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#300
by
Artyom.
on 18 Nov, 2013 17:55
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#301
by
Artyom.
on 18 Nov, 2013 17:56
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#302
by
Targeteer
on 18 Nov, 2013 17:58
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orbit now 176 X 86 nm Is it really pointing retrograde as indicated in the display? Is that for thermal conditioning?
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#303
by
Ford Mustang
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:00
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T+1900sec. No change from previous reports.
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#304
by
AJA
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:00
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orbit now 176 X 86 nm Is it really pointing retrograde as indicated in the display? Is that for thermal conditioning?
Nah.. the PTC roll is about the longitudinal axis. Angular velocity vector for a positive roll rate points from engines to S/C. I don't know about the pitch and yaw angles though.
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#305
by
Herb Schaltegger
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:02
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orbit now 176 X 86 nm Is it really pointing retrograde as indicated in the display? Is that for thermal conditioning?
I'm not watching the stream, but if the vehicle is in an inertially-stable attitude, what is "retrograde" now would be prograde once it's halfway round its orbit.
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#306
by
Ford Mustang
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:04
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Vehicle turning to MES-2 attitude.
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#307
by
Targeteer
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:04
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orbit now 176 X 86 nm Is it really pointing retrograde as indicated in the display? Is that for thermal conditioning?
I'm not watching the stream, but if the vehicle is in an inertially-stable attitude, what is "retrograde" now would be prograde once it's halfway round its orbit.
bad choice of words, how about backwards
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#308
by
Herb Schaltegger
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:06
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bad choice of words, how about backwards
LOL. That works for me.
Anyway, thanks to all for the continuing live coverage, all. Stuck at work with crappy bandwidth makes streaming an unlikely proposition.
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#309
by
eeergo
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:07
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Passed through perigee, already ascending again, PTC despinning in progress.
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#310
by
JimO
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:08
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So who on the ground will be spotting the engine plume for MECO-2? That is, which country is about to have a 'UFO flap'?? Australia again?
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#311
by
deltaV
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:08
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2 min to second burn. It's pointing forwards again in preparation for the second burn.
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#312
by
Ford Mustang
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:08
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Tank pressures rising ahead of MES-2.
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#313
by
Ford Mustang
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:09
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MES-2! This is a 5 and a half minute burn.
Boy, that apogee really took off!
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#314
by
AJA
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:09
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Haha.. back to the "proper" attitude.
Pre MES sequence started with RCS burning at a 100% duty cycle for prop settling. Tank pressures increasing prior to MES-2
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#315
by
Chris Bergin
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:10
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Second burn underway.
Five and a half minute burn.
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#316
by
deltaV
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:10
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Second engine start, everything looks good.
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#317
by
eeergo
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:11
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Burning off hydrazine to maximize performance while in the second Centaur burn.
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#318
by
AJA
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:11
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Ignition. Transient being nulled out.
Closed loop control.
Correcting out a bit of LOX bias.
Executing hydrazine burn-off to maximise vehicle performance.
All nominal
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#319
by
deltaV
on 18 Nov, 2013 18:13
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The inclination is increasing. Now 27.3 deg.
