Форум Новости Космонавтики

Цитировать10/8/2015 - PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The last Air Force GPS IIF in a block of 12 satellites was delivered to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, from Boeing's manufacturing facility in El Segundo, California Oct. 8 via a C-17 Globemaster III.

A crowd from the government and industry partnership, who will complete the satellite's final assembly, gathered on the Cape's "Skid Strip" to watch the off-loading of the satellite they will prepare to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance rocket in 2016.

"This GPS IIF-12 satellite represents the end of a legacy as it will be the last of the 61 GPS satellites processed here at CCAFS," said Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander. "This culminates an incredible 27-year legacy at our Area 59 Satellite Processing Facility. We are the Nation's premier gateway to space and are humbled to be a part of the team that provides GPS and its capabilities to the world."

Although there have been other models of GPS launched into space, the Airmen-led processing team at Area 59 is particularly proud to begin preparations to send the last IIF block satellite into orbit. They've been behind every launch of the series since the first GPS IIF launched here in May 2010.

"Our combined team's objective is 100% mission success--each and every time." said Col. Eric Krystkowiak, 45th Launch Group commander. "My Airmen work, in partnership, with Boeing and the System Program Office at the Space and Missile Systems Center throughout the final stages of satellite processing prior to launch. From spacecraft containerization, shipment from California, the arrival at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Landing Strip, final checkouts, fueling and encapsulation, the team is laser focused on identifying and mitigating any issues that could potentially jeopardize mission success."

The Boeing-assembled GPS IIF 12 that arrived at the Cape will undergo a series of pre-launch preparations, checks and rehearsals. These included functional checkout of the spacecraft, compatibility testing, battery installation, fueling, mating to the payload adapter and obtaining a final flight weight.

Спойлер

Members of the quality assurance team range from young military officers to career enlisted troops to seasoned civilians.

"Mission Assurance at the launch base is executed with our 'triad' of professionals," said Krystkowiak. "Our mission assurance technicians are enlisted personnel with many years of experience in missile maintenance who are fully engaged and observe the contractor's work with the satellite. They bring their hands-on experience, strict technical compliance and discipline to the satellite processing realm. Beside them are our company grade officers and civilian engineers who bring their engineering rigor and innovative ideas into the process. Lastly are our Aerospace Corporation partners who provide invaluable experience and legacy system insight to the team with their continuity of satellite processing. Many of these members have been here at the Cape since GPS first launched in 1989 and achieved full operational capability in 1995."

A field program manager for the team interfaces with 45th SW leadership, the Air Force Space and Missile Center and the contracted partners throughout the months in between the satellite's delivery and its launch.

The Evolved Expendable Launch vehicle is used to launch GPS satellites from CCAFS into nearly 11,000-mile circular orbits. While circling the earth, GPS satellites transmit extremely accurate timing data on multiple L-band frequencies. Design life across the satellite blocks range from 7.5 to 12 years, but many are lasting more than 20 years, with the oldest vehicle turning 25 in November of 2015.

The GPS Master Control Station, operated by the 50th Space Wing's 2nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, is responsible for monitoring and controlling the GPS as a 24-satellite system, consisting of six orbital planes, with a minimum of four satellites per plane. There are currently 39 vehicles in the GPS constellation.

GPS satellites serve and protect U.S. warfighters by providing navigational assistance and timing standards for military operations on land, at sea, and in the air. Civilian users around the world also use and depend on GPS for highly accurate time, location, and velocity information.

[свернуть]

ЦитироватьAtlas V to Launch GPS IIF-12

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/235314.jpg)

Rocket/Payload: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 will launch the GPS IIF-12 mission for the U.S. Air Force.

Date/Site/Launch Time: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Mission Description: GPS satellites serve and protect our warfighters by providing navigational assistance for U.S. military operations on land, at sea, and in the air. Civilian users around the world also use and depend on GPS for highly accurate time, location, and velocity information.

GPS IIF-12 is one of the next-generation GPS satellites, incorporating various improvements to provide greater accuracy, increased signals, and enhanced performance for users.

Launch Notes: GPS IIF-12 will be the ULA's mission of 2016 and the 60th operational GPS mission to launch on a ULA or heritage rocket.

