LIVE: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-D LAUNCH DAY and FD1+ Updates

• #40 by Chris Bergin on 18 Sep, 2013 14:22
• There's the rocketcam reference on the loop. Hopefully it'll kick into life a bit going uphill.

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• #41 by Chris Bergin on 18 Sep, 2013 14:22
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  The TEL (portable gantry) is being rotated. At lift-off TEL is rapidly retracted from the vehicle
• #42 by Chris Bergin on 18 Sep, 2013 14:23
• Going to reboot the rocketcam, to see if that fixes the RF link.

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• #43 by Chris Bergin on 18 Sep, 2013 14:24
• A recycle of the rocketcam would be initiated at T-20 mins. No issue for launch regardless.
  
  

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• #44 by Artyom. on 18 Sep, 2013 14:25
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• #45 by Chris Bergin on 18 Sep, 2013 14:25
• MES Chilldown is go, pending the range resolution.
• #46 by Prober on 18 Sep, 2013 14:25
• Beautiful day for Ord D
   
   

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• #47 by Artyom. on 18 Sep, 2013 14:26
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  Main Engine System chilldown is close. This chills the two AJ-26 engines on the first stage.
• #48 by Targeteer on 18 Sep, 2013 14:26
• ISS crossing over the east coast now headed SW.  woke up just in time to see the start of the coverage.  Three hours of sleep--go to go for a while 
• #49 by Chris Bergin on 18 Sep, 2013 14:29
• And there's L-30 mins.

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• #50 by Targeteer on 18 Sep, 2013 14:29
• Trouble shooting a rocket cam issue--hopefully they get it fixed so we get great views.
• #51 by Prober on 18 Sep, 2013 14:30
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• #52 by Nickolai on 18 Sep, 2013 14:30
• Quote from: Targeteer on 18 Sep, 2013 14:26

  ISS crossing over the east coast now headed SW.  woke up just in time to see the start of the coverage.  Three hours of sleep--go to go for a while 
  

  
  I think you mean SE. ISS never travels west.
• #53 by Chris Bergin on 18 Sep, 2013 14:30
• Wow. Just the one house they still can't clear.
• #54 by Chris Bergin on 18 Sep, 2013 14:31
• Range ops:

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• #55 by Artyom. on 18 Sep, 2013 14:31
• T-30 min
• #56 by Prober on 18 Sep, 2013 14:32
• Range control etc.

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• #57 by Targeteer on 18 Sep, 2013 14:33
• Quote from: Nickolai on 18 Sep, 2013 14:30

  Quote from: Targeteer on 18 Sep, 2013 14:26

  ISS crossing over the east coast now headed SW.  woke up just in time to see the start of the coverage.  Three hours of sleep--go to go for a while 
  

  
  I think you mean SE. ISS never travels west.
  

  
  Correct, eyes still bleary.  ISS crew is running the second of two emergency exercises leading up to watching the launch streamed live.
• #58 by Galactic Penguin SST on 18 Sep, 2013 14:33
• RSO GREEN for the DFO issue.
• #59 by Chris Bergin on 18 Sep, 2013 14:33
• Nice. They've kicked the people out of that one house to clear the range