Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 The US launched a Delta IV heavy rocket carrying a satellite payload from a west coast facility on Thursday. It was the first launch of this heavy rocket from Vandenburg AFB. http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-12249645 http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-12251194 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB5_j1RYMYghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB5_j1RYMYg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halli~SPARTA~ Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Oh that's only a weather sat.............. haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 probley anouther MERV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cylawyer~SPARTA~ Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter~SPARTA~ Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Oh that's only a weather sat.............. haha. Nope, they admitted it was an intelligence payload. Quote from another news source: The launch was delayed by two-and-a-half minutes from the initial schedule to avoid a piece of space debris, but otherwise it appeared to go flawlessly. As it was launching a National Reconnaissance Office payload, very little is public about the mission itself, including its destined orbit or how many satellites it was deploying. All we know is that they needed the ability to launch 23 tons to orbit. - JHunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Holy chit, 23 tons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halli~SPARTA~ Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Nope, they admitted it was an intelligence payload. Quote from another news source: - JHunter Shhhhhh It's only a weather satelite .................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Multi warhead orbiting platform, or partcle beam emmiter. Edited January 25, 2011 by Athlon64~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Swamp gas multiplier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis~SPARTA~ Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Holy crap, they came too close for my comfort to burning that thing up. Look at those flames at ignition. That's hydrogen that's leaked from the tanks. The red foam insulation on the side gets singed to black, and some of it keeps on burning. That's really not supposed to happen. I don't know if that's the flawed design of the Vandenberg launch complex or what, but I can't imagine they're too happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halli~SPARTA~ Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I kinda thought it looked strange but each launch will get better and soon folks will be heading to Mars with a System like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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