STS 125

[Orbinaut Pete]

NASA TV streams for tonight's launch:

Windows Media Player, 150kbps
http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368161

Windows Media Player, 300kbps
http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368162

Windows Media Player, 500kbps
http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368570

Windows Media Player, 1200kbps (1.2mbps)
http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368163
. You need a GOOD connection to view this!

RealPlayer, 150kbps
http://www.nasa.gov/ram/35037main_portal.ram
. If you upgrade to the latest version on RealPlayer, you will have the ability to record the launch!
. RealPlayer tends to have the least amout of lag-time between actual launch and launch shown on video, than other players.

QuickTime
http://www.nasa.gov/qtl/151335main_NASA_TV_QT.qtl

 

[agentgonzo]

From watching the launch of STS 119 and chatting on the orbiter IRC, it seemed that the yahoo feeds were lagging about 5-10 seconds behind the web feed at www.nasa.tv

 

[ripley1]

Will we have a cockpit camera at this launch?

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

From watching the launch of STS 119 and chatting on the orbiter IRC, it seemed that the yahoo feeds were lagging about 5-10 seconds behind the web feed at www.nasa.tv

Well, that feed is provided by Yahoo anyway, so it shouldn't make any difference.

Maybe it was because the feed on the NASA site is 150kbps, and you guys were watching a 300kbps feed or something.

Will we have a cockpit camera at this launch?

I don't think so, we don't usually. We will have before launch, but not during.


Don't forget that Spaceflight Now.com is also doing live launch coverage, with 3 time Space Shuttle astronaut, and former ISS Ex. 10 commander Leroy Chiao. Also features a live chat.
http://www.mogulus.com/spaceflightnow

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And STS-125 launch coverage has now started on NASA TV!

 

[Jarvitä]

Nominal MECO confirmed, lost the feedline camera signal a few moments earlier. Beautiful footage on the 1200kbps stream.

 

[SiberianTiger]

Congratulations on the beginning of the Atlantis Mission!

Jarvitä, the sig picture is LOL! :lol:

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Great launch, Atlantis!!!!!

 

[Linguofreak]

Congratulations on the beginning of the Atlantis Mission!

Jarvitä, the sig picture is LOL! :lol:

White army, black baron? I don't entirely get it...

 

[ripley1]

The greatest show on Earth. Good luck Atlantis and the crew!!!

 

[SiberianTiger]

White army, black baron? I don't entirely get it...

That's funny for those who ever heard the song
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Army,_Black_Baron

Question: which time on the flight day 3 the rendez-vous occurs at?

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Question: which time on the flight day 3 the rendez-vous occurs at?

Rendezvous operation are scheduled to begin on Wed May 13 @ 11.41am GMT. Actual HST grappling by SRMS will be @ 4.54pm.

 

[Andy44]

Well, it only took ten pages of thread to get this thing off the ground.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

A beautiful shot from NASA TV of the SM4 payloads in Atlantis's payload bay on orbit:

 

[DaveS]

So far a nice Flight Day 1 with all the planned objectives for FD1 having been met. Only thing remaining is downlink test of handheld ET digital HDTV video.

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The STS-125 Flight Data Files have now been posted: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/flightdatafiles/index.html

 

[BlueDragon8144]

Just a few pictures of the launch that I took today at the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. Not the best place, since the launchpad was behind the VAB, but still an amazing experience seeing it go up. Too bad the clouds covered it up before the SRBs separated.

 

[Pquardzvaark]

Now that the launch has happened, is there much to watch for on the online feeds until they rendezvous with Hubble?

 

[Unstung]

I hope the mission is a success, seems quite dangerous.

 

[agentgonzo]

Does anyone know of a website that shows the live tracking information of STS-125 and HST in a similar manner to OrbitMFD, ie a graphic showing the orbital ellipse with perigee and apogee easily viewable? It'd be nice to see the relative orbits.

I've found http://www.n2yo.com/ that shows their positions and states the apogee/perigee, but it'd be nice to have it graphically.

 

[ex-orbinaut]

Does anyone know of a website that shows the live tracking information of STS-125 and HST in a similar manner to OrbitMFD, ie a graphic showing the orbital ellipse with perigee and apogee easily viewable? It'd be nice to see the relative orbits.

I've found http://www.n2yo.com/ that shows their positions and states the apogee/perigee, but it'd be nice to have it graphically.

Like this?

http://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=34933&lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=CET

OrbinautPete and RisingFury recommended it to me on the last Shuttle mission.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

And here's the HST:

http://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&alt=0&loc=Unspecified&TZ=CET&satid=20580