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Super Slow Motion video of the Atlas V OTV-3 launch

Dec12
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Mike

This video shows the power of the new GoPro Hero 3 Black with the 720p120 mode. We recorded the Atlas V launch at 120 frame rate then conformed the video to 720p30 instantly getting 1/4 speed with no loss of information. This was not quite slow enough for us so we cut the speed by 50% giving us 1/8th real time.

The quality of the video is stunning and you can clearly see the deluge of the water system, followed by the green coloured sparks of the ignition. With the rocket engine ignited the exhaust spews out of the flame trench, before the rocket is finally released and starts to climb into the sky.

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Launch Video of Atlas V with X-37B Space Plane on mission OTV-3

Dec12
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Mike

Yesterdays Atlas V launch went like a dream.  For the first time in a while we had just about perfect conditions for a launch and our video cameras managed to record some great footage.

The Video below shows the launch from the viewpoints of our GoPro cameras.  For the first time we are using the new GoPro Hero 3 which gives not only great colours and contrast, but also lossless slow motion.

The second part of the video shows the Atlas V launch at 1/4 speed.  Here you can quite clearly see the sequence of events leading up to the launch.

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Atlas V carrying OTV-3 secret Space Plane launches successfully

Dec11
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
Launch of Atlas V OTV3 from Cape Canaveral AFS, FL. (Credit Pat Corkery)

Launch of Atlas V OTV3 from Cape Canaveral AFS, FL. (Credit Pat Corkery)

Today saw the successful launch of an Atlas V with the X-37B space plane payload on mission OTV-3. The Atlas V roared into life bang on the opening of the first window of opportunity to launch today. It was a text-book launch after a number of scheduling delays.

The launch was dogged by pre-flight issues none of which were specifically related to the craft itself. First there was the problem with a previous Delta IV launch that uses common components. An investigation into the cause of the Delta IV problem ruled out any possibility of a recurrence on the Atlas V clearing the way for todays launch.

As the launch date approached there were some serious concerns about the weather coming in to play and even 2 hours before the launch window opened the weather officer was only predicting a 30% chance of favourable conditions. As things played out the weather cleared and the weather never went red.

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Atlas V carrying secret space plane to launch December 11th

Dec10
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
OTV-3 mission badge (Credit ULA)

OTV-3 mission badge (Credit ULA)

The next rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is scheduled to take place tomorrow, 11th December, at 1:03 EST (18:03 GMT).  The Atlas V rocket will be launching the USAF secret space plane into orbit for the third mission: OTV-3 from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41).

The projected weather conditions suggest that there is only a 30% chance of launching with lightning, cumulus cloud, disturbed weather, and thick cloud all being concerns for violation.

The launch window is quite long tomorrow opening at 1:03pm EST it extends 5 hours until 6:03pm.  Hopefully within that time span there will be a window of opportunity for the weather to clear and the mission to get underway.

The launch has been dogged with delays mainly due to the problems encountered on the last Delta IV mission.   The reduced engine performance of the Delta Rocket affected the Atlas as they use common components. Originally slated to launch in October this date has slipped a few times awaiting the results of the Delta IV investigation.  The ULA investigation into the anomaly states “Although the investigation into the flight data anomaly continues, all credible crossover implications from the Delta anomaly for the OTV-3 Atlas vehicle and engine system have been thoroughly addressed and mitigated, culminating in the flight clearance decision for the OTV-3 launch”. This gave the green light to mission planners to schedule the Atlas V for launch.

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NASA RBSP spacecraft on Atlas V Rocket moves to the Launch Pad

Aug23
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
An Atlas V rocket carrying the RBSP spacecraft emerges from the Vertical Integration Facility

An Atlas V rocket carrying the RBSP spacecraft emerges from the Vertical Integration Facility

Standing at 189 feet high the mighty Atlas V with NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes emerges from the Vertical Integration Facility at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station launch complex 41 on its way to the launch pad. The rocket is moved to the pad on twin rails taking about 30 minutes to complete the 650 yard trip.

In the early Floridian light the mobile launch platform and supporting vehicles slowly trundle up the road to the launch pad in preparation for Friday’s early morning launch. Once on the pad the MLP is secured and the service infrastructure components are transferred to the fixed launch pad. The rocket is now ready for fuelling as part of the countdown process that will start just before 9pm (EST) this evening.

