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Topic: NOAA's DSCOVR: Viewing, questions, comments
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-07-2015 02:16 PM
   
NOAA's DSCOVR: viewing, questions, commentsThis topic is for comments and questions in response to the updates under: NOAA's DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory). DSCOVR, or the Deep Space Climate Observatory, will maintain the U.S.'s real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities. The satellite, formerly known as Triana, will also return full-disc images of the sunlit side of Earth for science applications such as ozone, aerosols and clouds. |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-07-2015 02:20 PM
DSCOVR is scheduled to launch on Sunday, Feb. 8 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (AFS), Florida. Launch is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. EST (2310 GMT). NASA TV's launch coverage will begin at 3:30 p.m. EST (2030 GMT). SpaceX also plans a webcast to begin 15 minutes before the launch.SpaceX will again try to land its Falcon first stage on this launch. For discussion of that attempt, please see here. |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-08-2015 05:13 PM
Today's launch attempt (Feb. 8) was scrubbed. According to Elon Musk: Air Force tracking radar went down. Launch postponed to same time tomorrow.Probably good though. Will give us time to replace first stage video transmitter (not needed for launch, but nice to have). A launch on Monday (Feb. 9) would take place 6:07:49 p.m. EST (2307 GMT). The current weather forecast calls for 40 percent chance of favorable weather. |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-09-2015 09:14 AM
NOAA update The next launch attempt for the DSCOVR mission will now be Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6:05 p.m. EST [2305 GMT] with a backup launch opportunity on Wednesday, Feb 11 at 6:03 EST. Weather for an attempt today, Feb.9, is unfavorable. |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-10-2015 04:54 PM
Today's (Feb. 10) launch attempt has been scrubbed due to upper level wind violations. There were no technical issues being worked.The next attempt will be on Wednesday (Feb. 11) at 6:03 p.m. EST (2303 GMT). |
Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 968
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 02-11-2015 04:18 PM
Was at the webcast page back on Sunday and saw the "watching now" counter go from about 28K to almost 70K viewers during the half hour leading up to the scheduled launch. Let's hope all goes well today. |
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