SES 8 - Falcon 9 v1.1 - 03.12.2013 - Canaveral SLC-40

[Salo]

2235 GMT (5:35 p.m. EST)
 T-minus 6 minutes and counting. The Falcon 9 rocket is now operating on internal power.
The strongback umbilical tower will soon be lowered a few degrees to clear the rocket for launch. The procedure begins with opening of cradles gripping the rocket at attach points, then hydraulics lower the tower into launch position.
 
2234 GMT (5:34 p.m. EST)
 T-minus 6 minutes, 30 seconds. The Falcon 9's heaters are being deactivated, and the rocket will be transitioned to internal power in a few seconds.
 
2234 GMT (5:34 p.m. EST)
 T-minus 7 minutes and counting. Within the next minute, the Falcon 9's flight computer will be commanded to its alignment state. The Merlin engine pumps are continuing to chill down.
The launch danger area around Cape Canaveral is clear for launch.
 
2233 GMT (5:33 p.m. EST)
 T-minus 8 minutes and counting. Good chilldown continues on the first stage engines, and closeouts of the upper stage's gaseous nitrogen attitude control system are underway.
 
2232 GMT (5:32 p.m. EST)
 T-minus 9 minutes and counting. Prevalves leading to the Falcon 9's Merlin 1D first stage engines are opening, permitting super-cold liquid oxygen to flow into the engines to condition the turbopumps for ignition.
 
2231 GMT (5:31 p.m. EST)
 T-minus 10 minutes and counting. The terminal countdown autosequence has started. Any hold after this point will result in an automatic abort and recycle to T-minus 13 minutes.

[Salo]

Отошла кабель-мачта.

[Salo]

2236 GMT (5:36 p.m. EST)
T-minus 5 minutes and counting. The cradles connecting the strongback to the Falcon 9 rocket have opened.

[Salo]

Улетела!

[Salo]

Есть отделение первой ступени!

[Salo]

Есть сброс ГО!

[Salo]

2244 GMT (6:33 p.m. EST)
T+plus 3 minutes. The Falcon 9 first stage engines have cut off, the stages have separated, and the rocket's second stage Merlin vacuum engine has ignited for its approximately six-minute firing to reach orbital velocity.

2243 GMT (5:43 p.m. EST)
T+plus 2 minutes. Now soaring at an altitude of more than 20 miles, the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage will shut down and jettison in about one minute. Two engines will be turned off first, followed a few moments later by the remaining seven engines.

And chilldown of the second stage's vacuum-rated Merlin 1D engine has started in preparation for its ignition.

2242 GMT (5:42 p.m. EST)
T+plus 1 minute. The Falcon 9 rocket is approaching the speed of sound and the phase of maximum aerodynamic pressure.

2241 GMT (5:41 p.m. EST)
T+plus 30 seconds. The Falcon 9 rocket's pitch program has initiated to put the 224-foot-tall rocket on an easterly trajectory from Cape Canaveral.

2241 GMT (5:41 p.m. EST)
LIFTOFF of the Falcon 9 rocket with SES 8, inaugurating a new Falcon 9 launch capability while serving television markets in the Asia-Pacific.

[instml]

Все спят

[Salo]

2249 GMT (5:49 p.m. EST)
T+plus 8 minutes. About 30 seconds until the second stage Merlin engine is supposed to shut down as the vehicle reaches orbit. The rocket is aiming for an initial parking orbit with SES 8, and it will re-ignite later to boost the satellite into a supersynchronous transfer orbit.

2248 GMT (5:48 p.m. EST)
T+plus 7 minutes, 30 seconds. The vehicle remains in a nominal trajectory. Velocity is 4.5 kilometers per second, and the Falcon 9 is flying east of Cape Canaveral.

2247 GMT (5:47 p.m. EST)
T+plus 6 minutes. The kerosene-fueled Merlin 1D upper stage engine generates about 161,000 pounds of thrust in vacuum.

2246 GMT (5:46 p.m. EST)
T+plus 5 minutes, 25 seconds. Everything reported to be going well with this second stage engine firing. The Merlin vacuum engine uses an ultra-thin niobium nozzle extension for greater efficiency in the upper atmosphere.

2244 GMT (5:44 p.m. EST)
T+plus 3 minutes, 45 seconds. The SpaceX-built 5.2-meter diameter payload fairing has separated.

2244 GMT (5:44 p.m. EST)
T+plus 3 minutes. The Falcon 9 first stage engines have cut off, the stages have separated, and the rocket's second stage Merlin vacuum engine has ignited for its approximately six-minute firing to reach orbital velocity.

[opty]

Не все 

[opty]

А вот трансляция прервалась  :cry:

[Ну-и-ну]

Сижу без звука, порядок там?

[opty]

Заставка . Ничего не понятно , а как же второй пуск двигателя и выход на суперсинхронную орбиту ?

[cavia]

вопрос в том, как пройдет второе включение мерлина?

[Dude]

 закончилась трансляция. результаты появятся на сайте.

[opty]

Нееее ... У китайцев при запуске Юйту , все круче было организовано

[Salo]

2253 GMT (5:53 p.m. EST)
 After a loss of the live video transmission from the Falcon 9 second stage, SpaceX confirms the rocket has arrived in its preliminary parking orbit.
The Falcon 9 second stage is now in a coast phase scheduled to last about 18 minutes. The Merlin 1D engine will fire again at about T+plus 27 minutes for approximately 71 seconds.
Spacecraft separation is scheduled for T+plus 31 minutes, 15 seconds, but SpaceX plans to end the webcast in a few minutes. News of the outcome of the critical second burn and deployment of SES 8 will come later.

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opty пишет:
Нееее ... У китайцев при запуске Юйту , все круче было организовано

Маску китайцы не указ.

[Salo]

2301 GMT (6:01 p.m. EST)
 Re-ignition of the upper stage should occur at about 6:08 p.m. EST (2308 GMT) for a burn of about 71 seconds.
Separation of the SES 8 satellite will come a few minutes later.
We expect an update from SpaceX soon after those milestones are achieved.

[Liss]

SpaceX подтвердил выход на опорную орбиту.
Второе включение примерно в 03:08 ЛМВ. Ждем...