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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Salo от 19.07.2013 12:44:09
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2013/july/0715-ss-gps.html
ЦитироватьLockheed Martin Delivers Antenna Assemblies For Integration On First GPS III Satellite

DENVER, July 15, 2013 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE] has completed and is preparing to install the navigation, communication, and hosted payload antenna assemblies for the first satellite of the next generation Global Positioning System, known as GPS III.

Seven antenna assemblies, produced at Lockheed Martin's Newtown, Pa. facility, were delivered to the company's GPS III Processing Facility (GPF) near Denver, Colo. on June 14.  The antennas will be installed on the first GPS III space vehicle (SV 01), which Lockheed Martin will deliver to the U.S. Air Force on schedule, "flight-ready," in 2014.

The new antennas for GPS III SV 01 will provide the satellite's capability to send and/or receive data for earth-coverage and military earth-coverage navigation; a UHF crosslink for inter-satellite data transfer; telemetry, tracking and control for satellite-ground communications; and data acquisition and communication for the nuclear detection system hosted payload.  The antenna designs enable three to eight times greater anti-jamming signal power to be broadcast to military users across the globe when compared to previous GPS generations.

"These antennas on the next generation of GPS III satellites will transmit data utilized by more than one billion users with navigation, positioning and timing needs," explained Keoki Jackson, vice president of Lockheed Martin's Navigation Systems mission area.  "We have become reliant on GPS for providing signals that affect everything from cell phones and wristwatches, to shipping containers and commercial air traffic, to ATMs and financial transactions worldwide."

GPS III is a critically important program for the Air Force, affordably replacing aging GPS satellites in orbit, while improving capability to meet the evolving demands of military, commercial and civilian users.  GPS III satellites will deliver three times better accuracy, include enhancements which extend spacecraft life 25 percent further than the prior GPS block, and a new civil signal designed to be interoperable with international global navigation satellite systems.

The production of the first GPS III satellite continues on schedule.  Recent testing of the SV 01 bus – the portion of the space vehicle that carries mission payloads and hosts them in orbit –assured that all bus subsystems are functioning normally and that they are ready for final integration with the satellite's navigation payload.

This milestone follows February's successful initial power on of the SV 01 spacecraft bus, which demonstrated the electrical-mechanical integration, validated the satellite's interfaces and led the way for functional electrical hardware-software integration testing.  

Lockheed Martin is currently under contract for production of the first four GPS III satellites (SV 01-04), and has received advanced procurement funding for long-lead components for the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth satellites (SV 05-08).

The GPS III team is led by the Global Positioning Systems Directorate at the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. Lockheed Martin is the GPS III prime contractor with teammates ITT Exelis, General Dynamics, Infinity Systems Engineering, Honeywell, ATK and other subcontractors. Air Force Space Command's 2nd Space Operations Squadron (2SOPS), based at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., manages and operates the GPS constellation for both civil and military users.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 118,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2012 were $47.2 billion.
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/gps.html
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/87559.jpg)

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/space/documents/gps/gpslllbrochurereviewrev8.pdf
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/space/documents/gps/GPF%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/space/documents/gps/GPSIII_FactSheetFINAL1.pdf
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Salo от 19.07.2013 12:47:53
http://www.militaryparitet.com/ttp/data/ic_ttp/5995/
ЦитироватьПервый спутник GPS III обрастает антеннами

16 июля 2013 г.

«Военный Паритет». Американская компания Lockheed Martin завершила сборку и готовит семь антенн для установки на первый спутник нового поколения системы GPS III, сообщает ASDNews 15 июля.

Антенны произведены на объекте компании в Ньютаун (Пенсильвания) и 14 июля были доставлены в интеграционный центр GPS III Processing Facility (GPF, Денвер, Колорадо), принадлежащий Lockheed Martin, для установки на спутник GPS III (SV 01). Вывод спутника на орбиту намечен на 2014 год.

Новые антенны предоставят спутнику улучшенные возможности передачи/приема информации для гражданских и военных пользователей, межспутникового обмена данными, проведения телеметрии, слежения и контроля, точность определения координат земного объекта выполняется, как на всех спутниках GPS, с помощью высокоточных атомных часов, синхронизируемых с системным временем.  Конструкция антенных устройств позволяет в 3-8 раз повысить устойчивость сигнала.

«Эти антенны предназначены для нового поколения спутников и будут передавать данные для более чем одного миллиарда пользователей. GPS передает информацию на мобильные телефоны, наручные часы, используются для навигации в морских и воздушных перевозках, проведения операций в банкоматах и финансовых учреждениях по всему миру», поясняет вице-президент отделения навигационных систем компании Кеоки Джексон (Keoki Jackson).

Новое поколение спутников заменит стареющий парк аппаратов предыдущего поколения (первый спутник GPS Block IIA-10 (SVN-23) производства компании Boeing был запущен 26 ноября 1990 года – прим. «ВП»), имеет улучшенные характеристики для удовлетворения растущих потребностей военных, коммерческих и гражданских пользователей. Спутники GPS III будут иметь в три раза лучшую точность определения координат и увеличенную на 25% срок службы на орбите по сравнению со спутниками базовой системы. Гражданский канал связи способен взаимодействовать с другими международными глобальными спутниковыми навигационными системами.

В настоящее время компания выполняет контракт на производство четырех первых спутников GPS III (SV 01-04), затем будет собрана вторая партия, также состоящая из четырех аппаратов (SV 05-08).

Программа GPS III реализуется под руководством Директората глобальных спутниковых систем, расположенного в Центре космических и ракетных систем ВВС США (US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center). Головным подрядчиком программы является Lockheed Martin в партнерстве с субподрядчиками ITT Exelis, General Dynamics, Infinity Systems Engineering, Honeywell, ATK и других. Управление орбитальной группировкой в интересах военных и гражданских пользователей ведет 2-я эскадрилья космических операций (2nd Space Operations Squadron - 2SOPS) Космического командования ВВС США (базируется на базе ВВС Шривер, Колорадо).

http://www.asdnews.com/news-50194/LM_Delivers_Antenna_Assemblies_for_Integration_on_1st_GPS_III_Satellite.htm

см. также

16.05.08 США увеличат мощность сигнала GPS в 500 раз

http://www.militaryparitet.com/teletype/data/ic_teletype/2575/
 

03.07.08 Boeing завершил наземные испытания новейшего спутника GPS второго поколения

http://www.militaryparitet.com/teletype/data/ic_teletype/2966/
 

23.06.10 Сформирована концепция GPS IIIB

http://www.militaryparitet.com/teletype/data/ic_teletype/7863/
 

05.12.10 Первый спутник GPS работает на орбите уже 20 лет

http://www.militaryparitet.com/perevodnie/data/ic_perevodnie/1224/
 

13.01.12 Lockheed Martin построит два спутника GPS III

http://www.militaryparitet.com/teletype/data/ic_teletype/13488/
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Salo от 24.07.2013 01:27:13
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2013/july/0722-ss-gps.html
ЦитироватьLockheed Martin GPS III Satellite Prototype To Help Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Prep For Launch
 
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, July 22, 2013 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently delivered a full-sized, functional prototype of the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to test facilities and pre-launch processes in advance of the arrival of the first GPS III (http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/gps.html) flight satellite.
 The GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) arrived at the Cape on July 19 to begin to dry run launch base space vehicle processing activities and other testing that future flight GPS III satellites will undergo. The first flight GPS III satellite is expected to arrive at the Cape in 2014, ready for launch by the U.S. Air Force in 2015.
The GNST arrived at the Cape by Air Force C-17 aircraft from Buckley Air Force Base near Lockheed Martin's GPS III Processing Facility (GPF) in Denver, Colo.  Prior to shipment, the GNST was developed and then completed a series of high-fidelity activities to pathfind the integration, test and environmental checkout (http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2013/july/0710-ss-gps.html) that all production GPS III satellites undergo at Lockheed Martin's new satellite manufacturing facility.
An innovative investment by the Air Force under the original GPS III development contract, the GNST has helped to identify and resolve development issues prior to integration and test of the first GPS III flight space vehicle (SV 01).  Following the Air Force's rigorous "Back-to-Basics" acquisition approach, the GNST has gone through the development, test and production process for the GPS III program first, significantly reducing risk for the flight vehicles, improving production predictability, increasing mission assurance and lowering overall program costs.
"We call the GNST a 'pathfinder' because it has truly blazed the trail for every one of our GPS III processes from initial development, production, integration and test, and now pre-launch activities," explained Keoki Jackson, vice president for Lockheed Martin's Navigation Systems mission area.  "All future GPS III satellites will follow this same path, so the GNST was a smart initiative to help us discover and resolve any issues in advance, implement production efficiencies, and ultimately save a tremendous amount of time and money in the long run."
GPS III is a critically important program for the Air Force, affordably replacing aging GPS satellites in orbit, while improving capability to meet the evolving demands of military, commercial and civilian users.  GPS III satellites will deliver three times better accuracy, include enhancements which extend spacecraft life 25 percent further than the prior GPS block, and a new civil signal designed to be interoperable with international global navigation satellite systems.
Lockheed Martin is currently under contract for production of the first four GPS III satellites (SV 01-04), and has received advanced procurement funding for long-lead components for the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth satellites (http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2013/february/u-s--air-force-awards-lockheed-martin-contract-to-begin-work-on-.html) (SV 05-08 )  .
The GPS III team is led by the Global Positioning Systems Directorate (http://www.losangeles.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=18830) at the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. Lockheed Martin is the GPS III prime contractor with teammates ITT Exelis, General Dynamics, Infinity Systems Engineering, Honeywell, ATK and other subcontractors. Air Force Space Command's 2nd Space Operations Squadron (http://www.schriever.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4045) (2SOPS), based at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., manages and operates the GPS constellation for both civil and military users.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 118,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2012 were $47.2 billion.
 
