Canopus Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I like the external "CGI" representation. I find it a lot more interesting to see what the vehicle is doing rather than watching a limited view of a low resolution Camera where half the screen is white Rocket and the other is blinding light or complete darkness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 (edited) Looks exactly like i launch my rovers in KSP. Edited October 6, 2018 by Canopus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 On 9/27/2018 at 7:44 AM, Canopus said: I like the external "CGI" representation. I find it a lot more interesting to see what the vehicle is doing rather than watching a limited view of a low resolution Camera where half the screen is white Rocket and the other is blinding light or complete darkness. Nah, I hate the cgi on all launches, not least because the CGI is invariably lousy. On YouTube, they could easily have multiple channels (SpaceX launches do), with the data on one, camera on the other. Alternately, split the screen if the camera res is low (no need to use more pixels than the native res), with both visible. I like camera views because it's just cool to realize that you are literally watching something reach orbit in real time, along for the ride. I show launches to kids whenever possible, and 100% of them so far are utterly disinterested in the crappy animations, too. The point of live coverage is to interest people. Compare the viewership of SpaceX launches to others, and see why any viewership numbers are different... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinimumSky5 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 That rover is just Arianespace drumming up interest, isn't it? Just in case I missed a big announcement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, MinimumSky5 said: That rover is just Arianespace drumming up interest, isn't it? Just in case I missed a big announcement! The rover is just a possible payload i think, the real point of interest is the SEP tug that Arianespace already hinted at earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 2 hours ago, MinimumSky5 said: That rover is just Arianespace drumming up interest, isn't it? Just in case I missed a big announcement! You didn't. Maybe ESA does have plans for Moon exploration, but they are in nebulous stage for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 https://spacenews.com/arianespace-assessing-impact-of-crewed-soyuz-failure-on-satellite-launching-variant/ seems like european soyuz is continuing as normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reactordrone Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Two hours until launch, then onwards to mercury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Stream is late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, insert_name said: Stream is late I think they put the time in wrong, it's still 1.5 hours to launch if I have the right launch time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Stream is live, t-30 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Almost there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Looks like an impressive launch to watch in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Liftoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reactordrone Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 10,500m/s. Not bad for a 4t payload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Baron Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 (edited) Esa mission page: http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/ Jaxa mission page: http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/bepi/ Hopefully we will have KSP 2.1 ( because "never trust an ending zero") until the arrival in 2025 ;-) Edited October 20, 2018 by Green Baron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Presentation of the next Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M flight: If everything is going right, METOP C should be launched in three days. Funny points: - The last two METOP were launched atop Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat & Fregat-M from Tyuratam, in 2006 and 2012 respectively. - There is no precise data about the mass of C (given around 4200 kg), but METOP A is 4244 kg, and B is 4085 kg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Launch day, today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 When your company is multinational, but your are using 12-hours and MMMM-DD-YYYY formats, even if none of your shareholding countries are using them. ___ Arianespace. Anyway, we got some clear shots of Soyuz 2.1b on its way to the ELS: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) Live is on! Edited November 7, 2018 by XB-70A Found a better link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reactordrone Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Here we go. 19 minutes until lift off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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XB-70A Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 T-49 hours for Mohammed VI-B, the next (and final) Moroccan high-resolution optical reconnaissance satellite: Just like the first one, it is based on the "not-so-new" Pléiades models from Astrium. Five days ago: If everything is normal, the liftoff should occur at 01:42 UTC on Wednesday. It will be the 13th flight, and... the 10th happening at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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