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#20
by
Mark Max Q
on 04 Aug, 2010 18:06
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Sorry, forgot to add the mission booklet. Here it is:
Thanks!
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#21
by
Ben the Space Brit
on 04 Aug, 2010 18:17
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I'll have to try and watch this launch on the web. It's nicely timed for us in Western Europe and it will be the biggest Atlas-V launch that I've seen (I know that New Horizons was bigger, but I didn't know that uncrewed launches were shown on the Internet back then).
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#22
by
DanWerts
on 05 Aug, 2010 22:35
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Well this works quite well since I'll be in the area between the 12th and 15th of august. Do we have a time for the actual launch? I can set my departure time to that so I arrive with enough time to pick out a good spot to watch as soon as I arrive.
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#23
by
Antares
on 06 Aug, 2010 04:49
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Window opens at 7:13am Local, 2 hours long. Recommend either shelling out the cash for the KSC Visitor Center (5.5 miles), or Port Canaveral State Road 401 (11.6 miles) or Titusville due west of the pad (13.2 miles).
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#24
by
Lewis007
on 06 Aug, 2010 05:54
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#25
by
DanWerts
on 07 Aug, 2010 11:38
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Window opens at 7:13am Local, 2 hours long. Recommend either shelling out the cash for the KSC Visitor Center (5.5 miles), or Port Canaveral State Road 401 (11.6 miles) or Titusville due west of the pad (13.2 miles).
I'll likely go with KSC (If it is open at that hour) If not I know 401 quite well so that will likely be my backup. Last time, I could drive all the way up to the air force base gate there. Too bad not even my Badges and Military ID couldn't get me on and close...
Oh well. I know of the stands they have set up there where you can watch such launches though. So if I roll in around 6am and take up a good spot it should work out just fine.
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#26
by
Rocket Guy
on 07 Aug, 2010 16:00
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The launch was postponed beyond the 12th.
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#27
by
edkyle99
on 07 Aug, 2010 23:09
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The launch was postponed beyond the 12th.
MSDB currently shows it on the 14th, but I wonder if that is dated.
- Ed Kyle
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#28
by
Jim
on 08 Aug, 2010 18:52
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My sources says it was moved from the 12th to the 14th and there are no other delays
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#29
by
DanWerts
on 09 Aug, 2010 00:57
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My sources says it was moved from the 12th to the 14th and there are no other delays
Everything I looked at today shows the same. Which means I don't need to rush my departure too much. Still, I'm wondering if KSC will be open for viewing the sat launch at that time or not.
If not, (And it is no big deal) then I will simply be on...401 I think it was around launch time with my cameras etc
EDIT!!
Just an FYI, I found a link to video showing the Atlas Pad.
http://www.watchtvchannels.net/channel/6339/Nasa-CamIt's currently sitting on there right now.
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#30
by
Space Pete
on 10 Aug, 2010 13:02
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#31
by
Chris Bergin
on 10 Aug, 2010 13:45
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Weather:
Attached is the AV-019 AEHF-1 Forecast.
Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 20%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Clouds
Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 48 hour delay: 40%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Clouds
Summary:
A Low pressure system off the Southwest Florida coast will bring an influx of moisture into Central Florida today with showers and isolated thunderstorms coming in off the Atlantic. Through mid-week, the low transits toward the Northern Gulf coast with the high pressure axis to the North. In this regime pattern with ample moisture, isolated morning coastal showers can be expected with thunderstorms developing by early afternoon and migrating to the West. Thursday is a transition day with the high pressure axis shifting South of Central Florida through the day with a surface trough encroaching into the Gulf coast states. Coastal showers in the morning with thunderstorms developing early afternoon along the slow Westward migrating seabreeze boundary are expected. For MLP roll on Friday, fair weather conditions are expected in the morning with a loose pressure gradient and light Southwesterly winds during the roll gusting to 12 kts (230 feet). Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop along the seabreeze boundary by early afternoon. Steering level winds, although light, will attempt to steer developing thunderstorms back toward the East coast. On launch day, the surface trough remains in South Georgia. Similar conditions to MLP roll are expected with a small threat of an isolated shower or thunderstorm during the count. West-southwest winds gusting in the low to mid-teens are expected. The primary concerns for launch day are Cumulus Clouds associated with isolated showers. In the event of a 48 hour delay, the aforementioned surface trough pushes into the peninsula with moisture pooling in advance of the surface trough and an increased threat of isolated showers and thunderstorms. The primary concerns for a 48 hour delay are Cumulus Clouds.