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/87680.jpg) (http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/space/photo/pressrelease/GPSIII-GNST-move-PIM-Chamber04_14_13.jpg)
The GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) completed pathfinding activities at Lockheed Martin's state-of-the-art GPS III Processing Facility outside of Denver prior to it shipping to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to test facilities and pre-launch processes there in advance of the arrival of the first GPS III flight satellite.
 
 Additional Information:
 
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  • GPS III Product Page (http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/gps.html)
  • GPS III Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5ZEBmU9-qE8)
  • GPS III Brochure (http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/space/documents/gps/gpslllbrochurereviewrev8.pdf)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Salo от 24.07.2013 01:37:09
Пуск ушёл на 2015 год.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 06.02.2016 10:56:11
First GPS III satellite completes critical test (http://gpsworld.com/first-gps-iii-satellite-completes-critical-test/)

ЦитироватьThe first GPS III satellite has passed a critical test, according to satellite builder Lockheed Martin.

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems of Denver, tweeted that the satellite has successfully its thermal vacuum test (TVAC).

Lockheed Martin Space Systems is the prime contractor on the GPS III program to build the next-generation of navigation satellites, a total of eight in the original contract. The contract includes options for up to four more satellites, and the Air Force has told Congress it expects to execute options for at least two of those satellites.

The first GPS III satellite is expected to launch in 2017.
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/60862)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 06.02.2016 10:57:34
GPS III satellite passes thermal vacuum test (http://gpsworld.com/gps-iii-satellite-passes-thermal-vacuum-test/)

ЦитироватьOn Dec. 23, Lockheed Martin's first GPS III satellite for the U.S. Air Force completed system-level Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing, validating the design of the entire assembled satellite. TVAC is a rigorous test designed to prove a satellite's integrity and operational capabilities by subjecting it to prolonged cycles of simulated space temperature extremes in a special depressurized chamber.

"TVAC is the most comprehensive and perceptive test performed at the spacecraft level. If there is an issue with your design or production processes, you are going to find it here," said Mark Stewart, vice president of Lockheed Martin's Navigation Systems mission area. "Successful completion of this significant test validates the thermal design of the spacecraft and verifies that all spacecraft components and interfaces operate at the temperature extremes of the space environment. We credit this performance to the Back to Basics work we performed earlier and the program's unique GPS III Non-flight Satellite Testbed."

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In spring 2015, the GPS III satellite's major functional components were successfully integrated to form the first complete satellite. In the fall, the new satellite also successfully completed acoustic testing, where it was pounded with sound waves to simulate the vibrations it will endure during its launch.

With eight satellites under contract, the production line is now on a steady tempo at Lockheed Martin's GPS III Processing Facility outside of Denver, Lockheed Martin said. The first four GPS III satellites are in various stages of assembly and test with most major components — including their structure and propulsion systems, solar arrays, and antennas — already delivered.

This spring, with Harris Corporation's delivery of its second navigation payload, the second GPS III satellite is expected to be integrated and begin environmental testing.

Components for the next four GPS III satellites are already being assembled, tested and delivered on schedule by more than 250 aerospace industry companies from 29 states.

"We have a world-class industry team supporting the development and production of GPS III for the Air Force and our nation," continued Stewart. "I thank them for their excellent work and commitment to this program."
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GPS III will deliver three times better accuracy, provide up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities and extend spacecraft life to 15 years, 25 percent longer than the satellites launching today. GPS III's new L1C civil signal also will make it the first GPS satellite to be interoperable with other international global navigation satellite systems.
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/60854)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 06.02.2016 15:03:25
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/60863) (https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/60864)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Прол от 06.02.2016 22:31:48
Тяжело, однако, в штатах идут работы по GPS. IIF делали около 14 лет до первого пуска, III должен был полететь в 2014 г., ушел (пока?) на 2017, т.е. более 9 лет разработки... Похоже на организационный бардак, финансовые и технические проблемы. Что-то это смутно напоминает  :o  ...
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 12.02.2016 11:33:20
ЦитироватьThe system advances to GPS 3 starting next year, with the first launch planned for May 2017 aboard a Delta 4 rocket.
http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/02/07/recap-story-last-gps-satellite-of-its-generation-arrives-in-space/
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 15.09.2016 14:07:50
Lockheed Martin says first GPS 3 satellite delayed until December (http://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-says-first-gps-3-satellite-delayed-until-december/)

ЦитироватьWASHINGTON – Lockheed Martin has pushed back the delivery of the first satellite in the U.S. Air Force's next generation of positioning, navigation and timing satellites by four months after discovering a problem with the navigation payload, the company said Sept. 14.

Lockheed Martin officials had said in March that they had planned to deliver the first of the GPS-3 satellites to the Air Force in August, but now expect the satellite to be available in December.

While the Air Force previously has said the satellite would launch no earlier than 2017, some industry officials expect that a 2018 launch is more likely especially as the Pentagon absorbs delays with the next-generation GPS ground system known as the Operational Control Segment.

"During our rigorous navigation payload testing, we discovered a capacitor type on the payload that had not been properly qualified per the program's approved parts control plan," Chip Eschenfelder, a Lockheed Martin spokesman said in a Sept. 14 email to SpaceNews. "Upon discovering the issue, we took immediate corrective action with the payload provider to qualify the capacitor. The capacitor qualification test forecast completion is December 2016."

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The GPS 3 program is more than 28 months behind schedule, owing largely to previous problems with the advanced navigation payload developed by Exelis Geospatial Systems of Rochester, New York, now owned by Harris Corp.

In a Sept. 14 statement, Ellen Mitchell, a Harris spokeswoman, said the capacitor was one of 28,000 parts used in the payload and had been provided by a sub-contractor. Harris did not identify the sub-contractor.

Lockheed Martin Space Systems is the prime contractor on the GPS 3 program and is under contract to build eight next-generation satellites. The contract includes options for up to four more satellites, and the Air Force has told Congress it expects to execute options for at least two of those satellites. The Government Accountability Office estimates the total GPS 3 program will cost about $5 billion.

The Sept. 14 announcement comes as the Air Force is in the early stages of a competition for the next batch of satellites that is expected to begin with the 11th space vehicle. Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman are vying for contracts and are expected to include new digital navigation payloads as part of their bids.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: тавот от 16.09.2016 16:08:59
Цитироватьche wi пишет:
"During our rigorous navigation payload testing, we discovered a capacitor type on the payload that had not been properly qualified per the program's approved parts control plan," Chip Eschenfelder, a Lockheed Martin spokesman said in a Sept. 14 email to SpaceNews. "Upon discovering the issue, we took immediate corrective action with the payload provider to qualify the capacitor. The capacitor qualification test forecast completion is December 2016."

