STS-135 External Tank Video

Nils Toombes, a satcom enthusiast, posted a video he captured from the
STS-125 external tank camera 25 minutes after launch while it was over
Europe. Not much to look at but an amazing effort nonetheless! You
can see it on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WrhHRchjAc

Question: does anyone know if NASA was able to successfully capture
video from the tank as it entered the atmosphere as they had hoped?
Has it been released?

On 22.7.2011 22:11, Vincent D DeSimone wrote:
Question: does anyone know if NASA was able to successfully capture
video from the tank as it entered the atmosphere as they had hoped?
Has it been released?

I think they tried to get a signal from Diego Garcia tracking station,
but its still way before re-entry itself. There is a rumor that they got
something, but it hasn't been released yet.

Re-entry happened in such a place, that it would have been over the
horizon from Australia and New Zealand too. NASA wasn't planning on
having any ships on sea to capture the re-entry itself, so unless
someone very lucky happened to capture something on the sea or some
island on the pacific, the actual re-entry won't be seen.

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Mika Takala

Do we actually know how much of the tank gets through or is it so full of
fumes that it just blasts apart when it gets hot?
Brian

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On 22.7.2011 22:11, Vincent D DeSimone wrote:
Question: does anyone know if NASA was able to successfully capture
video from the tank as it entered the atmosphere as they had hoped?
Has it been released?

I think they tried to get a signal from Diego Garcia tracking station, but
its still way before re-entry itself. There is a rumor that they got
something, but it hasn't been released yet.

Re-entry happened in such a place, that it would have been over the
horizon from Australia and New Zealand too. NASA wasn't planning on having
any ships on sea to capture the re-entry itself, so unless someone very
lucky happened to capture something on the sea or some island on the
pacific, the actual re-entry won't be seen.

--
Mika Takala

Do we actually know how much of the tank gets through or is it so full of
fumes that it just blasts apart when it gets hot?
Brian

Take a look at the following video of STS-29's external tank entering
the atmosphe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sejfpoWlfz0

Watch about a 1' 05" in; sure looks like the tanks rupturing to me...

On Jul 24, 10:20*am, Vincent D DeSimone wrote:
Do we actually know how much of the tank gets through or is it so full of
fumes that it just blasts apart when it gets hot?
Brian

Take a look at the following video of STS-29's external tank entering
the atmosphe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sejfpoWlfz0

Watch about a 1' 05" in; sure looks like the tanks rupturing to me...

In the 3rd view within that clip it looks like you can see the shape
of the tank as it tumbles ... look at about 5' 33".

/dps

Take a look at the following video of STS-29's external tank entering
the atmosphe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sejfpoWlfz0

Watch about a 1' 05" in; sure looks like the tanks rupturing to me...

In the 3rd view within that clip it looks like you can see the shape
of the tank as it tumbles ... look at about 5' 33".

You're right! I can't believe I missed that! The tank is VERY
visible. "330" EFL" - Equivalent Focal Length?