Space Launch Megathread

[sss]

Well, now they are just talking, talking...

wheres the good part?

[Agamemnon]

the first launch today - soyuz-u with a russian govt sat - was successful...

the next in the line is the japanese launcher h-2a

[Kryten]

Stream is up; without translation, unfortunately.

[Kryten]

Launch in ten minutes... I think.

[Agamemnon]

on the youtube stream, there is some english commentary... not everything is translated, but at least some part is...

btw - 6 min

[Agamemnon]

and now the last launch today: ils proton with a canadian sat...

streams:

http://nimiq6.imgondemand.com/streamFlash.aspx

http://www.tsenki.com/broadcast/broadcast/live1.php

[Kryten]

2 minutes.

[Kreuzung]

Came on the stream half a second before engine ignition ;D

[RC1062]

And my dad decided to load a webpage, leaving the stream frozen on ignition...

My first live launch! Well... Ignition anyway...

[Agamemnon]

the mission is now on the upper stage called breeze-m... the proton booster has finished its job... now the mission will continue for the next 9 hrs - with 5 burns of the breeze-m stage to lead the sat to the GTO...

edit:

currently the breeze-m with the sat are on the parking orbit...

[Agamemnon]

and the launch was successful...

the next launch is spacex c2+ mission on 19th of may, 0855utc

[Cepheus]

Who\'s staying up for the SpaceX launch?

[4 IN 1]

I will be afternoon here that time, so yeah, I will watch it

[Jarnis]

SpaceX webcast starting in a bit. Launch in about 50 minutes.

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

[Candre]

I\'m going to be up.

[Jarnis]

SpaceX webcast up. Also Nasa TV Stream up

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

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

Space X fullscreen on main monitor showing pre-launch stuff, Nasa TV fullscreen on 2nd monitor showing just live feed from the pad = epic

[Eat Uranium]

Finally caught a launch in time.

[Sal the Tiller]

Four minutes!

[4 IN 1]

And it failed =P

Looks like one of the burning chamber have a abnormal pressure

[Jarnis]

And it failed =P

Not Kerbal-failed. Aborted right after main engine ignition, before released from the pad.

I guess next window is on Tuesday.

[4 IN 1]

Oh well that is very underwhelming, must be even more underwhelming if you have to stay up this long and early

[Candre]

Well, May 22nd is the next window.

[Agamemnon]

high pressure in the chamber of the engine #5

[DeviouslyDeviant]

Please post any rocket launches about to happen here, and don\'t be afraid to bump if you find any!

Today\'s launch:

Atlas V 551

Spaceflight Now - live streaming video powered by Livestream

Carrying the US Navy\'s MUOS millitary comms satellite

EDIT: Holy crap, it embedded. Well, that\'s really cool!

hey the screens black >;(

[Guest Flixxbeatz]

hey the screens black >;(

because it\'s finished already O_O