Delta 335, GeoEye-1 Launch Updates |
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Delta 335, GeoEye-1 Launch Updates |
 Sep 6 2008, 12:35 PM
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Date/Launch Time/Site: Sept. 6, with a launch time of 11:51 a.m. PDT, with an 84-second launch window from Space Launch Complex-2, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. If the launch scrubs, the next launch attempt will be Sept. 7 at the same time.
Special Launch Notes: In cooperation with Boeing Launch Services and GeoEye, the Google logo is painted on the Delta II booster. Once GeoEye-1 is launched, Google will be a significant user of its capabilities for its Google Earth program. This is the fourth Delta II launch of 2008 for ULA. Previously, the Air Force's GPS IIR-19 and NASA's GLAST mission launched from the Cape and NASA's OSTM mission launched from Vandenberg on Delta II. GeoEye-1 will have the highest resolution of any commercial imaging system and be able to collect images with a ground resolution of 0.41-meters or 16 inches in the panchromatic or black and white mode. It will collect multispectral or color imagery at 1.65-meter resolution or about 64 inches, a factor of two better than existing commercial satellites with four-band multispectral imaging capabilities. While the satellite will be able to collect imagery at 0.41-meters, GeoEye's operating license from the U.S. Government requires re-sampling the imagery to 0.5-meter for all customers not explicitly granted a waiver by the U.S. Government. |
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Sep 6 2008, 12:48 PM
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Sep 6 2008, 12:49 PM
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Sep 6 2008, 01:17 PM
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2:05 p.m. EDT - T-15 minutes and holding. 45 minutes before launch and the count has entered a builtin hold at the 15 minute point in the countdown. This 20 minute hold will give the launch team time to catch up on any tasks they might have fallen behind in.
A short time ago the first and second stage engine slew checks were completed. These check out the gimbal systems on the engines to ensure they can be swiveled to precisely orient the rocket during flight. |
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Sep 6 2008, 01:18 PM
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10 minutes left in the builtin hold. One more hold remains at T-4 minutes, for 10 minutes.
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Sep 6 2008, 01:20 PM
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5 minutes left in the hold
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Sep 6 2008, 01:24 PM
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The poll of the launch team, all members report "go" to continue the count. 1 minute left in the builtin hold.
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Sep 6 2008, 01:25 PM
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T-15 Minutes and counting... the clock has picked up the count toward today's launch at 2:50 p.m. EDT.
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Sep 6 2008, 01:26 PM
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The ULA launch commentator reports that the chance of violating weather constraints is now 0%. It's foggy, but that's acceptable for launch.
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Sep 6 2008, 01:28 PM
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The mobile service tower around the rocket was rolled back for launch last night, providing a dramatic view of the rocket bathed in floodlights. We'll have video of that later today.
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