Atlas Launch Tonight

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Love watching these launches live.

http://www.livestream.com/spaceflightnow

[h0ughy (David)]

what is the expected launch time

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

about an hour away, I think.
I'll have to check.

[h0ughy (David)]

ok

[barx1963 (Malcolm)]

Launch time is 8.28am, current time there is 7.15am

[gary]

Thanks JJJ,

Watching now.

I did a Google and found this background story regarding the payload -
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/...aunch-nrol-38/

"Carrying the NROL-38 payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office".

Specifically, speculated to be part of the Satellite Data System in which case it is destined for a geosynchronous orbit.

"The Satellite Data System is a series of spacecraft used by the NRO to relay secure communications to and from reconnaissance assets, including other satellites."

[Heath (Heater)]

Thanks for posting this link, how exciting! Have been sat watching of late so will be keeping an eye out for this newbie

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

woo hoo, not long now

[ben.]

4min

[MikeyB (Michael)]

4 mins to launch!

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Go Atlas

[ben.]

Team America.. Yeah!

[Paul Haese]

I wonder what the National recon office does???? Very cool, first of these launches watched.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Wasn't that something.

[Forgey (Paula)]

need a like button !

[h0ughy (David)]

is there a replay button