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Master_Yoda
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http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/19/tech/innovation/multi-satellite-launch/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

7:30 pm. Saw it in Raleigh last time they did this a few months ago.

11/19/2013 2:02:49 PM

Sayer
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ooo

11/19/2013 2:06:51 PM

Doss2k
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Good tip may try to see if we can see this this evening if I remember

11/19/2013 2:14:30 PM

Nighthawk
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And then hop up early to try and see ISON. It has gotten a lot brighter and now is somewhat visible to the naked eye.

11/19/2013 2:58:16 PM

Smath74
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launching 29 separate cubesats... pretty cool.

11/19/2013 3:22:10 PM

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One of the cubesats was designed by high school students. First satellite in space designed by high schoolers.

[Edited on November 19, 2013 at 4:20 PM. Reason : ]

11/19/2013 4:19:53 PM

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I'll stand outside and check it out, I should see it 1 minute after launch.

11/19/2013 7:12:27 PM

eyewall41
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Wallops Island FB page says 8:15 is the new launch time.

11/19/2013 7:25:12 PM

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11/19/2013 7:25:37 PM

Doss2k
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Damnit we just got ready to head out

11/19/2013 7:26:39 PM

BlackJesus
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I had my coat on, was getting ready to scope out a dark spot in the parking lot, oh well I'll play 2 rounds on dom in ghost and try again

11/19/2013 7:28:14 PM

eyewall41
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The Wallops Island FB Page has updates here: https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF I hope you guys get a good view.

11/19/2013 7:30:27 PM

MrLuvaLuva85
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nevermind...already posted...slow ass computer

[Edited on November 19, 2013 at 7:31 PM. Reason : asdf]

11/19/2013 7:30:54 PM

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I hope I can see it from outside, gonna step out once the video shows liftoff



I saw it...it was pretty small though

[Edited on November 19, 2013 at 8:20 PM. Reason : ]

11/19/2013 8:06:21 PM

Doss2k
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Saw it, went up and over the moon

11/19/2013 8:24:32 PM

mburns26
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^ Same thing I saw. Orange glow traveling across the sky up over the moon.

11/19/2013 8:28:29 PM

dweedle
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11/19/2013 8:29:05 PM

raiden
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^&^^ yep. Saw it out here in Brier Creek.

11/19/2013 8:29:29 PM

JT3bucky
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Likewise, did a stage burn out about halfway up the moon and drifted to the moon where it disappeared.

11/19/2013 8:36:46 PM

Smath74
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http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/11/orbital-minotaur-1-multitude-payloads/

some more info...

11/19/2013 8:43:08 PM

raiden
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got some pics of it. (manual shutter, f9, 800 iso, 200m lens, nikon d40)

Very soon after we first saw it:


and right as it went "over" the moon:



It was only in the sky for about 2-3 mins at most.

11/19/2013 9:00:37 PM

Nighthawk
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Shot this at Jordan Lake. Got there with less than 15 to launch, so I didn't have much time to set up and get ready. This was my "best" shot with shitty focus. Also I was looking too far north and not enough east. Oh well, live and learn for next flight on December 16th.

11/19/2013 9:25:37 PM

Smath74
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http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/11/russian-dnepr-record-breaking-32-satellite-haul/

ha... outdone by russia.

11/21/2013 3:22:27 PM

eyewall41
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RaleighSkyline.com got some great shots over downtown of the rocket:
http://raleighskyline.com/content/2013/11/19/minotaur-1-rocket-launch-seen-over-raleigh/

11/21/2013 3:34:09 PM

JT3bucky
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I assume the curve of the path has to do with the curve of the earth?

I mean you would naturally assume a rocket would go straight up...but given my knowledge of basic science...is that why it is curved?

11/21/2013 3:38:16 PM

dtownral
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it goes up basically straight and you are spinning on the earth while watching it

11/21/2013 3:49:25 PM

bbehe
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No, the rocket pitches down and it no longer perfectly vertical after a certain period in the launch. It doesn't 'go straight up'

11/21/2013 3:54:03 PM

Smath74
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i actually taught a lesson about this in my astronomy class this week (of course using Kerbal Space Program!)... if you launch a rocket straight up, sure you might make it to "space" but you won't stay there long... hell the Nazi's sent rockets into "space" in the 1940's. the real challenge is getting into orbit, for which you need extreme "horizontal" speed.

[Edited on November 21, 2013 at 5:01 PM. Reason : http://what-if.xkcd.com/58/]

11/21/2013 4:52:30 PM

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