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ЦитироватьLukas C. H.  @GewoonLukas_
NASA is targeting February 6th for the launch of their PACE mission! The 1.694kg satellite is scheduled to be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from SLC-40 in Florida. From its 676km SSO, the satellite will study clouds, oceans and pythoplankton blooms.

Цитата: Apollo13 от 05.02.2020 10:24:59https://spacenews.com/spacex-wins-nasa-contract-to-launch-earth-science-mission/ (https://spacenews.com/spacex-wins-nasa-contract-to-launch-earth-science-mission/)

ЦитироватьMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX Feb. 4 for the launch of an Earth science mission that has successfully staved off cancellation several times.

NASA announced it selected SpaceX to launch the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) spacecraft on a Falcon 9 fr om Cape Canaveral, Florida, in December 2022. The agency said the contract is valued at $80.4 million, covering the launch and related services. SpaceX separately said the launch will use a "flight-proven" Falcon 9, one wh ere the rocket's first stage has previously launched one or more missions.

"SpaceX is honored to continue supporting NASA's critical scientific observational missions by launching PACE, which will help humanity better understand, protect and preserve our planet," Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, in a company statement.

The 1,700-kilogram PACE spacecraft will operate in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 676.5 kilometers. The spacecraft will carry the Ocean Color Imager, operating from ultraviolet to shortwave infrared that will allow studies of phytoplankton in the ocean, as well as two polarimeters to study properties of clouds, aerosols and the ocean. The mission has a cost cap of $805 million.

"The PACE mission represents the nation's next great investment in understanding and protecting our home planet," NASA said in the statement announcing the launch contract. However, NASA's last three budget proposals, for fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020, all sought to cancel PACE as a cost savings measure. In all three years, Congress restored funding for the mission, including $131 mission for the mission in the fiscal year 2020 spending bill enacted in December...

ЦитироватьPACE
Launch Time
NET Feb 06, 2024
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Unknown Vehicle
Landing Zone 1

Mission Details
PACE
Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) is a NASA Earth-observing satellite mission that will continue and advance observations of global ocean color, biogeochemistry, and ecology, as well as carbon cycle, aerosols and clouds. PACE data will be used to identify the extent and duration of algal blooms known as phytoplankton and improve understanding of air quality. These and other uses of PACE data will benefit the economy and society, especially sectors that rely on water quality, fisheries and food security.
Payloads: 1   Total Mass: 1,694 kg   Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

ЦитироватьPACE
Launch Time
Tue Feb 6, 2024 09:30 GMT+3

ЦитироватьPACE Spacecraft Encapsulated in Payload Fairing

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^{NASA and SpaceX technicians safely encapsulate NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft in SpaceX's Falcon 9 payload fairings on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fairing halves protect the spacecraft from aerodynamic pressure and heating during the ascent phase of launch. PACE is set to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida no earlier than 1:33 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.}
NASA's PACE (https://pace.oceansciences.org/home.htm) (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft is now safely encapsulated in SpaceX's Falcon 9 payload fairings.
The fairing halves protect the spacecraft from aerodynamic pressure and heating during the ascent phase of launch. Approximately three minutes after liftoff, the halves are jettisoned and return to Earth.
Upcoming milestones for PACE include payload integration to the Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the vehicle rolling out to the pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
PACE will extend and improve upon NASA's more than 20 years of global satellite observations of our living ocean, atmospheric aerosols, and clouds from its destination in a sun-synchronous, polar orbit. Its instruments will observe and measure how ocean ecosystems interact with the atmosphere in a changing climate.
The PACE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (https://www.nasa.gov/goddard/). The agency's Launch Services Program (https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy/launch-services-program/), based at Kennedy Space Center (https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy/), is responsible for managing the launch service for the PACE mission. 
Liftoff is targeted for no earlier than 1:33 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 6.

ЦитироватьTeams Hold Flight Readiness Review for NASA's PACE Mission

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^{NASA and SpaceX technicians safely encapsulate NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft in SpaceX's Falcon 9 payload fairings on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fairing halves protect the spacecraft from aerodynamic pressure and heating during the ascent phase of launch.}
NASA, SpaceX, and PACE (https://pace.oceansciences.org/mission.htm) (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission managers met today, Thursday, Feb. 1, to conduct a Flight Readiness Review at the agency's Kennedy Space Center (https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy/) in Florida. During the review, teams provided an update on the mission status and certified the readiness to initiate final launch preparation activities.
Once launched, PACE will use three instruments called the Ocean Color Instrument (https://pace.oceansciences.org/oci.htm), Spectro-polarimeter for Planetary Exploration (https://pace.oceansciences.org/spexone.htm), and the Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter No.2 (https://pace.oceansciences.org/harp2.htm) to collect data on clouds, aerosols, and phytoplankton growth that can determine ocean color. Measuring the color and amount of light will help scientists better understand the types and locations of microscopic algae, which are vital to the health of Earth's oceans and its marine life. PACE will contribute to NASA's more than 20 years of global satellite observations of ocean biology and key measurements related to air quality and climate.
Up next, SpaceX will roll the fully integrated Falcon 9 rocket carrying the encapsulated PACE spacecraft to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Once vertical, the launch team will perform final checkouts ahead of liftoff scheduled for no earlier than 1:33 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 6.