Конденсаторы не на местном Митинском рынке закупались ?  :D    Злые язики говорили, что и комплектующие для бесславного Ф-Г были оттуда же родом.  :(
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: PIN от 16.09.2016 17:16:26
Цитироватьтавот пишет:
Конденсаторы не на местном Митинском рынке закупались ?
Зря пишите, не представляя, о чем речь, а она не о замене, а именно о qualification. 
Ответственные за качество могли и просмотреть, что компонент не qualified для конкретного применения/условий эксплуатаций. Это нередко случается на самом деле, чаще NCR принимается "оставить как есть" (редко аппараты улетают с менее чем десятком таких), но не всегда. 
Это там, где контроль такой налажен. У других проблем вроде бы и нет подобных вообще. Случаются лишь другие, во время эксплуатации...
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: thunder26 от 16.09.2016 15:10:30
ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
Ответственные за качество могли и просмотреть, что компонент не qualified для конкретного применения/условий эксплуатаций.
Маловероятно. На каждое оборудование выпускается Declared Components List где для каждого компонента приведен уровень квалификации и статус квалификации, необходимость РФА, наличие радиспытаний на уровне пластины и т.д и т.п. Дополнительно на каждый компонент согласуется PAD.
Скорее требуемая квалификация не была проведена вовремя. 
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: PIN от 16.09.2016 22:15:24
Цитироватьthunder26 пишет:
Скорее требуемая квалификация не была проведена вовремя.
Да что угодно может быть. Не qualified компоненты я видел на уже собранных аппаратах, это случается при таком их количестве.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 26.03.2017 11:32:06
Lockheed Hit by U.S. Air Force for More GPS III Satellite Flaws (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-08/lockheed-hit-by-u-s-air-force-for-more-gps-iii-satellite-flaws)

ЦитироватьBotched testing by a Lockheed Martin Corp. subcontractor on a key component for the U.S.'s newest Global Positioning System satellites raises new questions about the No. 1 defense contractor's supervision of the project, according to a top Air Force official.

The mistake by subcontractor Harris Corp. forced another delay in the delivery of the first of 32 planned GPS III satellites until later this month, according to Major General Roger Teague, the Air Force's chief of space programs. That will make the $528 million satellite 34 months late, according to service data.

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Lockheed has a contract to build the first 10 of the satellites designed to provide a more accurate version of the Global Positioning System used for everything from the military's targeting of terrorists to turn-by-turn directions for civilians' smartphones. The program's latest setback may affect a pending Air Force decision on whether to open the final 22 satellites to competition from Lockheed rivals Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp.

"This was an avoidable situation and raised significant concerns with Lockheed Martin subcontractor management/oversight and Harris program management," Teague said in a Dec. 21 message to congressional staff obtained by Bloomberg News.


Ceramic Capacitors

The parts in question are ceramic capacitors that have bedeviled the satellite project. They take higher-voltage power from the satellite's power system and reduce it to a voltage required for a particular subsystem.

Last year, the Air Force and contractors discovered that Harris hadn't conducted tests on the components, including how long they would operate without failing, that should have been completed in 2010.

Now, the Air Force says it found that Harris spent June to October of last year doing follow-up testing on the wrong parts instead of samples of the suspect capacitors installed on the first three satellites. Harris "immediately notified Lockheed and the government" after a post-test inspection, Teague said in his message.

Lockheed spokesman Chip Eschenfelder said in an e-mail said that testing of the capacitors' design was successfully completed in December.

"The capacitors met all mission qualification requirements," he said, so "we are confident the capacitors are mission-ready."


'Successfully Completed'

Harris spokeswoman Ellen Mitchell said in an e-mail that company personnel last year identified a capacitor "that was not subjected to all required qualification tests. Once the issue was discovered, Harris deployed a team dedicated to complete the required capacitor tests. The capacitor qualification testing was successfully completed in December 2016."

But Teague said in an interview that Harris was required to perform not only a test to show that the part met design specifications but a separate one to assess the component's reliability and whether it met a requirement to last 15 years. That second test wasn't accomplished because "they used the wrong test item," he said.

Cristina Chaplain, a military space systems director at the Government Accountability Office, said in an e-mail that the latest problem "undermines the faith in the progress, if any, that the government and contractor may have been making in turning around a culture that has led to multiyear delays" and cost increases.
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The Air Force has decided to accept the first satellite even if its capacitors may be flawed because removing them could delay the delivery until October and cost about $70 million, Teague wrote to the congressional staff. The Air Force is confident in the first satellite's overall reliability based on 3,000 hours of cumulative testing, Teague said.

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The Air Force will have to pay to replace the suspect capacitors on the second and third satellites. That's because the satellites are being developed under cost-reimbursement-type contracts, which require the Pentagon to pay for cost increases, the service said.

In an Air Force list of priorities that lacked funding for this year, the service said it needed $100 million for GPS III "capacitor repair/replace." Captain AnnMarie Annicelli, an Air Force spokeswoman, said the list represented potential expenditures on which final decisions had not been made.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 26.06.2017 19:13:49
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All of these satellites are now following the Air Force's first GPS III satellite, GPS III SV01, through a proven assembly, integration and test flow. SV01 completed its final Factory Functional Qualification Testing and was placed into storage in February 2017 ahead of its expected 2018 launch.
http://news.lockheedmartin.com/2017-06-26-GPS-III-in-Full-Production-Second-Lockheed-Martin-Satellite-Assembled-Ready-to-Begin-Environmental-Testing
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 12.10.2017 09:51:22
U.S. Air Force Declares First Lockheed Martin GPS III Satellite "Available for Launch" (http://news.lockheedmartin.com/2017-10-10-U-S-Air-Force-Declares-First-Lockheed-Martin-GPS-III-Satellite-Available-for-Launch)

ЦитироватьDENVER, Oct. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ushering in a new era of advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, the U.S. Air Force declared the first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built GPS III satellite "Available for Launch."

The Air Force's "AFL" declaration is the final acceptance of Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Space Vehicle (GPS III SV01) prior to its expected 2018 launch. GPS III SV01 will bring new capabilities to U.S. and allied military forces, and a new civil signal that will improve future connectivity worldwide for commercial and civilian users.

GPS III SV01 now awaits a call up to begin pre-launch preparations. In the meantime, the advanced satellite is stored in an environmentally-controlled clean room, where engineers can perform maintenance and continue to service the satellite.

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New GPS Capabilities:

GPS III SV01 is the first space vehicle of an entirely new satellite design. GPS III is a next generation technology and capability leap over any of the 31 GPS Block II satellites that currently populate today's operational GPS constellation.

Better Accuracy: For military forces, precision is essential. GPS III signals will provide them three times more accuracy than any current GPS satellites. How accurate is that?  We cannot get specific, but stretch your arms out, we are within that range now.
 
Improved Anti-Jam: It is no secret that future adversaries will try to nullify tools like GPS that give our military an edge in conflicts. GPS III's powerful new signals have eight times improved anti-jamming capability, and the satellites' nearly 70 percent digital payload will provide the Air Force with greater operational flexibility.
 
Stronger Design: Space is a tough neighborhood and GPS III is built tough. GPS III comes with a more resilient design and a design life which can expand its operational life to 15 years. That's 25 percent longer than the newest GPS satellites on-orbit today.
 
New Civil Signal: GPS III will be the first GPS satellite broadcasting L1C, a new, common signal being adopted by other international Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), like Europe's Galileo. In the future, users of civilian GPS receivers will be able to connect to L1C from multiple GNSS constellations, allowing for greater connectivity.

Designed for the Future:

One of the keys to Lockheed Martin's GPS III is it was designed for today's mission with an eye on tomorrow's needs.

"As we designed GPS III, we knew that mission needs would change in the future and that new technology will become available. We wanted the satellite to be flexible to adapt to those changes," said Mark Stewart, vice president of Lockheed Martin's Navigation Systems mission area. "To do that, we intentionally developed GPS III with a modular design. This allows us to easily ins ert new technology in to our production line."

Future satellites – already with a robust, production-ready design -- also would benefit from the inherent risk-reductions already proven out in GPS III, like compatibility with OCX and the existing GPS constellation. Significant work has already been completed on future requirements like an accuracy-improving Laser Retro-reflector Array and a Search and Rescue payload.

For Lockheed Martin, the completion of GPS III SV01 is a major milestone on a challenging development program to design and build the most powerful GPS satellites ever envisioned.  With all major development risks behind them, the company is now in full production on ten GPS III satellites at its GPS III Processing Facility near Denver.

"Lockheed Martin's GPS III team owes much of its success to the Air Force's Back to Basics program," Stewart added. "We are proud to partner with the Air Force on this important program and look forward to launching the first GPS III satellite in 2018".

The GPS III team is led by the Global Positioning Systems Directorate at the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. Air Force Space Command's 2nd Space Operations Squadron (2SOPS), based at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, manages and operates the GPS constellation for both civil and military users.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 13.12.2017 11:12:50
Согласно декабрьскому докладу с сайта Счётной палаты США, запуск GPS III SV-01 планируется не ранее мая 2018 года с использованием Falcon 9 (вместо Delta IV).

http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/688936.pdf

(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/78586)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Чебурашка от 13.12.2017 16:08:03
О... Флакону доверили очень важную и серьёзную нагрузку.

