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ЦитироватьTRACERS & Others
Launch Time
NET July, 2025
Rocket  Falcon 9 Block 5
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Mission Details
TRACERS
NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, consisting of two identical satellites that will orbit Earth in tandem (one following the other), will help understand magnetic reconnection and its effects in Earth's atmosphere. Magnetic reconnection occurs when activity from the Sun interacts with Earth's magnetic field. By understanding this process, scientists will be able to better understand and prepare for impacts of solar activity on Earth.
Manufacturer: Millennium Space Systems
Operator: NASA  Payloads: 2  Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Rideshares
Rideshares include: SPRITE, Athena & PExT  Payloads: 3  Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location
SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

ЦитироватьNASA Sun & Space  @NASASun
NASA's TRACERS spacecraft have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Next destination: space! 🚀
 
TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) are a pair of spacecraft that will orbit Earth to study magnetic reconnection — those sudden, spark-like moments when Earth's magnetic field links up with the Sun's. During reconnection events, solar particles and energy pour into our atmosphere, providing the power that ignites auroras and drives space weather on Earth.
More: http://go.nasa.gov/4laxVTt

Left (spacecraft at Vandenberg): Millennium Space Systems
Right (Illustration of TRACERS in space): University of Iowa/Andy Kale
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ЦитироватьTRACERS & Others
Launch Time
Tue Jul 22, 2025 21:05 GMT+3
Rocket  Falcon 9 Block 5
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Vehicles
Landing Zone 4
Unknown Vehicle

Mission Details
TRACERS
NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, consisting of two identical satellites that will orbit Earth in tandem (one following the other), will help understand magnetic reconnection and its effects in Earth's atmosphere. Magnetic reconnection occurs when activity from the Sun interacts with Earth's magnetic field. By understanding this process, scientists will be able to better understand and prepare for impacts of solar activity on Earth.
Manufacturer: Millennium Space Systems  Operator: NASA  Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 400.0 kg  Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Bard (PExT Demo)
Bard will flight-demonstrate the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT), an advanced communications technology developed in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and NASA's SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Program. The terminal is designed to enable real-time interoperability between government and commercial satellite relay networks—a first-of-its-kind capability as NASA shifts toward a commercial satellite relay communications architecture.
Manufacturer: York Space Systems  Operator: NASA  Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 140.0 kg  Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Athena EPIC
NASA, the U.S. Space Force, NOAA, and NovaWurks have strategically aligned efforts to gain wisdom from Athena EPIC (Economical Payload Integration Cost) — a SmallSat that will demonstrate the ability of NovaWurks SensorCraft architecture to support future missions. Athena serves as a pilot opportunity for transformational activities by pathfinding an innovative space vehicle architecture, learning from commercial best practices, implementing a whole-of-government approach, and reducing schedule to launch as well as lifecycle costs. The instrument will be a simplified and lighter version of the CERES (Clouds and the Earth Radiant Energy System) instrument.
Manufacturer: NovaWurks  Operator: NASA, NOAA & USSF  Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 50.0 kg  Sun-Synchronous Orbit

REAL
Realistic Electron Atmospheric Loss (REAL) is a scientific investigation mission designed to characterize the loss of particles from Earth's Van Allen radiation belts. REAL will carry an energetic particle instrument that is sensitive to both electrons and protons. From its vantage point in low-Earth orbit, REAL will point its instrument along Earth's magnetic field to measure radiation belt particles as they enter the atmosphere.
Manufacturer/Operator: Dartmouth College  Payloads: 1  Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Цитата: zandr от 19.06.2025 07:29:04Rideshares include: SPRITE...

ЦитироватьSpaceX is targeting Tuesday, July 22 for Falcon 9's launch of NASA's TRACERS (https://sxcontent9668.azureedge.us/cms-assets/assets/TRACERS_a4c34436b7.png) mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 57-minute launch window opens at 11:13 a.m. PT. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Wednesday, July 23 at the same time.

Also on board this mission is SEOPS' Epic Athena, Skykraft's Skykraft 4, Maverick Space Systems' REAL, Tyvak's LIDE, and York Space Systems' Bard.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX). You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This is the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, EarthCARE, NROL-186, Transporter-13, and eight Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base...

