ER-000 Mission - live on OLM -

[fausto]

After ALR-M1 mission scrub, another (simpler) mission, an unmanned test flight of Eridanus spaceplane.

Flight plan is


08/05/2011 - 19:30:00 UTC - countdown starts
08/06/2011 - 07:58:42 UTC - final countdown
08/06/2011 - 08:00:00 UTC - launch from Capo Passero
08/06/2011 - 08:02:30 UTC - booster separation
08/06/2011 - 08:09:30 UTC - 300x400 km orbit achivement - MECO
08/06/2011 - 08:12:00 UTC - cargo bay, sola panels and ku-band antenna deployed
08/06/2011 - 08:30:00 UTC - Orbit adjustment - 410x410 km
08/07/2011 - 19:30:00 UTC - Robotic arm - EBSS tests
08/08/2011 - 12:18:00 UTC - Deorbit burn
08/08/2011 - 12:30:00 UTC - Cargo Bay, solar panels and ku-band antenna closing
08/08/2011 - 13:03:00 UTC - Capo Passero landing

24/7 live broadcast here:

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterlivemissions

Thanks to Eli13 for beautiful mission patch!

 

[fausto]

Launch countdown

http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown....fgcolor=#000000&title=ER-000 launch countdown

 

[fausto]

Live event will start within 15 minutes, with the live countdown to launch, which is tomorrow at 08:00 UTC

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterlivemissions

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T- 1 hour 51 minutes and counting

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t-28 minutes

 

[RisingFury]

Did you try rehearsing the mission before going live?

 

[fausto]

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterli...91df&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb

launch replay

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orbit number 8 on 34 completed. Mission Elapsed Time 12 hours. Over Indian Ocean now

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Did you try rehearsing the mission before going live?

Yes of course!

---------- Post added 08-07-11 at 07:32 AM ---------- Previous post was 08-06-11 at 07:56 PM ----------

MISSION STATUS REPORT:

Mission Elapsed Time: 23hours 31 min
Orbits complete: 15
distance travelled: 690000 km
time to landing: 1 day 5 hours

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Robotic Arm and animations test within 10 minutes

---------- Post added 08-08-11 at 08:58 AM ---------- Previous post was 08-07-11 at 03:20 PM ----------

Final part of the mission. Deorbit burn is scheduled for 12:02 UTC, landing at Capo Passero is scheduled for 13:02 UTC

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Deorbit burn complete! Reentry within 33 minutes

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Nice landing!

 

[fausto]

Thanks!

Landing replay:

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterli...64ab&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb

 

[Interceptor]

Nice landing Fausto,no parachute? thou.