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#32
by
jacqmans
on 11 Aug, 2010 03:17
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Team Prepares Satellite in Atlas V Rocket Nose Cone for Launch
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 10, 2010 -- The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite was encapsulated into the fairing in preparation for a mid-August liftoff aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Designed and built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, Calif., the AEHF will deliver survivable, protected, secure links to U.S. national leaders, air, land and sea forces, providing rapid, global coverage for the nations strategic forces, the Air Forces space warning assets and operationally deployed military forces. The AEHF constellation will also serve international partners including Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
One AEHF satellite will provide greater total capacity that the entire Milstar constellation. Individual user data rates will be five times improved. The higher data rates will permit transmission of tactical military communication such as real-time video, battlefield maps and targeting data.
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 and system manager, with Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, Calif., as the payload provider.
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#33
by
DanWerts
on 11 Aug, 2010 14:47
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All right everyone. I'm off to ole Cocoa Beach and I'll report back on the 16th with pictures of the launch. It's a bit of a shame I won't be closer than 5.5 miles with some low powered cameras but still being able to just go down there and enjoy the event will be good enough for me.
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#34
by
kevin-rf
on 12 Aug, 2010 00:00
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Any good locations where I could watch the launch while getting in an 18 mile long run saturday morning?
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#35
by
Antares
on 12 Aug, 2010 03:30
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#36
by
Rocket Guy
on 12 Aug, 2010 05:13
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All right everyone. I'm off to ole Cocoa Beach and I'll report back on the 16th with pictures of the launch. It's a bit of a shame I won't be closer than 5.5 miles with some low powered cameras but still being able to just go down there and enjoy the event will be good enough for me.
FYI, the gate to Playalinda does not open until "sunrise" on a normal day and it's several miles out to the beach parking lot from there. It would be somewhat risky. If you are viewing from Port Canaveral, though, the distance is about 12 miles. The VC/tours don't open that early.
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#37
by
DanWerts
on 12 Aug, 2010 15:07
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All right everyone. I'm off to ole Cocoa Beach and I'll report back on the 16th with pictures of the launch. It's a bit of a shame I won't be closer than 5.5 miles with some low powered cameras but still being able to just go down there and enjoy the event will be good enough for me.
FYI, the gate to Playalinda does not open until "sunrise" on a normal day and it's several miles out to the beach parking lot from there. It would be somewhat risky. If you are viewing from Port Canaveral, though, the distance is about 12 miles. The VC/tours don't open that early.
Thanksfor the information about that. It'll help in picking out a spot.
Just an FYI I have FINALLY arrived. I am at the Dennys off of route 402 in titusville. A friend and I are gonna roll down to cocoa beach, get a hotel room, then roll up to the KSC.
Expect a full report come the 14th post launch.
(I wonder if they'll be having a broadcast over the usual bands (HAM and AM/FM radio) for the launch...)
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#38
by
kevin-rf
on 12 Aug, 2010 17:35
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http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3954432
Start near the southernmost point, time it so you're at the jetty at T=0, which doesn't work so well for a 2hr window. But low tide is about right.
Not a bad idea, other than it's sand... might not be a bad idea to do a loop, start at the start of the window heading north (to bad Atlas's like to go at the start of the window) and turn my back to it at the end of the window heading back towards the car.
Thanks for the Pedo link... Wonder if I can do something looping around port canveral... That or push myself to do my long run tomorrow instead of Saturday.
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#39
by
kermit
on 12 Aug, 2010 18:30
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All right everyone. I'm off to ole Cocoa Beach and I'll report back on the 16th with pictures of the launch. It's a bit of a shame I won't be closer than 5.5 miles with some low powered cameras but still being able to just go down there and enjoy the event will be good enough for me.
FYI, the gate to Playalinda does not open until "sunrise" on a normal day and it's several miles out to the beach parking lot from there. It would be somewhat risky. If you are viewing from Port Canaveral, though, the distance is about 12 miles. The VC/tours don't open that early.
The road to playalinda beach normally opens at 6:00 AM. I called the Canaveral National Seashore HQ and they said the road will be open as far as she knew. She did not sound too sure of that.
The Air Force launch hazard map extends to north of Playalinda Beach.
If I were going there I'd call them tomorrow (321-267-1110) to check.
This area has been open on some Atlas launches, but none recently.