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To: Slick who wrote (6823)	9/24/1999 12:31:00 AM
From: Robert G. Brown	Respond to of 10852

Spare us your (nit)wittery... The only way you'll see $6/share is from splits, you know-nothing fool ; ]

To: Slick who wrote (6823)	9/25/1999 2:19:00 AM
From: brian h	Respond to of 10852

Slick, Welcome back. Update for 2:31 a.m. EDT Plus 2 minute, 45 seconds. The twin liquid-fuel boosters have been jettisoned from the Ariane's first stage. The first stage main engines still firing Update for 2:30 a.m. EDT Plus 1 minute, 45 seconds. The twin strap-on solid-fuel boosters have been jettisoned from the Ariane's first stage. Vehicle continues the climb to space on the power of the four Viking 5 engines of the first stage and two strap-on liquid-fueled boosters. Altitude: 19.5 km; velocity: 0.5 km per second. ----------------------- Update for 2:29 a.m. EDT Liftoff. Liftoff of Arianespace Flight 121 with the Telstar 7 spacecraft and Ariane 44LP rocket. The vehicle has cleared the tower. ------------------ Update for 2:26 a.m. EDT Minus 3 minutes. The Telstar 7 spacecraft is switched to internal power. ----------------- Update for 2:23 a.m. EDT Minus 6 minutes. Go for synchronized launch sequence start. Computers are now controlling this final phase of this morning's countdown. At this time, all conditions are reported to be go for launch. Liftoff remains set to occur at 2:29 a.m. EDT. ------------------------- Update for 2:19 a.m. EDT Ten minutes to launch. No problems are being worked with the rocket, spacecraft or ground equipment. Weather conditions are also within limits for this predawn launch. Liftoff still on target for 2:29 a.m. EDT. A network of tracking stations are ready to support today's launch. Sites will include Kourou and Cayenne, French Guiana, Natal, Brazil, Ascension Island in the Atlantic, Libreville in Gabon and Malindi, Kenya ------------------------- Saturday, September 25, 1999 Update for 2:14 a.m. EDT Now 15 minutes remaining in the countdown. All systems go for an on-time launch at 2:29 a.m. EDT. Brian H.

To: Slick who wrote (6823)	9/25/1999 2:37:00 AM
From: brian h	Respond to of 10852

Update for 2:48 a.m. EDT Plus 19 minutes. Burnout of the HM 7B engine on the third stage has occurred as planned. This completes the powered flight for Ariane to carry Telstar 7 into space. Now three minutes away from spacecraft separation. Altitude: 271 km, velocity: 9.96 km/sec. Also, the Libreville tracking station has acquired signal from the rocket --------------------- Update for 2:46 a.m. EDT Plus 17 minutes, 30 seconds. Coming up on cutoff of the third stage in about one minute. All systems reported nominal. Altitude: 208 km, velocity: 9.3 km/sec. --------------------------- Update for 2:44 a.m. EDT Plus 15 minutes, 45 seconds. The Ascension Island tracking station is providing coverage of the mission now. The Ariane rocket is passing out of range from the Natal site. Altitude: 187.9 km, velocity: 8.4 km/sec. --------------------------- Update for 2:43 a.m. EDT Plus 14 minutes. The third stage is still powering the Telstar 7 spacecraft toward orbit. All vehicle parameters are reported normal. Altitude: 198.8 km, velocity: 7.6 km/sec. -------------------------- Update for 2:39 a.m. EDT Plus 10 minutes, 30 seconds. Now in the portion of flight in which the rocket gives up a bit of altitude in order to gain speed. Altitude: 230 km, velocity 6.49 km/sec. ------------ Update for 2:27 a.m. EDT Plus 8 minutes, 30 seconds. The Ariane 4 rocket continues to perform as expected during this morning's launch. Altitude: 224.8 km, velocity: 5.9 km/sec. ----------------------------- Update for 2:36 a.m. EDT Plus 7 minutes. The Natal tracking station in Brazil has acquired signal from Ariane. Telemetry coverage is also continuing from Kourou and Cayenne in French Guiana. Altitude: 198.3 km, velocity: 5.5 km/sec. -------------------- Update for 2:35 a.m. EDT Plus 6 minutes. The second stage has completed its job in this morning's launch and is now jettisoned. The cryogenic third stage now up and burning. Altitude: 167 km, velocity: 5.4 km/sec. --------------------------- Update for 2:34 a.m. EDT Plus 5 minutes. Jettison of the protective payload fairing enclosing the Telstar 7 spacecraft atop the Ariane 44LP rocket has been confirmed. Second stage continues to fire. Altitude: 129 km, velocity: 4.2 km/sec. -------------------------------------------------- Update for 2:33 a.m. EDT Plus 4 minutes. The first stage has been shut down and jettisoned. Stage now falling toward the Atlantic. Meanwhile, second stage ignition has occurred. The Viking 4 engine is scheduled to fire for the next two minutes. Altitude: 94 km; velocity: 23.1 km per second.

To: Slick who wrote (6823)	9/25/1999 2:53:00 AM
From: brian h	Respond to of 10852

Update for 2:51 a.m. EDT Plus 22 minutes. SPACECRAFT SEPARATION. Telstar 7 has been successfully released from the Ariane rocket's third stage, and slightly earlier than advertised. The spacecraft is now on its own following what has appeared to a smooth ride to orbit. The Telstar 7 spacecraft will now head toward its geostationary orbit 22,300 miles above Earth. It will be positioned along the Equator over the Pacific Ocean at 129 degrees West longitude, providing communications services to the United States, Caribbean and Latin American region.

To: Slick who wrote (6823)	9/25/1999 3:10:00 AM
From: brian h	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10852

Slick, Thanks for your attention. :-) Also, thanks for Justin Ray's report form Florida Today, Update for 3:03 a.m. EDT Loral's Telstar 7 arrived in space early this morning aboard an Ariane 4 rocket. The launch was the 47th consecutive success for Arianespace's workhorse booster. The satellite was originally scheduled for launch aboard Lockheed Martin's maiden Atlas 3A vehicle, but Loral officials switched to Ariane just two months ago due to delays in the Atlas program. The first Atlas 3A is in storage awaiting a new payload, likely to be EchoStar 6 to be launched next spring. Over the coming weeks, the Telstar 7 spacecraft will circularize its orbit to geostationary altitude of 22,300 miles and the solar arrays and antennas will be deployed. Also, testing will be performed of the spacecraft's systems and communications payload. Control of the spacecraft will be given to Loral Skynet for operations at the end of October. The next Ariane launch is scheduled for the night of Oct. 18 when an Ariane 44LP rocket will carry the Orion 2 communications satellite into space for Loral. This will conclude our Ariane/Telstar 7 Launch Journal.