ЦитироватьLAUNCH, LANDING, AND DEPLOYMENT
All Times Approximate
Hr/Min/Sec   Event
00:01:12   Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:13   1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:17   1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:21   Stage 1 flip
00:02:24   2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:02:30   Boostback burn starts
00:02:56   Fairing separation
00:03:26   Boostback burn ends
00:06:04   1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:21   1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:12   1st stage landing burn begins
00:07:46   1st stage landing
00:08:02   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:50:44   2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:50:47   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:54:30   Bard deploys
00:54:50   REAL deploys
01:05:40   2nd stage engine starts (SES-3)
01:05:41   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-3)
01:30:07   2nd stage engine starts (SES-4)
01:30:08   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-4)
01:34:26   First TRACERS satellite deploys
01:40:41   Second TRACERS satellite deploys
01:44:46   Epic Athena deploys
01:45:06   LIDE deploys
01:45:26   Skykraft 4 deploys

Цитироватьhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0mDgQqDxIk
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - TRACERS & Others - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
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ЦитироватьThe twin TRACERS spacecraft will study how the solar wind from the Sun interacts with Earth's magnetosphere.

Liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 is targeting 2:13 p.m. EDT (11:13 a.m. PDT) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California

ЦитироватьTRACERS & Others
Launch Time
Tue Jul 22, 2025 21:13 GMT+3

Спойлер

Official Livestream
 
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Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $69.75 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m
Vehicles
Landing Zone 4
B1081
Flight #16
40 day turnaround
495th Falcon recovery attempt
Mission Details
TRACERS
NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, consisting of two identical satellites that will orbit Earth in tandem (one following the other), will help understand magnetic reconnection and its effects in Earth's atmosphere. Magnetic reconnection occurs when activity from the Sun interacts with Earth's magnetic field. By understanding this process, scientists will be able to better understand and prepare for impacts of solar activity on Earth.

Manufacturer: Millennium Space Systems
Operator: NASA
Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 400.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Bard (PExT Demo)
Bard will flight-demonstrate the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT), an advanced communications technology developed in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and NASA's SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Program. The terminal is designed to enable real-time interoperability between government and commercial satellite relay networks—a first-of-its-kind capability as NASA shifts toward a commercial satellite relay communications architecture.

Manufacturer: York Space Systems
Operator: NASA
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 140.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Athena EPIC
NASA, the U.S. Space Force, NOAA, and NovaWurks have strategically aligned efforts to gain wisdom from Athena EPIC (Economical Payload Integration Cost) — a SmallSat that will demonstrate the ability of NovaWurks SensorCraft architecture to support future missions. Athena serves as a pilot opportunity for transformational activities by pathfinding an innovative space vehicle architecture, learning from commercial best practices, implementing a whole-of-government approach, and reducing schedule to launch as well as lifecycle costs. The instrument will be a simplified and lighter version of the CERES (Clouds and the Earth Radiant Energy System) instrument.

Manufacturer: NovaWurks
Operator: NASA, NOAA & USSF
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 50.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
REAL
Realistic Electron Atmospheric Loss (REAL) is a scientific investigation mission designed to characterize the loss of particles from Earth's Van Allen radiation belts. REAL will carry an energetic particle instrument that is sensitive to both electrons and protons. From its vantage point in low-Earth orbit, REAL will point its instrument along Earth's magnetic field to measure radiation belt particles as they enter the atmosphere.

Manufacturer/Operator: Dartmouth College
Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Skykraft 4
The Skykraft-4 constellation spacecraft are technology demonstrators and pathfinders for the roll-out of a space-based Air Traffic Management constellation. The spacecraft will demonstrate ADS-B and VHF capabilities from space.
Manufacturer/Operator: Skykraft   Payloads: 4   Sun-Synchronous Orbit

LIDE
AKA Direct Access Live Demonstration
LIDE is a 12U satellite developed by Tyvak and designed to serve as a testbed for direct access tests with ground terminals using a bidirectional K/Ka band RF transponder.
Manufacturer/Operator: Tyvak   Payloads: 1   Sun-Synchronous Orbit

ЦитироватьSpaceX  @SpaceX
Less than one hour until today's Falcon 9 launch of the TRACERS mission from California. The 57-minute launch window opens at 11:13 a.m. PT
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ЦитироватьHOLD HOLD HOLD and SCRUB

"Air Space concerns" - so it was the Range, not the vehicle.

Цитата: zandr от 22.07.2025 07:00:55The 57-minute launch window opens at 11:13 a.m. PT.

