T- 1:45 [DHK - Daiki Funae] For those who are just tuning in, this is Daiki Funae for DHK, coming to you live from Artsiv Cosmodrome on the East Coast of Tsukishima. It is is currently 12:33 AM local time, two minutes away from liftoff. The Crew of Ryū M-IV, ūchunauts Taichi Yukawa, Erich Habermann, and Makoto Sadatomi, alongside astronaut Danielle Sanders of the Achkaerinese Space Agency, currently sit atop the powerful Tenjin MLV-V-U that will carry them to lunar orbit. Their lander,
Bauer, was launched by the Achkaerinese Space Agency earlier today and is currently on a translunar trajectory, with the crew expected to rendezvous with the spacecraft in lunar orbit. This mission is a historic once for many reasons, with it being the final mission of the Ryū Block V spacecraft and with it, the end of the Ryū program. It will also mark the first flight of the Achkaerinese lander, which is designed to take man to the surface of Nergal. With one minute remaining, we will switch over to the audio from Mission Control and the spacecraft.
T- 1:00 [DHK - Daiki Funae] T-minus one minute and counting. Now in the final minute of the countdown. At T-minus 45 seconds, Taichi Yukawa will make the final guidance alignment.
T- 0:45 [DHK - Daiki Funae] MARK. T-minus 45 and Yukawa has made te final guidance alignment. This is the last action taken by the crew aboard the vehicle. We are now approaching the half-minute mark. T-minus 33. T-minus 30 seconds and continuing... Continuing at T-minus 25 seconds.
T- 0:30 [Mission Control] 30 to go.
T- 0:29 [Yukawa] Roger, Hide. We are ready and are GO.
T- 0:21 [Mission Control] Minus 20.
T- 0:10 [DHK - Daiki Funae] 10 ... 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... Ignition sequence - all engines started - we have ignition 2, 1, zero ... We have liftoff.
T- 0:10 [Mission Control] 10 ... 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... ignition ... 6 ... 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1
T- 0:01 [Yukawa] On the shoulders of giants, go Ryū!
0:00 [Mission Control] Liftof
0:00 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Turning midnight into dawn, Ryū M-IV has liftoff! Tenjin is now moving off the pad, and what a sight it is to behold.
0:01 [Yukawa] Roger, the clock is running. We have yaw.
0:08 [Mission Control] Clear of the Tower.
0:10 [Yukawa] Roger; tower. Yaw complete, we are rolling.
0:13 [Mission Control] Roger, Yukawa. Everything seems nominal, thrust is good on all five engines.
0:17 [Yukawa] Roll complete, we are pitching.
0:27 [DHK - Daiki Funae] This is Mission Control. Taichi Yukawa reports the launch vehicle is maneuvering to the proper altitude. Everything looks good at this point.
0:29 [Yukawa] Alright, checking our angles.
0:31 [Sadatomi] Thirty seconds. We really are going!
0:34 [Yukawa] Thirty seconds and Ryū is GO.
0:37 [Mission Control] Roger, 04. You are GO.
0:40 [DHK - Daiki Funae] First stage looks good, altitude is 1.7 kilometers.
0:45 [Sadatomi] Okay, 1 minute and 68 degrees.
0:47 [Yukawa] Got it.
0:48 [Habermann] Everything's on track over here, Taichi.
0:49 [Yukawa]Roger. Stand by for MAX- Coming through MAX-Q at 68 degrees.
0:57 [Habermann] Copy.
0:58 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Booster says we are good. Tenjin is now at 4 kilometers.
0:59 [Mission Control] IV, stand by for Mode I Bravo -
1:01 [Mission Control] MARK. Mode I Bravo.
1:03 [Yukawa] Roger. I-Bravo; we are still go.
1:06 [Mission Control] Roger, Taichi. Right on the line.
1:08 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Mission Control reports that everything is nominal and. Tenjin is now at 1.6 km downrange and is proceeding, currently at 6.7 km high.
1:09 [Yukawa] Okay, we have RCS command.
1:10 [Mission Control] IV, Feet Wet. Repeat, Feet Wet.
1:12 [Yukawa] Roger, Feet Wet.
1:25 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Coming up on maximum dynamic pressure at this time. Tenjin is now 6.4 km downrange. Altitude is 12.8 km down range and approaching 610 meters per second.
1:27 [Yukawa] Okay, 1:30 and 50 degrees.
1:30 [Yukawa] 1:30 and we are GO.
1:36 [Mission Control] Roger, Taichi. You are looking good.
1:37 [Yukawa] 2 gs. 2-1/2 gs, pushing 3. Just hang in a little longer.
1:48 [Yukawa] Okay, we are out of Max-Q.
1:55 [Mission Control] Standby for Mode-I Charlie.