Launch Updates: To keep up to speed with updates to the launch countdown, dial the ULA launch hotline at 1-877-852-4321 or join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch (https://www.facebook.com/ulalaunch), twitter.com/ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) and instagram.com/ulalaunch (https://instagram.com/ulalaunch); hashtags #GPSIIF12, #AtlasV

Go Atlas! Go Centaur! Go GPS IIF-12!

ЦитироватьDate/Site/Launch Time: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The 18-minute launch window opens at 8:47 a.m. EST.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185659.jpg) James Dean Подлинная учетная запись ‏@flatoday_jdean  (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean)  
At Cape Canaveral's LC41 today, ULA lifted vertical the Atlas V booster slated to launch Air Force's 12th GPS IIF satellite on Feb. 3.
  15:11 - 11 янв. 2016 г.  

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185659.jpg) James Dean Подлинная учетная запись ‏@flatoday_jdean  (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean)
Centaur upper stage today was hoisted atop Atlas V booster at LC41 in preparation for Feb. 3 launch of #GPS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPS?src=hash) IIF-12.
  9:43 - 12 янв. 2016 г.

ЦитироватьOn Feb. 3, the Air Force plans to launch the 12th, and last, satellite in the Block IIF series of modernized GPS spacecraft. The Air Force has produced 12 IIF satellites, featuring new clocks, new civil and military signals, and other upgrades for enhanced accuracy and robustness.

Currently, 31 GPS satellites are in operational service, including 11 Block IIF satellites and 20 spacecraft from previous generations.

The Air Force Second Space Operations Squadron (2SOPS) indicates that IIF-12 (SVN-70/PRN-32) will replace SVN-41/PRN-14 in the F plane, slot F1. SVN-41 will be re-phased from the F1 location to a newly defined F7 node (GLAN = 45°) once SVN-70 is set healthy.

Meanwhile, SVN-23/PRN-32 (IIA-10) will be taken out of the operational constellation before IIF-12's launch and sent to Launch, Anomaly, Resolution, and Disposal Operations (LADO).

"SVN-23, launched on Nov. 26, 1990, has been an 'Iron Bird' workhorse in the E-plane and has successfully served the world's GPS users for over 25 years," said Rick Hamilton, CGSIC Executive Secretariat, in an email. "This is over 18 years past its designed service life, having operationally outlasted (and, in many cases, outperformed) its peers on-orbit due to the diligent efforts of the men and women of the U.S. Air Force."

PRN-04 is tentatively scheduled for assignment to the first of the new generation of GPS-III satellites, available for launch sometime in 2017.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185659.jpg) James Dean ‏@flatoday_jdean  (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean)   24 часа назад (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean/status/692118715844923393)  
ULA: GPS IIF-12 launch delayed a day, to Feb. 4, "to evaluate concerns over the integrity of electrical connectors on the Atlas V booster."

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185659.jpg) James Dean Подлинная учетная запись ‏@flatoday_jdean  (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean)  
At Cape Canaveral's LC41 today, #GPSIIF12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIIF12?src=hash) satellite was hoisted atop @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) #Atlas (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Atlas?src=hash) V rocket for 8:38am Friday launch.
  11:19 - 30 янв. 2016 г.

ЦитироватьGPS satellite moves to Atlas 5 facility for launch next Friday      
Posted on January 30, 2016 by Justin Ray (http://spaceflightnow.com/author/justin-sfn-ray/)
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/154884.jpg) (http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mate.jpg)
File photo of GPS satellite lift atop Atlas 5. Credit: ULA
 
