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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #120 on: 11/20/2013 12:15 am »
Holy crap, that thing hauls!

Mach 1.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #121 on: 11/20/2013 12:15 am »
LAUNCH!!
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #122 on: 11/20/2013 12:16 am »
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #123 on: 11/20/2013 12:16 am »
Cochina radar is tracking

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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #126 on: 11/20/2013 12:16 am »
Stage 1 sep, stage 2 ignition.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #127 on: 11/20/2013 12:16 am »
Stage 2 attitude nominal

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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #128 on: 11/20/2013 12:17 am »
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #129 on: 11/20/2013 12:17 am »
Stage 3 TVC battery activation.

Stage 2-3 separation.

Stage 3 ignition.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #130 on: 11/20/2013 12:17 am »
S3 TVC battery activated, power level looks good

Staging

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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #131 on: 11/20/2013 12:18 am »
Nice 2-3 sep.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #132 on: 11/20/2013 12:18 am »
Fairing separation.

Link 88 switching to stage 4 antenna.

TVC actuator responding as expected.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #133 on: 11/20/2013 12:18 am »
S3 tailing off

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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #134 on: 11/20/2013 12:18 am »
Stage 3 tailoff.

Orienting to stage 4 ignition attitude.

290 miles downrange, 150 miles altitude, Mach 20.
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #135 on: 11/20/2013 12:19 am »
Nominal burnout

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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #137 on: 11/20/2013 12:20 am »
No commentary throughout....
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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #138 on: 11/20/2013 12:20 am »
Coasting to apogee

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Re: LIVE: Orbital Minotaur-1 - ORS 3 - November 19, 2013
« Reply #139 on: 11/20/2013 12:20 am »
Holy crap, that thing took off fast... Already coasting above the atmosphere waiting for stage 4 ignition.

What are the G-loads for this LV?
« Last Edit: 11/20/2013 12:21 am by Lars_J »

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