Atlas V Launch with LRO/LCROSS

Atlas V rocket launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying LRO and LCROSS. The video was taken on the fire escape of the VPF on KSC.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• space
• LRO
• LCROSS
• Atlas
• launch
• ksc
• kennedy
• ccafs
• cape canaveral
• atlas v

[RJY4356]

Wow looks like from the sound delay you were 5- 5.5 miles away but it really puts out quite a strong sound for a good while, maybe because it ascends much slower than say a Delta or the space shuttle without the assistance of SRBs. This must be what it was like watching the Mercury astronauts on the Atlas rockets form the beach in 1962.

[dancepartysummer]

yeah i was really surprised by both how loud and how long the sound was. those atlas' don't appear all that impressive on the launch pad.

[TimeLapseSteve]

Sounded awesome with a subwoofer, although a bit distorted. Gotta love those RD-180 engines! :)

[RJY4356]

Also the low clouds, they always say a cloudy sky helps reflect the soundwaves down to the ground more strongly than clearer skies. I think it's the slow ascent, when a shuttle or a faster vehicle moves downrange and higher faster the sound fades away more quickly.