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#20
by
Star One
on 31 Jul, 2012 16:23
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Lift-off planned at around 07UTC on August 2
source: http://decaturdaily.com/stories/ULA-launch-planned-Thursday,99597
On Spaceflightnow they quote a narrowed down launch time.
The target launch time for Thursday's Atlas 5 rocket has been announced to the public. Liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base is scheduled for 12:40 a.m. local (3:40 a.m. EDT; 0740 GMT).
The exact duration of the daily launch window hasn't been disclosed. But officials previously said the liftoff would not occur after 1:30 a.m. local.
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#21
by
input~2
on 01 Aug, 2012 05:27
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#22
by
input~2
on 01 Aug, 2012 06:14
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Navigational warning
NAVAREA XII 191/2012(18,21).
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
MISSILES.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0500Z TO 0930Z DAILY
02 THRU 07 AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 34-27N 120-29W, 34-26N 120-31W,
34-38N 120-36W, 34-39N 120-34W.
B. 15-46N 108-34W, 13-32N 113-09W,
16-06N 114-30W, 18-22N 109-53W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 071030Z AUG 12.
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#23
by
spectre9
on 01 Aug, 2012 06:25
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#24
by
fringe_dweller
on 01 Aug, 2012 18:23
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#25
by
fringe_dweller
on 01 Aug, 2012 18:24
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Navigational warning
No area for Centaur de-orbit.
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#26
by
input~2
on 01 Aug, 2012 18:42
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Navigational warning
No area for Centaur de-orbit.
Not found so far...
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#27
by
fringe_dweller
on 01 Aug, 2012 18:49
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In the mariners alerts is absent. Maybe in the NOTAMs...
Or maybe no plans deorbit of Centaur.
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#28
by
Star One
on 01 Aug, 2012 20:37
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Navigational warning
No area for Centaur de-orbit.
Not found so far...
If the Centaur isn't de-orbited does it have any impact on the initial speculation of what this payload is?
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#29
by
Rahkashi
on 01 Aug, 2012 20:42
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#30
by
Star One
on 01 Aug, 2012 20:43
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Launch time confirmed on ULA website
Launch is planned for 12:40 a.m. PDT
i.e. 0740UTC
http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Launch.shtml#/30/
Which would be 3:40 a.m. EST?
See my post further up thread on this.
Latest weather forecast for launch from SN.
The latest weather forecast is predicting even foggier conditions at launch time, with only a quarter-mile visibility, a solid marine layer at ground-level extending to 600 feet, some high cirrus clouds at 25,000 feet, northwesterly winds of 5 to 10 knots and temperatures in the low 50s F.
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#31
by
kevin-rf
on 01 Aug, 2012 20:49
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Didn't they send a Delta IV Upper Stage to escape on a previous Vandenberg launch. Might this payload be light enough to actually do that with the Centaur? Using a v401 means the payload ain't no 800 Tonne Gorilla.
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#32
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 01 Aug, 2012 20:51
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FOund a payload picture!
Ok, its a cubesat, but are part of the launch campaign:
https://www.facebook.com/ulalaunchThe NRO and ULA partnered to develop an Aft Bulkhead Carrier (ABC) which will be used in NROL-36. Affixed to the ABC will be an Operationally Unique Technologies Satellite, or OUTSat. The OUTSat consists of 11 Cubesats in various configurations.
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#33
by
Prober
on 01 Aug, 2012 23:46
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Lift-off planned at around 07UTC on August 2
source: http://decaturdaily.com/stories/ULA-launch-planned-Thursday,99597
going to be exciting tonight.....first the progress then this launch
Viewing the Launch Online: A live simulcast of the launch broadcast will begin at 12:20 a.m. PDT.
T-5 hrs and counting... Go Atlas! Go Centaur! Go NROL-36!
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#34
by
Chris Bergin
on 02 Aug, 2012 06:11
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Moved for live coverage
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#35
by
Chris Bergin
on 02 Aug, 2012 06:12
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ULA @ulalaunch
Update: The new #NROL36 launch time is 12:44:30 a.m. PDT
(That's 7:44am UTC, 8:44am UK, 9:44am Central Europe).
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#36
by
catdlr
on 02 Aug, 2012 06:15
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#37
by
Chris Bergin
on 02 Aug, 2012 06:16
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T-0 change was "due to a safety COLA - or collision avoidance" - per ULA.
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#38
by
Chris Bergin
on 02 Aug, 2012 06:22
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (Aug. 1, 2012) - A United Launch Alliance Atlas V stands ready for launch at Space Launch Complex-3 with a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Photos by Pat Corkery, United Launch Alliance
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#39
by
catdlr
on 02 Aug, 2012 06:27
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (Aug. 1, 2012) - A United Launch Alliance Atlas V stands ready for launch at Space Launch Complex-3 with a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Photos by Pat Corkery, United Launch Alliance
Looks like a typical foggy evening. I guess we will see just a few seconds of flight and go immediately to the inferred camera.