1:56 [Yukawa] Copy.
1:58 [Mission Control] MARK. Mode-I Charlie.
2:00 [DHK - Daiki Funae] And the Flight Dynamics Officer says all is good from all sources. We are right on trajectory.
2:00 [Yukawa] Roger, Mode-I Charlie.
2:02 [Yukawa] EDS is off and we are GO.
2:03 [Mission Control] Standby for skirt sep.
2:04 [Yukawa] Roger, standby for skirt sep.
2:05 [Mission Control] MARK. Skirt sep. IV, you are still GO.
2:11 [Mission Control] IV, you are go for staging.
2:13 [Yukawa] Roger, go for staging.
2:24 [Yukawa] Okay, hold on until after staging.
2:25 [Sanders] Standby, everyone.
2:27 [Sadatomi] Okay, here's 20.
2:28 [Habermann] Okay, its 19.
2:30 [Yukawa] Now at 41... 41 seconds.
2:32 [Yukawa] 3-1/2 gs.
2:33 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Crew will experience maximum G-forces of about 4 Gs at shutdown.
2:35 [Yukawa] Hold on!
2:40 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Coming up on stage shutdown, and we have had shutdown on time.
2:44 [Yukawa] Staging.
2:46 [Yukawa] And Ignition.
2:55 [Mission Control] IV, Shinkyō. Thrust is GO on all engines and you are looking good.
3:03 [Yukawa] Alright, 3 minute mark and we are GO.
3:04 [DHK - Daiki Funae] We are at 3 minutes. Tenjin is downrange at 112 kilometers and 69 kilometers high. Velocity is 2,843 meters a second.
3:13 [Yukawa] Right, we have skirt sep.
3:16 [Sadatomi] 19, 15, 17.
3:18 [Mission Control] Roger, skirt sep
3:20 [Sadatomi] 16. There it goes!
3:23 [Mission Control] Roger, tower separation confirmed. Mode II.
3:25 [Yukawa] Roger, Mode II.
3:34 [Mission Congrol] Steering has converged. The CMC is go, you are right on track.
3:38 [Yukawa] Got it, Hide. Guidance is confirmed.
3:43 [DHK - Daiki Funae] That's the automatic guidance system, the inertial guidance system, performing properly.
3:45 [Yukawa] Okay, Hide, I got you the ELS SEP Circuit Breakers. We've seen it all, let me tell you: ignition, staging, and tower.
3:52 [Mission Control] Okay, got you.
3:54 [Yukawa] Oh, and by the way, the cabin's sealed (laughter).
3:58 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Ryū M-IV is now at 104 km in altitude.
4:03 [Yukawa] 4 minutes and we are GO.
4:05 [Mission Control] Okay, M-IV, you are GO.
4:09 [Yukawa] 21 degrees, still Mode II.
4:15 [Sadatomi] H and H-DOT are good.
4:28 [Yukawa] 4:30 and we are GO.
4:30 [Mission Control] Roger, IV, you are GO.
4:47 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Coming up on five minutes. M-IV is now 128 km high, 370 km downrange.
5:02 [Mission Control] IV, 5 minutes and you are GO.
5:04 [Yukawa] Roger, GO at 5.
5:13 [Habermann] Okay, coming up on T-4I to COI.
5:24 [Mission Control] Okay, IV, this is Shinkyō. Your times are nominal. Level sense arm is 8 plus 36; T-2 shutdown at 9 plus 20. Nominal times, over.
5:33 [Yukawa] 8 plus 36 and 9 plus 20, roger.
5:56 [Mission Control] Standby for T-4I to COI capability.
5:59 [Mission Control] MARK. T-4I to COI capability.
6:01 [Yukawa] Roger, T-4I to COI.
6:03 [Yukawa] Good. Gimbal motors?
6:04 [Sadatomi] Got it.
6:05 [Mission Control] Roger.
6:06 [Yukawa] PITCH 1.
6:06 [Sadatomi] Roger.
6:07 [Yukawa] Okay, and YAW 1.
6:08 [Sadatomi] YAW 1, go ahead.
6:13 [Yukawa] PITCH 2.
6:15 [Sadatomi] Got it.
6:15 [Yukawa] And YAW 2.
6:15 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Ryū M-IV still on trajectory. Now at 148 kilometers.
6:16 [Sadatomi] Okay, got a plus 15.8 and a plus 19.
6:16 [Yukawa] Got it, we've got four good motors and we are GO at 6:20.
6:25 [Mission Control] Roger, we copied the gimbals and everything is nominal. You are GO.
6:46 [Mission Control] Standby for T-IVB to orbit capability.
6:49 [Yukawa] Roger.
6:49 [Mission Control] T-IVB to orbit capability. Erich, we'd like OMNI Delta.
