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#20
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jacqmans
on 07 Aug, 2013 19:03
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Todd Halvorson:
Delta IV propellant-loading held up by ULA launch director. Awaiting readiness of the military satellite onboard. Report due soon.
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#21
by
jacqmans
on 07 Aug, 2013 19:07
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Todd Halvorson:
Delta IV launch director is GO for fuel-loading. He was awaiting a readiness call from managers responsible for the military comsat onboard
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#22
by
Chris Bergin
on 07 Aug, 2013 19:57
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ULA:
Here are photos and a caption from tower rollback this morning. First motion of the tower was at 10:27 a.m.
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (Aug. 7, 2013) - A United Launch Alliance Delta IV stands ready for launch at Space Launch Complex-37 with the Air Force's Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-6) payload. Wideband Global SATCOM provides anytime, anywhere communication for the warfighter through broadcast, multicast and point to point connections.
Photo by Pat Corkery, United Launch Alliance
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#23
by
Chris Bergin
on 07 Aug, 2013 21:04
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#24
by
Ford Mustang
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:04
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Current live streaming of the loading:
Remember, live commentary begins 20 minutes before liftoff, planned time is 8:29pm EDT.
Update at 7:39pm EDT: L-50 minutes and counting. The sun is slowly sinking for our post-sunset launch.
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#25
by
robertross
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:17
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#26
by
robertross
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:27
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#27
by
Prober
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:33
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#28
by
Overflow
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:35
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The RS-68 first stage main engine spin start system has been pressurized.
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#29
by
Overflow
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:38
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First commanding tests for the vehicle steering systems are complete.
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#30
by
Lars_J
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:38
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Where is the livestream? The ULA home page doesn't have a livestream link yet.
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#31
by
Overflow
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:40
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#32
by
Overflow
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:41
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#33
by
Overflow
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:42
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The rocket looks great with the Florida sun setting.
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#34
by
Overflow
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:44
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Everything still looks good for a 8:29 p.m launch time.
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#35
by
Overflow
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:47
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From SpaceFlightNow..
Now moving into the final 45 minutes of the countdown to launch.
This launch will deliver to orbit the sixth satellite in the Wideband Global SATCOM series, this one being the paid contribution from the Australian Defence Force to join the system.
"The cooperation we've had with Australia has been extremely successful," said Dave Madden, the MILSATCOM director at the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center.
"It really helps all parties. It brings down our overall operating costs to operate the constellation and provides the capabilities to the U.S. (and) it provides critical capability that Australia needed to support its infrastructure as well as its warfighters. Third, it created interoperability between our forces. When we are deployed together we are operating on the same system. It really was a win-win, I believe, for all parties."
The Boeing Company builds the craft.
WGS 6 was completed in the factory last August and entered storage awaiting launch. Boeing shipped the satellite from its factory in El Segundo to Cape Canaveral on May 16. Fueling was completed June 11 and encapsulation in the shroud that will cover it during launch was finished June 21.
On July 23, the spacecraft was transported from the Astrotech processing facility in Titusville to Complex 37 where it was hoisted atop the Delta 4 rocket.
The company has four additional WGS satellites in the pipeline for more WGS launches starting in 2015.
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#36
by
Overflow
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:49
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20 minutes til commentary begins.
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#37
by
Overflow
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:51
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#38
by
Overflow
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:54
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#39
by
Prober
on 07 Aug, 2013 23:55
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