Стоп, а GPS-III сам скругляет орбиту?
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: PIN от 13.12.2017 17:54:11
ЦитироватьЧебурашка пишет:
Стоп, а GPS-III сам скругляет орбиту?
Зачем ему "скруглять орбиту" ?
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Чебурашка от 13.12.2017 17:34:59
ЦитироватьPIN пишет:
Зачем ему "скруглять орбиту" ?
Потому что спутники GPS крутятся на круговой орбите на высоте где-то 2000 км. И лететь туда где-то 3 часа.
Вопрос, способна ли вторая ступень Флакона выдержать три часа до апогея орбиты для скругления орбиты или спутник своим двигателем это сделает?
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: PIN от 13.12.2017 18:55:16
ЦитироватьЧебурашка пишет:
Потому что спутники GPS крутятся на круговой орбите на высоте где-то 2000 км. И лететь туда где-то 3 часа.
Лететь на 22000 почти 4 часа. Но вы правы, скорее всего, аппарат сам скруглит - судя по сайту Moog на платформе остался-таки Leros-1С. Кроме как для "скругления" такая тяга, как у него, вряд ли нужна.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 09.02.2018 11:25:30
На spaceflightnow.com пуск уже стоит NET September.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 25.03.2018 10:23:07
GPS OCX software ready for 2018 GPS III launch
http://gpsworld.com/gps-ocx-software-ready-for-2018-gps-iii-launch/
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: che wi от 25.03.2018 10:26:16
ЦитироватьWith the latest contract awards, SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets are slated to launch five of the Air Force's first six new GPS 3-series navigation satellites, beginning as soon as September with the launch of the GPS 3-1 spacecraft. The second GPS 3 satellite is set for launch on a Falcon 9 booster no earlier than March 2019, followed by the launch of the GPS 3-3 satellite later next year on a ULA Delta 4 rocket.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/03/20/u-s-air-force-divides-new-launch-contracts-between-spacex-ula/
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.08.2018 06:24:28
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67521.jpg)Stephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1) 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1032413024081076224)

The US Air Force's first new-generation GPS 3-series navigation satellite, named "Vespucci," arrived in Florida this week in preparation for a December launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Hugely important mission for SpaceX and for the future of GPS. (USAF photo)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 24.08.2018 07:01:04
https://www.losangeles.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1611017/gps-iii-space-vehicle-no-1-vespucci-arrives-in-florida-prepares-for-december-l/
ЦитироватьGPS III Space Vehicle No. 1 "Vespucci" Arrives in Florida, Prepares for December Launch
SMC Public Affairs / Published August 23, 2018

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A government and contractor team loads the first GPS III satellite for transport aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 20 at Buckley AFB, Colorado to begin processing for a December launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Erin Gulden)

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif --

The U.S. Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Directorate achieved a major program milestone Aug. 21, successfully delivering the first GPS III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida to begin launch processing.

"The shipment of the first GPS III satellite to the launch processing facility is a hallmark achievement for the program," said Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, SMC commander and Air Force program executive officer for Space. "The modernization of GPS has been an outstanding collaborative effort and this brings us another step closer to launch."
 
The satellite, dubbed "Vespucci" in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer for whom the Americas were named, was transported in a custom container from the Lockheed Martin factory facility in Waterton, Colorado to the Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, by a C-17 Globemaster III originating from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The transportation crew consisted of both contractor and government personnel who oversaw the entire operation to ensure that the conditions of the transport environment would not damage any of the satellite's sensitive components.

The delivery of Satellite Vehicle 01 (SV01) starts the clock for final testing and checkout of the space vehicle prior to launch. The satellite will be processed at the Astrotech Space Operations Florida facility. A government and contractor team will ensure the integrity of the satellite after shipment by performing a Mission Readiness Test to verify the health and safety of the vehicle, as well as communication compatibility with the ground operations center. The team will then prepare for propellant loading and encapsulate the satellite in its protective fairing. At the completion of these activities, the satellite will be headed for a first of its kind horizontal integration with the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

"While the launch of the last GPS IIF satellite marked the end of an era, the upcoming GPS III launch will be the start of a brand new one," said Col. Steven Whitney, director of the GPS Directorate. "It is the first of our new GPS III satellites, first to integrate with a SpaceX rocket, first to interact with elements of GPS' Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) Block 0, and first to have spacecraft acquisition and on-orbit checkout from Lockheed Martin facilities. We are excited to be at this point and we are ready for the upcoming launch of Vespucci."

The modernized GPS III SV01 is slated to launch in December. It will augment the current constellation of 31 operational GPS satellites. GPS delivers the gold standard in positioning, navigation, and timing services supporting vital U.S. and allied operations worldwide, and underpins critical financial, transportation, and agricultural infrastructure that billions of users have come to depend on daily./QUOTE]
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.09.2018 10:35:04
https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-second-usaf-mission-december-gps-satellite-launch-target/
ЦитироватьSpaceX's second dedicated USAF mission targets Dec. 2018 for GPS satellite launch

By Eric Ralph (https://www.teslarati.com/author/eric-ralph/)
Posted on September 3, 2018

One of a number of 2018 SpaceX missions pushed into this year's fourth quarter, SpaceX's second-ever dedicated US Air Force payload is tracking towards a tentative mid-December launch, hopefully kicking off the deployment of the first ten third-generation GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites.

Set to launch the first and second GPS satellites on upgraded Falcon 9 Block 5 rockets, SpaceX and the USAF could potentially decide to fly one or several of the company's contracted GPS missions on flight-proven boosters.
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185659.jpg)James Dean‏Подлинная учетная запись @flatoday_jdean (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean)

Air Force reports first GPS III spacecraft -- nicknamed "Vespucci" in honor of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci -- has arrived in Titusville to prepare for December launch on SpaceX Falcon 9.

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16:45 (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean/status/1032413472502571008) - 22 авг. 2018 г.
Designed and built by Lockheed Martin, each of the first group of a dozen satellites will weigh approximately 3900 kg (8900 lb) and will be placed in a circular orbit 20,000 km (12,500 mi) above Earth's surface, resulting in one completed orbit every 12 hours. Both as a result of each satellite's significant mass and orbit requirement and the desire to spread risk over multiple launches, the first eight GPS Block IIIA spacecraft will ride into space on their own dedicated launch vehicles – five aboard Falcon 9, one on a ULA Delta IV, and the rest yet to be determined.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 was certified to launch national security-sensitive USAF payloads in May 2015 after spending years fighting for the reintroduction of competition into the Department of Defense's rocket launch procurement apparatus, killed back in the mid-2000s when Lockheed Martin and Boeing merged their space subsidiaries into the United Launch Alliance despite protests from NASA and some in the DoD.
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185392.png)SpaceNews‏ @SpaceNews_Inc (https://twitter.com/SpaceNews_Inc)

SN Military Space | Air Force wants new GPS in orbit before year's end • DoD big on OTAs • Space Force by 2020 a long shot - https://mailchi.mp/f9adf2caf8fe/sn-military-space-air-force-wants-new-gps-in-orbit-before-years-end-dod-big-on-otas-space-force-by-2020-a-long-shot ... (https://t.co/SKTAuJefRy)

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7:19 (https://twitter.com/SpaceNews_Inc/status/1034445360167628801) - 28 авг. 2018 г.
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That launch is now aiming for December 15th, 2018, although such a specific date nearly three and a half months out should be treating as purely for planning purposes. Originally planned to launch on a ULA Delta IV rocket, the USAF decided (for unknown reasons) to switch the order of launch, making SpaceX the launch provider for the first and second spacecraft, with ULA following up on the third launch. In March 2018, SpaceX was additionally awarded one more GPS IIIA launch with the option for two more, at a total contract cost of roughly $290 million or ~$97 million apiece. Of the remaining four satellites to be launched after Space Vehicle 06 (SV06) reaches orbit, contracts have yet to be competed, although that process is likely to begin within a year or so.
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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/135025.jpg) (https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-falcon-9-block-5-no-worse-for-wear-two-orbital-launches/b1046-return-2-081218-tom-cross-6c-feature/)
Falcon 9 B1046 returned to Port Canaveral in mid-August after the first Block 5 booster reuse, hopefully the first of dozens or even hundreds to come. (Tom Cross)

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/135021.jpg) (https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-falcon-9-largest-commercial-satellite-launch/telstar-19v-b1047-vertical-tom-cross-14-crop/)
The second Block 5 booster, B1047, debuted at LC-40 last week, July 21. (Tom Cross)

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/134889.jpg) (https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-falcon-heavy-memoir-tom-cross-launch-photog/fhnorthside-0126/)
The scale of Falcon Heavy. (Photo: Tom Cross)

Barring any unforeseen developments or anomalies, SpaceX's December launch of GPS IIIA SV01 ought to kick off a series of Falcon 9 GPS missions every 4-6 months between now and 2021 or 2022. After SV08 is launched sometime in those final years, the US Air Force will open competition slightly further, allowing launch providers SpaceX, ULA, and perhaps even Blue Origin to offer multi-satellite launches on their more powerful rocket offerings, including Falcon Heavy, heavier Atlas 5 variants, and New Glenn.

