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#20
by
Antares
on 12 Aug, 2010 19:46
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Late September.
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#21
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 24 Aug, 2010 13:46
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Your opinion differs from most of the experts
So Jim, what do the "experts" say?
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#22
by
Skyrocket
on 24 Aug, 2010 14:02
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Your opinion differs from most of the experts
So Jim, what do the "experts" say?
Most predict a geostationary ELINT satellite ("Advanced Orion" or successor)
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#23
by
simonbp
on 27 Aug, 2010 04:10
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Which makes more sense from CCAFS. I wonder what the longitude will be?
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#24
by
Ben the Space Brit
on 27 Aug, 2010 07:31
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I wonder what the longitude will be?
For ELINT, I'd want it over South Asia/Arabian Sea. Al-Quaeda and the Taliban and Somali pirates all use satcom and other civilian communications networks quite heavily, so having an intercept asset in the area would be an intelligence goldmine.
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#25
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 27 Aug, 2010 12:49
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Your opinion differs from most of the experts
So Jim, what do the "experts" say?
Most predict a geostationary ELINT satellite ("Advanced Orion" or successor)
I thought Orion wasn't going to be ready till 2014 at the earliest, man those commercial firms are fast
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#26
by
William Graham
on 07 Sep, 2010 09:00
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Launch patch has appeared on ebay:
http://www.webcitation.org/5sYuAUPxHIt is almost identical to the launch patch for Titan B-28, which put up the fourth Lacrosse satellite. That seems to support my theory.
I think that many of the experts in the field are basing their hypotheses on the fact that LEO reconnaissance satellites are rarely launched from Canaveral, however there have been two previous cases of radar satellites launching from Canaveral due to Vandenberg not being available (Lacrosse 1 after the cancellation of Shuttle launches from Vandenberg and Lacrosse 5 due to range congestion). Since there has only been one previous NRO launch on the Delta IV Heavy, it is too early to develop a hypothesis based purely on precedent.
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#27
by
Skyrocket
on 07 Sep, 2010 09:12
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#28
by
William Graham
on 07 Sep, 2010 11:49
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#29
by
Antares
on 08 Sep, 2010 02:54
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Is it public or surmised anywhere how the NRO budget has done under this administration? Have any programs been canceled?
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#30
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 24 Sep, 2010 01:32
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Looks like the payload is close to being installed as the top door is open
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#31
by
DaveS
on 24 Sep, 2010 01:40
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Looks like the payload is close to being installed as the top door is open
Not quite right there! The payloads are hoisted through a hoistway at the back of the MST, not the front. The front panels are just a weather protection for the fairing. The attached photo shows GOES-O being readied for hoisting at SLC-37B.
My guess is that they're getting geared up for the standard WDR that precedes PL installation.
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#32
by
Jim
on 24 Sep, 2010 01:44
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Payload is installed from the rear. Tower may be being rolled back
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#33
by
DaveS
on 24 Sep, 2010 10:02
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The Delta V Heavy have been revealed for today's WDR:
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#34
by
butters
on 24 Sep, 2010 10:52
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Delta IV Heavy is a very nice looking rocket.
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#35
by
kevin-rf
on 24 Sep, 2010 13:08
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Over the next 15 months will be a busy time for the Delta IV Heavy, with 3 scheduled. Then none until 2015. We are in for serious eye candy over the next year
*Anyone wanna wager if NRO L-15 will slip into 2012 or later?
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#36
by
kevin-rf
on 24 Sep, 2010 14:20
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It should be lifting the first flight Orion in 2013. Welcome to the true 0.5 LV !
I will believe it when Jim says it is so
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#37
by
Jim
on 24 Sep, 2010 14:27
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#38
by
gospacex
on 24 Sep, 2010 14:42
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Delta IV Heavy is a very nice looking rocket.
I can't stop thinking that it would look even better (from mass to orbit perspective) if outriggers would be filled with RP-1, not LH...
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#39
by
KSC Engineer
on 24 Sep, 2010 16:19
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