NASA Satellite Launches

[william-1]

Live Coverage of the Orion Flight Test (Launch Window Opens at 7:05 a.m.)

Launch Window 11:45 GMT to 14:00 GMT


SES-6 @ 22 west

11128 H 14300 3/5 S2 MPEG-4 HD

Feed for NASA TV

A US space capsule that could help get humans to Mars is about to make its maiden flight.

Orion will be launched on a Delta rocket out of Cape Canaveral in Florida on a short journey above the Earth to test key technologies.

The conical vessel is reminiscent of the Apollo command ships that took men to the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s, but bigger and with cutting-edge systems.

Given that this is a first outing, there will be no people aboard.

Nonetheless, the US space agency describes the demonstration as a major event.

"This is huge; Thursday is a giant day for us," said Nasa administrator Charlie Bolden.

Lift-off is scheduled to occur at 07:05 local time (12:05 GMT), depending on the weather and the technical readiness of all involved.

 

[remlap]

Bloody boat.

 

[william-1]

Lift-off is re-scheduled to occur at 07:17 local time (12:17GMT) due to a boat straying into the launch area.

 

[william-1]

Launch on hold due to ground wind violation.

 

[william-1]

Launch on hold due to ground wind violation.

7:55 EST 12:55 GMT new go for launch

 

[william-1]

7:55 EST 12:55 GMT new go for launch

Hold again due to wind violation,

Feed can also be viewed on 16 east

Eutelsat 16A
12517 H 3166 2/3 S2 MPEG-2

 

[Woody44]

On hold again, due to a faulty valve.
Have they tried turning it off & back on, again, I wonder?

 

[Analoguesat]

I was keeping half an eye on the nasa tv web feed - fortunately I had to be in the office most of this afternoon ;)

Most disappointing to hear the phrase "launch scrubbed" though

 

[skomedal]

Pleased to see that basic safety rules were followed:-

"" When in doubt don't give the shout ""

Why the rush to light the blue touch paper always another launch date available.

Regards

 

[Analoguesat]

*Lights blue touch paper and wanders away whistling innocently*

 

[skomedal]

*Lights blue touch paper and wanders away whistling innocently*

Surely Guy Fawkes was nabbed whilst attempting this manoeuvre

Regards

We digress

 

[william-1]

The first flight test of Orion, NASA’s next-generation spacecraft capable of sending astronauts on future missions to an asteroid and the journey to Mars, now is scheduled to launch today at 7:05 a.m. EST, atop a ULA Delta IV Heavy from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA TV coverage begins at 6 a.m. There is a two-hour, 39-minute launch window. A Thursday attempt was scrubbed due to valve issues that could not be remedied before the launch window closed.

During the flight test, the un-crewed Orion will orbit Earth twice and travel to a distance of 3,600 miles into space before splashing down in the Pacific.

Feeds that may become active for the launch @ 12:05 GMT today,

16 east 12516 H 3166
12.5 west 12679 H 7500
22 west 11128 H 14300
+ on line @ http://www.nasa.gov/
NASA TV coverage begins at 11:00 GMT

 

[Archived-1]

If your are running XBMC you might want to install this plugin.
http://superrepo.org/plugin.video.nasa/

 

[william-1]

Current weather conditions at Cape Canaveral are observed red because of cumulus clouds and precipitation over the launch site. The good news is that both of those violations are expected to clear in about an hour, said Kathy Winters, weather officer for the Air Force’s 45th Weather Squadron.

 

[william-1]

Reported by William-1 on 2014-12-05 12:51 pm

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Eutelsat 16A (16.0°E)

Frequency: 12520 - Pol: H - SR: 3166 - FEC: 2/3

Category: Spectacle

Transmitted in: MPEG-2 4:2:0 (PAL)

Comments: Launch of Orion (S2 HD) 12:05GMT

 

[mikeisyou]

You wont believe this but the Nasa TV online stream has gone off air

 

[skomedal]

Is there any site doing live orbit tracking? As with satellites.

Regards

 

[skomedal]

Satflare is tracking this object on its orbits.

Regards