ORS-5: SensorSat – Minotaur-4/Orion 38 – Канаверал SLC-46 – 26.08.2017, 03:14 UTC

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 2 ч. назад

Take a look at the mission patch for Friday's launch of #MinotaurIV carrying #ORS5 for @usairforce. Launch window opens at 11:14 pm EDT

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#ORS5 (SensorSat) will provide the US military w/ space-based surveillance of satellites & space debris in geosynchronous orbit. Pic: @MITLL

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Объявлена ACA

Airspace Closure Area
 

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http://satnews.com/story.php?number=91114495

Satnews Daily
August 17th, 2017

U.S. Air Force and MIT Partner to Assist Warfighters ... SensorSat Set for August Launch

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory engineering team stands in front of the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS)-5 satellite in the MIT LL clean room at the Lexington, Massachusetts facility, prior to shipment for final processing and stacking atop an Orbital ATK Minotaur IV launch vehicle at Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. From left to right: Joe Warfel - Assembly Technician; Michele Weatherwax - Mechanical Engineer; Al Pillsbury - Mechanical Engineer; Marshall Solomon - Thermal Engineer, and; Eui Lee - Thermal Engineer. ORS-5, also known as SensorSat, is a single satellite constellation with a primary mission to provide space situational awareness. It measures about five feet long, two and a half feet wide, and weighs about 250 pounds. It will operate from a low, zero inclination orbit approximately 372 miles above the earth to aid the U.S. military's tracking of other satellites and space debris in geosynchronous orbit, 22,236 miles above the equator, commonly used by defense-related communications satellites, television broadcasting stations, and international space platforms. (Courtesy photo: MIT LL).

A milestone has been achieved due to the collaboration of the U.S. Air force and an MIT team, with the end result assisting the warfighter.

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Operationally Responsive Space Office completed a major program milestone after overseeing the successful delivery of their ORS-5 satellite from Lexington, Massachusetts to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida for final processing, encapsulation, stacking and integration for launch.

The ORS-5 satellite is scheduled for launch August 25 at 11:15 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

"The delivery and upcoming launch of ORS-5 marks a significant milestone in fulfilling our commitment to the space situational awareness mission and U.S. Strategic Command," said Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center and Air Force program executive officer for Space. "It's an important asset for the warfighter and will be employed for at least three years." 

Upon its delivery, the ORS-5 satellite, also known as SensorSat, was processed for encapsulation in the Astrotech Space Operations Florida processing facility.
 

A combined government and contractor team of mission partners executed final ground activities including a Launch Base Compatibility Test to verify satellite integrity after shipment, an intersegment test to verify communication compatibility from the satellite to the on-orbit operations center and the final battery reconditioning for launch, prior to its integration with the Minotaur IV launch vehicle. 

"This is my first launch as the ORS director, and I am thrilled to see this mission get one step closer to operational capability," said Col. Shahnaz Punjani, director of the Operationally Responsive Space Office at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. "As a former launch group commander, it is also very exciting to be part of the first Minotaur launch from Cape Canaveral.  Our partners at the 45th Space Wing, Orbital ATK, and Space Florida did a tremendous job restoring Launch Complex 46 to active service and preparing it for this launch."  
 

The satellite was transported from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory facility in Lexington, Massachusetts, in a customized shipping container. The transport crew ensured the satellite was transported safely and according to the time sensitive schedule.

"The safe transport, processing and integration of ORS-5 to the Minotaur IV launch vehicle was paramount and the total government and contractor team worked tirelessly to ensure mission success," Thompson reiterated.

Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center, located at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the U.S. Air Force's center of acquisition excellence for acquiring and developing military space systems.  Its portfolio includes the Global Positioning System, military satellite communications, defense meteorological satellites, space launch and range systems, satellite control networks, space based infrared systems and space situational awareness capabilities.

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 11 ч. назад

Orbital ATK engineers are working final preparations for Friday's #MinotaurIV launch of #ORS5 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

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Прогноз погоды L-3

Minotaur IV ORS-5 Launch Forecast
 
 

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 2 ч. назад

#MinotaurIV stands ready at @45thSpaceWing LC-46. Stay tuned for updates!

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 2 мин. назад

This #MinotaurIV launch is one for the books. To date, Minotaur rockets have flown 25 times, but this is the 1st launch from Cape Canaveral

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NOTMAR
 

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Зоны A - D
 

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Зона E
 

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Масса спутника внезапно поменялась на 140 кг и добавилось 3 кубосата (?) хм

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instml пишет:
Масса спутника внезапно поменялась на 140 кг и добавилось 3 кубосата (?) хм

Ну, масса  ORS-5 как была примерно 110 кг (если точнее - 250 pounds, ≈113 kg, - #17), так и осталась. Про кубосаты (точнее, "Secondary payload" ) - на схеме выведения из Mission Update (#8), как минимум неделю назад. Там же и общая масса ПН - 140 кг. 2 Кубика в интересах неназванного правительственного агенства, один 3U-кубосат - для DARPA, все три на орбиту с параметрами (#20)

248 miles and 372 miles (400 to 600 kilometers) above Earth. That temporary orbit will have a tilt of approximately 24.5 degrees to the equator.

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 30 сек. назад

Correction: the launch window for #MinotaurIV #ORS5 will open at 11:15 pm EDT on Friday night

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Прогноз погоды L-2

Minotaur IV ORS-5 Launch Forecast
 
 

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AF SMC‏ @AF_SMC 54 мин. назад

Watch SMC's #ORS5 launch live on http://orbitalatk.com . Satellite will deliver Space Situational Awareness Capabilities for warfighter.

Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 5 ч. назад

#MinotaurIV #ORS5 launch window will open at 11:15 pm EDT Friday. Live coverage will begin on http://orbitalatk.com  20 min prior

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 15 мин. назад

"The primary mission of @usairforce #ORS5 is to provide space situational awareness from LEO belt to GEO belt." Lt. Col. Heather Bogstie

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 3 мин. назад

We are keeping an eye on local weather for tomorrow's #MinotaurIV #ORS5 launch. Weather go, no-go call will occur later this afternoon.

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 9 мин. назад

This graphic shows the trajectory of tomorrow's #MinotaurIV #ORS5 launch. Also available on our mission page http://bit.ly/2x7o20P