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#100
by
Antares
on 14 Aug, 2010 12:18
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Was there a camera angle change or a yaw maneuver after SRB sep?
Like Shuttle, it flies open loop prior to SRB sep and then corrects to the programmed trajectory.
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#101
by
Stephan
on 14 Aug, 2010 13:40
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#102
by
awalters
on 14 Aug, 2010 13:56
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Here are some of my shots!
Alan
awaltersphoto.com
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#103
by
edkyle99
on 14 Aug, 2010 16:11
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Interesting that AEHF 1 went supersynchronous (222 x 50,245 km x 22.2 deg), rather than the standard looking GTO orbit (191.5 x 35,786 km x 27 deg) listed in the press kit.
The only reason I can imagine that a "right turn" dogleg would be needed for this launch would be to put the solids into a more northerly drop zone.
- Ed Kyle
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#104
by
EE Scott
on 14 Aug, 2010 16:51
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Great shots Alan, thanks for posting those pictures.
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#105
by
DanWerts
on 14 Aug, 2010 20:53
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Alright finally back.
Some ridiculously awesome things happened today and I will be uploading the pictures (And video) when I get time in the next few days.
Ok so long story short I showed up at the canaveral enterance today and got informed I was allowed to go back to building 1645. There, We got to meet with a number of ULA guys who worked on the satellite. After conversing with them and a few air force cats (Mostly brass), We watched as it went up. Due to a slight snafu, all I could do was videotape (No focus that could track on the launch) and up and away that bad boy went.
It was an awesome launch. I can't wait to find time on monday to sort through the pictures and video!
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#106
by
edkyle99
on 15 Aug, 2010 14:43
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A Huntsville newspaper - forget the name - reported that AV-019 was the first Atlas V to "go through" ULA's Decatur plant. The implication was that the Atlas was not actually fabricated in Decatur, but no details were provided. Does anyone know the details?
- Ed Kyle
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#107
by
Jim
on 15 Aug, 2010 14:44
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A Huntsville newspaper - forget the name - reported that AV-019 was the first Atlas V to "go through" ULA's Decatur plant. The implication was that the Atlas was not actually fabricated in Decatur, but no details were provided. Does anyone know the details?
- Ed Kyle
The tanks were made in Denver, but the rest of the assembly was in Decatur.
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#108
by
edkyle99
on 15 Aug, 2010 14:55
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A Huntsville newspaper - forget the name - reported that AV-019 was the first Atlas V to "go through" ULA's Decatur plant. The implication was that the Atlas was not actually fabricated in Decatur, but no details were provided. Does anyone know the details?
- Ed Kyle
The tanks were made in Denver, but the rest of the assembly was in Decatur.
Thanks! Has tank fabrication subsequently moved to Decatur?
- Ed Kyle
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#109
by
Satori
on 15 Aug, 2010 16:42
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Did anyone managed to catch the exact launch time? Thanks!
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#110
by
sdsds
on 16 Aug, 2010 02:37
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The tanks were made in Denver, but the rest of the assembly was in Decatur.
Thanks! Has tank fabrication subsequently moved to Decatur?
Sorry to be dumb, but does this refer to tanks for the CCB, the Centaur, or both?
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#111
by
Gus
on 16 Aug, 2010 05:23
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A Huntsville newspaper - forget the name - reported that AV-019 was the first Atlas V to "go through" ULA's Decatur plant. The implication was that the Atlas was not actually fabricated in Decatur, but no details were provided. Does anyone know the details?
- Ed Kyle
CCB tanks were made in Denver, Centaur tank was made in San Diego, most of the final assembly was done in Denver. Decatur completed some final testing prior to going to the Cape.
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#112
by
DanWerts
on 16 Aug, 2010 07:38
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Did anyone managed to catch the exact launch time? Thanks!
According to my cell phone (Which struck just as the count hit zero over the loudspeaker) I had 0704and 5 seconds. Just as the window opened.
Hey Al, were you on the roof of 1645 too?
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#113
by
jacqmans
on 16 Aug, 2010 14:29
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First Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin Launched Successfully
Date(s): 14-Aug-2010 8:16 AM
National asset will provide significant new communications capabilities to warfighter
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Aug 14, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas V rocket provided by the United Launch Alliance. The satellite is the most technologically advanced military communications satellite ever developed and will provide significantly improved global, survivable, highly secure, protected communications for warfighters operating on ground, sea and air platforms.
"This morning's successful launch is testimony to the dedication, skill and operational excellence of the entire government-industry AEHF team," said Col. Michael Sarchet, commander of the Protected Satellite Communications Group at the U.S. Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center. "For over 15 years, the Milstar constellation has served as the backbone of secure military communications, helping the military operate in a secure mode without concern of enemy interference. AEHF will significantly enhance our national security space architecture, and we eagerly anticipate providing this new capability to the warfighter."
A single AEHF satellite will provide greater total capacity than the entire Milstar constellation currently on-orbit. Individual user data rates can be up to five times higher than Milstar's highest speed. The higher data rates will permit transmission of tactical military communications, such as higher-quality real-time video and faster access to battlefield maps and targeting data. In addition to its tactical mission, AEHF will also provide the critical survivable, protected, and endurable communications to the National Command Authority including presidential conferencing in all levels of conflict. The AEHF constellation will also serve international partners including Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
"Our number one priority is delivering mission success for our customer," said Mike Davis, Lockheed Martin's AEHF vice president. "The AEHF system will vastly improve battlefield communications, delivering secure, real-time, connectivity to a greater number of forces in the field, and their commanders anywhere on the globe. We look forward to successfully executing the next steps necessary to making this national asset operational for the warfighter."
The AEHF team is led by the U.S. Air Force Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing at the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, Calif., is the AEHF prime contractor, space and ground segments provider as well as system integrator, with Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, Calif., as the payload provider.
"We are proud to be part of the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin team that has worked so hard to launch this capability vital to our warfighters," said Stuart Linsky, vice president, Protected SatCom Programs, for Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector.
Lockheed Martin is currently under contract to provide three Advanced EHF satellites and command control system to its customer, the Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing at the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles, Calif. A production contract for a fourth AEHF spacecraft is expected to be awarded later this year.
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#114
by
DanWerts
on 18 Aug, 2010 02:51
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Put my video up finally. For some reason yesterday, the upload kept on aborting but I finally got it loaded and it is live.
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#115
by
TJL
on 21 Aug, 2010 15:21
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Great video, Dan.
Really enjoyed it!
How far away were you?
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#116
by
wjbarnett
on 22 Aug, 2010 23:39
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#117
by
Ben the Space Brit
on 23 Aug, 2010 07:59
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Well, bad news for the DoD and, potentially for Lockheed-Martin's spacecraft division. However, I'm pleased to say, it does not at this stage appear to have been caused by an LV fault. So, Atlas-V's record is not adversely affected in a time when political buzzards are looking for opportunities with Commercial Space.
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#118
by
Antares
on 23 Aug, 2010 15:51
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Sounds like what happened with, what was it, TDRS-I? They eventually fully recovered the spacecraft. It just took a long time to get to GEO.
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#119
by
Olaf
on 28 Aug, 2010 13:08
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