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01-30-07, 05:25 PM
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Sea Launch Explosion
I was just watching Sea Launch live and the rocket exploded on the launcher. It went to black real quick.
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01-30-07, 05:27 PM
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It was NOT a Directv Satallite on board. Thank goodness.
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01-30-07, 05:28 PM
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For real? You are the first person to report this. I can't find it anywhere on the news.
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01-30-07, 05:30 PM
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Not yet April 1st, but I don't think either of the next two launches are via Sea Launch anyways... (could be the second one though).
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01-30-07, 05:31 PM
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Where did you see it?
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01-30-07, 05:33 PM
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I didn't see it, but if you go to the SeaLaunch website to watch the streaming video, it says coverage ended due to anomoly
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01-30-07, 05:34 PM
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01-30-07, 05:39 PM
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Directv 11 is contracted to go up from Sea Launch. This may delay that. I hope no one was on the launch platform.
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01-30-07, 05:40 PM
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Holy sh*t, this has got to put a bit of a crimp in D*'s schedule. DANG!
I like how Sea Launch discribed it on their web site:
"The Sea Launch Zenit-3SL vehicle, carrying the NSS-8 satellite, experienced an anomaly today during launch operations. Sea Launch will establish a Failure Review Oversight Board to determine the root cause of this anomaly."
That was one heck of an anomaly.
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01-30-07, 05:44 PM
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Directv 10 will be a land launch. It should go as planned but exact date is not been announced yet.
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01-30-07, 05:47 PM
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I hope no one was on the launch platform.
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01-30-07, 05:50 PM
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Directv 10 will be a land launch. It should go as planned but exact date is not been announced yet.
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Yea, but I would think the investigation will end up taking months to determine the cause of the failure and make any necessary corrections, which would push D11 launch probably to late 2007 and turn over in 2008 (just a SWAG). Would they be able to find space somewhere else to get D11 up in 2007, I would again guess that their schedules are probably all book well ahead of time.
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01-30-07, 06:20 PM
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Yea, but I would think the investigation will end up taking months to determine the cause of the failure and make any necessary corrections, which would push D11 launch probably to late 2007 and turn over in 2008 (just a SWAG). Would they be able to find space somewhere else to get D11 up in 2007, I would again guess that their schedules are probably all book well ahead of time.
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Yea, getting a sat rescheduled is not as simple as rescheduling a dentist appointment. This should give a "fair" amount of lead time though... Let's just hope the capacity of D10 can be shifted to the national channels and leave the rest (LIL's) to a future sat.
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It will be a balancing act for D*. There will be those that will be unhappy.
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01-30-07, 06:43 PM
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Alas, D11 is (was) scheduled to launch on the exact same configuration in June/July: Zenit 3SL.
I have no idea what Sea-Launch's review board cycle looks like, perhaps I'll find something soon.
Edit: the last failure in March 2000 was followed by a successful launch in July 2000. Lets hope this review (and rebuild of the launcher) can be as quick.
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01-30-07, 06:52 PM
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Not yet April 1st, but I don't think either of the next two launches are via Sea Launch anyways... (could be the second one though).
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It will be a balancing act for D*. There will be those that will be unhappy.
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You are 100% correct.
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Holy sh*t...That was one heck of an anomaly.
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Do you remember 20+ years ago with NASA & the challenger? About the same statement as the pieces came falling down.....
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Directv 11 is contracted to go up from Sea Launch. This may delay that. I hope no one was on the launch platform.
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There was definitely no one on the launch platform.
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Just to confirm: Spaceflightnow reports:
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"All personnel are safe and accounted for," Sea Launch says in a statement.
The platform is cleared of all workers before the rocket is fueled up. The launch team is stationed aboard the command ship three miles away.
There has been no official word on the extent of damage to the launch platform.
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Thank goodness,
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wow, im glad noone got hurt. that wouldve been a disaster.
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01-30-07, 07:14 PM
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wow, im glad noone got hurt. that wouldve been a disaster.
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How important is it that D* has a spare if one gets destroyed. It takes about 2 years to build one of these sats.
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How important is it that D* has a spare if one gets destroyed. It takes about 2 years to build one of these sats.
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Adding to what you've said: IIRC, Boeings current contracts with D* (and others?) is such that the satellite is owned by Boeing until successful turnover in space. Even so, having D12 in Boeing's construction schedule has to help should something happen.
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I wonder how much damage was done to the ship? The live web-cam has gone dead with the explosion...and I presume the future launch sked. will be in limbo?
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According to the Boeing web site the Directv sats are delivered on the ground (DOG) They do hand over some in orbit (DIO). Here is the web site.
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/...nch_sched.html
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