LRO/LCROSS - Atlas V 401 - Canaveral - 18.06.2009 21:32

[Lin]

Вперед к Луне!  

[Altair]

ПОЛЕТЕЛИ!!!!

[Salo]

2137 GMT (5:37 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 5 minutes, 15 seconds. Centaur engine readings look good as this 10-minute burn continues.
2136 GMT (5:36 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 4 minutes, 32 seconds. The two-halves of the Atlas 5 rocket nose cone encapsulating the spacecraft have separated.
2136 GMT (5:36 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 4 minutes, 24 seconds. Centaur has ignited! The RL10 engine is up and running at full thrust.
2136 GMT (5:36 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 4 minutes, 18 seconds. The Atlas 5's Common Core Booster first stage has been jettisoned, and the Centaur upper stage's liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen systems are being readied for engine start.
2136 GMT (5:36 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 4 minutes, 8 seconds. BECO. Booster Engine Cutoff is confirmed as the RD-180 powerplant on the first stage completes its burn. Standing by to fire the retro thrusters and separate the spent stage.
2135 GMT (5:35 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 3 minutes, 40 seconds. The RD-180 main engine continues to fire normally, burning a mixture of highly refined kerosene and liquid oxygen.
2135 GMT (5:35 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 3 minutes, 10 seconds. The boost phase roll maneuver is underway
2134 GMT (5:34 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 2 minutes, 45 seconds. RD-180 is performing well as the rocket climbs away from the planet.
2134 GMT (5:34 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 2 minutes. Atlas is 11.3 miles in altitude, 9.9 miles downrange from the launch pad, traveling at 2,400 mph already.
2133 GMT (5:33 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 85 seconds. Mach 1.
2133 GMT (5:33 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 70 seconds. All systems reported stable.
2133 GMT (5:33 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 60 seconds. One minute into NASA's lunar voyage.
2132 GMT (5:32 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 50 seconds. The vehicle is disappearing into the clouds.
2132 GMT (5:32 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 30 seconds. The Atlas 5 rocket is thundering away from Cape Canaveral on the power of the RD-180 main engine carrying a robotic scout to reconnoiter the Moon like never before and a sleuth that will dig into a tantalizing mystery at the lunar south pole.
2132 GMT (5:32 p.m. EDT)
LIFTOFF! Liftoff of the Atlas 5 rocket launching NASA's robotic expedition that will pave the way for mankind's return to the Moon. And the vehicle has cleared the tower!

[Altair]

Откуда циклограмма?

[Iva]

Ну, слава Богу!
Полетели!

[Salo]

2140 GMT (5:40 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 8 minutes, 45 seconds. All systems reported stable as the Centaur fires to reach an initial Earth orbit.
2139 GMT (5:39 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 7 minutes, 55 seconds. Passing 120 miles in altitude.
2139 GMT (5:39 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 7 minutes, 15 seconds. Speed now exceeding 12,000 mph.
2138 GMT (5:38 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 6 minutes, 25 seconds. Centaur is 105 miles in altitude and 618 miles downrange.

[Salo]

Откуда циклограмма?

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av020/status.html

[byran]

Потрясающий запуск! С волнительной интригой до последних минут!

[Salo]

2143 GMT (5:43 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 11 minutes. Centaur is 118 miles in altitude and 1,620 miles downrange, traveling well over 14,000 mph.

2141 GMT (5:41 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 9 minutes, 25 seconds. Centaur is 124 miles in altitude and 1,274 miles downrange, traveling at 13,740 mph.

2141 GMT (5:41 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 9 minutes. A little more than five minutes remain in this burn of Centaur.

[Altair]

Понял, спасибо!

[Salo]

2145 GMT (5:45 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 13 minutes. The vehicle is flying right on course. Traveling over 16,000 mph now.

2144 GMT (5:44 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 12 minutes. The RL10 continues to perform well. Tank pressures also look good.

[Чебурашка]

Сколько пауза между 1-ым и 2-ом включением "Центавра"??

[Чебурашка]

1-ое включения РБ отработано!!!

[andybe29]

[Pirx]

Сколько пауза между 1-ым и 2-ом включением "Центавра"??

24 мин

[Salo]

ЦИКЛОГРАММА:

Atlas/LRO and LCROSS launch timeline
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
T-00:02.7   Engine Start
The Russian-designed RD-180 main engine is ignited and undergoes checkout prior to launch.

T+00:01.1   Liftoff
The two strap-on solid rocket boosters are lit as the Atlas 5 vehicle, designated AV-020, lifts off and begins a vertical rise away from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.


T+04:02   Main Engine Cutoff
The RD-180 main engine completes its firing after consuming its kerosene and liquid oxygen fuel supply in the Atlas first stage.

T+04:08   Stage Separation
The Common Core Booster first stage of the Atlas 5 rocket separates from the Centaur upper stage. Over the next few seconds, the Centaur engine liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen systems are readied for ignition.

T+04:18   Centaur Ignition 1
The Centaur RL10 engine ignites for the longer of the today's two upper stage firings. This burn will inject the Centaur stage and spacecraft into a parking orbit.

T+04:26   Nose Cone Jettison
The payload fairing that protected the LRO and LCROSS spacecraft during launch is separated once heating levels drop to predetermined limits.

T+14:01   Centaur Cutoff 1
The Centaur engine shuts down after arriving in a planned parking orbit. The vehicle enters a short coast period before arriving at the required location in space for the second burn.

T+38:28   Centaur Ignition 2
The Centaur re-ignites to accelerate the payloads out of the temporary parking orbit achieved earlier in the launch sequence.

T+43:23   Centaur Cutoff 2
At the conclusion of its second firing, the Centaur will have propelled the LRO and LCROSS spacecraft on their trajectory toward the Moon.

T+46:12   LRO Separation
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is released from the Centaur upper stage to begin its four-day cruise to the Moon.

T+46:16   LCROSS Sequence
The Centaur upper stage begins a safing sequence to deplete its remaining propellant and maneuvering fuel in preparation for the LCROSS mission. Official handover of the rocket stage to LCROSS is expected at T+plus 4 hours, 1 minute and 14 seconds.

[Salo]

2149 GMT (5:49 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 17 minutes, 30 seconds. The rocket is performing its turn to the proper position for the next engine firing.
2147 GMT (5:47 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 15 minutes, 50 seconds. The parking orbit parameters are right on the money.
2146 GMT (5:46 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 14 minutes, 30 seconds. This initial circular orbit is 100 nautical miles in altitude, inclined 28.5 degrees to the equator.
2146 GMT (5:46 p.m. EDT)
T+plus 14 minutes, 6 seconds. MECO 1. Centaur's main engine has shut down following its first burn today, achieving a preliminary orbit around Earth. The rocket will coast in this orbit for about 24 minutes before the RL10 engine re-ignites.

[Salo]

Можно идти курить и выпить по бутылочке пивка.

Ждём второго включения.

[Dude]

Можно идти курить и выпить по бутылочке пивка.

Ждём второго включения.

И пропустить самое интересное - replays?

[Чебурашка]