ЦитироватьPamela Melroy  @Astro_Pam
Get ready for lift-off! Next week, @NASA is set to launch PACE to unravel Earth's mysteries by studying phytoplankton and aerosols, contributing vital insights into our climate. Looking forward to this mission push the boundaries for a better understanding of our planet.
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ЦитироватьEncapsulated PACE Spacecraft Transported to Launch Pad

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^{NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft encapsulated inside SpaceX's Falcon 9 payload fairings is transported from the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky}
NASA's PACE (https://pace.oceansciences.org/home.htm) (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft is one step closer to launch. Workers transported the spacecraft to SpaceX's hangar at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, Feb. 1, for payload integration to the Falcon 9 rocket supporting this mission.
Prior to transport, PACE was encapsulated inside SpaceX's Falcon 9 payload fairings at the Astrotech Space Operations facility near the agency's Kennedy Space Center.
After payload integration, teams will roll the launch vehicle to the pad at SLC-40 and raise the vehicle vertical ahead of liftoff, which is targeted for no earlier than 1:33 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 6. 
PACE will help inform climate science by better understanding how the ocean and atmosphere interact. PACE will observe ocean ecosystem health, clouds, and tiny airborne particles called aerosols, such as smoke and dust. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (https://www.nasa.gov/goddard/) manages PACE while the agency's Launch Services Program (https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy/launch-services-program/), based at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy/) in Florida, manages the launch service for the mission.

ЦитироватьSpaceX  @SpaceX
NASA's PACE spacecraft was encapsulated into Falcon 9's fairing this past week ahead of arriving at the hangar at pad 40 in Florida
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ЦитироватьНаучный спутник PACE интегрирован под обтекатель ракеты Falcon 9

Запуск – 6 февраля в 9:33 МСК. 
Посадка первой ступени планируется на площадку LZ-1 на мысе Канаверал.

Космический аппарат Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) массой 1694 кг от NASA, планируется запустить на солнечно-синхронную орбиту из Флориды. 

Он будет вести наблюдения за состоянием мирового океана, аэрозолями, облаками, углеродным циклом и экологией.

Данные PACE будут использоваться для определения масштабов и продолжительности цветения водорослей, известных как фитопланктон. Цвет океана определяется взаимодействием солнечного света с частицами в морской воде, такими как хлорофилл, содержащимися в большинстве фитопланктона на Земле. Мониторинг глобального распределения фитопланктона позволит внести вклад в наше понимание природных систем, которые управляют состоянием океана на Земле. Спутник также будет измерять содержание аэрозолей в атмосфере и их влияние на экологические процессы в океане.

Всё это позволит оценить изменения в биохимии океана, качестве воды, морских ресурсах и рыболовстве, а также составлять более точные экологические прогнозы.

Стоимость запуска составляет $80 млн. Стоимость всей миссии – $805 млн.

Цитироватьhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_cAuXhG7kU 3:45
NASA's PACE mission will monitor oceans and more like never before
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/354737.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/@VideoFromSpace)  VideoFromSpace (https://www.youtube.com/@VideoFromSpace)
The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite will "collect data on changing ecosystems in the ocean and tiny particles in the atmosphere that directly impact climate change," according to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

ЦитироватьSpaceX is targeting Tuesday, February 6 at 1:33 a.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Wednesday, February 7 at the same time.

A live webcast of this mission will begin on NASA+ (https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/pace-launch-coverage) and NASA Television (https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/) about 45 minutes prior to liftoff.

This is the fourth flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida...

ЦитироватьLAUNCH, LANDING, AND DEPLOYMENT
All Times Approximate
HR/MIN/SEC   EVENT
00:01:07   Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:19   1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:23   1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:30   2nd stage engine starts
00:02:36   Boostback Burn Starts
00:03:16   Boostback Burn Ends
00:04:15   Fairing deployment
00:05:46   1st stage entry burn start
00:06:11   1st stage entry burn ends
00:06:58   1st stage landing burn start
00:07:32   1st stage landing
00:10:20   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:12:22   PACE spacecraft deploys

