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 We are pleased to offer the following high definition video of the Solar Dynamics Observatory to our Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers. These video files are presented in 720p resolution. Learn how you can subscribe to Spaceflight Now Plus.  Liftoff of SDO!  Date: February 11, 2010 Running Time: 5 min 45 sec File Size: 214 MB An Atlas 5 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral at 10:23 a.m. EST carrying the Solar Dynamics Observatory, a NASA spacecraft that will stare directly at the Sun continuously for the next decade to observe the star's behavior and how it influences life on Earth.  DOWNLOADSpaceflight Now's view  Date: February 11, 2010 Running Time: 3 min 52 sec File Size: 141 MB This is Spaceflight Now's view of the Atlas 5 rocket launch as seen from the Kennedy Space Center's Complex 39 press site. DOWNLOADLaunch Replays: VAB roof  Date: February 11, 2010 Running Time: 3 min 10 sec File Size: 116 MB Launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft aboard an Atlas 5 rocket is captured in this camera on the Vehicle Assembly Building roof. (Includes live launch audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch Replays: Pad 39A  Date: February 11, 2010 Running Time: 56 sec File Size: 34 MB Launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft aboard an Atlas 5 rocket is captured in this angle from a camera positioned on pad 39A. (Includes live launch audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch Replays: Shuttle pad  Date: February 11, 2010 Running Time: 26 sec File Size: 16 MB Launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft aboard an Atlas 5 rocket is captured in this angle from a camera located on a mound near the space shuttle pad. (Includes live launch audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch Replays: West of pad  Date: February 11, 2010 Running Time: 1 min 3 sec File Size: 37 MB Launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft aboard an Atlas 5 rocket is captured in this angle from a camera positioned west of Complex 41. (Includes live launch audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch Replays: UCS 15 tracker  Date: February 11, 2010 Running Time: 3 min 15 sec File Size: 118 MB Launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft aboard an Atlas 5 rocket is captured by the UCS 15 tracking camera. (Includes live launch audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch Replays: UCS 23 tracker  Date: February 11, 2010 Running Time: 3 min 39 sec File Size: 132 MB Launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft aboard an Atlas 5 rocket is captured by the UCS 23 tracking camera. (Includes live launch audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch Replays: North Beach  Date: February 11, 2010 Running Time: 1 min 32 sec File Size: 25 MB Launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft aboard an Atlas 5 rocket is captured by the North Beach tracking camera. (Includes live launch audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch Replays: Banana Creek  Date: February 11, 2010 Running Time: 41 sec File Size: 34 MB Launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft aboard an Atlas 5 rocket is captured in this angle from a camera positioned at the Banana Creek VIP Site. (Includes live launch audio!) DOWNLOADWinds thwart first countdown  Date: February 10, 2010 Running Time: 3 min 48 sec File Size: 139 MB The first attempt to launch the Solar Dynamics Observatory was scrubbed on February 10 due to high winds blowing out of limits at the Complex 41 pad. DOWNLOADSDO's pre-launch campaign  Date: February 10, 2010 Running Time: 5 min 10 sec File Size: 189 MB This narrated movie compiles the highlights of the Solar Dynamics Observatory undergoing its pre-launch preparation campaign in Cape Canaveral, Florida. DOWNLOADRocket's pre-launch campaign  Date: February 10, 2010 Running Time: 8 min 44 sec File Size: 315 MB This narrated movie compiles the highlights from the Atlas 5 rocket's pre-flight campaign at Cape Canaveral in preparation to launch the Solar Dynamics Observatory. DOWNLOADRocket rolls to the launch pad  Date: February 9, 2010 Running Time: 5 min 42 sec File Size: 210 MB The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket that will deliver NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory into orbit journeys from the 30-story Vertical