Look at that control room and compare it to the SpaceX control room, wow, ULA are stuck in the 70's. I still give the video a thumbs up because you have to respect that these guys were the only game in town for a long time, and that was a pity because it lead to them getting stuck in the mud. I just hope that complacency doesn't finish them off after 2018 when the Falcon Heavy takes off..
And its great that companies like Arianespace and ULA are so reliable, but when you think all those beautiful rockets end up on the ocean floor a few minutes after launch, it really leaves a bittersweet feeling. That was the past, reusability is the future.
Not really, The Falcon can put 24 tons to LEO, Delta could put 28, An expendable Falcon costs 90M A DIV H Costs 500M, The Falcon HEAVY in expendable mode could put almost twice the payload to orbit (54 tons) And is signifficantly cheaper coming in at 135 M In expendable mode
A $1 billion satellite. New Horizons cost less than that, and it went to Pluto! The cost of launching this rocket is approximately $500 million. No doubt the majority of the cost of this satellite is it's 300-ft wide antenna. Wish we knew more about the NRO so we could determine if it's actually useful.
Rumor had it that this one was headed for a parking orbit over N. Korea where it can now listen in on and record every cell phone call made in that country... but hey, who really knows ? : ]
Intentional: To burn off excess gaseous hydrogen which collects around the base of the vehicle during the latter part of the countdown. It works, but NASA has told ULA it will never approve such a system for human spaceflight. This is one of the reasons why the Boeing "Starliner" capsule will be going to the ISS on ULA's Atlas V rocket, beginning late next year.
For some reason ULA launch gives me a feeling like I'm watching window phone launch compared to new iphone launch.. after spacex stuff, weird. It's a powerful good rocket yeah but something is missing.
Did you see his appearance at an Oil and Energy conference (Norwegian, I think) where he told them that the planet could be powering itself using purely solar energy if only we were allowed to (basically)
No, it isn't, there is no crossfeed. The center engine is throttled back to 60% shortly after lift-off, therefore there still is some fuel left after booster sep, but its far from full ;)
LH2 and LOX, but the reason the flame is yellow/orange is because the interior of the engine nozzle has a carbon ablative which slowly burns off during the course of the flight, making the flame appear more yellow. I was wondering this myself.
It is a beautiful sight and when it streaks upwards it feels like ......... victory!
I'm surprised and a bit disappointed. No one has claimed that this is just a hoax. There's usually at least one :~)
You could have been the one
Them engines!!! Nothing like them currently operating.
Next best thing to watching a Saturn V!
Look at that control room and compare it to the SpaceX control room, wow, ULA are stuck in the 70's. I still give the video a thumbs up because you have to respect that these guys were the only game in town for a long time, and that was a pity because it lead to them getting stuck in the mud. I just hope that complacency doesn't finish them off after 2018 when the Falcon Heavy takes off..
The Dark Knight Rises.
Well at least this rocket was launched but now I don't know what happens I hope they can fix it so that there is a launch
The feeling after watching a SpaceX launch and then watching an ULA launch is like travelling in time back about 30 years.
It's still a sweet and reliable rocket, gotta give it that
And its great that companies like Arianespace and ULA are so reliable, but when you think all those beautiful rockets end up on the ocean floor a few minutes after launch, it really leaves a bittersweet feeling. That was the past, reusability is the future.
How about the the Saturn V rocket ,almost 50 years,a true monster of a rocket,140 feet taller then the Delta
I love the Polling though, really adds to excitement
Yep, after all the "animations" look very 1992.
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster still has a long way to go to prove itself.
Not really, The Falcon can put 24 tons to LEO, Delta could put 28, An expendable Falcon costs 90M A DIV H Costs 500M, The Falcon HEAVY in expendable mode could put almost twice the payload to orbit (54 tons) And is signifficantly cheaper coming in at 135 M In expendable mode
@@IMWT now its around 70 mil in expendable mode
We need onboard cams
ohh so it's ok
makes sense, it's a satellite for surveillance
Don't expect on-board camera footage for NRO launches. If you go back to the EFT-1 launch in 2014 they have on-board cameras for the DIVH.
+O. Salviano (Ark Daemon) Great
Largest operational, yes!
Most powerful, no ( in terms of lift off- thrust )!
The Ariane V produce more thrust at sea level.
A $1 billion satellite. New Horizons cost less than that, and it went to Pluto! The cost of launching this rocket is approximately $500 million. No doubt the majority of the cost of this satellite is it's 300-ft wide antenna. Wish we knew more about the NRO so we could determine if it's actually useful.
microproductions6 bro you don't know about space ._.
Rumor had it that this one was headed for a parking orbit over N. Korea where it can now listen in on and record every cell phone call made in that country... but hey, who really knows ? : ]
T-One Minute at 19:00
8:30 lol !
but will they ever land a booster on a boat 4 times in a row?
what reminds me that SpaceX will have to land 3 boosters at the same time when they launch the Falcon Heavy
I take it they will land them on 3 different barges seperated a few miles from each other.
The 2 side booster will fly back to the launch site, the middle booster will do a barge landing.
Why Delta IV has habit to burn itself when ignition?
Fuel rich on spin up.
Intentional: To burn off excess gaseous hydrogen which collects around the base of the vehicle during the latter part of the countdown. It works, but NASA has told ULA it will never approve such a system for human spaceflight. This is one of the reasons why the Boeing "Starliner" capsule will be going to the ISS on ULA's Atlas V rocket, beginning late next year.
For some reason ULA launch gives me a feeling like I'm watching window phone launch compared to new iphone launch.. after spacex stuff, weird.
It's a powerful good rocket yeah but something is missing.
Did you see his appearance at an Oil and Energy conference (Norwegian, I think) where he told them that the planet could be powering itself using purely solar energy if only we were allowed to (basically)
Is the main booster fully fueled after the side boosters separation?
No, it isn't, there is no crossfeed. The center engine is throttled back to 60% shortly after lift-off, therefore there still is some fuel left after booster sep, but its far from full ;)
+Decius Caecilius Metellus To be precise 55% :-)
+Alpha Adhito I stand corrected ;)
this is the satellite who was send to open the key of the satellite most old of the universe The Black Knight
16:11- Terminal Count begins
what type of fuel is being used for this?
Liquid Hydrogen and Oxygen.
LH2 and LOX, but the reason the flame is yellow/orange is because the interior of the engine nozzle has a carbon ablative which slowly burns off during the course of the flight, making the flame appear more yellow. I was wondering this myself.
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T-10 at 20.00
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Largest, YES!
Most powerful, NO!
Ariane V ES/ECA has more combined thrust at sea-level.
ua-cam.com/video/n5CoXunhvtY/v-deo.html
Watch here the launch of the Atlas V MUOS 5 with final countdown in the background !
Says the video is private.
GO AMERICA!!
WDIY
Why does this guy talk over the countdown at T-10 seconds. Terrible production decision...let the technical braodcast continue.
I love monopoly.The board game not the ULA