come.
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#642
by
chota
on 19 Dec, 2014 08:38
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#643
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vyoma
on 19 Dec, 2014 09:02
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#644
by
Ohsin
on 19 Dec, 2014 09:15
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#645
by
Prober
on 19 Dec, 2014 13:29
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Coast guard recovery team in action!
EDIT: Adding higher resolution images as they come.
good pics, is any video of recovery available?
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#646
by
AJA
on 19 Dec, 2014 15:45
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Coast guard recovery team in action!
Interesting. Are the crane-hoist points different from the support points that connect to the risers fpr the parachutes?
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#647
by
BrightLight
on 19 Dec, 2014 18:03
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#648
by
Ohsin
on 21 Dec, 2014 14:08
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http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/isros-unmanned-crew-module-reaches-chennai/article6713050.ece Three days after it was recovered from sea, ISRO’s unmanned crew module was today brought to Kamarajar Port at Ennore near here on board a Coast Guard ship.
Coast Guard ship ICGS Samudra Paheredar brought the three-tonne weighing crew module to the port and it was later shipped to Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, some 100 km from here, Coast Guard sources said.
ISRO had earlier said that after being brought to Sriharikota, the module would be taken to Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala for further study.
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#649
by
vyoma
on 21 Dec, 2014 14:20
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http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/isro-to-study-data-in-crew-module-s-black-box-637815"The crew module has around 200 sensors to record various aspects of the flight. Our team at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvanthapuram will study the data," S.Somanath, project director, GSLV-Mark III told IANS.
He said the crew module has a static recorder that records the various aspects - thermal, acoustics, velocity, electronics performance and others - that the module experienced in its descent.
"The module will be transported to Sriharikota (where the rocket port is located in Andhra Pradesh). At Sriharikota, the module's on-board fuel tanks would be cleaned and then sent to VSSC where the data would be studied," Somanath said.
According to him, as per the initial inspection made by a team of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) officials, everything relating to the crew module seems to be normal.
Though it is called as a crew module, the 3.7 tonne module does not have a door/latch as it involves a complex technology.
The main objective was to study the re-entry characteristics of the crew module- called Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment - and its aero braking and validation of its end-to-end parachute system.
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#650
by
antriksh
on 21 Dec, 2014 15:20
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#651
by
vyoma
on 22 Dec, 2014 03:07
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When are they going to release S200 booster separation video? I'd love to see that video of 6 solid motors on S200 booster pushing it away from L110 core stage
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#652
by
vyoma
on 22 Dec, 2014 04:45
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#653
by
vineethgk
on 22 Dec, 2014 06:09
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When are they going to release S200 booster separation video? I'd love to see that vide of 6 solid motors S200 booster pushing it away from L110 core stage
I too wish they release it soon. Maybe they should seriously consider installing an on-board camera system to record rocket flights once in a while atleast (and release them to the public). It might appear childish, but watching the onboard video stream from the Chinese Shenzhou launches where we can see the rocket riding all the way till orbit sure gave me goosebumps. ISRO has an inertia when it comes to such PR efforts, though I do sense a gradual change for the better now.
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#654
by
vineethgk
on 22 Dec, 2014 06:16
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L110 stage engine nozzles will be covered initially.
Not sure if this was answered earlier, but I wonder why the nozzles of L-110 engines were covered initially during launch. Was it to protect it from debris from the S-200s burning nearby till the time L-110 ignites?
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#655
by
abhishek
on 22 Dec, 2014 08:00
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I too wish they release it soon. Maybe they should seriously consider installing an on-board camera system to record rocket flights once in a while atleast (and release them to the public). It might appear childish, but watching the onboard video stream from the Chinese Shenzhou launches where we can see the rocket riding all the way till orbit sure gave me goosebumps. ISRO has an inertia when it comes to such PR efforts, though I do sense a gradual change for the better now.
Actually they do put on board cameras on the rocket but never release the video for reasons best known to them.
They haven't even released the animated video of mission.
Note:-Pic source- The New Indian Express
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#656
by
kanaka
on 22 Dec, 2014 08:01
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http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/isro-to-study-data-in-crew-module-s-black-box-637815
"The crew module has around 200 sensors to record various aspects of the flight. Our team at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvanthapuram will study the data," S.Somanath, project director, GSLV-Mark III told IANS.
He said the crew module has a static recorder that records the various aspects - thermal, acoustics, velocity, electronics performance and others - that the module experienced in its descent.
"The module will be transported to Sriharikota (where the rocket port is located in Andhra Pradesh). At Sriharikota, the module's on-board fuel tanks would be cleaned and then sent to VSSC where the data would be studied," Somanath said.
According to him, as per the initial inspection made by a team of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) officials, everything relating to the crew module seems to be normal.
Though it is called as a crew module, the 3.7 tonne module does not have a door/latch as it involves a complex technology.
The main objective was to study the re-entry characteristics of the crew module- called Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment - and its aero braking and validation of its end-to-end parachute system.
One of the News Papers it is mentioned that there were few under performances by GSLV MK III during the test flight. Please find below the same. . 1) INTERRUPTION IN FUNCTIONING OF S200 AND L110 MOTORS 2) SEPARATION OF BOOSTERS DELAYED BY 4.5 SECONDS THAN EXPECTED 3) L110 PERFORMANCE DELAYED BY 5 SECONDS IN SECOND STAGE 4) L110 SEPARATION TOOK PLACE 15 SECONDS EARLIER THAN SCHEDULED TIME 5) C-25 DUMMY CRYO SEPARATION TOOK PLACE 8 SECONDS AFTER THE ACTUAL TIME 6) MALFUNCTION IN BECON SIGNAL OF CREW MODULE . SUMITH please confirm the same from ISRO officials and check what caused these deviations. Also it was obvious during flight as vehicle was not following exact path that is should have been. Could these discrepancies be the reason for deviation?
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#657
by
kanaka
on 22 Dec, 2014 08:03
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One of the News Papers it is mentioned that there were few under performances by GSLV MK III during the test flight. Please find below the same. . 1) INTERRUPTION IN FUNCTIONING OF S200 AND L110 MOTORS 2) SEPARATION OF BOOSTERS DELAYED BY 4.5 SECONDS THAN EXPECTED 3) L110 PERFORMANCE DELAYED BY 5 SECONDS IN SECOND STAGE 4) L110 SEPARATION TOOK PLACE 15 SECONDS EARLIER THAN SCHEDULED TIME 5) C-25 DUMMY CRYO SEPARATION TOOK PLACE 8 SECONDS AFTER THE ACTUAL TIME 6) MALFUNCTION IN BECON SIGNAL OF CREW MODULE . Also it was obvious during flight as vehicle was not following exact path that is should have been. Could these discrepancies be the reason for deviation?
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#658
by
tappa
on 22 Dec, 2014 08:37
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^ link please
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#659
by
edkyle99
on 22 Dec, 2014 13:05
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Has anyone run across any high resolution photos of the launch? I've only seen the three low-resolution images on ISRO's page, which I find surprising.
- Ed Kyle