ЦитироватьSpaceX  @SpaceX
Replying to @SpaceX and @NASA
Standing down from today's launch attempt due to FAA airspace concerns that created a no-go condition for launch. Now targeting tomorrow, July 23 for liftoff of TRACERS

ЦитироватьSch0ening  @sch0ening
LAUNCH ALERT
the @SpaceX and @NASA TRACERS mission is set to launch soon!
Graphic by me for @TLPN_Official
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ЦитироватьНастоящая Санта-Барбара: FAA выпустили заявление по поводу неожиданной отмены запуска миссии TRACERS

Цитировать"Региональное отключение электроэнергии в районе Санта-Барбары привело к сбоям в работе телекоммуникационного центра управления воздушным движением в Лос-Анджелесе, который управляет воздушным движением над Тихим океаном. В связи с этим FAA отменили запуск ракеты SpaceX Falcon 9 с миссией TRACERS 22 июля. FAA приняло эти меры для обеспечения безопасности пассажиров", — заявил регулятор.

Цитироватьhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylk4uw7GQys
GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - TRACERS & Others - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
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ЦитироватьSpaceX  @SpaceX
Less than 30 minutes until today's launch of the TRACERS mission from California. All systems are looking good, and weather is favorable for liftoff at 11:13 a.m. PT

ЦитироватьSpaceX  @SpaceX
The TRACERS spacecraft, Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites, will study magnetic reconnection around Earth to understand how the Sun interacts with our planet's protective magnetic shield – the magnetosphere
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Also on board this mission is York Space Systems' Bard, SEOPS' Epic Athena, Maverick Space Systems' REAL, Tyvak's LIDE, and Skykraft's Skykraft 4

ЦитироватьSpaceX  @SpaceX
Payload deployment sequence is complete

ЦитироватьNASA's TRACERS Mission Launches to Study Earth's Magnetic Shield
NASA's newest mission, TRACERS, soon will begin studying how Earth's magnetic shield protects our planet from the effects of space weather. Short for Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites, the twin TRACERS spacecraft lifted off at 11:13 a.m. PDT (2:13 p.m. EDT) Wednesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Riding along with TRACERS aboard the Falcon 9 were NASA's Athena EPIC (Economical Payload Integration Cost), PExT (Polylingual Experimental Terminal), and REAL (Relativistic Electron Atmospheric Loss) missions – three small satellites to demonstrate new technologies and gather scientific data. These three missions were successfully deployed, and mission controllers will work to contact them over the coming hours and days.

Ground controllers for the TRACERS mission established communications with the second of the two spacecraft at 3:43 p.m. PDT (6:43 p.m. EDT), about 3 hours after it separated from the rocket. During the next four weeks, TRACERS will undergo a commissioning period during which mission controllers will check out their instruments and systems.

Once cleared, the twin satellites will begin their 12-month prime mission to study a process called magnetic reconnection, answering key questions about how it shapes the impacts of the Sun and space weather on our daily lives.

Цитировать2025-154A    64869   2025-154A    96.55   97.72   596   590   0.0004441
2025-154B    64870   2025-154B    96.51   97.71   594   589   0.0003680
2025-154C    64871   2025-154C    96.50   97.71   594   588   0.0004244
2025-154D    64872   2025-154D    96.50   97.71   594   588   0.0004193
2025-154E    64873   2025-154E    96.49   97.72   594   587   0.0005043
2025-154F    64874   2025-154F    94.90   97.44   515   513   0.0001248
2025-154G    64875   2025-154G    94.84   97.45   512   510   0.0001826

ЦитироватьСтатистика запуска миссии TRACERS
— 2-й и 14-й полёт створок обтекателя
— 9-й запуск SpaceX в июле
— 16-й полёт ступени Falcon 9 B1081
— 26-я посадка на площадку LZ-4
— 90-й плановый запуск SpaceX этого года
— 91-я успешная посадка ступеней Falcon на сушу (из 92-х)
— 479-я успешная посадка ускорителей ракет Falcon
— 507-й пуск ракеты Falcon 9
— 523-й запуск SpaceX.

Цитата: zandr от 24.07.2025 21:44:54В каталог внесены семь объектов

Цитироватьhttps://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7721
The Skykraft-4 constellation spacecraft are technology demonstrators and pathfinders for the roll-out of a space-based Air Traffic Management constellation. The spacecraft will demonstrate ADS-B and VHF capabilities from space.
Manufacturer/Operator: Skykraft   Payloads: 4   Sun-Synchronous Orbit

ЦитироватьNASA Works to Contact Scalable Small Satellite
Following a successful launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, NASA's Athena EPIC (Economical Payload Integration Cost) satellite was deployed on July 23. However, the small satellite has yet to send an expected beacon signal to help track its orbit.

