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Falcon 1 flight 5 successfully orbited RazakSAT tonight, a day early.
With their scoot-n-shoot launch system they can take advantage of situations that permit a rapid launch: within 1 hour from clearance they can get the rocket from the horizontal assembly building next to the pad to the pad, erect the launcher, fuel the rocket and shoot.
Next stop: Falcon 9's maiden flight. Can't wait
Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfdk_VZMjQI
Blow-by-blow webcast commentary here: http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php
With their scoot-n-shoot launch system they can take advantage of situations that permit a rapid launch: within 1 hour from clearance they can get the rocket from the horizontal assembly building next to the pad to the pad, erect the launcher, fuel the rocket and shoot.
Next stop: Falcon 9's maiden flight. Can't wait
Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfdk_VZMjQI
Blow-by-blow webcast commentary here: http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php
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Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:42 PDT
230km altitude, well beyond official boundary of space.
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:43 PDT
T+:00:07:25 Approximately 2 minutes from SECO
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:43 PDT
T+:00:08:00 RazakSAT spacecraft will be deployed after short second burn
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:44 PDT
T+:00:08:45 May lose signal as we approach SECO
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:45 PDT
T+:00:09:30 Seeing some drop outs in telemetry and video...
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:46 PDT
T+:00:09:50 We have SECO. RazakSAT in parking orbit
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:47 PDT
This completes our live RazakSAT Mission broadcast. Thanks for joining us!
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Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:42 PDT
230km altitude, well beyond official boundary of space.
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:43 PDT
T+:00:07:25 Approximately 2 minutes from SECO
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:43 PDT
T+:00:08:00 RazakSAT spacecraft will be deployed after short second burn
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:44 PDT
T+:00:08:45 May lose signal as we approach SECO
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:45 PDT
T+:00:09:30 Seeing some drop outs in telemetry and video...
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:46 PDT
T+:00:09:50 We have SECO. RazakSAT in parking orbit
Posted July 13, 2009 - 20:47 PDT
This completes our live RazakSAT Mission broadcast. Thanks for joining us!
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