Author Topic: FAILURE: Sea Launch - Intelsat 27 - February 1, 2013 (0656UTC) (Read 169200 times)

catdlr · « **Reply #100 on:** 02/01/2013 06:27 am »

Quote from: catdlr on 02/01/2013 05:59 am

fairing next

Certainly we never got to this point in the launch.

owais.usmani · « **Reply #101 on:** 02/01/2013 06:28 am »

Quote from: edkyle99 on 01/31/2013 09:46 pm

Quote from: kevin-rf on 01/31/2013 08:39 pm
And I am sure Ed. will be commenting on how many are using russian engines This will make three launches for the week?
Not only that, but they are all from the same engine family by the same company. NPO Energomash is becoming the world standard, at least this week!

Ed Kyle

First stage engine failure, so much for world standard...

sdsds · « **Reply #102 on:** 02/01/2013 06:30 am »

"Wrong direction of flight" is not "engine failure". Just sayin'.

Art LeBrun · « **Reply #103 on:** 02/01/2013 06:32 am »

Quote from: sdsds on 02/01/2013 06:30 am

"Wrong direction of flight" is not "engine failure". Just sayin'.

This would mean a deliberate engine cutoff - correct?

just-nick · « **Reply #104 on:** 02/01/2013 06:33 am »

Quote from: sdsds on 02/01/2013 06:30 am

"Wrong direction of flight" is not "engine failure". Just sayin'.

Translation or idiom?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #105 on:** 02/01/2013 06:35 am »

Did the engine even cut off? From the lagging webcast, I saw the rocket seemingly flying at a, um, more horizontal angle than normal at ~T+30s, and I was thinking if the guidance went all wrong.

Sounds like the infamous Chinese launch failure in 1996 - and both involving Intelsat satellites. Luckily it doesn't seems to be flying towards the command ship.......

Garrettishere · « **Reply #106 on:** 02/01/2013 06:36 am »

Quote from: sdsds on 02/01/2013 06:30 am

"Wrong direction of flight" is not "engine failure". Just sayin'.

There is a really big difference here. It could've hit the tower on the way out like so:

Ian · « **Reply #107 on:** 02/01/2013 06:38 am »

However happy Columbia Accident anniversary. $:-\$

11min till my video is up on youtube...

rds100 · « **Reply #108 on:** 02/01/2013 06:39 am »

What fuel does it use? Is it toxic?

Garrettishere · « **Reply #109 on:** 02/01/2013 06:40 am »

Quote from: Ian on 02/01/2013 06:38 am

However happy Columbia Accident anniversary. $:-\$

11min till my video is up on youtube...

Were you near the launch site (somehow)? Or is it a screen cap?

DaveS · « **Reply #110 on:** 02/01/2013 06:40 am »

Quote from: rds100 on 02/01/2013 06:39 am

What fuel does it use? Is it toxic?

Kerosene and LOX, so no.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #111 on:** 02/01/2013 06:42 am »

Now it's with RIA, we can call it. Updated the article. Sucks for Sea Launch.

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/02/sea-launch-zenit-3sl-launch-intelsat-27/

I've got to head to work, so keep it rolling on here guys.

pargoo · « **Reply #112 on:** 02/01/2013 06:43 am »

I, too, thought it looked a little off-nominal early on, but didn't think anything more of it until now...

Ian · « **Reply #113 on:** 02/01/2013 06:43 am »

Quote from: Garrettishere on 02/01/2013 06:40 am

Quote from: Ian on 02/01/2013 06:38 am
However happy Columbia Accident anniversary. $:-\$

11min till my video is up on youtube...

Were you near the launch site (somehow)? Or is it a screen cap?

I just recorded the livestream.

owais.usmani · « **Reply #114 on:** 02/01/2013 06:46 am »

http://www.interfax.ru/news.asp?id=288183

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"The accident occurred at the site of the first stage. Already from the rocket launch pad went on the wrong path," - said the source.

owais.usmani · « **Reply #115 on:** 02/01/2013 06:49 am »

http://ria.ru/science/20130201/920787223.html

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"According to preliminary data, the rocket fell into the Pacific Ocean near the floating platform" Odyssey ", from where it started," - said the source.

Ian · « **Reply #116 on:** 02/01/2013 06:50 am »

Here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNcNvqTJ7c4&feature=youtu.be

xm11 · « **Reply #117 on:** 02/01/2013 06:51 am »

it bad time for intelsat

Targeteer · « **Reply #118 on:** 02/01/2013 06:51 am »

Is there a flight termination system or would the engine just be shut down if off course because there was little risk of hitting anything in the middle of the Pacific?

owais.usmani · « **Reply #119 on:** 02/01/2013 06:56 am »

Anik posted in sea launch schedule thread that there are plans to shift some launches from Proton-M to Zenit-3SL this year. Wonder what would happen to these plans now...