Orion Test Flight

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Re: Orion Test Flight

Postby kham » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:01 am

T-4
clock synch and running
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Re: Orion Test Flight

Postby kham » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:03 am

T-2
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Re: Orion Test Flight

Postby kham » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:05 am

T-1
Range green
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Re: Orion Test Flight

Postby kham » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:08 am

Clean liftoff, all good!
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Re: Orion Test Flight

Postby kham » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:23 am

No anomalies, booster sep, S1 sep, Tower Jettison, Service Module cover jettison, all on the numbers.

Vehicle went supersonic around T+80 seconds, can't remember how that compares

Live video from Orion streaming clearly, and S2 shutdown at 17:20
2nd burn in about 87min from now
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Re: Orion Test Flight

Postby kham » Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:14 am

Couple shots of liftoff
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Re: Orion Test Flight

Postby kham » Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:01 am

S2 Restart and ignition

Burn 4 min to climb to higher orbit in work
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Re: Orion Test Flight

Postby Duncan Edwards » Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:05 am

In a few hours we'll see how well the subject of this entire exercise can float.
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Re: Orion Test Flight

Postby kham » Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:06 am

Right down the middle
S2 shutdown
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Re: Orion Test Flight

Postby kham » Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:13 am

Approaching west coast of Florida completing orbit 1
altitude was roughly 450nm
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