ЦитироватьRaul  @Raul74Cz
Launch Hazard Areas for #PACE mission from SLC-40 NET 06 Feb 06:33 UTC, alternatively 07-12 Feb. LZ1 landing for B1081.4. Drop areas in case of stage2/boostback failure. Fairing recovery ~475km downrange. Stage2 debris reentry in East Pacific. https://bit.ly/LHA-33
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Цитироватьhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtP0upSa_pU
Launch of Mission to Study Earth's Atmosphere and Oceans (Official NASA Broadcast)
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Our Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission will study what makes Earth so different from every other planet we study: life itself.
Three-quarters of our home planet is covered by water, and PACE's advanced instruments will provide new ways to measure the distributions of microscopic algae known as phytoplankton near the ocean's surface. Those observations will enhance our understanding of the crucial exchange of CO2 between the ocean and atmosphere.
At the same time, PACE will help reveal how aerosols – microscopic particles in the atmosphere – and clouds control the amount of the Sun's energy that is absorbed by Earth. Novel uses of PACE data will benefit our economy and society, and will extend and expand NASA's long-term observations of our living planet. 
PACE is scheduled to lift off at 1:33 a.m. EST (0633 UTC) Tuesday, Feb. 6, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA's live launch coverage begins at 12:45 a.m. EST (0545 UTC).
Discover more about PACE: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pace/
Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

ЦитироватьWeather 40% Favorable for Tuesday PACE Mission Launch

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^{A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft encapsulated atop is raised to a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Liftoff of the PACE mission is set for no earlier than 1:33 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.}
Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch of NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission at 1:33 a.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 6, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. 
Lingering showers and storms from the weekend will continue across the area today and into the overnight hours with accompanying winds expected to increase. The primary weather concerns at launch are cumulus clouds, thick cloud layers, and liftoff winds. 
The next available launch date is Wednesday, Feb. 7. Launch weather officers forecast a 60% chance of favorable conditions for this launch opportunity, with the cumulus cloud rule and liftoff winds as the primary weather concerns...

ЦитироватьSpaceX is targeting Wednesday, February 7 at 1:33 a.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Thursday, February 8 at the same time...

ЦитироватьSpaceX is targeting Thursday February 8 at 1:33 a.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Friday, February 9 at the same time...

ЦитироватьSpaceX  @SpaceX
Due to ground winds preventing prelaunch checkouts, we are now targeting Thursday, February 8 for Falcon 9 to launch PACE. Vehicle and payload remain healthy, and teams will continue to keep an eye on weather, which improves to 95% favorable for liftoff → http://spacex.com/launches

Цитироватьhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYLXMFdTDiI 5:34
PACE launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 8 February 2024, at 06:33 UTC (01:33 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9's first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Falcon 9's first stage (B1081) previously supported Crew-7, CRS-29 and one Starlink mission.
Credit: NASA; NASA GSFC; NASA Goddard/Katie Mellos; NASA Goddard/Denny Henry;SpaceX

ЦитироватьSpaceX  @SpaceX
Deployment of the PACE spacecraft confirmed
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Over the next three years, PACE will view and collect data about the Earth's atmosphere and ocean surface, expanding upon @NASA's long-term observations of our planet

ЦитироватьSignal Acquired: NASA's PACE Spacecraft Begins Its Science Mission
NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft has successfully made contact with ground stations back on Earth providing teams with early readings of its overall status, health, operation, and capabilities postlaunch. 

A full postlaunch assessment review to determine PACE's readiness to move into the operational phase of its mission will be conducted in the coming weeks. 

Information collected throughout PACE's mission will benefit society in the areas of ocean health, harmful algal bloom monitoring, ecological forecasting, and air quality. PACE also will contribute new global measurements of ocean color, cloud properties, and aerosols, which will be essential to understanding the global carbon cycle and ocean ecosystem responses to a changing climate. 

The PACE's mission is designed to last at least three years, though the spacecraft is loaded with enough propellant to expand that timeline more than three times as long.

To read more about the launch of the PACE mission, please visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-launches-new-climate-mission-to-study-ocean-atmosphere/

ЦитироватьСтатистика запуска миссии PACE
— 4-й полёт ступени Falcon 9 B1081
— 4-я посадка ступени на сушу в этом году
— 11-й запуск SpaceX этого года
— 36-я успешная посадка на площадку LZ-1
— 60-я успешная посадка ступени на сушу (из 61 попытки)
— 167-й запуск SpaceX с площадки SLC-40
— 196-я успешная посадка ступени подряд
— 270-я успешная посадка первой ступени (из 281 попытки)
— 277-я успешная миссия компании подряд
— 296-й пуск Falcon 9
— 310-й запуск SpaceX

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Цитировать2024-025A    58928   PACE    98.34   98.09   682   677   0.0003425

Цитата: zandr от 08.02.2024 22:19:42682   677

Цитата: Брабонт от 08.02.2024 10:19:23Что же, PACE благополучно пережила не только секвестр бюджета, но и выведение в космос.

Цитата: Pirat5 от 08.02.2024 23:21:04интересно что номер пусковой миссии  M1815 PACE  http://bit.ly/LHA-33 (http://bit.ly/LHA-33)
совпадает с номером пусковой миссии  M1815 Ovzon-3 http://bit.ly/LHA-32 (http://bit.ly/LHA-32)  (03.01.2024)