Beginning in March 2019, largely symbolic but still revolutionary language to be included in 2019's defense procurement authorization may explicitly require the USAF to explain before Congress – in the event that a launch contract does not allow a reusable rocket to compete – why an expendable launch vehicle was privileged. Currently NET March 2019 as well, SpaceX's third dedicated USAF launch – STP-2 on Falcon Heavy – is being set up primarily to help the USAF certify SpaceX's newest heavy-lift rocket for national security launches.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 08.09.2018 22:46:02
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/09/07/air-force-releases-new-target-dates-for-upcoming-military-launches/
ЦитироватьAir Force releases new target dates for upcoming military launches
September 7, 2018 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/09/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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SpaceX is slated to launch the Air Force's first third-generation GPS 3-series satellite no earlier than Dec. 15.

A Falcon 9 rocket will deliver the navigation payload to an elliptical transfer orbit ranging between a few hundred miles above Earth to a maximum altitude of nearly 12,550 miles (20,200 kilometers). The first batch of 10 GPS 3-series craft, built by Lockheed Martin, will use on-board propellant to maneuver into their 12,550-mile-high circular orbits.

There they will replace older GPS satellites nearing retirement, ensuring the worldwide navigation system continues beaming reliable position and timing signals to military units, airplanes, ships, automobiles and mobile phones.
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The GPS 3 satellite, designated Space Vehicle 1, or SV01 — rode an Air Force C-17 cargo plane from its Lockheed Martin factory in Colorado to Titusville, Florida, on Aug. 21 to begin launch preparations at the Astrotech spacecraft processing facility.

The first of the GPS 3-series satellites to launch has been nicknamed "Vespucci" in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer for whom the Americas were named. While the spaceraft was the first off Lockheed Martin's GPS assembly line and will be first to go into space, it's also known as the GPS 3-02 mission because it was the second GPS 3-series satellite assigned to a rocket.

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The first GPS 3-series satellite, known as Space Vehicle 1 or "Vespucci," is set for launch in December. Credit: Lockheed Martin

The new satellite will also be the first GPS craft to broadcast the L1C navigation frequency, ensuring the U.S. navigation fleet's compatibility with other networks, such as Europe's Galileo system. The GPS 3 satellites will provide more accurate position measurements and debut improved anti-jamming features, but the multibillion-dollar program has been hamstrung by trouble developing ground control software.

"The shipment of the first GPS 3 satellite to the launch processing facility is a hallmark achievement for the program," said Lt. Gen. John Thompson, SMC commander and Air Force program executive officer for space. "The modernization of GPS has been an outstanding collaborative effort and this brings us another step closer to launch."

The satellite will also be the first GPS craft to be attached to its launcher horizontally. The Air Force said the launch, which had been scheduled for October, was delayed to December to complete qualification and validation work on SpaceX's upgraded Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 09.10.2018 23:19:18
Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1047907896535736320/vQugyD5p_bigger.jpg)Reese Wilson‏ @AstroReeseW (https://twitter.com/AstroReeseW) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/AstroReeseW/status/1049737664054915073)

@NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) GPS III patch is pretty cool

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.11.2018 02:46:34
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 15:30 (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1064662174189142021) - 19 нояб. 2018 г.

SpaceX sets the Falcon 9 launch with GPS III for NET (No Earlier Than) December 18.


15:34 (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1064663265190600704) - 19 нояб. 2018 г.

Booster B1054 is set to be invovled with this mission. It's currently classed as "Expendable" meaning no recovery on the Eastern Range. This is the passenger:

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 06.12.2018 19:11:53
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg)Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 22 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1070705985193414658)

Sec. of the Air Force Heather Wilson is still giving a Dec. 18 launch date for the first GPS 3 satellite, on the next Falcon 9 launch. #spacelaunch18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacelaunch18?src=hash)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 11.12.2018 12:17:57
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184882.jpg)Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly) 17:08 (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1072296948646973440) - 10 дек. 2018 г.

Via @USAirForce (https://twitter.com/usairforce): First GPS III satellite, AKA "Vespucci," encapsulated in fairing on 12/7 ahead of #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) Falcon 9 launch NET 12/18. This is the company's first GPS mission and is expendable, so there will be no booster recovery. ((https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125427.png): @LockheedMartin (https://twitter.com/LockheedMartin))

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 11.12.2018 12:23:38
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185363.jpg)G C‏ @SmileSimplify (https://twitter.com/SmileSimplify) 7 ч.7 часов назад (https://twitter.com/SmileSimplify/status/1072307389850890240)

Final #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) launch for 2018!
Dec 18 from SLC-40, CCAFS: 6:10am PST / 9:10am EST / 14:10 UTC
** B1064.1 to be expended (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125487.png)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 13.12.2018 12:00:02
NOTMAR (local)

lnm07502018.pdf (https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm07502018.pdf) - 3, 4 стр

(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92019)(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92020)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 13.12.2018 12:48:27
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 11:51 (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1072942137459830788) - 12 дек. 2018 г.

SpaceX Falcon 9 (Expendable) booster set for Static Fire test on Thursday - the window for the test on SLC-40 opens at 11 AM Eastern) ahead of the GPS III mission on December 18.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 13.12.2018 12:51:08
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30273.jpg)Raul‏ @Raul74Cz (https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz) 11:29 (https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz/status/1072936581676204032) - 12 дек. 2018 г.

NOTMAR Launch Hazard Areas for #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #GPS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPS?src=hash) IIIA-01 mission. Expendable launch for booster 1054. Probable water recovery attempt of Fairing 2.0 southeast Outer Banks. https://goo.gl/HXcS8Q  (https://t.co/GDVgqXkySw)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 13.12.2018 20:12:29
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1073234440829239296)

Per the Falcon 9 Static Fire test ahead of the GPS mission. The test window for today is at least six hours. Not yet vertical means it'll either be at the end of the window or (as they've done a few times) a new window tonight, or tomorrow. Plenty of time ahead of launch.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 13.12.2018 23:00:54
Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/692443836736507904/4I0Bh5oX_bigger.jpg)AF SMC‏ @AF_SMC (https://twitter.com/AF_SMC) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/AF_SMC/status/1073286960909709312)

Tuesday will be a launch doubleheader for SMC. A new launch date for NROL-71 has been set for Dec 18 from VAFB, California. The launch time is 5:57 pm PST. Earlier in the day, GPS III SV01 is set to launch aboard a Falcon 9 from CCAFS, Florida.

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 14.12.2018 01:34:33
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184941.jpg)Julia‏ @julia_bergeron (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron) 25 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1073338933927383045)

There is still a chance for @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) to get a static fire of the #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) booster tonight. It went vertical at LC40 in the last half hour, apparently after B1050 got a lift onto the transporter in port. Let's get this party started (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 14.12.2018 15:02:44
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 21:24 (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1073448503097970693) - 13 дек. 2018 г.

Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting December 18 launch of GPS III SV01 from Pad 40 in Florida.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 14.12.2018 22:45:09
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185009.jpg)AF Space Command‏Подлинная учетная запись @AFSpace (https://twitter.com/AFSpace) 12 дек. (https://twitter.com/AFSpace/status/1072957695127420941)

The first GPS III satellite, which is launching next week at the @45thSpaceWing (https://twitter.com/45thSpaceWing) has a name (besides space vehicle-01) and it's....

@AF_SMC (https://twitter.com/AF_SMC) @SchrieverAFB (https://twitter.com/SchrieverAFB) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 14.12.2018 22:49:39
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185009.jpg)AF Space Command‏Подлинная учетная запись @AFSpace (https://twitter.com/AFSpace) 22 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/AFSpace/status/1073660255391821824)

Space is a family business. @45thSpaceWing (https://twitter.com/45thSpaceWing) oversees Tuesday's GPSIII launch but nearly every AFSPC unit has a role in this.
@AF_SMC (https://twitter.com/AF_SMC) @Buckley_AFB (https://twitter.com/Buckley_AFB) @SchrieverAFB (https://twitter.com/SchrieverAFB) @PeteAFB (https://twitter.com/PeteAFB) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 14.12.2018 22:59:43
https://www.losangeles.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1713376/gps-iii-space-vehicle-01-is-encapsulated-in-the-falcon-9-payload-fairing/
ЦитироватьGPS III Space Vehicle 01 is encapsulated in the Falcon 9 payload fairing
SMC Public Affairs / Published December 13, 2018

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The Air Force's first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite is encapsulated within a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload on Dec. 7 in preparation for its upcoming launch fr om Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. (Photo courtesy of SpaceX)

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- The Air Force's first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech on Dec. 7 in preparation for its upcoming launch later this month at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Encapsulation of the satellite within its payload fairing serves to protect it against the impact of dynamic pressure and aerodynamic heating during its harrowing journey through the earth's atmosphere, and supports the ability to communicate with the satellite until separation from the launch vehicle on-orbit.