Integration Facility to Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 pad for launch. DOWNLOADSun satellite put atop rocket for launch  Date: January 26, 2010 Running Time: 4 min 58 sec File Size: 180 MB The spacecraft NASA is calling the "crown jewel" mission for probing solar physics is delivered to the rocket assembly building at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 and mounted aboard its Atlas 5 launcher. DOWNLOADAll aboard the transporter  Date: January 23, 2010 Running Time: 6 min 25 sec File Size: 235 MB Inside the airlock of the cleanroom facility at Astrotech, the encapsulated SDO spacecraft is placed aboard the transporter trailer for its trip to the launch site. DOWNLOADPayload encapsulated  Date: January 21, 2010 Running Time: 6 min 50 sec File Size: 249 MB At a satellite-readying hangar outside the Kennedy Space Center, NASA's sophisticated new Sun-studying probe was enclosed within the giant metal fairing that will shroud the craft during ascent to space atop an Atlas 5 booster. DOWNLOADSpacecraft fueled up  Date: January 7, 2010 Running Time: 8 min 22 sec File Size: 307 MB The ground team loads maneuvering fuel into the Solar Dynamics Observatory while wearing protective SCAPE suits during this hazardous operation. DOWNLOADCentaur added atop first stage  Date: December 21, 2009 Running Time: 6 min 00 sec File Size: 219 MB The Centaur upper stage that will propel NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory into geosynchronous transfer orbit is mounted atop the Atlas 5 rocket's first stage. DOWNLOADAtlas first stage erected  Date: December 15, 2009 Running Time: 6 min 54 sec File Size: 252 MB The Atlas 5 rocket's first stage is moved from the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center to the Vertical Integration Facility where it is hoisted upright for stacking atop a mobile launch platform. DOWNLOADAppendages extended in auto test  Date: November 16, 2009 Running Time: 3 min 05 sec File Size: 112 MB The communications booms and the power-generating solar wings of the Solar Dynamics Observatory are deployed in an autonomous test. DOWNLOADManual test of solar arrays  Date: November 9, 2009 Running Time: 2 min 35 sec File Size: 95 MB Technicians help to manually deploy the solar arrays on the Solar Dynamics Observatory during pre-launch testing. DOWNLOADDish pointing tests  Date: August 11, 2009 Running Time: 4 min 19 sec File Size: 158 MB The dish-shaped communications antenna on the Solar Dynamics Observatory is gimbaled to test its ability to properly move and point. DOWNLOADManual test of antenna boom  Date: July 15, 2009 Running Time: 2 min 33 sec File Size: 94 MB Technicians help to manually deploy the high-gain antenna communications arm from the Solar Dynamics Observatory during pre-launch testing. DOWNLOADSDO arrives at the launch site  Date: July 10, 2009 Running Time: 9 min 54 sec File Size: 363 MB Inside the Astrotech processing facility in Titusville, Florida, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is unpacked from its shipping container. DOWNLOADEarlier Hi-Def Coverage Delta 4 with GOES PShuttle mission STS-130Shuttle mission STS-129Ares 1-X flight testDelta 2 with STSS DemoAtlas 5 launches PANDelta 2 launches GPS 2R-21Shuttle mission STS-128Shuttle mission STS-127Delta 4 with GOES OLRO and LCROSS lunar launchShuttle mission STS-125Shuttle mission STS-119Shuttle mission STS-126Shuttle mission STS-124GLAST gamma ray observatory launch |
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Free Preview! Watch a free preview of our new high definition video clips from Discovery's mission to the International Space Station. Please check your computer meets our system requirements below. If you have any comments or suggestions about our video service please send us an e-mail. DOWNLOADCan I play this video? High definition video requires more computing power than regular internet video. Please check that QuickTime 7 is installed on your computer and your system meets the following requirements: Windows Mac OS X The video will download as a zip file. Note: These high definition movies will not play on an iPod or iPhone. Watch on your big screen TV You can watch our high definition video movies on your big screen TV if you have a compatible set-top box such as an AppleTV  or Xbox 360. Let us know by e-mail if you've been able to play these videos using another type of device.
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