[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Successfully Launched

2013-09-30 Thread R Oler
there was at least one issue that is going to snake them...the second stage did not relight...if I was the QC person from SES I would want to understand why, how they fixed that...and would probably want to see a demo flight...wonder if the next Dragon flight goes before the SES and the folks

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Successfully Launched

2013-09-30 Thread B J
On 9/30/13, R Oler orbit...@hotmail.com wrote: there was at least one issue that is going to snake them...the second stage did not relight...if I was the QC person from SES I would want to understand why, how they fixed that...and would probably want to see a demo flight...wonder if the next

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Successfully Launched

2013-09-29 Thread Jim Jerzycke
I was able to see a bit of the contrail here in Long Beach. 73, Jim KQ6EA On 09/29/2013 04:18 PM, B J wrote: All indications are that everything went as planned, though the video downlink was intermittent. Deployment of payloads has apparently started. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Successfully Launched

2013-09-29 Thread Jim Jerzycke
Naw, not really. Kinda looked like somebody a few blocks away lit off a firework. If you didn't know what it was, you wouldn't have looked twice at it. Now a NIGHT LAUNCH from VAFB is really something to see! Jim On 09/29/2013 05:37 PM, B J wrote: On 9/29/13, Jim Jerzycke

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Successfully Launched

2013-09-29 Thread Rick Tejera
-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Jim Jerzycke Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 10:43 To: B J Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Successfully Launched Naw, not really. Kinda looked like somebody a few blocks away lit off a firework. If you

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Successfully Launched

2013-09-29 Thread Bryce Salmi
Just watched it in Person from 7 miles away. Amazing. B J va6...@gmail.com wrote: All indications are that everything went as planned, though the video downlink was intermittent. Deployment of payloads has apparently started. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Successfully Launched

2013-09-29 Thread Stephen Nelson
Saw it this morning very clear from downtown santa barbara area. Took a small video, but not sure how to share 300Mb AVCHD vid. Stephen N. KD6VEX DM04 On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 9:18 AM, B J va6...@gmail.com wrote: All indications are that everything went as planned, though the video downlink