LIVE: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013

• #260 by Ford Mustang on 18 Nov, 2013 17:31
• Vehicle 45 miles in altitude, 96 miles down range, 7,00mph.  Vehicle now 25% of its liftoff weight.
• #261 by Chris Bergin on 18 Nov, 2013 17:31
• That pitching was really nice to see on the telemetry screen. Hadn't noticed that before.

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• #262 by Chris Bergin on 18 Nov, 2013 17:32
• Nominal flight. 5G throttling.

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• #263 by Ford Mustang on 18 Nov, 2013 17:32
• BECO!  Stage 1/2 sep.  Stage 2 ignition!

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• #264 by Star One on 18 Nov, 2013 17:32
• BECO + SEP
• #265 by Ford Mustang on 18 Nov, 2013 17:33
• Fairing sep!

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• #266 by Chris Bergin on 18 Nov, 2013 17:33
• Staging.
  
  1-2 Sep. Centaur ignition. Fairing Sep.

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• #267 by Chris Bergin on 18 Nov, 2013 17:33
• 11,700 mph.
• #268 by Artyom. on 18 Nov, 2013 17:33
• Fairing separation.

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• #269 by Star One on 18 Nov, 2013 17:34
• An actual CGI model of MAVEN rather than the generic model satellite they usually seem to use.
• #270 by Artyom. on 18 Nov, 2013 17:34
• Quote

  This first Centaur burn is 9 minutes and 30 seconds in duration and boosts the stack into a parking orbit around Earth.
• #271 by Ford Mustang on 18 Nov, 2013 17:36
• Vehicle performing nominally.  Some noise in the telemetry but still looking good.

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• #272 by SaxtonHale on 18 Nov, 2013 17:36
• That view through the clouds was stunning, what a beautiful sight.
• #273 by psloss on 18 Nov, 2013 17:37
• Into the clouds from the press site pretty quickly, but the sound was nice.
  

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• #274 by Ford Mustang on 18 Nov, 2013 17:38
• Antigua now providing data.  Loss of COMM through the Cape being so far away.
• #275 by psloss on 18 Nov, 2013 17:38
• One more.  (Will post the full res on L2 later.)
  

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• #276 by Chris Bergin on 18 Nov, 2013 17:38
• Smooth flight. RL-10 - set to become an even more famous engine in the future - having no problems, per usual.

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• #277 by Chris Bergin on 18 Nov, 2013 17:39
• Quote from: psloss on 18 Nov, 2013 17:38

  One more.  (Will post the full res on L2 later.)
  
  

  
  Awesome. I'll update the article from the screenshot to one of yours later
• #278 by Chris Bergin on 18 Nov, 2013 17:40
• 120 seconds to MECO-1 on the Centaur.
• #279 by Robotbeat on 18 Nov, 2013 17:42
• MECO1. Main engine shutdown 1.