Rocket Launch notification thread

[MartG]

Launch of Manned Chinese Shenzhou-13 on Long March 2F earlier today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRa74rUnUSs

[MartG]

Some of that engine pipework looks a bit toasty !

[MartG]

Oct. 16

Atlas 5 • Lucy

Launch window: 0934-1049 GMT (5:34-6:49 a.m. EDT)

Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch NASA’s Lucy spacecraft. Built by Lockheed Martin and led by the Southwest Research Institute, Lucy will fly by seven Trojan asteroids, a unique family of asteroids that orbit the sun in front of and behind Jupiter. The rocket will fly in the 401 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.

[MartG]

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fEkc_aSRTQ

[MartG]

Flight VA255: postponement of the launch

New launch date for SES-17 / SYRACUSE 4A

Due to additional checks on the ground support equipment, the flight VA255 – initially scheduled for October 22 – has been scrubbed. Investigations are ongoing in order to identify a new launch date.

The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and spacecraft SES-17 and SYRACUSE 4A are in stable and safe conditions on the launch pad.

[MartG]

Rerun of this morning's H-IIA launch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUj8VUfd3Cc

[MartG]

This morning's Vega VV20 launch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJanx7gJzk

[MartG]

Progress M-UM launch earlier - skip to 1:06:00 for takeoff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGSlvtuRjVM

Update:

"The five-ton Prichal docking module and its uncrewed Russian Progress delivery spacecraft are safely in orbit following launch at 8:06 a.m. EST from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan."

Edited by MartG on Wednesday 24th November 14:08

[MartG]

Rocketlab live now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmCl2Hs8enc

[MartG]

Oneweb launch live now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7AsH_48POE

May just be me but the stream seems very laggy

Edited to add that the presenter is bloody awful

Edited by MartG on Thursday 10th February 18:10

[MartG]

Astra finally lifted off OK, but it looks like there was an issue with staging - from the video feed it looks like the 2nd stage is tumbling

Looked like the 2nd stage was ejected inside the fairing

Edited by MartG on Thursday 10th February 20:08

[MartG]

Todays Antares launch NG-17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JykaTD-iKQ8

[MartG]

Electron due to launch later - 1st launch from Pad B at their NZ launch site

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjfNJjTyfKY

[MartG]

montymoo said:

Hope it all goes well.

Fingers crossed !

'Official YT link' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nODVPGHQcc

[MartG]

Looks like they managed to snag it - hopefully someone back on land will take some pics of it being dropped off

[MartG]

Bugger - now reported that shortly after capture the chopper pilot released it due to 'load differences' compared to training.

Not sure if this simply means it was heavier than expected due to remaining propellant

[MartG]

Astra had another go today...1st stage was fine but 2nd stage shut down early

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7HBGz84haM

Edited by MartG on Sunday 12th June 20:48

[MartG]

Seeming like weather will scrub tonight's Atlas V launch

[MartG]

ULA having another go tonight, but weather doesn't look too great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq7XexCXqaI

[MartG]

Atlas V launch went off OK

It's a bit jarring after watching so many SpaceX launches to realise the rocket will just join the hundreds of others ULA has dropped into the Atlantic