L-72 and counting!

[Bobrogg]

Hi all,
Well, we are at the L-72 hour mark! If you want to see a live web cast of the Direct TV launch go to www.sea-launch.com for the link. Right now, the lift off time will be 12:42:00 GMT (05:42:00 PDT) on May 4th.
My question is "does this count for Level 3 cert?" There will be no recovery, but the rocket will be in orbit.

 

[Hospital_Rocket]

Are you actually writing this from either the launch or contrlol platform?

 

[BlueNinja]

is this in the daytime GMT?

 

[Bobrogg]

The launch time will be around 5:42:00 am PDT/12:42:00 pm GMT. Right now we have the rocket on the launch pad and are finishing the final checks before launch.

"Are you actually writing this from either the launch or control platform?"

I am writing this from the Command ship, we are right on the equator due south of Hawaii. It's hot, it's muddy, and it's a long way from a good pizza.

 

[BlueNinja]

Dagnabit. I'm at school at 7:42. will there be a recording?

 

[Bobrogg]

"It's hot, it's muddy, and it's a long way from a good pizza."
Sorry, it should read muggy, not muddy.
There will be a archive of the launch, so you can watch it when you have the time.

 

[Neil]

Did I miss it? Where can I watch it?

 

[Bobrogg]

Originally posted by Neil
Did I miss it? Where can I watch it?

Nope, The launch is on 4 May. You still have time! If you look at the web site www.sea-launch.com you can see some of the current mission photos along with the instructions on how to view the launch.

 

[WiK]

4th of may? Crap, I'm gonna be in school doing an exam then .

Looks seriously cool.

Phil

Wooooo! 500 posts

 

[JasonF]

So what do you do for SeaLaunch?

 

[Bobrogg]

Originally posted by JasonF
So what do you do for SeaLaunch?

I run the internal com systems we use at the launch site. I have in the past run the high speed photo camera systems we use for launches and the RF telem link used to talk to the rocket inflight. We only have a small group of people that can make it to each launch, so the more jobs I'm qualified to do the better the chances I have to go out on a mission.

 

[Bobrogg]

L-17 hrs. and were looking good!

 

[Stewart32]

Awesome launch!

Thanks for the invitation bobrogg!

 

[Bobrogg]

Everything went great! The bird is alive and happy at its new home, right target! check the web site for some cool mission photos. I still wonder if this counts towards level 3

 

[JasonF]

I still wonder if this counts towards level 3

Nah, it's guided and violates the safety code .

 

[loopy]

Originally posted by bobrogg
I still wonder if this counts towards level 3

Nah - you didn't build it yourself, and it wasn't recovered!!! lol

 

[Bobrogg]

Here is another great photo of the launch.