South Korean satellite launch fails again

Apparently exploded 137 seconds into flight:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1006/10kslv/
No sign that it was torpedoed. ;-)

Pat

Pat Flannery wrote in
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Apparently exploded 137 seconds into flight:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1006/10kslv/
No sign that it was torpedoed. ;-)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhdxB...ayer_embedded#!

Long video with numerous replays from various angles; it appears
this rocket does some dramatic maneuvers immediately upon liftoff.
The first launch does the same thing.

Dramatic location that rivals Japan's Tanegashima.


--Damon

In sci.space.history Damon Hill wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhdxB...ayer_embedded#!

What are those "tambourines" on the launch pad, around the base of the
rocket?

Based on the "all over the place" camera work, perhaps some of the
Shuttle-wind-down job losses can be mitigated by hiring-out the NASA
tracking personel to South Korea?-)

If the thing detonated at 137ish seconds into the flight, what were
they doing in that video for so long - it seems as if they were
following a script that assumed the launch was a success - the clock
kept running, they kept showing updated position dots etc..

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On 6/10/2010 12:23 PM, Damon Hill wrote:


Long video with numerous replays from various angles; it appears
this rocket does some dramatic maneuvers immediately upon liftoff.
The first launch does the same thing.

That could be a maneuver to make sure it's clear of the pad area in case
it fails right after liftoff and falls back to Earth - the Soviets did
that after the second N-1 fell back on the pad and destroyed it.(The
maneuver was so violent on the third N-1 launch that it caused the
rocket to structurally fail.)
Did you notice the drawing of the Salyut 6 class space station on the
base of the Angara first stage?

Pat

On 6/10/2010 12:43 PM, Rick Jones wrote:
In sci.space.history Damon wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhdxB...ayer_embedded#!

What are those "tambourines" on the launch pad, around the base of the
rocket?

Those have me going also; they almost look like some sort of microwave
antenna system.

Based on the "all over the place" camera work, perhaps some of the
Shuttle-wind-down job losses can be mitigated by hiring-out the NASA
tracking personel to South Korea?-)

If the thing detonated at 137ish seconds into the flight, what were
they doing in that video for so long - it seems as if they were
following a script that assumed the launch was a success - the clock
kept running, they kept showing updated position dots etc..

That's fairly normal also. They had a Proton launch several years back
that showed the payload going into orbit on the mission control display
board even as it was falling back to Earth. I'll bet they are rethinking
launching on a cloudy day because of losing any ground imagery of the
actual failure.

Pat

On Jun 11, 4:07�am, Pat Flannery wrote:
On 6/10/2010 12:43 PM, Rick Jones wrote:

In sci.space.history Damon �wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhdxB...ayer_embedded#!

What are those "tambourines" on the launch pad, around the base of the
rocket?

Those have me going also; they almost look like some sort of microwave
antenna system.

Based on the "all over the place" camera work, perhaps some of the
Shuttle-wind-down job losses can be mitigated by hiring-out the NASA
tracking personel to South Korea?-)

If the thing detonated at 137ish seconds into the flight, what were
they doing in that video for so long - it seems as if they were
following a script that assumed the launch was a success - the clock
kept running, they kept showing updated position dots etc..

That's fairly normal also. They had a Proton launch several years back
that showed the payload going into orbit on the mission control display
board even as it was falling back to Earth. I'll bet they are rethinking
launching on a cloudy day because of losing any ground imagery of the
actual failure.

Pat

I wonder if there are ANY us assets being developed to prevent a
launch on the pad?

Like a directed EMP to the vehicle?

it would be a good idea to keep north korea grounded wondering whats
wrong with their booster...... while its really a otside influence
targeted at their vehicle