Four Rocket Launches Today

[Stub Mandrel]

Following three launches being delayed yesterday...

https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/18/18144475/spacex-falcon-9-blue-origin-new-shepard-arianespace-soyuz-ula-delta-iv

 

[Z3roCool]

Hopefully be watching this...just noticed your name...believe you are on the Astro Group for Rolliston? I am on there but do not chat often as silly busy and not had time to get out this year. Off to the Sahara in January so hopefully be able to share some shots in the New Year

[Stub Mandrel]

ISRO (India) launch at 10:40

Live now at

 

[Stub Mandrel]

3 minutes ago, Z3roCool said:

Hopefully be watching this...just noticed your name...believe you are on the Astro Group for Rolliston? I am on there but do not chat often as silly busy and not had time to get out this year. Off to the Sahara in January so hopefully be able to share some shots in the New Year

Hi! yes, I live just outside Burton.

[Z3roCool]

3 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Hi! yes, I live just outside Burton.

Me too, just on the new housing estate near Church Gresley. Really need to get up to a meet in the New Year!

[Stub Mandrel]

Spacex Falcon starts soon:

https://www.spacex.com/webcast

Managed to fit in some work, walking the dog and fixing the central heating in the gap!

[Stub Mandrel]

Falcon halted while they figure out what went wrong yesterday.

Ariane due to launch at 16:37 gmt.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRn9F2D9j-t4A-HgudM7aLQ

Interesting one this it's a sun-synchronous orbit, as it's a an earth observation satellite.

 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

Arianesapce/Soyuz went up OK. Photography was a bit flaky just after launch. Great shots of booster separation and fairing jettison, sadly they didn't keep up the live stream from the spacecraft.

[Stub Mandrel]

Delta IV Heavy out of Vandenberg not live until 1:30am