Minotaur I/ORS-3 Launch 11/19.

[Kryten]

Some more streams up now, much better image quality;

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ustream_ed.html

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ustream_media.html

[ajshell1]

I'll be looking for this launch. I might not be seeing it because of all the trees near my house, but I'll be looking for it. I saw LADEE just fine, so I'm hoping I'll be seeing a launch again.

Edited November 20, 2013 by ajshell1

[jjwb22101]

I get that, but you're still looking at adding a lot of (useful) debris to an already debris-cluttered orbit.

Yeah, in terms of that, we sorta just have to hope. KESSLER SYNDROME ALL THE WAY!!!

[Smidge204]

I get that, but you're still looking at adding a lot of (useful) debris to an already debris-cluttered orbit.

They won't be in orbit forever. I don't know what altitude they'll be released at but it'll be in LEO, and with no propulsion they will eventually re-enter the atmosphere.

=Smidge=

[Bunsen]

I get that, but you're still looking at adding a lot of (useful) debris to an already debris-cluttered orbit.

Cubesat-sized objects have pretty short lifetimes at 500km. These will deorbit within a few years. The problem gets worse for things at higher altitudes where small debris can last for decades.

[duncan1297]

10 minutes!

[duncan1297]

1 minute!:D

[deadshot462]

Did that rocket just teleport to space?

[Cooly568]

Okay that was a little ridiculous for a rocket.

[Tiberion]

Uh oh spaghetti-Os.

Err nevermind?

I swear it looked liked it went ballistic and crashed, everything went dark for a min. Suddenly more rocket.

That thing is Haulin'

[Kryten]

I genuinely thought it had it exploded on the pad for a couple of seconds there, it went out of view so fast. I suppose that's to be expected with a repurposed ICBM.

[Brofessional]

Gotta go fast

[mythbusters844]

*clicks stream* Aw crap I misse-wait what T-10 seconds? A delay because of software glitch moved the launch to 5:15 PST? Wa....WOOOO! Awesome launch!

Words cannot explain that amount of luck

[Smidge204]

Yay I actually got to see it this time! Tiny orange dot, really bookin' too.

It seems like every damn time something cool happens it's overcast... and there are clouds to the east which the rocket vanished behind, so I got lucky for a change!

Did that rocket just teleport to space?

Must be using HyperEdit!

=Smidge=

[tstehler1]

That looked like an explosion. I seriously thought the thing failed on launch.

[deadshot462]

That looked like an explosion. I seriously thought the thing failed on launch.

Agreed. I hope their cameras can show a slow-mo replay. I thought LADEE went fast.

[ajshell1]

I saw it. Unfortunately, I lost sight of it after the second stage. It was still pretty cool though.

[Guest]

That was an amazingly quick launch. I'm surprised I caught it at -50seconds...

[jjwb22101]

Primary payload deployed, though personally I'm waiting to hear about the cubesats, since that's the part I worked on (even though I had only a tiny part).

[jjwb22101]

Cubesat-sized objects have pretty short lifetimes at 500km. These will deorbit within a few years. The problem gets worse for things at higher altitudes where small debris can last for decades.

I had completely forgot about that. I know ours at least has an orbital lifespan of about 2 years (about four times as long as the expected lifespan of the satellite itself).

[Kryten]

Cubesat sep is happening out of contact with any ground stations. It'll probably be a while before we've got confirmation of it.

[Bunsen]

Primary payload deployed, though personally I'm waiting to hear about the cubesats, since that's the part I worked on (even though I had only a tiny part).

Good luck to all of those, and may Murphy look the other way for your entire mission. I'm more than a little jealous that you got to have a hand in spaceflight in friggin' high school.

I got to see a good part of it all the way from Buffalo -- last 20 or 30 seconds of stage 2 through maybe the first 40 seconds of stage 3, then it went behind the clouds. That's the first launch I've seen with my own eyes that wasn't powered by Estes.

[jjwb22101]

Good luck to all of those, and may Murphy look the other way for your entire mission. I'm more than a little jealous that you got to have a hand in spaceflight in friggin' high school.

I got to see a good part of it all the way from Buffalo -- last 20 or 30 seconds of stage 2 through maybe the first 40 seconds of stage 3, then it went behind the clouds. That's the first launch I've seen with my own eyes that wasn't powered by Estes.

Powered by Estes is pretty good, though I somewhat prefer Aerotech.

As for the satellite, I was just lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.

[Motokid600]

Awesome launch. Walked to the soccer field behind my house. Watched it ascend through the low level clouds and could see the first three stages burn out and ignite. I gotta get a picture next time.. well until December 15th.

[Stone Blue]

Good luck to all of those, and may Murphy look the other way for your entire mission. I'm more than a little jealous that you got to have a hand in spaceflight in friggin' high school.

I got to see a good part of it all the way from Buffalo -- last 20 or 30 seconds of stage 2 through maybe the first 40 seconds of stage 3, then it went behind the clouds. That's the first launch I've seen with my own eyes that wasn't powered by Estes.

Ditto on part one! I wouldve given anything to have had a decent science program at my highschool, other than the ex-State Trooper disciplinarian that was more interested in being an @ss to us than actually teaching, and the 75yr old miserable drunk woman supposedly teaching Chemistry, who kept a bottle of hooch in her desk (AND drank it with her "coffee" during class!!)

And ditto on part two!...Saw the same from 35 miles SE of Buffalo..

At first, I also thought it exploded...Then I thought WOW!! that thing lifted FAST!!!....They need to have a camera further back from the pad for the public feed...LOL