Fuelling is scheduled to start just before 2am (EST) Friday morning with the night launch targeted for 4:07am (EST) 8:30 GMT. There is a 20 minute window for launching the rocket which gives a little leeway for bad weather or a small technical glitch.

The chances of weather cancelling the launch have improved from 40% to 30% with cloud thickness being the main concern at this time. The weather at launch time is forecast for scattered low and high level clouds and light winds from the south east.

Our image gallery of the rollout and launch pad follows:  READ MORE »

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SLC-37(B) Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral AFS

Jan18
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 37B for Delta IV Rockets (Credit ULA)

Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 37B for Delta IV Rockets (Credit ULA)

Launch Complex 37B (LC-37B) is one of a pair of launch pads comprising LC-37 situated on Cape Canaveral Air Force Base.  The other LC-37A was never actually used, indeed the USAF only ever refer to the Launch Complex as LC-37.

Construction of LC-37 started in 1959 and saw the first rocket launched in January 1964.  This was the a Saturn 1 test flight which exceeded the test criteria.  The Saturn 1 rockets were launched from here until 1968 when the complex became inactive.

In 2002 the complex was refurbished and repurposed for a new range of Boeing Delta IV rockets.  The Delta IV and Atlas V (LC-41) now provide the main platforms described as Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles for launching space ships into the upper atmosphere and beyond.

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Index to Cape Canaveral Rocket Launch Pads

Apr11
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
NROL-32 Delta 4 Heavy on LC-37B Launch Pad at KSC

NROL-32 Delta 4 Heavy on LC-37B Launch Pad at KSC

Last year we visited all the launch pads on the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to pinpoint their locations and to document what remains of the history of the Space Race on the Florida coast.

We appreciate that it is sometimes difficult to locate the particular item that you are looking for so to assist in your search for information we have created an index of the rocket launch pad on the Air Force Station.  Check out the articles and follow the history of Florida’s Space Coast.

Click here for our CCAFS Launch pad index page.

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KSC Launch Pad application for Apple iPhone launched

Dec12
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Mike

iPhone App KSC Launch Pad map view

iPhone App KSC Launch Pad map view

Yesterday Apple approved our KSC Launch Pad Application.  KSC Launch Pad is designed for visitors to Florida who want information about the rocket launch sites on the Space Coast.

There are nearly 70 locations detailed in the application covering the Launch Sites, Structures associated with Space around KSC, along with all the best locations for viewing a rocket launch.   The application covers every single rocket launch site on both Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and the Kennedy Space Center.  We have included a selection of images from each of the launch pads both active and in-active along with a history of each of the locations.

To help you identify the launch pads, many of which can be seen from public locations around the cape, we have integrated a compass pointer and distance to pad.  From the rocket launch viewpoints we have many orientation images helping you to work out exactly what you are looking at.

If you are visiting the Kennedy Space Center then this app is a good companion for your visit.  Just select the “Near Me” function and the app will show you what is around you.  This is ideal for identifying the launch pads on the Air Force Station from the LC-39 Viewing platform.

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LC-39B is dead long live LC-39B

Nov02
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
Ed-Mango discusses the future of LC-39B after the Shuttle

Ed-Mango discusses the future of LC-39B after the Shuttle

1 year ago the Ares 1 was the last rocket launched form LC-39B at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Since then it has been dormant and now we are seeing the deconstruction of the RSS and Gantry used for the Space Shuttle launches. This will lay bare the launch pad ready for repurposing for the next phase in space exploration: the Heavy Lift programme heading back to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Ed Mango discusses where the programme is going looking at the latest COTS project (Commercial Orbital Transfer Services) whereby NASA will contract their uplift requirements to Commercial Companies.

The video was filmed just outside the security fencing on Launch Pad 39B as part of the media activities for the Discovery Space Shuttle STS-133. We were able to monitor the demolition of the current Shuttle servicing structures which will be removed by the contractor between now and February 2011.

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Shuttle Discovery STS-133 launch delayed 24 hours

Oct29
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 launch delayed 24 hours

Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 launch delayed 24 hours

A leak was found last night whilst bringing the helium gas up to pressure.  On examination there was some material found in a coupling thought to be fragments of an O ring.

Repairs to the coupling are undergoing at this time and although the repair is expected to take about 2 hours the pressurising of the tanks and lines will take about 16 hours.  This delay will push the launch back at least 24 hours.

