Yes sharper its usally a 30 day turnaround from the time it gets up there till the time you start seeing programming being braudcasted to you from the bird.
SeaLaunch Current Mission: Directv 11 Launch
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Thats about normal from what I have seen in the past.
So it looks like Wensday, any times listed yet ?
Jimbo
Perhaps these times are correct:
3/19/2008, 2249-2347Z
Which I believe translates to 5:49p - 6:34p ET
Edit: Looking again, those may not be times
3/19/2008, 2249-2347Z
Which I believe translates to 5:49p - 6:34p ET
Edit: Looking again, those may not be times
Page 6, 7 & 8 of the Mission Album have been posted:
Sea Launch Mission Album - DTV11
Sea Launch Mission Album - DTV11
Sea Launch Mission Album - DTV11
Sea Launch Mission Album - DTV11
Sea Launch Mission Album - DTV11
Sea Launch Mission Album - DTV11
That's 22:49GMT which you need to subtract your time zone difference from. But you are correct that 22:49 would be 10:49PM in Greenwich England.
Latest webcam shot looks like the rocket has been moved back to the hanger, it's nolonger in view.
Latest news:
Consistent with established process and procedures, the Sea Launch team suspended the countdown for the March 17 launch of the DIRECTV 11 satellite on Sunday, March 16, due to an issue identified during planned pre-launch test operations. Testing is still in progress. The next launch opportunity will be no earlier than Wednesday, March 19. We will update this page with the latest information as it becomes available.
Sea Launch Mission page - DIRECTV 11
Consistent with established process and procedures, the Sea Launch team suspended the countdown for the March 17 launch of the DIRECTV 11 satellite on Sunday, March 16, due to an issue identified during planned pre-launch test operations. Testing is still in progress. The next launch opportunity will be no earlier than Wednesday, March 19. We will update this page with the latest information as it becomes available.
Sea Launch Mission page - DIRECTV 11
I forgot about daylight savings (I'm from AZ), so for all I know it if could be 4:49
EST is UTC -5.
22:49 - 5 = 17:49 = 5:49pm EST + 1 for dst? = 6:49pm EDT?
I forgot about daylight savings (I'm from AZ), so for all I know it if could be 4:49
EST is UTC -5.
22:49 - 5 = 17:49 = 5:49pm EST + 1 for dst? = 6:49pm EDT?
Ok, you get to use the I am from AZ and we don't observe DST only once
EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
EST is UTC - 5hrs
EDT is UTC - 4hrs
The offical word on Sealaunch's page
Consistent with established process and procedures, the Sea Launch team suspended the countdown for the March 17 launch of the DIRECTV 11 satellite on Sunday, March 16, due to an issue identified during planned pre-launch test operations. Testing is still in progress. The next launch opportunity will be no earlier than Wednesday, March 19. We will update this page with the latest information as it becomes available.
This satellite, with a mass of 5923 kg (13,058 lb), is designed to optimize DIRECTV's advanced transmission techniques and state-of-the-art video compression technology for delivering national high-definition (HD) programming and local HD channels to subscribers throughout the United States.
Consistent with established process and procedures, the Sea Launch team suspended the countdown for the March 17 launch of the DIRECTV 11 satellite on Sunday, March 16, due to an issue identified during planned pre-launch test operations. Testing is still in progress. The next launch opportunity will be no earlier than Wednesday, March 19. We will update this page with the latest information as it becomes available.
This satellite, with a mass of 5923 kg (13,058 lb), is designed to optimize DIRECTV's advanced transmission techniques and state-of-the-art video compression technology for delivering national high-definition (HD) programming and local HD channels to subscribers throughout the United States.
I just wonder if the launch team was in touch with the SES Americom engineers asking about the launch last Friday that had the mishap. Wanted to make sure the same thing did not happen twice.
Whatever the case it looks like they are moving forward. Good luck D11!!!
Whatever the case it looks like they are moving forward. Good luck D11!!!
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