Space Launch Megathread

[Kreuzung]

That\'s why I hate that time stuff. That\'s probably too late...

[Kryten]

Stream\'s just started; http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Webcast.shtml

Hopefully they checked all the valves this time.

EDIT: About 15 minutes till launch is planned.

[Agamemnon]

and today the countdown page works: http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/elv

[Agamemnon]

the polling is go... we will get a launch today

[Alfastar]

T 1 minutes before lift-off.

Lift-off!!!

SRB-Burn out.

SRB-Separation

Fairing Separation

BECO.

Stage 2 separation

MECO-1

Centaur second burn.

MECO-2

Spacecraft separation.

[deadshot462]

Playing KSP, then watching a live rocket launch?

Priceless.

[Agamemnon]

btw... the next launch is a soyuz launch with 3 new crewmembers for the iss... on may 15th 0301utc...

[Agamemnon]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp31/rollout/

rollout photos for the next launch - soyuz fg with the new crew for the iss... the launch is tomorrow

[sss]

Uh, it just shows those coular bars and says spaceflightnow.

nothing is happening ???

[Kreuzung]

The launch tower is a train wagon?

[Agamemnon]

The launch tower is a train wagon?

no, just the raising mechanism is a train wagon - it will be moved away...

you can see the actual launch tower on the second to last photo - it is the green thing, for now in a lower position

it looks like this, with the tower in the position: http://www.technovelgy.com/graphics/content05/soyuz.jpg

[Kreuzung]

Ah thanks, now I see it too.

[Kryten]

Coverage for manned Soyuz launch starts in about half an hour here.

EDIT: Stream has started.

Double EDIT: I\'m not too sure why it\'s started, launch isn\'t due for another three hours...

[Kryten]

2 hours...

[H2oskiKerbal]

Interesting ill watch

[H2oskiKerbal]

should be launching now

[Agamemnon]

the launch has been successful...

[Agamemnon]

btw:

if anyone is interested, we have actually a very busy week: the next launches are:

today (15):

- european ariane v with two commercial comm sats, the launch window starts at 2201utc

may of 17:

- japanese h-2a with 2 earth observation sats (1639utc)

- russian proton with a comm sat for canada (1912utc)

- russian soyuz with a recon sat for russian govt (time not known)

may 19:

- spacex falcon 9 with a dragon spacecraft - c2+ mission (0855utc)

[Agamemnon]

ariane v launch in 2 hrs...

live stream will be on http://www.arianespace.tv/

[Kryten]

Stream is up.

Launch in 10 minutes

[Kryten]

2 minutes.

[Agamemnon]

and lift-off...

[Agamemnon]

and the launch is successful... both sats separated and on their ways...

[Luigibro606]

Lies! :U

Europe is too lazy to get off it\'s ass and even look at spess.

[Agamemnon]

soyuz has successfully docked to the station