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#80 by kevin-rf on 04 Apr, 2014 14:38
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I fear Chris has move over to the SpaceX side
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#81 by Chris Bergin on 04 Apr, 2014 14:55
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Why isn't the title
"Range Realigns – NROL-67 mission targets April 10" ;-)
Supply and Demand!
NROL-67 thread has 11,000 reads.
CRS-3's two threads have 350,000 reads.
(Plus we already had an Atlas V article leading, ULA's realignment was yesterday, SpaceX's was today, and "OMG IT'S SPACEX. DRAGONS AND PUPPIES FOR EVERYONE!!"
Don't worry "update only!" people, I'll moderate myself later! -
#82 by Galactic Penguin SST on 07 Apr, 2014 16:34
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#83 by Chris Bergin on 07 Apr, 2014 20:20
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ULA:
Everything is moving forward for the National Reconnaissance Office (NROL-67) launch this Thursday. The mission is set to lift off on a ULA Atlas V rocket on Thursday, April 10 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 1:45 p.m. EDT. Today’s forecast shows a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. -
#84 by Targeteer on 09 Apr, 2014 03:10
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From Facebook
The ULA Launch Readiness Review for #NROL67 is complete and we are GO for launch this Thursday, April 10. Launch is planned for 1:45 pm EDT. -
#85 by jacqmans on 09 Apr, 2014 16:07
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Nice photo from Ben Cooper, taken this morning.
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#86 by Chris Bergin on 09 Apr, 2014 17:18
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Ah, would have thought they would be Ben Cooper's work. The release only said "United Launch Alliance". Let's give his site a link to hat tip!
http://www.launchphotography.com/
ULA Release.
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolled out this morning to Space Launch Complex 41 in preparation for tomorrow’s NROL-67 launch for the National Reconnaissance Office. Today’s forecast continues to show a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (April 9, 2014) - A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rolls out to Space Launch Complex-41 with a National Reconnaissance Office payload. Launch is set for Thursday, April 10 at 1:45 p.m. EDT. Designated NROL-67, the mission is in support of national defense.
Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance
L-1: Wednesday, April 9
· 1:30 p.m.: Remote camera photographers meet at the Air Force Space and Missile History Center to be escorted to SLC-41
L-0: Thursday, April 10
· 12:15 p.m.: Media meet to be escorted to launch viewing location
Satellite Coordinates
ALL TIMES PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
BARS AND TONE – 12:55 P.M.
PROGRAM START – 1:25 P.M.
LAUNCH TIME – 1:45 P.M.
Transmission FOR digital HIGH definiton
SATELLITE: SES 2
TRANSPONDER: 21
BAND: C-Band Digital
ORBITAL POSITION: 87 degrees west
CARRIER: SES Americom
HD BANDWIDTH: 18 MHz (half transponder ‘AB’)
DOWNLINK FREQ: 4111 MHz (Horizontal)
UPLINK FREQ: 6336 MHz (Vertical)
SYMBOL RATE: 13
FEC: ¾
DATA RATE: 17.9705
DVBS-QPSK
MPEG-2
AUDIO EMBEDDED
Weather Forecast
Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 10%
Primary concern(s): Thick Clouds
Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24 hour delay: 20%
Primary concern(s): Thick Clouds and Cumulus Clouds
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#87 by mheney on 09 Apr, 2014 20:53
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Just want to verify the launch time - there are conflicting time zone designations:
ULA:
Everything is moving forward for the National Reconnaissance Office (NROL-67) launch this Thursday. The mission is set to lift off on a ULA Atlas V rocket on Thursday, April 10 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 1:45 p.m. EDT. Today’s forecast shows a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
andALL TIMES PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
BARS AND TONE – 12:55 P.M.
PROGRAM START – 1:25 P.M.
LAUNCH TIME – 1:45 P.M.
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#88 by Satori on 10 Apr, 2014 10:19
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Moved for live coverage!
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#89 by input~2 on 10 Apr, 2014 11:31
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WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
ROCKETS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 101745Z TO 101910Z APR,
ALTERNATE 111741Z TO 111906Z APR
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-37N 080-36W, 28-38N 080-33W,
28-36N 079-20W, 28-29N 079-20W,
28-32N 080-33W, 28-33N 080-36W.
B. 28-28N 077-42W, 28-27N 077-13W,
28-23N 077-13W, 28-24N 077-42W.
C. 27-37N 069-22W, 27-24N 067-31W,
27-15N 067-31W, 27-31N 069-22W.
D. 23-09N 048-54W, 22-38N 047-02W,
22-32N 047-02W, 23-05N 048-54W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 112006Z APR 14.//
Authority: EASTERN RANGE OP A6938 031235Z APR 14.
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#90 by Chris Bergin on 10 Apr, 2014 12:59
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An astonishing feature article by William Graham. Make sure you share this on your social media platforms!
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/04/atlas-v-nrol-67-military-mission/ -
#91 by Jim on 10 Apr, 2014 13:12
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Only have seen JUMPSEAT associated with radar, never have seen MERCURY/CANYON/VORTEX OR RHYOLITE/MAGNUM/ORION with it.
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#92 by robertross on 10 Apr, 2014 13:17
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An astonishing feature article by William Graham. Make sure you share this on your social media platforms!
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/04/atlas-v-nrol-67-military-mission/
Damn, what a read!
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#93 by kevin-rf on 10 Apr, 2014 13:22
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Is it still Thursday? That was an excellent nice and long article!
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#94 by Star One on 10 Apr, 2014 13:37
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#95 by jacqmans on 10 Apr, 2014 13:41
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From ULA face book page
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#96 by Satori on 10 Apr, 2014 13:46
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An astonishing feature article by William Graham. Make sure you share this on your social media platforms!
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/04/atlas-v-nrol-67-military-mission/
Indeed, very good article!! -
#97 by Skyrocket on 10 Apr, 2014 14:06
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An astonishing feature article by William Graham. Make sure you share this on your social media platforms!
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/04/atlas-v-nrol-67-military-mission/
Great work!
Just a little nitpicking: The explosion shown is not from the Mercury launch, it was from the 1986 launch failure of a Titan-34D with the last Hexagon spy sat. -
#98 by Artyom. on 10 Apr, 2014 14:10
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ULA @ulalaunch
RocketSunrise: The AtlasV with NROL67 on the Space Launch Complex-41 launch pad earlier this morning
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#99 by Skyrocket on 10 Apr, 2014 14:12
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Only have seen JUMPSEAT associated with radar, never have seen MERCURY/CANYON/VORTEX OR RHYOLITE/MAGNUM/ORION with it.
As far as i know, the series had following primary purposes:
* Canyon / Chalet / Vortex / Magnum for communications
* Rhyolite / Aquacade / Magnum / Orion for missile telemetry
* Jumpseat / Trumpet for radar pinpointing
BTW: A good read on the Canyon series is "Eavesdroppers in disguise" by Jeffrey T. Richelson.