Mission partners are collaborating at the NovaWurks data operations center in California to link with the satellite on each orbital pass. Teams are investigating received signals to positively confirm the location of Athena EPIC and its operational status. The team is also working to determine the cause of the initial missed signal acquisition and any factors that may have contributed to the delayed communication downlinks.

Athena EPIC is a pathfinder launch for a scalable satellite design to support future missions through partnerships. The U.S. Space Force and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are government partners for the test launch along with Athena EPIC's industry partner NovaWurks.

ЦитироватьNASA's TRACERS Continues Recovery Efforts for One Satellite
Teams for NASA's TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission, which launched on July 23, are continuing recovery efforts for one satellite, called Space Vehicle 1 (SV1). The other satellite, called Space Vehicle 2 (SV2), remains in good health and has started the commissioning process.

An issue with the power subsystem on July 25 resulted in intermittent contacts and a loss of communication with SV1. Indications from earlier data suggest the spacecraft can only be active when it is receiving adequate power through its solar panels. Because of the spacecraft's current orientation, the next opportunity to reestablish contact and implement further recovery steps is later in August, when SV1's solar panels will receive more sunlight. The team is reviewing data collected from the spacecraft to diagnose and determine next steps. Following any contact with the spacecraft, the team will assess status and any impact to the mission's science goals.

The SV2 spacecraft is operational, and the commissioning for the spacecraft and instruments are progressing as expected. NASA anticipates completing commissioning for SV2 by the end of August.

The TRACERS mission launched to study magnetic reconnection and its effects in Earth's atmosphere. Magnetic reconnection occurs when activity from the Sun interacts with Earth's magnetic field. By understanding this process, scientists will be able to better understand and prepare for impacts of solar activity on Earth.

No significant updates on SV1 are expected for a few weeks. NASA will provide these updates at:
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/tracers

ЦитироватьМиссия TRACERS: как два новых спутника NASA помогут понять природу космической погоды

В июле 2025 года два спутника NASA, выведенные на орбиту ракетой SpaceX, начали работу по исследованию космической погоды. Зачем? Чтобы изучить явления, связанные с солнечной активностью. Они могут не только вызывать полярные сияния, которыми можно любоваться вечно, но и нарушать работу GPS, спутников и энергосетей. Миссия TRACERS поможет исследовать, как солнечный ветер взаимодействует с магнитосферой Земли и влияет на устойчивость современных технических систем — от навигации до связи и электроснабжения.

Цитировать2025-154A    64869   LIDE    96.53   97.71   597   587   0.0007282       0.35
2025-154B    64870   TRACERS 1    96.50   97.71   596   586   0.0006627       0.43
2025-154C    64871   ATHENA EPIC    96.48   97.71   595   585   0.0007875       0.43
2025-154D    64872   SKYKRAFT-4A    96.50   97.71   595   587   0.0005921       0.30
2025-154E    64873   TRACERS 2    96.48   97.71   595   585   0.0007540       0.43
2025-154F    64874   PEXT (BARD)    94.88   97.44   514   511   0.0002638       0.30
2025-154G    64875   REAL    94.79   97.44   509   507   0.0001720       0.72
2025-154H    64896   SKYKRAFT-4B    378.19   7.00   21,421   470   0.6047037       8.08
2025-154J    64897   SKYKRAFT-4C    96.48   97.71   595   585   0.0006714       0.37
2025-154K    64898   SKYKRAFT-4D    96.48   97.71   594   585   0.0006418       0.50
2025-154L    65227   SKYKRAFT-4E    96.47   97.71   594   585   0.0006563       0.23

ЦитироватьJonathan McDowell  @planet4589
The Skykraft 4 satellites from the TRACERS launch have now been cataloged  in 590 km orbits; however the Space Force orbit data for SKYKRAFT 4B  (64896) are spurious - they show it in a geotransfer orbit that must  actually belong to an Ariane stage fragment

Цитата: машпереводСпутники Skykraft 4 с момента запуска TRACERS в настоящее время каталогизированы на орбитах высотой 590 км; однако данные об орбите космических сил SKYKRAFT 4B (64896) являются ложными - они показывают его на геопереходной орбите, которая на самом деле должна принадлежать фрагменту ступени Ariane

ЦитироватьГруппа управления миссией восстановила связь с космическим аппаратом SV1 и работает над его возвращением и организацией научных исследований. Обновления будут опубликованы в блоге TRACERS по мере поступления новой информации.