Launch of WGS-8 on Delta IV Rocket from Cape Canaveral

Bazza · Dec 7, 2016

They just shot another one up - I watched from my front yard - night launches are the best! Skies were partly cloudy so didn't see the whole trajectory but what I did see was a very cool looking deep orange color.

This one's going to put a new communications satellite in orbit that will assist our military operations.

The Wideband Global SATCOM, also known as WGS-8, is the eighth in a series of 10 satellites made by Boeing for troops in war zones.

crimson fan man · Dec 7, 2016

Everytime I see a launch it just amazes me the energy it takes to get things in orbit. The cost in itself is the biggest anchor for more space exploration.

crimsonaudio · Dec 7, 2016

ULA continues to kill it!

"Burning propellant at a rate of almost 2,000 pounds per second..."

Tidewater · Dec 7, 2016

That would be pretty cool to watch from the front porch.
"Burning 2000 pounds of fuel per second." Holy smokes.

Bazza · Dec 7, 2016

Tidewater said:
That would be pretty cool to watch from the front porch.
"Burning 2000 pounds of fuel per second." Holy smokes.

Yeah...talk about putting everything in perspective.....no matter how many launches you have seen....they never fail to leave you in a complete and utter state of amazement....

Elefantman · Dec 7, 2016

I remember reading the main fuel pump in one of the space shuttle engine was powered by a 55,000 horse power turbine engine.

Bazza · Dec 15, 2016

Successful launch of the Pegasus XL this morning.....no video of launch yet but this was the takeoff of the Tristar L1011 aircraft carrying the bird....it was cool seeing it deploy

Will post the actual launch later today...

Bazza · Dec 15, 2016

And.....here's the launch.......

TideEngineer08 · Dec 15, 2016

I really wanted to watch a space shuttle launch before they retired the program, and my wife and I almost had the opportunity to go to the last one but it did not work out.

tidegrandpa · Dec 15, 2016

Bazza said:
Successful launch of the Pegasus XL this morning.....no video of launch yet but this was the takeoff of the Tristar L1011 aircraft carrying the bird....it was cool seeing it deploy Will post the actual launch later today...

I bet the crew of that three holer were glad to be shed of that big firecracker strapped to their belly. Thanks for the video.

Search

Launch of WGS-8 on Delta IV Rocket from Cape Canaveral

Bazza

TideFans Legend

crimson fan man

Hall of Fame

crimsonaudio

Administrator

Tidewater

Hall of Fame

Bazza

TideFans Legend

Elefantman

Hall of Fame

Bazza

TideFans Legend

Bazza

TideFans Legend

TideEngineer08

TideFans Legend

tidegrandpa

All-American

New Posts

Latest threads

TideFans.shop - NEW Stuff!