ORS 3 Mission Launches from Wallops
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- Опубліковано 18 лис 2013
- A Minotaur I rocket launched Nov. 19 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the U. S. Air Force's Operationally Responsive Space Office's ORS-3 mission. The ORS-3 Mission, also known as an enabler mission, will demonstrate and validate launch and range improvements for NASA and the military. Aside from the primary payload -- the Space Test Program Satellite-3 (STPSat-3), ORS-3 transported about 28 small cubesat satellites to space. Among the cubesats were NASA's PhoneSat2 and the first cubesat built by high school students.
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Watching this from the launch site was awesome. Video will never do it justice.
Caught a glimpse of it by sheer chance just around 8:30 tonight right over Piney Flats, Tennessee.
That was the fastest launch I have ever seen
Im from Reading,Pa about 150 miles from Wallops with such a clear sky the launch looked just as clear as the laddee launch I watched it all the way untill it flew out of sight down range.congrats to the team at Wallops!!!!
This was awesome as soon as it launched we ran outside and within 10 seconds saw it clear as day here in the Delmarva peninsula. My boys were really thrilled..
We watched this on NASA's website last night and we are in North Carolina and we looked towards Virginia and could actually see the flames of the rocket in the sky, could just barely see. It was freaking awesome.
Actually got to see it from Voorhees, NJ!! Separation was killer
Watched this from Groton Ct. We even saw staging. It looked great!
God damn that was loud and quick. Just watched the MAVEN launch yesterday and that didn't look like it was going to get off the pad, this fucking exploded off. Damn that's cool. I want to see a launch in person.
Yeah there might be a lil difference in size on those two lol. I like the difference in how long they take to reach Mach 1
This was a solid fuel rocket(Minotaur 1), so it takes off very quickly versus the Altas V that MAVEN was launched with which uses a 2 part liquid fuel. I was actually startled when watching this because the orange paint made me think it was liquid fuel rocket, then all of a sudden "BAM", scared the hell out of me.
An awesome view from Warren County, NJ!
So cool, the first rocket launch i have ever seen!
That puppy left in a HURRY! You expect a leisurely lift off based on all the films from the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle missions, but this thing is explosively fast. Of course, you don't have to worry as much about G-forces on an unmanned flight.
the bottom is a Minuteman Missile the top is a Caster 30 with Orbital parts on top of that
*****
Well, MAVEN was particularly slow. That was 100% liquid fuel.
what do you expect the first stage is a Minuteman Missile
If I can banter a guess it's that the Maven module had a far heavier payload into orbit as it had to get a-lot further than this. Maven was a tanker, this was a sports car.
However I should stress that my main evidence for this is common sense and Kerbal space Program, so don't quote me on this
did you ever see Dnepr launch footage? While it doesn't explode like this one it definetly launches fast :D
Awesome Site to see. Seen in From NJ about 30 seconds after launch. Hope there will be more to come in the future :-)
I watched this with my own eyes from my house in Maryland! Super cool!
Watched launch from our deck in near high piont NJ, awesome really awesome
I enjoyed the launch from Boyertown PA about 50 miles Northwest of Philadelphia. I was surprised how fast the Minotaur ascented. We lost sight at about 35 degrees above the horizon which was shortly after 2 minutes post launch.
those solid rocket motors really get off the ground fast and go like hell
That thing went off like a rocket! ;¬)
Never seen a rocket get off the pad that quick. Gotta love them solids - sorry for the double post.
My wife, kids and I got to see it, first one ever...very cool!
Did anyone notice the shock waves as the rocket lifted off?
Yes very imressive.....
At first I thought the rocket blew up but WOW that would have been some ride!!!
In new york it was impossible to tell between the local air traffic and the rocket till it flashed. Knew definitely when it vanished. Wish I was closer
saw this from highpoint park in Wrightsville,pa could see 2nd stage separation,looked like a red star or planet rising slowly above the horizon..was in view for full 3 minutes....Go Nasa and Wallops!!
amazingly fast launch...
My god, that is a fast rocket
Its made from a nucliar misaile
That was a super fast lift off!
AWESOME!
Ahh i love you guys!
Wow, that was amazingly fast
Man it leaves the pad in a nanosecond!! Should be exciting as the mission results come in. Can't wait!
That thing sure has a kick! 1600 mph in 60s wow 0.0
Looked good from here! Burlington county NJ
We saw it from our back deck in Delmar DE. Got to go Down to chincoteague and see one lift off from the beach!! Next launch!!
The take off was so fast!
Wow that's what I call a LAUNCH..!