CAPE CANAVERAL — After a quarter-century readying Global Positioning System satellites for launch at a Cape Canaveral Air Force Station processing hub, the final bird rolled out today as the navigation program transitions to a new era.
"This GPS 2F-12 satellite represents the end of a legacy as it will be the last of the 61 GPS satellites processed here at CCAFS," Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, said in a press release.
"This culminates an incredible 27-year legacy at our Area 59 Satellite Processing Facility. We are the nation's premier gateway to space and are humbled to be a part of the team that provides GPS and its capabilities to the world."
Beginning with the advanced GPS 3 series next year, preparing those satellites shifts off-base to nearby Titusville and the commercially-run Astrotech complex.
The GPS 2F-12 satellite, with its liftoff planned for next Friday, emerged fr om Area 59 early this morning to be hauled to the Atlas 5 rocket's assembly building for attachment.
The satellite had flown to Florida on Oct. 8 fr om Boeing's manufacturing facility in El Segundo, California. After arriving, it was taken to Area 59 for final testing, loading of hydrazine maneuvering propellant and encapsulation in the rocket's nose cone.
Then, today, a convoy moved the 3,400-pound satellite north through Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to United Launch Alliance's Vertical Integration Facility wh ere the Atlas had been stacked.
Already shrouded in the launcher's 39-foot-tall, 14-foot-diameter aluminum nose cone, the spacecraft was hoisted atop the Centaur upper stage for mating.
The fully assembled rocket will be transported to the launch pad on Thursday in advance of the countdown and liftoff Friday. The morning launch window extends from 8:38 to 8:57 a.m. EST (1338-1357 GMT).
This will be the 12th and last Block 2F satellite sent into the GPS network since 2010. Boeing built the dozen spacecraft of this kind featuring greater accuracy, more signals, better anti-jamming and longer design lives than previous models.
It replaces the oldest GPS satellite still in operation, a craft originally launched 25 years ago.
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/154882.jpg) (http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/gps_launch_generations.jpg)
The first successful launches in the GPS 2 generation — Block 2 in 1989, Block 2A in 1990, Block 2R in 1997, Block 2R-M in 2005 and Block 2F in 2010. Credit: McDonnell Douglas, Boeing and ULA
 
GPS launch operations at Cape Canaveral began with the advent of the Delta 2 rocket by McDonnell Douglas to construct a navigation system in the sky.
It was part of the U.S. military's transition away from dependency on the space shuttle program for lifting satellites into space after Challenger. That accident in 1986 sparked development of small, medium and heavy-lift expendable launch vehicles for the Defense Department's needs.
The maiden Delta 2 launch occurred on Feb. 14, 1989, carrying the initial operational craft into orbit for the NAVSTAR GPS network.
Over the next few years, a constellation of GPS satellites was successfully launched to give the military — and civilans — precision location and timing services anywhere in the world.
And all of those satellites were being processed for launch at Area 59 before moving to Complex 17 for launch atop Delta 2s. That rocket and payload pairing lasted for 20 years, through 2009, and 49 launches.
The past six years saw a continued passage through the processing hub for 12 satellites before launches on more-powerful Delta 4 and Atlas 5 rockets, affording the satellites to ride the boosters directly into the navigation network instead of taking circuitous routes after separating from the Delta 2 launchers.
GPS 2: 9 satellites launched (1989-1990)
 GPS 2A: 19 satellites launched (1990-1997)
 GPS 2R: 13 satellites launched (1997-2004)
 GPS 2R-M: 8 satellites launched (2005-2009)
 GPS 2F: 11 satellites launched so far (2010- )
As times change with the introduction of GPS 3, a whole new generation of satellite, a commercial approach the readying the craft for flight will occur in a new setting, Astrotech, wh ere most spacecraft now flow through.
"There are no customers scheduled to use Area 59 following the GPS 2F-12 mission. The 45th Space Wing is currently investigating options for future use of the campus," the Air Force tells Spaceflight Now.
A Delta 4 rocket is slated to launch GPS 3-01 in May 2017.

ЦитироватьВиктор Воропаев пишет:
Брутальный дядя Орион готов шахарнуть палицей по оплоту мирового капитализма :-)

ЦитироватьСатурн-5 пишет:

ЦитироватьВиктор Воропаев пишет:
Брутальный дядя Орион готов шахарнуть палицей по оплоту мирового капитализма :-)

По Гренландии?  :)  

ЦитироватьВиктор Воропаев пишет:

Брутальный дядя Орион готов шахарнуть палицей по оплоту мирового капитализма

Цитировать James Dean ‏@flatoday_jdean  (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean)  10 мин10 минут назад (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean/status/694173003274387456)  
Early Cape forecast 40% "go" for 8:38 a.m. EST Friday launch of #Atlas (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Atlas?src=hash) V, #GPSIIF12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIIF12?src=hash); 80% "go" on Saturday, if necessary.

