Author Topic: LIVE: Sea Launch - Eutelsat 3B - May 26, 2014 (2110UTC) (Read 69120 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #100 on:** 05/26/2014 09:14 pm »

On to second stage flight. She's doing well so far!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #101 on:** 05/26/2014 09:15 pm »

Three minutes to 2-3 sep.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #102 on:** 05/26/2014 09:16 pm »

William Graham · « **Reply #103 on:** 05/26/2014 09:17 pm »

Stage 2 main engine cutoff confirmed - vernier still burning. Still about a minute from scheduled sep.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #104 on:** 05/26/2014 09:18 pm »

Their mission clock is a bit off.

Second stage shutdown.

William Graham · « **Reply #105 on:** 05/26/2014 09:19 pm »

Staging - Blok-DM and satellite now on their own

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #106 on:** 05/26/2014 09:19 pm »

Ah, no - they are on track.

Staging 2-3 sep. Block DM in first burn.

A12 · « **Reply #107 on:** 05/26/2014 09:21 pm »

Even Airbus selected an impressive soundtrack for their video :-)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #108 on:** 05/26/2014 09:23 pm »

William Graham · « **Reply #109 on:** 05/26/2014 09:24 pm »

Blok-DM shutdown confirmed, into the coast phase.

Time was 21:23:12 UTC

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #110 on:** 05/26/2014 09:24 pm »

End of the first burn. 30 min coast phase.

William Graham · « **Reply #111 on:** 05/26/2014 09:25 pm »

Upper stage appears to be entering a roll, presumably for thermal control

Mapperuo · « **Reply #112 on:** 05/26/2014 09:32 pm »

A12 · « **Reply #113 on:** 05/26/2014 09:47 pm »

Semyorka and Korolev there !

A12 · « **Reply #114 on:** 05/26/2014 09:49 pm »

What about the second burn ?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #115 on:** 05/26/2014 09:51 pm »

Semyorka and Korolev there !

RSC Energia promos with bombastic soundtrack.

What about the second burn ?

Still 2.5 minutes away.

jcm · « **Reply #116 on:** 05/26/2014 09:51 pm »

What about the second burn ?

2 minutes to go till MES-2

I liked the Energiya greatest hits video. Especially the Zond-5 turtles.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #117 on:** 05/26/2014 09:54 pm »

Well that was a lot of Russian chest thumping!

Second burn underway!

William Graham · « **Reply #118 on:** 05/26/2014 09:54 pm »

Second burn underway at 21:53:45, seven minutes of powered flight remaining.

jcm · « **Reply #119 on:** 05/26/2014 09:54 pm »

DM second burn start 2153:45 UTC