Weird work schedule the last two days. I worked Tuesday morning, went home for a nap, came in at 9pm last night, worked until noon, launched MUOS-4, went home for a nap, and just woke up in time to walk the dog while it's still light out. 
We launched the fourth satellite in the series of the mobile user objective system (MUOS) launches. I just watched a video of the launch, and it appears to have been pretty spectacular, with a very impressive vapor trail.SpaceFlightNow has some good snapshots:
http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/09/02/photos-atlas-5-puts-on-predawn-sky-show/
...and here's a nice launch video:
http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/09/02/video-liftoff-of-atlas-5-rocket-to-deploy-navys-muos-4-satellite/
Hi Sumner:
ReplyDeleteA little confused. What is the difference between MUOS4 and AV056? And dn't say 4 bucks!!!
Gene.