6:54 [Habermann] Got it.
6:67 [Sadatomi] 7 minutes.
7:00 [Mission Control] Roger, 7 minutes.
7:01 [DHK - Daiki Funae] 7 minutes in and we now have sufficient velocity to reach orbit should Stage II shutoff early.
7:08 [Yukawa] 7 minutes. We are looking good onboard.
7:09 [Mission Control] Copy, 7 minutes.
7:24 [Yukawa] Standby for inboard.
7:35 [Sadatomi] 1/2 G, standby.
7:40 [Yukawa] Inboard cut-off.
7:43 [Mission Control] Roger, inboard on time.
7:46 [DHK - Daiki Funae] And we have confirmed inboard shutdown, on time according to Mission Control.
7:53 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Ryū M-IV is now 1,005 km downrange and 149 km high.
8:01 [Yukawa] Eight minutes and we are GO.
8:03 [Mission Control] Roger, IV, GO at eight minutes.
8:08 [Yukawa] Standby for PU shift.
8:09 [Mission Control] Roger, PU shift.
8:17 [DHK - Daiki Funae] The spacecraft's guidance systems are agreeing very closely with the MLV. It looks good.
8:18 [Yukawa] Okay, that level sense will be at 36.
8:20 [Sadatomi] 36, got it.
8:21 [Mission Control] IV, Shinkyō. You are GO for staging.
8:24 [Yukawa] Got it, we are GO for staging up here.
8:32 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Staging is now less than 1 minute away.
8:34 [Yukawa] Coming in, we are level sense arm now.
8:40 [Mission Control] You have level sense.
8:42 [Yukawa] Roger, level sense arm. Standby for MODE 4, and then staging.
8:48 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Ryū M-IV is travelling at 6,400 meters per second.
9:01 [Yukawa] 9 minutes and we are GO.
9:03 [Mission Control] Roger, you are GO.
9:06 [Yukawa] Okay, standby.
9:07 [DHK - Daiki Funae] And about 10 seconds to staging.
9:09 [Yukawa] 10 seconds.
9:16 [Mission Control] Standby for Mode IV capability.
9:20 [Yukawa] T-2 Cut-off.
9:21 [Mission Control] MARK. Mode IV capability, and we copy cut-off.
9:23 [Yukawa] Roger, Mode IV capability. And we have T-4I ignition
9:28 [Mission Control] Roger, we copy T-4I ignition and thrust is nominal.
9:36 [Yukawa] We are MODE IV.
9:45 [DHK - Daiki Funae] We're up to 7,010 meters per second and are aiming for 7,620.
9:50 [Yukawa] Alright, 10 minutes.
9:55 [Mission Control] IV, the steering has converged and the CMC is GO. All systems nominal.
9:59 [Yukawa] Roger, the CMC is GO, 10 minutes. IV is GO onboard.
10:02 [Sadatomi] H-DOT's a little low, but not bad.
10:07 [Mission Control] IV, Shinkyō, you GO for orbit - GO for orbit.
10:11 [Yukawa] Roger, Shinkyō, we are GO for orbit up here as well.
10:18 [Yukawa] Okay, coming up on 3.0.
10:20 [Sadatomi] Got it.
10:20 [Yukawa] Double-check everything.
10:22 [Sadatomi] 3.0, 347 degrees. 23.9. We're a little high.
10:29 [Sanders] Velocity's a little low.
10:33 [Sadatomi] H-DOT's a little low.
10:34 [Mission Control] Roger, you're looking good.
10:36 [Yukawa] Okay, the cutoff is VI plus 100.
10:37 [Sadatomi] VI... I'll count you down.
10:52 [DHK - Daiki Funae] And we are now 1 minute from shutdown, from engine cutoff.
11:04 [Yukawa] 11 minutes and we are GO.
11:06 [Mission Control] Roger. Cutoff will be at 11 plus 47, repeat, 11 plus 47.
11:13 [Yukawa] 11 plus 47, roger.
11:33 [Yukawa] 11:30 and we are go. Standing by.
11:35 [Mission Control] Roger, you are go. Cutoff time is still holding at 11 plus 47.
11:44 [Yukawa] Cutoff at 11:44.
11:49 [Mission Control] Roger, cutoff at 11:44, we copy.
12:00 [Yukawa] We are looking at 93.5 by 89.5.
12:04 [Mission Control] Roger, 93.5 by 89.5
12:54 [Mission Control] The range safety is safe and we - you are in a GO orbit, nominal.
13:00 [Yukawa] Roger, we are in a GO orbit, nominal.
13:03 [DHK - Daiki Funae] Mission Control reports Ryū M-IV is now in orbit. Repeat, Ryū M-IV is now in orbit.