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The service train has departed...
T+02:39:45 MDU First Ignition
The spacecraft's main propulsion unit, or MDU, ignites at 2255 GMT (5:55 p.m. EST) for a burn lasting nine-and-a-half minutes to raise the apogee, or high point, of its orbit to an altitude of more than 2,500 miles.
T+02:48:15 MDU First Shutdown
The hydrazine-fueled MDU shuts down at 2305 GMT (6:05 p.m. EST) after reaching a higher orbit.
T+02:50:14 Jettison Tanks
Auxiliary propellant tanks are jettisoned from the Phobos-Grunt propulsion unit.
T+04:46:45 MDU Second Ignition
After coasting through space for two hours, Phobos-Grunt's MDU ignites again at 0102 GMT Wednesday (8:02 p.m. EST Tuesday) to accelerate the spacecraft on an escape trajectory toward Mars.
T+05:04:07 MDU Second Shutdown
Phobos-Grunt reaches an interplanetary trajectory at 0120 GMT Wednesday (8:20 p.m. EST Tuesday) following the second burn of the main propulsion unit. The probe will reach orbit at Mars in October 2012.
Does that mean Hail Probe now has an actual probe to hail?
No, you shall not make for yourself an idol! :lol:
There's an information that some navgation camera aboard the F-G will be used to take footage of the propulsion stage action during boost phases.
PS: sadly, I must go to bed. Happy watching the mission!