While most will cheer, clap, & relax when the launch is over, the Satellite Operations Team are only getting started.
During this Launch & Early Orbit Phase, they gradually test and switch on the various parts of the satellite, unfold its solar panels & antennae, and steer it into its final orbit.
You can watch the launch live on Tuesday 29th April at 0915 UTC (1015 BST, 1115 CEST)
And Matt Gray is Trying: Spaceflight Operations should come out at some point next month!
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Biomass/Watch_Biomass_launch_live
It’s time for ESA’s BIOMASS satellite to launch!
You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/EEhmFO_Y_WE?si=WgzQOk-h5Ev5-QeJ
@mattgrayyes
On a scale from 0 to losing an SD card full of footage, how sad are you that the live stream has interlaced video?
@mattgrayyes I'm supposed to be working on my train but here I am using train wifi to watch a rocket launch...
I'm not mad tbh.
@pa3weg meh don’t care. I work in TV. TV is interlaced.
1080i50 / 1080i59.94 are standard
@mattgrayyes still? that's amazing, I thought everyone had gone to p by now!