ЦитироватьJames Dean ‏@flatoday_jdean  (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean)   14 часов назад (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean/status/694565783985328129)  
Weather forecast still 40% "go" for 8:38am Fri. launch of #Atlas (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Atlas?src=hash) V, #GPSIIF12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIIF12?src=hash) from Cape Canaveral AFS.  
 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/158084.jpg)

Цитировать!FDC 6/9219 (KZMA A0112/16) ZMA FL..AIRSPACE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,FL TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE OPERATIONS AREA. PURSUANT TO SECTION 91.143 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR 91.143), FLIGHT OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY FAA CERTIFICATED PILOTS OR CONDUCTED IN ACFT OF U.S. REGISTRY ARE PROHIBITED AT ANY ALTITUDE SFC-UNL, WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 285116N804219W TO 290730N803000W THENCE CLOCKWISE VIA A 30 NM ARC CENTERED AT 283703N803647W TO 281330N801600W TO 282501N803029W TO 282501N803759W TO 282501N804144W TO 283121N804349W TO 283801N804701W TO 284910N805044W TO 285116N804714W TO 285116N804219W. MIAMI CENTER /ZMA/ PHONE 305-716-1589, IS THE COORDINATING FAA FACILITY AND MAY BE CONTACTED FOR THE CURRENT STATUS OF ANY AIRSPACE ASSOCIATED WITH LAUNCH OPERATIONS. THIS AREA ENCOMPASSES R2932, R2933, R2934, AND PORTIONS OF W497A, W136F, W137F AND W137G. ADDITIONAL WARNING AND RESTRICTED AREAS WILL BE ACTIVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OPERATIONS. PILOTS SHALL CONSULT ALL NOTAMS REGARDING THIS OPERATION. 1602051308-1602051432

A0040/16 - EROP A7058 THE FOLLOWING IN USE FOR A MISSILE LAUNCH/SPLASH DOWN. DURING THESE TIMES KZMA ARTCC/OAC, KZNY ARTCC/OAC AND TJZS ARTCC/OAC WILL NOT APPROVE IFR FLIGHT WITHIN 45NM OF THE AFFECTED OCEANIC STATIONARY AIRSPACE RESERVATIONS WEST OF 6000W,50NM BETWEEN 6000W AND 5500W, AND 60NM EAST OF 5500W OR WITHIN AFFECTED WARNING AREA AIRSPACE.
 EFF: 1602051038 - 1602051338 LAUNCH HAZARD AREA 1, FROM 2837N8036W TO 2847N8018W TO 2846N8017W TO 2837N8025W TO 2835N8030W TO 2834N8035W TO 2835N8036W TO POINT OF ORIGIN. BEGINNING, SFC-FL180.
 EFF: 1602051138 - 1602051432 W497A WEST OF 80 WEST, SFC-5000FT
 EFF: 1602051138 - 1602051432 CAPE ATCAA, SFC-FL180
 EFF: 1602051308 - 1602051432 R2933, 5000FT-UNL
 EFF: 1602051308 - 1602051432 R2934, SFC-UNL
 EFF: 1602051338 - 1602051432 1. FROM 2837N8036W TO 2847N8018W TO 2846N8017W TO 2837N8025W TO 2835N8030W TO 2834N8035W TO 2835N8036W TO POINT OF ORIGIN. SFC TO UNL. 2. FROM 4307N5832W TO 4258N5828W TO 4359N5604W TO 4406N5616W TO POINT OF ORIGIN.
 IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY ALL NONPARTICIPATING PILOTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO AVOID THE ABOVE AREAS, EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW FOR FLIGHT PLAN FILING PURPOSES. THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN EFFECT WITHIN KZMA KZJX KZNY TJZS FIRS. ALL TRAFFIC RALT MUST BE ESTIMATED TO CLEAR OCEANIC ALTRV(S) AT OR BEFORE 1602051333. ATC WILL ISSUE FLOW RESTRICTIONS FOR DOMESTIC REROUTES TO AVOID IN USE. THE FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL ROUTES WILL BE IMPACTED: AR6, AR15, Y585, M202. KZNY REQUEST AIRCRAFT CERTIFIED FOR RNP4/10 FILE ROUTES THAT AVOID HAZARD AREA 2 ABOVE BY 25NM, AND NON CERTIFIED RNP4/10 AIRCRAFT AVOID AREA 2 BY 45NM DURING THE HAZARD PERIOD 1602051338 TO 1602051432. EXCEPTING THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE AND BECAUSE OF THE INDEFINITE OPENING TIME, MIAMI AND SAN JUAN ARTCCS REQUEST FLIGHTS TRANSITING HAZARD AREAS WITHIN THEIR FIRS TO FILE NORMAL ROUTES AND PLAN ON RECEIVING REROUTES IF NECESSARY FROM ATC. FLIGHTS FILED OVER OMN ON THE FOLLOWING STARS: FISEL, GISSH, FRWAY, TUXXI, CAYSL EXPECT OMN J79 TRV AND TRV TRANSITION. HIBAC TRANSITON FOR SHFTY CLSD. INTERNATIONAL REROUTES ARE AS FOLLOWS: AR6 CLSD AR15 CLSD Y585 OMN J79 TRV CVIKK Y585 AND REVERSE M202 CLSD NORTH OF 42 NORTH. SEE TEXT - SEE TEXT END PART 2 OF 2, SEE TEXT, 05 FEB 10:38 2016 UNTIL 05 FEB 14:32 2016. CREATED: 03 FEB 16:56 2016

