LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-49 - Jan 20, 2011

• #120 by Nick L. on 20 Jan, 2011 20:12

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• #121 by Chris Bergin on 20 Jan, 2011 20:12
• Good control in first stage flight.
• #122 by Nick L. on 20 Jan, 2011 20:12

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• #123 by Nick L. on 20 Jan, 2011 20:12
• Vehicle transonic.
• #124 by Chris Bergin on 20 Jan, 2011 20:12
• MaxQ - now transonic.
  7.8 miles alt.
• #125 by Nick L. on 20 Jan, 2011 20:13
• Awesome contrail!

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• #126 by Chris Bergin on 20 Jan, 2011 20:13
• Wow!
  
  Core in partial thrust.

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• #127 by Nick L. on 20 Jan, 2011 20:13
• Engine steering good.

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• #128 by Chris Bergin on 20 Jan, 2011 20:13
• 20 miles
  3,200 feet per second.
• #129 by Nick L. on 20 Jan, 2011 20:14
• Vehicle weighs only 1/2 what it did at liftoff.

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• #130 by Chris Bergin on 20 Jan, 2011 20:14
• Big chunks coming off the vehicle, probably very explainable.
• #131 by William Graham on 20 Jan, 2011 20:14
• Lot of debris falling away.
• #132 by Nick L. on 20 Jan, 2011 20:14

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• #133 by Chris Bergin on 20 Jan, 2011 20:14
• Some more chunks. See shot:

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• #134 by Nick L. on 20 Jan, 2011 20:15
• Strap-on CBC separation!

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• #135 by Chris Bergin on 20 Jan, 2011 20:15
• Staging!

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• #136 by Nick L. on 20 Jan, 2011 20:15
• Core CBC to full power.

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• #137 by Nick L. on 20 Jan, 2011 20:16
• T+5 minutes.

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• #138 by Chris Bergin on 20 Jan, 2011 20:16
• MECO!
• #139 by Nick L. on 20 Jan, 2011 20:16
• Core CBC MECO!