GPS III SV01, known as "Vespucci," in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer for whom the Americas were named, is now ready to be rolled out to its pad at Space Launch Complex-40, wh ere it will be mated with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It is scheduled for launch on Dec. 18.

Vespucci will augment the current 31-satellite constellation to continue to provide the "gold standard" in positioning, navigation, and timing services for more than four billion users worldwide.

GPS III will deliver capability aligned with the Space and Missile Systems Center's SMC 2.0 initiative which focuses on innovation to deliver capability to the warfighter.
Спойлер
As the U.S. enters a new era with the declaration of space as a warfighting domain, SMC is re-architecting efforts which will manage other significant U.S. acquisition agility initiatives in order to drive innovation within the space enterprise and speed the delivery of new capabilities to warfighters.

Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center, located at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, is the U.S. Air Force's center of excellence for acquiring and developing military space systems. Its portfolio includes the Global Positioning System, military satellite communications, defense meteorological satellites, space launch, range systems, satellite control networks, space-based infrared systems, and space situational awareness capabilities.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 14.12.2018 23:13:28
Сообщение 45-го КК

(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92039)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 14.12.2018 23:22:34
Опубликована

Airspace Closure Area (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/GPS%20III%20ACA.pdf?ver=2018-12-13-125137-907)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92040)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 14.12.2018 23:25:51
Объявлена

Launch Hazard Area (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/GPS%20III%20LHA.pdf?ver=2018-12-13-125245-017)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92041)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 14.12.2018 23:28:05
Прогноз погоды на пуск L-4

Falcon 9 GPS III-2 L-4 Launch Forecast (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Weather/L-4%20Forecast%2018%20Dec%20Launch.pdf?ver=2018-12-14-091804-647)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92042)
80% GO
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: кукушка от 15.12.2018 18:56:46
Запуск ракеты Falcon 9 cо спутником GPS III SV01 (https://naked-science.ru/article/live/zapusk-rakety-falcon-9-co-sputnikom)
Восемнадцатого декабря, в 17:11 (мск) должен состояться запуск ракеты Falcon 9 со спутником GPS III.
Запуск ракеты-носителя произведут из Пускового комплекса 40 на мысе Канаверал (Флорида, США) в рамках контракта с ВВС США.

 GPS III SV01 — космический аппарат семейства GPS III нового поколения. Это первый из семейства десяти аппаратов, которые произведет компания Lockheed Martin.

GPS III должен иметь в три раза повышенную точность и значительно улучшенные возможности по борьбе с помехами в сравнении с более ранними аппаратами. Время эксплуатации спутника нового поколения увеличили до 15 лет, что на 25% дольше срока эксплуатации действующих аппаратов GPS.

 Ранее сообщалось, что цена программы по запуску спутников GPS III составляет 5,4 миллиарда долларов.

 Для запуска используют последнюю версию ракеты Falcon 9. По имеющимся данным, компания SpaceX не намерена возвращать на Землю ее первую ступень.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 15.12.2018 18:57:11
NOTMAR (зона затопления 2-й ст РН)
ЦитироватьHYDROLANT 3881/2018 (57)

EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
DNC 01.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   181955Z TO 182149Z DEC, ALTERNATE
   191951Z TO 192145Z DEC IN AREA BOUND BY
   21-00S 006-00W, 19-30S 000-30W,
   28-00S 008-00E, 31-00S 003-00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 192245Z DEC 18.

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 15.12.2018 19:33:58
Прогноз погоды L-3 на пуск

Falcon 9 GPS III-2 L-3 Launch Forecast (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Weather/L-3%20Forecast%2018%20Dec%20Launch.pdf?ver=2018-12-15-111722-757)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92052)
80% GO
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 15.12.2018 19:39:03
К #25 (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum12/topic16546/message1822520/#message1822520)

(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92053)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 16.12.2018 20:47:38
Прогноз погоды L-2 на пуск 

Falcon 9 GPS III-2 L-2 Launch Forecast (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Weather/L-2%20Forecast%2018%20Dec%20Launch.pdf?ver=2018-12-16-110205-107)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92086)
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.12.2018 19:02:11
Прогноз погоды L-1 на пуск 

Falcon 9 GPS III-2 L-1 Launch Forecast (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2018%20Dec%20Launch.pdf?ver=2018-12-17-075403-263)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92096)
↑ 90% GO
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.12.2018 19:52:38
https://tass.ru/kosmos/5922902
Цитировать17 ДЕК, 16:56
ВВС США намерены вывести на орбиту первый спутник GPS следующего поколения

Как сообщила Air Force Times со ссылкой на представителей корпорации Lockheed Martin, для запуска спутника выбрана ракета-носитель Falcon 9

ВАШИНГТОН, 17 декабря. /ТАСС/. Военно-воздушные силы США планируют вывести во вторник на орбиту первый из серии навигационных спутников GPS третьего поколения, обладающих повышенной помехоустойчивостью. Об этом сообщила газета Air Force Times со ссылкой на представителей корпорации Lockheed Martin, которая создает данные аппараты.

По их словам, для запуска спутника с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида) выбрана ракета-носитель Falcon 9, разработанная частной компанией SpaceX.

Конструкторы новых аппаратов утверждают, что они будут не только более помехоустойчивыми, но и обеспечат повышенную точность определения местоположения. Для гражданских GPS-приемников погрешность составит примерно 1-3 м при хорошей видимости (в настоящее время - 3-10 м), для военных - еще меньше.

Как отметила министр ВВС Хезер Уилсон, выступая в середине марта на слушаниях в комитете по ассигнованиям Палаты представителей Конгресса США, "запрошенный на деятельность министерства на 2019 финансовый год (начался 1 октября текущего календарного года - прим. ТАСС) бюджет позволит нам быстрее продвигаться к развертыванию в космосе спутников GPS, способных лучше противостоять глушению".

В Пентагоне серьезно относятся к обеспечению защиты уже находящихся на орбите спутников GPS от "различных угроз: от глушения и кибератак до использования противоспутникового оружия прямого перехвата как со стороны России, так и Китая", добавила Уилсон.

США выведут 32 новых спутника
Спойлер
США намереваются вывести в общей сложности 32 аппарата GPS III: первые десять - в 2018-2023 годах, остальные - в 2026-2034 годах.

Уилсон напомнила на тех же слушаниях, что навигационные спутники обеспечивают информацией не только военных, но и гражданских потребителей. "В настоящее время под управлением ВВС находятся на орбите 30 спутников GPS, и с 1992 года мы бесплатно предоставляем навигационные услуги потребителям. Группа из 40 сотрудников, расположенных на авиабазе Шрайвер близ Колорадо-Спрингс (штат Колорадо), обеспечивает доступ к системе GPS примерно для 1 млрд человек в день", - заметила министр.

Каждый из первых 10 аппаратов обойдется Пентагону, по оценкам экспертов, в $577 млн. На остальные предполагается затратить в совокупности $7,2 млрд.

Второй по счету новый спутник уже полностью собран в цехах Lockheed Martin в окрестностях Денвера (штат Колорадо), пишет Air Force Times. Но его запуск ожидается лишь летом 2019 года.
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Спутники с именами
Спойлер
Как подчеркивает издание, на этот раз ВВС решили давать названия своим спутникам GPS. Тот, который отправится в космос 18 декабря, будет носить имя Америго Веспуччи (1454-1512), флорентийца по происхождению. Он был первым из мореплавателей конца XV века, осознавших, что открытая тогда земля - нынешняя Южная Америка - представляет собой огромный континент.

Христофор Колумб высадился на остров Сан-Сальвадор 12 октября 1492 года. Этот день считается официальной датой открытия Америки.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.12.2018 22:37:33
Опубликована брошюра миссии

gps_iii_press_kit.pdf (https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/gps_iii_press_kit.pdf) - 296.6 KB, 2 стр, 2018-12-17 15:36:36 UTC
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.12.2018 22:44:46
Эмблема миссии

(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92097)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.12.2018 23:01:14
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92098)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.12.2018 23:02:26
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92099)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.12.2018 23:11:20
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92100)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.12.2018 23:14:04
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92101) (https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92102)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.12.2018 23:15:15
Трансляция пуска

Цитироватьна сайте SpaceX
spacex.com/webcast (http://www.spacex.com/webcast)

или

на ТыТрубе
youtube.com/watch?v=UMtpVS0xM1c (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMtpVS0xM1c)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.12.2018 23:37:45
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29925.jpg)Michael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1074742474059513858)

Falcon 9 is horizontal on SLC-40 ahead of tomorrow's launch with GPS-III SV01.

