LIVE: Atlas-V 401 - SBIRS GEO 1 - May 7, 2011

• #160 by Chris Bergin on 07 May, 2011 18:09
• Stable at Step 3.
  
  GO Atlas! GO Centaur!
• #161 by Chris Bergin on 07 May, 2011 18:10
• LAUNCH!!

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• #162 by Chris Bergin on 07 May, 2011 18:11
• Pitch and Roll program in.

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• #163 by racshot65 on 07 May, 2011 18:11

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• #164 by racshot65 on 07 May, 2011 18:11

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• #165 by Chris Bergin on 07 May, 2011 18:12
• MaxQ

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• #166 by racshot65 on 07 May, 2011 18:12

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• #167 by Chris Bergin on 07 May, 2011 18:12
• Sexy:

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• #168 by racshot65 on 07 May, 2011 18:13

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• #169 by Chris Bergin on 07 May, 2011 18:13

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• #170 by Chris Bergin on 07 May, 2011 18:13
• 5G throttling.
• #171 by racshot65 on 07 May, 2011 18:15
• MECO

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• #172 by Chris Bergin on 07 May, 2011 18:15
• Staging. 1-2 sep. Second stage ignition

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• #173 by Mapperuo on 07 May, 2011 18:15
• Shame they cut away during the best bits of the rocket cam.
• #174 by Chris Bergin on 07 May, 2011 18:15
• Fairing Jettison

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• #175 by ugordan on 07 May, 2011 18:16
• Gah, such lovely onboard video and yet they keep switching back to a fuzzy long range tracker and CGI graphics...
• #176 by PahTo on 07 May, 2011 18:17
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  Wow, footage of staging was spectacular!
  
  Also nice to see pads 39A and 39B from "Atlas cam" early in the flight.
  
  Way to look ULA!
• #177 by Chris Bergin on 07 May, 2011 18:17
• Big boxy bird heading downrange.

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• #178 by MadameConcorde on 07 May, 2011 18:19
• Great pictures - thank you.
  
  Was outside at said time and looking in the right direction but did not see Atlas.
  
  Happy about launch success.
  Congratulations!
  
  
• #179 by PahTo on 07 May, 2011 18:19
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  It seemed they went away from the "best parts" deliberately--right at the most dynamic times.  Still, pretty awesome!