Copenhagen Suborbital

• #40 by dantdbv on 03 Sep, 2010 12:34
• The schedule for Saturday's launch attempt has been released
  
  In Danish
  http://ing.dk/artikel/111635-her-er-planen-for-dansk-raketopsendelse-loerdag
  
  English translation by Google
  http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=da&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=da&tl=en&u=http://ing.dk/artikel/111635-her-er-planen-for-dansk-raketopsendelse-loerdag
  
  They expect to leave port at 8am, to arrive at the launch site at 1pm, then spend two hours setting up and testing. Launch is scheduled at 3pm.
  
  A reporter from ing.dk will be in the controlroom on launchday and ing.dk's staff will be liveblogging about the evemts of the day.
  
  Godspeed Copenhagen Suborbitals
  
  DanTDBV
   
• #41 by corrodedNut on 03 Sep, 2010 14:09
• Does anyone else think that the launch tower looks way too short for this to work?
  
  Assuming this vehicle has only passive guidance (fins), and low acceleration (to accommodate future human payload), will it be going fast enough for the fins to exert enough control by the time it leaves the end of the tower? This seems to be the same setup as most high-power amateur rocket launches I've seen, and most of those have had towers or guide rails at least 4-5 times the length of the rocket (and much higher acceleration).
  
  I keep expecting to see a new picture with a longer tower segment added, but it 'aint happened yet...
  
• #42 by Silmfeanor on 04 Sep, 2010 16:27
• First launch opportunity now sunday the 5th ( tomorrow ) with a 70% chance.
• #43 by dantdbv on 04 Sep, 2010 18:00
• The latest information.
  
  Launch on Sunday if the weather behaves. Plan is for 15.00 but can end up being as early as 09:00
  
  The live blog
  http://ing.dk/artikel/111515-livedaekning-foelg-dansk-raketopsendelse
  
  Dantdbv
• #44 by mrhuggy on 05 Sep, 2010 09:41
• Planning to Launch at 10UTC
• #45 by mrhuggy on 05 Sep, 2010 10:07
• Live Feed here  - mms://wms.jay.net/borsenlive
  
  They have began tanking the LOX into the rocket
• #46 by Space Invaders on 05 Sep, 2010 10:28
• After seeing the last preparations on Danish TV, this seems too amateur for comfort.
• #47 by MikeMi. on 05 Sep, 2010 10:58
• Quote from: Space Invaders on 05 Sep, 2010 10:28

  After seeing the last preparations on Danish TV, this seems too amateur for comfort.

  
  Hehe

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• #48 by MikeMi. on 05 Sep, 2010 10:59
• Some previous screens:

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• #49 by MikeMi. on 05 Sep, 2010 11:04
• Rocket filled with 2/3 of LOX already.
  
  Launch now planned on 13:00 GMT (14 local CEST).
• #50 by Chris611 on 05 Sep, 2010 11:32
• Quote from: MikeMi. on 05 Sep, 2010 11:04

  Rocket filled with 2/3 of LOX already.
  
  Launch now planned on 13:00 GMT (14 local CEST).
  

  CEST is GMT+2 so which is it?
• #51 by Silmfeanor on 05 Sep, 2010 11:43
• Quote from: Chris611 on 05 Sep, 2010 11:32

  Quote from: MikeMi. on 05 Sep, 2010 11:04

  Rocket filled with 2/3 of LOX already.
  
  Launch now planned on 13:00 GMT (14 local CEST).
  

  CEST is GMT+2 so which is it?
  

  
  summertime and all that...
  Various sources point at 14:15 local time ( CEST )
• #52 by sb on 05 Sep, 2010 11:55
• Now saying 14:20 on the live newsfeed, i.e. 13:20 BST
• #53 by Simonpro on 05 Sep, 2010 12:06
• Quote from: Space Invaders on 05 Sep, 2010 10:28

  After seeing the last preparations on Danish TV, this seems too amateur for comfort.
  

  
  I have been peripherally involved in the project, and it's incredibly amateur. Then again, so was their submarine and that's working okay.
  
  Still, if this project ever results in a person being launched anywhere I'll eat my hat.
  
  
• #54 by Tnarg on 05 Sep, 2010 12:07
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11178034
• #55 by rweede on 05 Sep, 2010 12:15
• In the live chat on "Ingeniøren" they are now talking about a launch in 2-5 minutes ...
  
  Edited to include source:
  http://ing.dk/artikel/111515-livedaekning-foelg-dansk-raketopsendelse
  (live translation available)
• #56 by rweede on 05 Sep, 2010 12:22
• Live stream at:
  
  http://www.tv2bornholm.dk/live/
• #57 by jabe on 05 Sep, 2010 12:26
• delayed to 14:45
• #58 by mmeijeri on 05 Sep, 2010 12:30
• How does the live translation work? I can only follow 5-10% of what's being said from comparing it to Dutch, English or German. That's about enough to figure out someone's about to launch a rocket...
• #59 by Silmfeanor on 05 Sep, 2010 12:32
• The platform is cleared, ships moving away
  
  I think we'll have the launch very very soon