The new launch date is 2nd November 2010 at 20:12 GMT (4:12pm EDT).  The weather conditions are predicted to be favourable for the launch with just a 30% chance of a violation.  There are plenty of other opportunities to launch over the next week in case additional time is required.

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SLC-37A Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral AFS

Oct25
2010 1 Comment Written by Mike
LC-37A Built but never used for launches

LC-37A Built but never used for launches

Launch Pad 37A is a bit of a misnomer.  Originally planned and built in 1962 (along with LC-34) pad 37A was never used.

Looking at the aerial image it is clearly apparent that the design of LC-37 was to include 2 active pads. The blockhouse was constructed at the apex of the triangle between pads and blockhouse, equidistant from both pads.  The orbiting access road is symmetrical around both pads, yet there were never any flights from 37A.

LC-37B however is a very different matter.  It saw 7 Saturn I launches between January 29th 1964 and January 22 1968.  In 1971 it was deactivated with it structures removed in 1972 when it lay dormant until 2002 when it was repurposed for the new Delta IV missions.

For more information about the current status of the launch complex check the entry for SLC-37B.

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SLC-36 Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral AFS

Oct25
2010 1 Comment Written by Mike
LC-36 Atlas II launches the GOES-L satellite (picture credit NASA)

LC-36 Atlas II launches the GOES-L satellite (picture credit NASA)

Space Launch Complex 36 was originally designed as a complex with a single launch pad.  It is tucked in at the bottom of ICBM Road just south of LC-11.  The complex was built in 1961 for the Atlas rocket development program. The first rocket launched from LC-36A was an Atlas/Centaur test flight on May 8th 1962.  The flight ended in an explosion due to a failure of the Atlas booster.

Complex 36 was the birthplace of NASA’s planetary launch program and was operated by NASA until the late 1980s when it was taken over by the USAF.

Launch Pad 36B is clearly an unplanned addition to the complex.  LC-36A is directly opposite the blockhouse with the cabling conduits leading straight to the pad.  LC-36B is almost at right angles to the blockhouse with extended cabling leading out to the pad.  LC-36B was built and commissioned in 1963/4 with its first flight on August 11th 1965.

Complex 36 hosted many historic missions over the years including Surveyor that landed on the moon and Mariner that orbited Mars and included one to Mercury. Two of the most historic launches were the Pioneer 10 and 11 space probes that were launched to Jupiter and are now outside of the solar system in interstellar space. Also, the historic Pioneer Venus spacecraft included an orbiter and a set of probes that were dispatched to the surface.

The last launch from Complex 36A was an Atlas IIAS/Centaur carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload on August 31, 2004. This was followed on February 3, 2005 by the final Atlas V launch from Complex 36B before the pad was deactivated. In all, the complex supported 68 major launches from Pad 36A and 77 from Pad 36B.

“Over nearly five decades, Complex 36 was one of the world’s most important and versatile space launch sites. Its credits include a whole catalog of NASA missions to the moon, Venus, Mars and Jupiter – not to mention vital national security and commercial satellite missions,” said Mark Cleary, 45th Space Wing historian.

The last rocket flown from LC-36 was an Atlas V which is still a current launch vehicle. Current Atlas missions are launched from complex 41 to the north of the AFS.

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SLC-34 Launch Complex 34 at Cape Canaveral AFS

Oct25
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
LC-34 Saturn SA3 on launch pad 34 (photo credit NASA)

LC-34 Saturn SA3 on launch pad 34 (photo credit NASA)

Space Launch Complex 34 together with LC-37 were built to support the launching of Saturn Rockets for the Apollo missions. Started in mid 1959 the construction was completed mid 1961.  LC-14 is located to the north of LC-20 at the end of ICBM road.

SLC-34 is historically important for two reasons: this was the start of the Apollo missions to the moon; and the tragic fire engulfing the command capsule of Apollo 1 killing the 3 man crew.

LC34 consists a blockhouse, circular launch pad, an elevated launch platform, flame deflectors, an umbilical gantry and a service structure mounted on a twin rail system.  The blockhouse was based on the blockhouse structures of the other complexes on ICBM Road.  The control and monitoring cabling was installed in a concrete slab tunnel above ground.

There were 7 launches made from this complex. The most significant flight was Apollo 7 which successfully tested the Saturn/Apollo spacecraft confirming that flight to the Moon was indeed possible.  However it will be remembered more for the tragic fire onboard the command capsule of Apollo 1 during a pre-launch test.

