Cameras?

Will there be exterior cameras on the tank, boosters, or orbiter
operating during launch this time?

Vandar wrote in news:5Zwqg.4699$oa1.2578
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Will there be exterior cameras on the tank, boosters, or orbiter
operating during launch this time?

Yes. The four cameras used the last flight will be used. One in the ET LO2
feedline fairing, one in the orbiter's ET umbilical well, and one at each
SRB forward attach point.

There are also four new cameras, one on each SRB aft attach point and one
on each SRB forward skirt, all aimed at the orbiter wing leading edges.

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Jorge R. Frank wrote:

Vandar wrote in news:5Zwqg.4699$oa1.2578
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Will there be exterior cameras on the tank, boosters, or orbiter
operating during launch this time?


Yes. The four cameras used the last flight will be used. One in the ET LO2
feedline fairing, one in the orbiter's ET umbilical well, and one at each
SRB forward attach point.

There are also four new cameras, one on each SRB aft attach point and one
on each SRB forward skirt, all aimed at the orbiter wing leading edges.

Excellent. Thanks for the info.
Do you know if those cameras are available for public viewing during
launch or if they'll release the footage afterward?

On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 16:48:01 GMT, Vandar wrote:

Will there be exterior cameras on the tank, boosters, or orbiter
operating during launch this time?

Yes.

Vandar wrote in
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Jorge R. Frank wrote:

Vandar wrote in news:5Zwqg.4699$oa1.2578
@news02.roc.ny:


Will there be exterior cameras on the tank, boosters, or orbiter
operating during launch this time?


Yes. The four cameras used the last flight will be used. One in the
ET LO2 feedline fairing, one in the orbiter's ET umbilical well, and
one at each SRB forward attach point.

There are also four new cameras, one on each SRB aft attach point and
one on each SRB forward skirt, all aimed at the orbiter wing leading
edges.

Excellent. Thanks for the info.
Do you know if those cameras are available for public viewing during
launch or if they'll release the footage afterward?

At least the LO2 feedline camera will. On the last flight, the umbilical
well camera and the SRB forward attach cameras weren't available until
later. I don't know if the new SRB cameras support live downlink.


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On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 12:19:12 -0500, "Jorge R. Frank"
wrote:

Do you know if those cameras are available for public viewing during
launch or if they'll release the footage afterward?

At least the LO2 feedline camera will. On the last flight, the umbilical
well camera and the SRB forward attach cameras weren't available until
later. I don't know if the new SRB cameras support live downlink.

SpaceflightNow.com had them a day or so after launch, but you have to
sign up for their Pro service.

Brian