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.12.2018 23:40:16
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1074746068531929088)

So, Tuesday: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch, then Blue Origin New Shepard up and down during Falcon 9's coast phase. Falcon 9 S/C sep. Then Arianespace's Soyuz ST-A launch. Take a deep breath, then to Vandy for the Delta IV-H NROL-71 launch. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125494.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 00:19:06
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 12:59 (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1074771139631681536) - 17 дек. 2018 г.

Weather for tomorrow's rocket launch bonanza:
- #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) - weather 90% GO!
- @blueorigin (https://twitter.com/blueorigin) #NewShepard (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NewShepard?src=hash) - weather looks great!
- @Arianespace (https://twitter.com/Arianespace) #Soyuz (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Soyuz?src=hash) - It would take apocalyptic weather to keep a Soyuz on the ground ((https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125324.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125594.png))
- @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) #DeltaIVHeavy (https://twitter.com/hashtag/DeltaIVHeavy?src=hash) - weather 20% GO.[/LIST]
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 13:18:29
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/17/air-force-requirements-will-keep-spacex-from-recovering-falcon-9-booster-after-gps-launch/
ЦитироватьAir Force requirements will keep SpaceX fr om landing Falcon 9 booster after GPS launch
December 17, 2018 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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The U.S. Air Force's first upgraded GPS 3-series navigation satellite undergoes electromagnetic testing at Lockheed Martin's factory in Denver. Credit: Lockheed Martin

The demands of launching the first in an upgraded line of U.S. Air Force GPS navigation satellites, including a late load of extra fuel for the spacecraft and a military policy of reserving fuel to eliminate space junk, will keep SpaceX fr om recovering the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket following liftoff Tuesday fr om Cape Canaveral, according to mission managers.

The mission set for launch during a 26-minute window opening at 9:11 a.m. EST (1411 GMT) Tuesday will mark the first time SpaceX has launched one of its new Falcon 9 "Block 5" boosters in an expendable configuration since the latest Falcon 9 variant debuted in May, with modifications aimed at making the first stage easier to recover and reuse.

But the Falcon 9's landing capability will not be on display during Tuesday's mission, which is set to blast off fr om Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad.

The rocket's first stage will fly without the four landing legs and aerodynamic grid fins used to bring the booster back to Earth intact, according to Lee Rosen, SpaceX's vice president of customer operations and integration. The mission will be the first by SpaceX to dispose of a Falcon 9's first stage since June, and the first time one of the company's new Block 5 boosters has ever been intentionally discarded.

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to attend Tuesday's launch. There's a 90 percent chance of favorable weather.

The Falcon 9 rocket is crowned with the Air Force's first GPS 3-series satellite, the vanguard of a new block of up to 32 Lockheed Martin-built navigation stations with better accuracy and higher power than previous GPS spacecraft. The satellite, valued at more than a half-billion dollars, is heading to an orbit around 12,550 miles (20,200 kilometers) above Earth, with a ground track angled 55 degrees to the equator.

Instead of heading due east from Cape Canaveral, as the Falcon 9 rocket does with most of its commercial communications satellite payloads, the SpaceX launcher will fly to the northeast over the Atlantic Ocean, following a trajectory roughly parallel to the U.S. East Coast. Launching toward the northeast reduces the extra boost in speed a rocket naturally receives from Earth's eastward rotation, meaning it needs to burn more propellant accelerate the GPS satellite into the proper orbit.

Air Force and SpaceX officials cited those factors, along with the weight of the first GPS 3-series satellite — designated GPS 3 SV01 — and "uncertainty" in the Falcon 9's performance to such an orbit, as reasons for deciding to forego a landing of the Falcon 9 booster on Tuesday's mission.

The Air Force also has to comply with a government policy instituted in recent years to avoid leaving spent rocket stages in orbit, and the Falcon 9's upper stage will reignite after releasing the GPS 3 SV01 satellite to target a controlled destructive re-entry back into Earth's atmosphere a few hours later. Mission designers had to set aside some of the rocket's fuel for the de-orbit burn to satisfy the Air Force requirement, which is aimed at preventing space junk.

"For this first launch for GPS, we're given particular parameters in terms of wh ere we have to put them into orbit, as well as what we have in terms of how much weight does the spacecraft have," said Walter Lauderdale, the GPS 3 SV01 mission director from the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise Systems Directorate. "And in doing that mission design to include a re-entry to dispose of the second stage, all those taken together levy performance requirements on the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, (and) as it went through mission design, there simply was not enough performance reserve to meet our requirements and allow them — for this mission — to bring the first stage back, as they've been doing quite successfully."

The first GPS 3-series satellite also weighs more than initially planned after managers opted to load extra fuel into the spacecraft, a move that will give the mission added "resiliency," said Col. Steve Whitney, director of the Global Positioning Systems Directorate at the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center.

The additional fuel load gives the GPS 3 SV01 spacecraft a launch weight of around 9,700 pounds, or 4,400 kilograms, according to Whitney. That's more than a half-ton above the satellite's originally expected weight.
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"We added some additional fuel for some mission capabilities to make sure that the system is going to perform," Whitney said.

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The GPS 3 SV01 spacecraft is encapsulated inside the Falcon 9 rocket's payload fairing at the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida. Credit: Lockheed Martin

The mix of launcher and satellite parameters are the key inputs to designing a rocket mission, and once the Air Force and SpaceX see how the Falcon 9 performs Tuesday, engineers could determine if future Falcon 9 launches with GPS satellites will be able to hold enough of a propellant reserve in the booster for a propulsive landing. The Falcon 9's landing legs and grid fins also add weight to the rocket, reducing the payload it can haul into orbit.

The launch of the GPS 3 SV01 spacecraft is SpaceX's first national security space mission, a class of U.S. military and intelligence-gathering payloads that include GPS navigation satellites, secure communications satellites, early warning sentinels, and top secret surveillance spacecraft.

SpaceX has launched a handful of missions for U.S. national security customers, including a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office and an Air Force X-37B space plane in 2017, but those launches were booked separately from the Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, or EELV, program. SpaceX's Falcon rocket family and the Atlas and Delta rocket fleets operated by rival United Launch Alliance are currently certified by the Air Force to compete for EELV-class missions, which include the military's most costly and highest-priority satellites.

While landing and refurbishing rockets cut costs for future missions, Air Force officials said their concern about the GPS spacecraft outweighed any other considerations.

"Frankly, the rocket is here to make sure we deliver this capability safely and accurately on orbit," Lauderdale said. "We'll continue to work with all of our partners to see, as we look at the uncertainty and reduce it, looking for what opportunities are available in the future."

After getting the Falcon 9 rocket certified for national security launches in 2015, SpaceX won its first GPS 3 launch contract in 2016, an agreement the Air Force said then was valued at $82.7 million. The Air Force has since awarded SpaceX contracts for four additional GPS 3-series satellite launches in head-t0-head competitions with ULA, which was the sole company certified to compete for EELV-class launches for a decade.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket was certified by the Air Force earlier this year, in the wake of the heavy-lifter's first test flight in February. The Air Force has already awarded one national security launch contract to the Falcon Heavy since it became eligible for such missions.

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File photo of a Falcon 9 first stage booster landing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station following a launch to resupply the International Space Station. Credit: SpaceX

"We don't want to commit to a particular mission," Lauderdale said in response to a question on whether booster landings could be feasible on future Falcon 9/GPS launches. "Just fundamentally, we need to work through the uncertainty (and) finalize performance. Also, keep in mind, we have Block 5 just introduced this year in May. We're getting flight experience, together with SpaceX, and that removes uncertainty. That gives us more confidence in what performance the vehicle can deliver, and we'll continue to work as partners to see what's possible in the future."

Lauderdale called the GPS 3 SV01 spacecraft set for launch Tuesday "precious cargo."

"We're going through and making sure we are taking care of the spacecraft, making sure we meet all of its requirements," Lauderdale said. "Everything we do, we are making sure that we treat it safely.

"We're going to see what we actually observed in all the (launch) environments, through all the insertions and the performance of the Falcon 9," he continued. "We're going to come back together as a team to refine our analysis and look for opportunities — while we uncompromisingly deliver the spacecraft wh ere it needs to go — and look at if we can get performance back that would enable SpaceX to recover their booster. So it's an ongoing process."

ULA's Delta 4 rocket is slated to launch the second GPS 3-series spacecraft next summer, an Air Force spokesperson said Monday. That is a few months later than the previously-planned launch date in April, a slip industry sources said is due to the Air Force's preference to complete testing of GPS 3 SV01 in space before committing to launching the second GPS 3 model.