A0111/16 - STATIONARY ALTITUDE RESERVATION CAPE ATCAA. MIAMI CENTER WILL NOT APPROVE IFR FLIGHTS AND VFR SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WITHIN AN AREA DEFINED AS 2847N8050W TO 2847N8021W TO 2847N7950W TO 2825N7950W TO 2825N8030W TO 2825N8041W TO 2831N8044W TO 2838N8047W TO POINT OF ORIGIN. THIS ALTRV ENCOMPASSES PORTIONS OF R2933, R2934, AND W497A. SFC - FL180, 05 FEB 11:38 2016 UNTIL 05 FEB 14:32 2016. CREATED: 03 FEB 13:29 2016

ЦитироватьULA ‏@ulalaunch  (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 11m ago (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/695234405258792961)

Rollin' rollin' rollin'. Keep that rocket rollin'... #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) #GPSIIF12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIIF12?src=hash)

ЦитироватьLaurel Ann Whitlock ‏@twirlandswirl  (https://twitter.com/twirlandswirl) 7m ago (https://twitter.com/twirlandswirl/status/695588751007993856)

Counterweighting like a boss. #ula (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ula?src=hash) #atlasv (https://twitter.com/hashtag/atlasv?src=hash) #gpsiif12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/gpsiif12?src=hash)

ЦитироватьAn American Atlas V 401 rocket successfully launched today, February 5th 2016, at 13:38 UTC UTC carrying the GPS IIF-12 satellite into orbit for the US Air Force. The Atlas V 401 rocket was the 61st launch of an Atlas V vehicle.

ЦитироватьВАШИНГТОН, 5 фев – РИА Новости. Ракета Atlas 5 стартовала с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида) с навигационным спутником GPS IIF-12 для ВВС США, сообщила компания United Launch Alliance (ULA).

Старт принадлежащей ULA ракеты-носителя Atlas 5 был дан в 16:38 мск. По контракту с ВВС США, ракета выводит на орбиту спутник GPS IIF-12, который завершит создание группировки навигационных спутников серии GPS IIF.

Спутник должен отделиться от несущей его ракеты через 3 часа 23 минуты после старта.

Стоимость аппарата GPS IIF-12 составляет 245 миллионов долларов.

По данным ВВС США, сегодня в системе GPS действуют 30 спутников (12 из серии GPS IIR, семь спутников серии GPS IIR-Ms и 11 аппаратов серии GPS IIF). Первый спутник серии GPS IIF, которые производит компания Boeing, был выведен на орбиту в мае 2010 года. Запуск первого спутника новой серии GPS III ожидается не ранее 2017 года.

ЦитироватьULA ‏@ulalaunch  (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 1m ago (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/695652432706211840)

2nd and final Centaur engine burn is complete. #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) #GPSIIF12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIIF12?src=hash)

Цитироватьche wi пишет:

Есть отделение КА.

Цитироватьoby1 пишет:
Нестерпимо-напряжённый двигатель опять не лопнул,так ведь не должно быть,правда?Это ведь фотошоп?Он ведь взорвался,а керосиновая мафия
нас дурит?

Цитироватьтавот пишет:
Теперь ждём Block III в следующем году.

ЦитироватьЗапуск первого спутника новой серии GPS III ожидается не ранее 2017 года.
http://ria.ru/space/20160205/1370178823.html