On January 27th Virgil Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee were shut in the command module executing a checklist when an electrical fault caused a fire.  The crew tried to escape from the capsule, but were hampered by faulty equipment and a difficult door latching system.  The fire was fuelled by the rich oxygen content of the cabin, and although the astronauts suffered sever burns the cause of death was deemed to be asphyxiation.

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LC-30 Launch Complex 30 at Cape Canaveral AFS

Oct25
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
LC-30 Pershing test launch December 12th 1960 (Picture credit US Army)

LC-30 Pershing test launch December 12th 1960 (Picture credit US Army)

Launch complex 30 is a dual pad site that was commissioned by the US Army for testing the Pershing missiles. The site was commissioned in January 1960 and saw its first launch on February 25th 1960.

The Pershing missiles were launched from mobile platforms so required very little infrastructure.  Despite the lack of requirements the complex was built in the same manner as all others with a blockhouse and cable trenches leading off to the pads.  Maybe because the pads were not fully connected to the blockhouse the trenches terminate in storage equipment rooms.

Between 1960 and 1963 there were 49 launches of the Pershing 1 intermediate range ballistic missile from on and around the launch pads.  Most of these will have used a battlefield erector launcher providing test conditions as found in the theatre of war.

The following youtube video shows a US Army movie documenting the Pershing 1A missile.

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LC-29 Launch Complex 29 at Cape Canaveral AFS

Oct25
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
LC-29 Polaris missile ready for launch (photo credit USAF)

LC-29 Polaris missile ready for launch (photo credit USAF)

Launch Complex 29 was used by the US Navy and is adjacent to LC-25.  Both of these complexes are the most southern on Cape Canaveral AFS and consequently are the closest to the US Navy base.

There were supposedly 2 launch pads at LC-29, the placement of the blockhouse with the cable trench running to the pad at 45 degrees seems to support this.  However from arial images and an examination of the ground it would appear as if the second pad was never built.  It is possible that there was never a solid structure and the single reported launch was made from a mobile platform of some description.

The complex was built in the late 1950s with the first launch taking place september 21st 1959.  The last flight was on May 19th 1980 after which the site was dismantled and deactivated.

The last 10 launches from LC-29 were commissioned by the UK Royal Navy testing Polaris A3 missiles with the Chevaline warhead.

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SLC-26 Launch Complex 26 at Cape Canaveral AFS

Oct25
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
LC-26 Launch of Explorer 1 on Jupiter rocket (picture credit NASA)

LC-26 Launch of Explorer 1 on Jupiter rocket (picture credit NASA)

Launch Complex 26 was the site where the USA launched its first satellite Explorer 1 on February 1st 1958.  LC-26 is a dual pad A/B complex that was first active in 1957.  Both pads share the same blockhouse.

Launch pad 26A was used for launching Redstone and Jupiter rockets launching Explorer 1 and Explorer 2.  Explorer 1 was launched and deployed successfully, this Magnetosphere satellite discovered the Van Allen radiation belt around the Earth. Unfortunately Explorer 2 was not such a success with the upper stage failing to fire the mission was a failure.

Launch Pad 26B launched Jupiter and Juno rockets with varying payloads.  Many of these were tagged as “Bioflights” sending various plants and animals into space to study the effects of space travel on life.  This was the precursor to the launch of Alan Shepard in 1961 from the adjacent Launch Complex 5.

Launch Pad 26A launched 14 rockets and pad 26B launched 22 with the first launch August 28th 1957 and the last January 23rd 1963.

After the final launch LC-26 was deactivated and repurposed to become the USAF Space and Missile Museum in 1964. Twenty years later it was declared a national historic landmark, and can be visited by members of the public to this day as part of the Kennedy Space Center “Cape Canaveral: Then & Now Tour”.

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SLC-25 Launch Complex 25 at Cape Canaveral AFS

Oct25
2010 1 Comment Written by Mike
LC-25C First Trident launch January 18th 1977 (picture credit USAF)

LC-25C First Trident launch January 18th 1977 (picture credit USAF)

Launch complex 25 is a four launch pad site which was built in two stages.  Launch Pads 25A and 25B were constructed in the late 1950s with launch pads 25C and 25D being added in 1967.

All four launch pads share the same blockhouse. The cabling channels for each pad can be clearly seen on the Google image.

LC-25 was built for the US Navy to test and develop Sea Launched Ballistic Missiles AKA Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles or SLBMs.

