Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 4, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 4, 2018 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598394322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 9, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2018 BetaguyGZT 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598395768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 10, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 10, 2018 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598395929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 11, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 11, 2018 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598396305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 Rocket Lab completes fit check for NASA VCLS ELaNa XIX mission Quote The target launch date for the NASA Venture Class Launch Service ELaNa XIX mission is yet to be announced. The launch will see the following CubeSats deployed: CubeSat: Ceres Organization: NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center CubeSat: STF-1 Organization: NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center CubeSat: CubeSail Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CubeSat: CHOMPTT Organization: University of Florida CubeSat: NMTSat Organization: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology CubeSat: DaVinci Organization: North Idaho STEM Charter Academy CubeSat: Rsat Organization: U. S. Naval Academy CubeSat: ISX Organization: California Polytechnic State University CubeSat: Shields-1 Organization: NASA Langley Research Center CubeSat: ALBus Organization: NASA Glenn Research Center CubeSat: SHFT-1 Organization: NASA JPL https://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/updates/rocket-lab-completes-fit-check-for-nasa-vcls-elana-xix-mission/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 Live coverage: Rocket Lab set for another launch attempt on NASA mission https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/13/electron-elana-19-mission-status-center/ Rocket Lab livestream https://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream Rocket Lab youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsWq7LZaizhIi-c-Yo_bcpw meanwhile... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press Kit https://www.rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/NASA-ELANA19-Presskit-December2019.pdf from press kit... (open each in a new tab for larger image...or open pdf link) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 ELaNa 19 Launch Attempt - 12/16/2018 Rocket Lab Scheduled for Dec 16, 2018 Rocket Lab is targeting no earlier than 06:16 UTC, December 16, for the launch of the ELaNa 19 mission for NASA. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 roughly half hour from now... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 webcast clock is at 24 minutes and counting down... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 Webcast has started. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 so far it's a go for launch...nice landscape... strong back retracted... 10:15 minutes till launch... Baaaaaahhhhhhhdddddd..... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 minute to go... We have Lift-Off Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 Max Q at T +1:13 Main engines (Stage 1) cut off Stage 1 separation Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 Fairing deployed... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 Battery jettison at 7:00 minutes...a hot swap to a third battery, other two dumped for mass savings... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 Electron reaches orbit Stage 2 shut down Kick stage will coast for 40 minutes and then deploy payloads... Excellent video quality at 1080 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) Good tunes... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 Next up... +00:50:00 Kick stage ignites +00:51:30 Curie engine powering kick stage cuts off +00:56:00 All payloads separated from launch vehicle Rocket Lab press kit Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 23 minutes till orbit circularization...6 minutes later for payload deploy... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 payload recap... 8 minutes to go... Excellent music by ... Just like SpaceX FM Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 Webcast back... Curie kick stage has completed the 90 sec burn... 4 minutes till deployment...then currie will de-orbit itself. Payloads deployed... Will have to wait for payload health from NASA LSP. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 Still need to wait for sat health...but well done. Will post launch video when available. Several photographers are on site...should have some great shots as well. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted December 16, 2018 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2018 A few minutes of discrepancy with the Press kit timings...but life goes on...Well done. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1292876-rocket-lab-updates/page/5/#findComment-598398059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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