Orbital rockets are always so exciting at liftoff, they definetly did not dissapoint here
holy shit that was impressive
There should be at least one rocket launch per day. The moment of ignition was really SPECTACULAR. During daylight we don't have the opportunity to see all those flames erupting from the engine. I prefer the daytime launches if on-board cameras are used filming the ascent, making us feel like an astronaut.
Man that accelerated quickly
When I saw it launch, my jaw dropped.
I was so sure it blew to bits.
I could have watched this in person an missed it dn it!!!!
Looked good from reading PA
Another successful launch from DELMARVA
could see it in Massachusetts in the south sky
that little bastard got out of there quick, fast, and in a hurry.
id love to see the g readings from that one..
Yay!
NASA you rock!
There you go Nexus S, into the Galaxy!
How about those shock waves at about 22 seconds? Awesome.
The booster was a repurposed Minuteman ICBM. They were designed to get out of their silos in a hurry before they could be targeted. This is sort of what the beginning of a nuclear war might have looked like.
I went outside right after the launch and followed the rocket's flight as long as I could. I saw two different objects separate during the third stage burn, neither of which are visible in this video. One was right after third stage ignition and the other was about 20-30 seconds later.
About 20-25 seconds into the stage 3 burn, the cowling separated.
yup an ATK Thiokol Minuteman Missile. when START 4 went into effect all Minuteman's were scrapped Orbital bought them and uses them for the Minotaur Program they also use decommissioned Trident,Poseidon,and Peacekeeper Missiles
It wasn't a minuteman missile it was actually a repurchased Minotaur Missile from the decommissioned peacekeeper weapon system. My team actually assembled the rocket.
Crank those sub speakers up if you have one! Great experience!
It was like a burning red star that disappeared into the moon from Fort Bragg's view. :)
Was it a launch or a shot!? Gosh!
Was I the only one who saw the shockwaves? Holy moley!
History...
I saw this in the sky
Never seen a rocket get off the pad that w
fastest rocket take off I have ever seen.
0-60 in .235 seconds i need that in my car
Wow, can you say "We are outta here?
Fastest launch ever
yup
I really thought it exploded at first...
I thought this was going to be live on Nasa TV?
it is
Was the yellow part is actually protective blanket to protect from the element?
Yes, it's a thermal blanket that keeps an even temperature on the earlier stages. We call it the banana or banana peel because it splits into sections and peels off at launch :)
Is that minotaur V, or another generation?
Hahaha holy shit! That's a liftoff. Is it only liquid fuel or does it have any SRBs?
It uses only solid fuel.
Was this thing going so fast that it was ram heating? I question the efficiency of going so fast in the atmosphere, but I'm not a rocket scientist.
Its a repurposed ICBM
Fast boiiiiiiiii
Oh, well it's written ' minotaur I' ... ;p
Solid rockets get out of there in a hurry.
0:17 Liftoff
amazing that ATK Thiokol and Orbital Corp can recycle what was once Cold War junk the Minotaur is made of parts from a scrapped Minuteman Missile with a Caster 30 as the upper stage
Obviously not junk.
sizzlebread23 I call it rocket recycling when START 4 was signed all Minuteman Missiles were scrapped Orbital wanted to recycle them so they did not sit in the warehouse in Promontory because solid rocket fuel degrades casings if it is allowed to sit. ATK Thiokol is Orbital Corps suppler all of the casings are refueled at the Promontory facility and some are tested on the same test stand used for the SRBs then the casings are filled with fresh fuel and shipped by truck to Salt Lake Airport or Hill Airforce base where they are loaded into a C5 for the trip to the launch pad when it arrives Orbital adds the satellite which they built and encases it in their faring which replaces the Minuteman's nose cone then they launch it and since it is a Cold War Missile which uses solid fuel if you blink you will miss the launch.
QRS or ORS?
ORS
peely banana
Hello, i am a freshman in high school. One day I would like to be an astronaut, however most launches recently have been with the Russians. Should I learn Russian, and would it better my chances of becoming an astronaut?
You don't necessarily have to learn another language, after all english is the lingua franca. However, most astronauts whose first language is english learn others as well (mostly Russian). If you are familiar with Chris Hadfield, he answered a question like this in one of his videos (I don't remember exactly which one though).
Astronauts working with other space agencies typically need to know multiple languages. Most of NASA's ISS Astronauts can speak Russian, if not all, and a fair few of them speak French, Japanese, and the like.
Murat Magomedov exactly, there is going to be a next generation, and it should be next so i hope the waiting will be worth it :)
sweet jesus.
heard some HS students built this rocket
Молодцы, слава США !!
haha crazyyy