Countdown has begun - AMC 15

[mwgiii]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/proton/amc15/status.html

 

[Poke]

Yeah I'm going to watch it! Keep your fingers crossed!

 

[Poke]

http://streamvox.ninesystems.com/gemssv/ils101404/

 

[Poke]

Some other good sites to stay up to date on things!

http://www.ses-americom.com/

http://www.ses-global.com/

 

[Poke]

http://www.ses-americom.com/satellites/launches.html

 

[GaryPen]

Personally, I think this turnaround is amazing. I don't know if it's the fact that they aren't as detail-oriented or as safety conscious in Kazakhstan, or if they're just more efficient. But, I couldn't imagine NASA launching two missions from the same site on the same day. It's really quite impressive.

 

[dfergie]

Personally, I think this turnaround is amazing. I don't know if it's the fact that they aren't as detail-oriented or as safety conscious in Kazakhstan, or if they're just more efficient. But, I couldn't imagine NASA launching two missions from the same site on the same day. It's really quite impressive.

Probably not near the red tape...(Gorbachov took care of that )

 

[BFG]

must be launching from the bluegrass country, or they just like that music...

 

[Poke]

LOL Bluegrass! Less than a minute!

 

[Poke]

Its on now!

 

[rocatman]

Personally, I think this turnaround is amazing. I don't know if it's the fact that they aren't as detail-oriented or as safety conscious in Kazakhstan, or if they're just more efficient. But, I couldn't imagine NASA launching two missions from the same site on the same day. It's really quite impressive.

Gary,

You are right about the 18 hour turnaround from the Soyuz launch last night and this Proton launch with the AMC-15. Actually it is the Air Force that runs all the launch ranges including the one that NASA launches the Shuttle out of that is the tall pole. One factor is that the Russian launch site is out in the middle of nowhere while the ranges in Florida and California have significant population around them so there needs to be more precautions. Russian safety is more stringent in some areas than U.S./NASA and more lax in other areas.

 

[BFG]

liftoff!!!

 

[Poke]

Liftoff!

 

[BFG]

drinking game, take a shot everytime the word "nominal" is said

 

[mwgiii]

Man I would be smashed.

Nominal every other word.

 

[goaliebob99]

I wanted to see something blow up!!!!!!

 

[mwgiii]

You must be from the cable company.

 

[goaliebob99]

nahh it would be cool to see it blow up.. just for sh*t's and giggles... hopefully 105 will be full of life in the next 6 hrs or so.. have to keep an eye out for it

 

[MacKenzieIII]

Well I am glad we didn't see any booms.

But now I wanna know when DISH will start letting us watch more HD off this guy.

 

[Mickdog]

I'm waiting for a better signal on my locals! Guess it will be around Christmas!