Initially the pads 25A and 25B launched a combined total of  68 missiles with the majority from pad 25A.  All of these were variants  of the Polaris launch vehicle.  On launch pad 25B there are 2 pits separated by a distance of about 100 feet.  One of the pits is obviously a subterranean launch facility, the other seems to house equipment rooms.  It is possible that these were designed to simulate a submarine.

Launch Pads 25C and 25D were constructed in 1967.  Connecting to the same blockhouse they were built with more infrastructure.  Pads 25C and 25D were connected by a rail system enabling the use of a retractable service structure.  Indeed this service structure is still in place on pad 25C today.  The pads were built to support the Poseidon and Trident programs.  34 missiles were launched from 25C and just one from 25D.

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SLC-22 Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral AFS

Oct25
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
LC-22 Bull Goose launch Aug 1957 (picture credit AF Space & Missile Museum)

LC-22 Bull Goose launch Aug 1957 (picture credit AF Space & Missile Museum)

Launch Complex 21 and 22 were built to launch Goose and Mace cruise missiles and shared a common blockhouse. Despite the fact that these sites supported the launching of the same missiles they were very different in nature.

The Goose and Mace  missiles were launched from a horizontal position on a rail guidance system. Launch complex, 22 completed in February 1957, remained an an open site launching the missiles from rails which may have been on temporary or mobile launchers.

In all there were 23 launches from Launch Complex 22, the last being on July 17th 1963.  The complex was eventually deactivated in the early 1970s.

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SLC-21 Launch Complex 21 at Cape Canaveral AFS

Oct25
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
LC-21 Launch of Mace missile Dec 1962 (picture credit AF Space & Missile Museum)

LC-21 Launch of Mace missile Dec 1962 (picture credit AF Space & Missile Museum)

Launch Complex 21 and 22 were built to launch Goose and Mace cruise missiles and shared a common blockhouse. Despite the fact that these sites supported the launching of the same missiles they were very different in nature.

The Mace and Goose missiles were launched from a horizontal position on a rail guidance system. Launch complex 21, completed in February 1958, originally was an open launch site with a single launch rail. This was restructured in 1960 to have two launch rails. At the time of the restructure the enclosing building was constructed leaving the launch complex as it today.  This launch site was given the nickname “hardsite” in recognition of its enclosing structure.  LC-22 was know as the “softsite” as it did not have any structure around it.

LC-21 saw 38 launches from the original launch rail and only 3 from the second.  The last launch was in 1963 and the complex was deactivated in the early 1970s.

The missiles were delivered to the front of the launchers and then hoisted up onto the loading platform.  From there they were lowered on the launch rails into the launcher.  You can see from the images that the insides of the launchers were pretty simple, mainly infrastructure to move around the missile when it was being prepared for launch.

The most interesting parts of the structure are the flame tubes.  These are about 6 feet in diameter and channel the flames and exhaust from the building.  The southernmost tube runs along the side of the blockhouse prior to turning 90 degrees and venting over a concrete apron.

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SLC-20 Launch Complex 20 at Cape Canaveral AFS

Oct25
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Mike
LC-20 Joust I june 1991 (picture credit AF Space & Missile Museum)

LC-20 Joust I june 1991 (picture credit AF Space & Missile Museum)

Launch complex 20 is another long standing areas of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.  Positioned as the most norther of the Titan launch complexes it was built in the late 1950s and it is still active today, though not as an active launch site.

In the early 1960s it was used to test Titan I rockets, but was upgraded in 1963 to accommodate the Titan III launch vehicle.  The first Titan III flight on September 1st 1964 ended in failure but a further 3 Titan III missions were successful.  The complex was deactivated in 1967, 2 years after the last Titan III launch.

In the late 1980s Launch Complex 20 was selected for the Starbird program and launched the first Starbird rocket launch on December 18th 1990.  since then it saw the launches of Aries, Red Tigress, and Prospector rockets.

In the mid 1995 the launch infrastructure for these rockets was dismantled and removed from the complex making it redundant once again.

In 2000 the complex was once again re-activated and flew a total of 3 Super Loki flights in that year.

The complex is currently active and used by the Advanced Technology Development Center, part of NASA, to provide R&D for testing new spaceport infrastructure.  There is an active perimeter fence around the complex preventing access other than through the main security gate.  Two sets of lightning protection towers can be seen from the blockhouse gate.  One protects the new launch area to the north, the other to the south.

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