The 72-hour countdown for the launch of the XM-4 satellite on October 26 has started. Liftoff is planned at the opening of a 58-minute launch window at 4:49pm PT (that's 7:49pm ET).
The Sea Launch Commander is now alongside the Odyssey, which is connected by a "link bridge" during launch preparations. Tomorrow, the team will raise the Zenit-3SL rocket on the launch pad. Final tests on the launch system and the spacecraft will lead up to the terminal count for liftoff.
The rocket will launch the 11,448 lbs XM-4 satellite to an optimized geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO), on its way to a final orbital position of 115 degrees West Longitude.
Sea Launch will carry a live satellite feed and a streaming webcast of the XM-4 mission, starting at 4:35 pm PT (that would be 7:35 pm ET).
[more on Sea Launch's Current Launch Page]
Reminds me of last night ...uh.... nevermind.
By my precice calcualtions this is aimed at the 17th. floor of a NCY address.
That picture's not falic at all.
Westfall
That picture's not falic at all.
Westfall
Wouldn't it be great for Sirius if this exploded on the launch pad! How do companies prepare for that possibility? Is there insurance for satellite launches?
No, but is is phallic.
Geez.
BTW.. NYC.
I'm dysleickie, dyslelkitc, dysleytlic, dyslexic and a poor speller. A deadly combo.
That picture's not falic at all.
Westfall
I understand that dave Letterman called Howard about ten minutes before the launch and asked him if he ( Howard ) would like to stop the launch. The rest is history.
Hoo Hoo Robin.... If only I could be on Dancing with the Stars .....