Rocket Launch notification thread

[MartG]

Rerun of the Progress launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le1A0q8rOWg

In other news, NROL-52 scrubbed again due to weather

Edited by MartG on Saturday 14th October 10:56

[MartG]

NROL-52 launch video - skip to 26:40 for the launch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9-bBst2b8k

[Beati Dogu]

Glad that got away OK, finally. They weren't having much luck with the weather in particular.

Some nice camera work too. I always love that Atlas start up whoosh sound as they spin up the turbo pumps.

[MartG]

Falcon 9 due off this evening - launch window opens at 19:34

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUjH14vhLxA

Plan is for a barge landing

Edited by MartG on Monday 30th October 16:18

[Eric Mc]

Looks a lovely evening over in Florida. Should be a nice launch to watch.

[MartG]

Minotaur C due off 21:37 tonight

https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/10/31/minotaur-c-s...

[MartG]

Minotaur launch live video on this page

https://www.orbitalatk.com/news-room/feature-stori...

[Beati Dogu]

Thanks. Hard to believe they can get 10 useable satellites on that.

That's a nice Falcon 9 photo above too. You can see the extra hold downs for the F9 Heavy side rockets in that.

[MartG]

Lost telemetry !

[MartG]

Telemtry recovered - phew !

[Beati Dogu]

Love the 1980s-style graphics.

Each satellites is about the size of a loaf of bread apparently.

[MartG]

Launch video ( short version ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x2ng23v_MQ

[Beati Dogu]

4 solid rocket engines, one after the other. Like a giant bottle rocket.

[MartG]

Youtube link to the Vega launch from Kourou which took place early this morning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT3Wc2Qs8yU

[Eric Mc]

I can never get excited about solid motor launchers.

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

I can never get excited about solid motor launchers.

I'm always impressed by the speed they leave the pad compared to liquid fuelled ones

[Eric Mc]

There is that. But they are a bit "fireworky".

[FurtiveFreddy]

Eric Mc said:

There is that. But they are a bit "fireworky".

Albeit without a big bang at the end.

Usually.

[Eric Mc]

They are actually pretty reliable - but when they go wrong, they go VERY wrong.

[MartG]

Tomorrow ( Sat ) lunchtime

Antares • OA-8
Launch time: 1237 GMT (7:37 a.m. EST)
Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
An Orbital ATK Antares rocket will launch the ninth Cygnus cargo freighter on the eighth operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as OA-8. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230 configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage.