NROL-35 – Atlas V 541 – Vandenberg SLC-3E – 13.12.2014

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Трансляция
http://www.ulalaunch.com/webcast.aspx

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http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/12/10/nrol35-mission-status-center/

7:18 p.m. local (0318 GMT)
 T-minus 20 seconds. "Go Atlas", "Go Centaur" "GO L-35" was just called by launch team during a final status check.
 
7:18 p.m. local (0318 GMT)
 T-minus 40 seconds. Centaur's liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks are stable at flight pressures.
 
7:18 p.m. local (0318 GMT)
 T-minus 1 minute until the launch. Range is GREEN.
 
7:17 p.m. local (0317 GMT)
 T-minus 90 seconds. The safety system has been armed.
 
7:17 p.m. local (0317 GMT)
 T-minus 1 minute, 50 seconds. Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellant topping to the Centaur upper stage is being secured.
 
7:17 p.m. local (0317 GMT)
 T-minus 1 minute, 55 seconds. The launch sequencer has been commanded to start.
 
7:17 p.m. local (0317 GMT)
 T-minus 2 minutes. The Atlas first stage and Centaur upper stage are now switching from ground power to internal batteries.
 
7:16 p.m. local (0316 GMT)
 T-minus 2 minutes, 30 seconds. The first stage RP-1 kerosene fuel tank and the liquid oxygen have stepped up to proper flight pressure levels.


7:16 p.m. local (0316 GMT)
 T-minus 3 minutes. The Atlas first stage liquid oxygen replenishment is being secured so the tank can be pressurized for launch.
 
7:15 p.m. local (0315 GMT)
 T-minus 3 minutes, 50 seconds. The ground pyrotechnics have been enabled.
 
7:15 p.m. local (0315 GMT)
 T-minus 4 minutes and counting. Clocks have resumed for the final minutes of today's countdown to launch the Atlas 5 rocket carrying the NROL-35 satellite payload.
7:14 p.m. local (0314 GMT)
 Countdown clocks will resume in one minute.
 
7:13 p.m. local (0313 GMT)
 The ULA launch director and the NRO mission director have given their approval to press onward with the countdown.
 
7:12 p.m. local (0312 GMT)
 All systems are reported "go" to continue with the countdown for liftoff at 7:19 p.m. The clocks will resume from this hold at 7:15 p.m.
 
7:11 p.m. local (0311 GMT)
 Standing by for the final readiness check to be conducted. The launch team will be polled for a GO or NO GO to proceed with the count.
 
7:08 p.m. local (0308 GMT)
 Here's a look at some stats about today's mission. This will be:

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• The 633rd launch for Atlas program since 1957
• The 294th Atlas launch from Vandenberg AFB since 1959
• The 43rd Atlas to use Space Launch Complex 3
• The 10th Atlas 5 launch from Vandenberg AFB since 2008
• The 222nd mission for the Centaur upper stage
• The 199th use of Centaur by an Atlas rocket
• The 455th production RL10 engine to be launched
• The 57th flight of the RD-180 main engine
• The 51st launch of an Atlas 5 since 2002
• The 79th Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle flight
• The 11th National Reconnaissance Office use of Atlas 5
• The 91st United Launch Alliance flight overall
• The 43rd Atlas 5 under United Launch Alliance
• The 17th 500-series flight of the Atlas 5
• The 3rd Atlas 5 to fly in the 541 configuration
• The 9th Atlas launch of 2014
  

7:03 p.m. local (0303 GMT)
 NEW LAUNCH IIME is being set for 7:19 p.m.
 
6:57 p.m. local (0257 GMT)
 Weather is observed GO and forecast GO for launch.

[Salo]

Улетела!

[max_schmurz]

Ушла! Очень стремительно!

[Salo]

Есть сброс СТУ!

[Salo]

Есть сброс ГО!

[max_schmurz]

Все, конец трансляции

[max_schmurz]

Представитель Аэроджета вещает про новую версию RL-10

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7:23 p.m. local (0323 GMT)
 The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket has flown into a pre-arranged news blackout following jettison of the rocket's payload shroud. The veil of secrecy surrounding the launch of this clandestine satellite cargo means no further information about the progress of the ascent, upper stage engine firings or release of the payload will be announced in real-time.
 
7:22 p.m. local (0322 GMT)
 T+plus 3 minutes, 20 seconds. The two-halves of the Atlas 5 rocket nose cone encapsulating the spacecraft have separated, exposed the satellite to space. Also jettisoned was the Forward Load Reactor, a two-piece deck that rings the Centaur stage to support the bulbous fairing during launch.
 
7:22 p.m. local (0322 GMT)
 T+plus 3 minutes, 10 seconds. The RD-180 main engine continues to fire normally, burning a mixture of highly refined kerosene and liquid oxygen.
 
7:21 p.m. local (0321 GMT)
 T+plus 2 minutes, 50 seconds. Reaction control system has been activated.
 
7:21 p.m. local (0321 GMT)
 T+plus 2 minutes, 30 seconds. Everything still looking good on the first stage as the rocket powers downrange on the thrust being produced by the main engine.
 
7:20 p.m. local (0320 GMT)
 T+plus 1 minute, 55 seconds. All four of the Aerojet Rocketdyne-made solid rocket motors have successfully separated fr om the Atlas 5, having completed their job of adding a powerful kick at liftoff.
 
7:20 p.m. local (0320 GMT)
 T+plus 93 seconds. Solid rocket booster burnout has occurred. But the spent motors will remain attached to the first stage for a few seconds, until the Atlas 5 reaches a point wh ere the airborne dynamic pressure reduces to an allowable level for a safe jettison.
 
7:20 p.m. local (0320 GMT)
 T+plus 60 seconds into the mission.
 
7:19 p.m. local (0319 GMT)
 T+plus 50 seconds. A period of maximum dynamic pressure is being experienced by the rocket.
 
7:19 p.m. local (0319 GMT)
 T+plus 45 seconds. Mach 1.
 
7:19 p.m. local (0319 GMT)
 T+plus 40 seconds. The main engine is throttling down to ease the stresses on the vehicle in the lower atmosphere.
 
7:19 p.m. local (0319 GMT)
 T+plus 15 seconds. Pitch, yaw and roll maneuvers are underway as the Atlas 5 thunders away from the Central Coast with its RD-180 engine and four solid rocket boosters burning.
 
7:19 p.m. local (0319 GMT)
 LIFTOFF! Liftoff of the most powerful Atlas to ever launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. And the vehicle has cleared the tower!

[ВВК]

Мои поздравления Энергомашу!!!

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Опять время пуска перепутали:

США осуществили запуск разведывательного спутника NROL-35

http://ria.ru/science/20141213/1038027115.html

"Запуск состоялся в 03:13 мск субботы с космодрома Ванденберг в Калифорнии"

7:19 p.m. local (0319 GMT) 
LIFTOFF!
(В реале)
А Энергомаш тоже поздравляю!

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А так информирует ИТАР-ТАСС:
http://itar-tass.com/kosmos/1644451

В американском штате Калифорния в пятницу состоялся запуск ракеты-носителя Atlas 5 с засекреченным спутником NROL-35, который будет использоваться в интересах Национального управления разведки (НРУ) США.
Ракета стартовала с военной базы Ванденберг в 19:19 по времени Западного побережья США (06:19 мск).
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На орбиту спутник вывела компания United Launch Alliance - совместное предприятие авиационных гигантов Boeing и Lockheed Martin. Он был помещен в специальную капсулу в верхней части ракеты-носителя Atlas 5, в первой ступени которой используется российский ракетный двигатель РД-180 НПО "Энергомаш".
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По данным United Launch Alliance, компания ранее заказала 29 двигателей у российского производителя, пять из которых уже поставлены.

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http://britastro.org/node/5886

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Нашли голубчика...

Код Выделить Развернуть

USSTRATCOM has catalogued the payload of NROL-35 as USA 259 (2014-081A / 40344).
The Centaur has yet to appear in the catalogue, and may never be listed, given
the intention to de-orbit it on its first revolution.

Peter Wakelin has posted his first visual observations of the payload, spanning more than 7 h:

http://satobs.org/seesat/Dec-2014/0095.html

Off-list, Scott Tilley has shared for review, five observations he made near 2014 Dec 14
01:45 UTC, that fall within the span of Peter's observations. My analysis of the combined
set of observations yields the following solution:

USA 259                                               2101 X 37750 km
1 40343U 14081A   14348.24158565  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    07
2 40343  62.8507 212.7154 6776416 266.7209  69.0062  2.03510246    01
Arc 20141213.94-1214.24 WRMS resid 0.005 totl 0.004 xtrk

Both data sets had small residuals, so there is reason to be confident in both.
I will leave it to Scott to post his observations to the list.

Ted Molczan

[Lanista]

И кто на таких орбитах живет?

[Безумный Шляпник]

Lanista пишет:
И кто на таких орбитах живет?

"Меридианы", например. Еще "Оки" (которые УС-К).

[Lanista]

А США там что забыли?

[anik]

Lanista пишет:
А США там что забыли?

Забыли вот это: http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/trumpet-fo-2.htm

[Безумный Шляпник]

Lanista пишет:
А США там что забыли?

То же самое, что и мы - связь, СПРН.
Плюс радиоэлектронная разведка - общественность полагает, что сабж как раз про это.