The Delta 4 is an expendable launcher by design, and the launch of the GPS 3 SV02 satellite next year will mark the final flight of the Delta 4's basic "single stick" configuration. ULA is retiring the smaller variants of the Delta 4 — but keeping the triple-body Delta 4-Heavy in service — and focusing flights in the next few years on the less expensive Atlas 5 rocket, while developing the next-generation Vulcan launcher with reusable Blue Origin BE-4 engines, which could eventually be retrieved and refurbished.

The third GPS 3-series spacecraft is assigned to fly on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in December 2019, the Air Force said. Subsequent GPS launches are planned at intervals of as short as four-and-a-half months, but officials will decide on a launch schedule based on the needs and health of the overall GPS network, according to an Air Force spokesperson.

In total, SpaceX has won contracts to launch five of the first six GPS 3-series satellites on Falcon 9 rockets. Lockheed Martin is under contract to build up to 32 GPS 3 satellites, beginning with a block of 10 spacecraft planned for launch through the early-to-mid-2020s, and followed by a batch of up to 22 follow-on GPS 3F satellites scheduled to launch beginning in 2026.

Air Force officials said some of the GPS satellites could launch on Falcon 9 rockets with previously-flown boosters.

"We absolutely intend to be able to certify previously-flown launch vehicles," said Col. Robert Bongiovi, director of the Launch Enterprise Systems Directorate at the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center. "We are working with SpaceX to go through and understand what's different, and what's better, and what do we have to watch out for when you start going with previously-flown hardware. You've got all the return, the checkout and all that stuff. SpaceX has a lot of experience doing this. We learned a lot with them, and we're trying to put together a plan to actually help us learn as well on doing that, but it's a process. We're going to go through and do this in a very deliberate way to make sure the satellite makes orbit on every launch vehicle we procure."

SpaceX has launched recycled rockets on orbital missions 18 times, all successfully, a tally that includes a pair of previously-flown boosters on the inaugural launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket in February.

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The U.S. Air Force's first Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3-series satellite is enclosed within the Falcon 9 rocket's payload fairing in preparation for launch. Credit: Lockheed Martin
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GPS launch pushes Falcon 9 to its limits
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Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX's vice president of build and flight reliability, told reporters earlier this month that the upcoming GPS launch is a "demanding" mission for the Falcon 9.

Generally, there's less fuel left over in the Falcon 9 rocket for landing burns on missions aiming for higher orbits, such as geostationary transfer orbit often used for commercial communications satellite launches, or the higher-inclination orbit used by GPS satellites.

On a launch due east from Cape Canaveral into a geostationary transfer orbit stretching more than 22,000 miles above Earth, the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket — which introduced an uptick in performance in addition to reusability improvements — can loft a payload of more than 14,330 pounds (6,500 kilograms) if SpaceX bypasses a landing opportunity and devotes all of the launcher's propellant to the payload, Koenigsmann said during an October presentation at the International Astronautical Congress in Bremen, Germany.

Committing some of the Falcon 9's propellants to landing the first stage on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean reduces the rocket's capacity to the same orbit to roughly 12,125 pounds (5,500 kilograms), Koenigsmann said. The maneuvers required to return the first stage to landing back at Cape Canaveral trim the Falcon 9's geostationary transfer orbit lift capability to around 7,716 pounds (3,500 kilograms), he said.

While the GPS satellites fly at an altitude below geostationary orbit, their orbits are tilted at a higher angle to the equator, reducing the speed boost offered by Earth's spin. Factor in the Air Force's requirement to de-orbit the second stage after the mission, and the GPS launch pushes the Falcon 9 closer to its limits than most flights.

The Air Force has implemented the policy to bring upper stages back into the atmosphere on several recent launches with ULA, resulting in the need to outfit rockets with extra solid rocket boosters, or to place payloads into lower orbits to accommodate the change. Falcon 9 rockets do not carry strap-on boosters, so officials had to make adjustments elsewh ere.

A mission timeline released by SpaceX on Monday shows the Falcon 9's upper stage, powered by a single Merlin engine, will fire two times to inject the GPS 3 SV01 spacecraft into an elliptical transfer orbit, with a high point near the altitude of the GPS satellite fleet more than 12,000 miles above Earth.

Whitney, the Air Force's GPS directorate director, declined to publicly disclose the exact parameters for the orbit targeted on Tuesday's launch, a break from the service's policy on previous GPS satellite deployments. SpaceX also has not released the altitude of the target insertion orbit for the GPS 3 SV01 spacecraft. That is consistent with the company's typical practice, but a departure from the disclosure policies followed by SpaceX's main competitors.

Separation of the GPS 3 SV01 spacecraft from the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled at T+plus 1 hour, 56 minutes.

The GPS 3 SV01 spacecraft is set to reach a circular orbit at the GPS fleet's altitude around 10 days after launch, Whitney said. Seven firings by the satellite's liquid-fueled main engine are planned to circularize the craft's orbit.
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New GPS satellite will replace 21-year-old navigation craft
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Once it joins the rest of the GPS constellation, the new satellite will undergo six-to-nine months of checkouts to verify the health of key spacecraft systems, and test the functionality of its navigation instrumentation provided by Harris Corp. Another testing phase to validate the new GPS satellite's compatibility with the rest of the navigation network will take an additional six-to-nine months, Whitney said.

When GPS 3 SV01 is ready for operational service, it will replace SVN 43 in Plane F, Slot 6, of the GPS fleet. The Air Force currently operates 31 GPS satellites, including spares, spread among six orbital planes to ensure the network provides uninterrupted global positioning, navigation and timing services to military and civilian users.

SVN 43 has outlived its seven-and-a-half-year design lifetime since its launch as the GPS 2R-2 satellite aboard a Delta 2 rocket in July 1997. The GPS 3 SV01 satellite will be known to GPS users as SVN 74 when it becomes operational, Whitney said.

The Air Force has nicknamed the GPS SV01 satellite "Vespucci" after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

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Artist's concept of a GPS 3 satellites in space. Credit: Lockheed Martin

"These GPS 3 satellites will introduce modernized capabilities and signals that are three times more accurate and up to eight times more powerful than previous generations," Whitney said. "They also broadcast a signal compatible with other global navigation satellite systems, allowing users around the globe the ability ro receive and use the signals from multiple constellations, thus maximizing availability and accuracy of navigation signals worldwide."

The GPS network currently providers users with position estimates with an accuracy of around 50 centimeters, or about 20 inches, Whitney said, assuming receivers are not contending with terrain, trees, or buildings.
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GPS 3's first launch is four years behind schedule
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The Air Force hoped to launch the first GPS 3-series satellite in 2014 when the Pentagon approved full development of the multibillion-dollar program in 2008, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

Officials blamed technical issues with the satellites' navigation payloads for much of the four-year delay. The navigation payloads consist of ultra-precise rubidium atomic clocks, radiation-hardened processors and powerful L-band transmitters, according to Harris Corp.

The new features on the GPS 3-series satellites include the addition of a fourth civilian L-band signal — known as L1C — designed to be interoperable with other global navigation satellite fleets. Europe's Galileo, China's Beidou, and Japan's QZSS navigation satellite networks provide a similar signal, allowing users to combine navigation fixes with satellites from different fleets, generating a more accurate position estimate.

Just as more satellites give users more accurate position estimates, the stacking of signals at different frequencies allow receivers to sort out distortions caused as the radio waves pass through the upper atmosphere, further refining the accuracy of GPS navigation.

The last satellite in the previous series of Boeing-made GPS spacecraft launched in 2016, and Whitney said the GPS fleet "remains healthy, stable and robust."

Contributors to the GPS 3 delays included issues with failed and damaged capacitors, components which store and release electrical charges in the satellites' navigation payloads, according to a GAO report last year.

"According to program officials, each satellite has over 500 capacitors of the same design that experienced failures," the GAO wrote in a May 2017 report to Congress.

Officials discovered that the subcontractor which supplied the capacitors did not qualify the components for use in the GPS satellites. Engineers then invalidated the results of reliability testing of the parts before the capacitors were finally declared fit for the GPS satellites.

But GPS 3 SV01 is still fitted with the suspect capacitors, according to the GAO.

"The Air Force decided to assume the risk of capacitor failure and proceed with the first satellite as-is, fitted with capacitors mostly from the questionable lot," the GAO wrote last year. "The program replaced the suspect capacitors in the second and third satellites, the only other satellites that had the suspect parts."
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GPS 3 brings upgrades to global navigation fleet
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The GPS 3-series satellites are built to operate at least 15 years, and their higher-power transmitters make their navigation signals less susceptible to jamming.

"The big things here we're going to see with GPS 3, we're going to see an increase in power," Whitney said. "We've put a requirement on there to produce stronger signals to try to fight through some of that jamming that we see, particularly on our military signals. We've also put on a requirement for increased accuracy. So the user will eventually see that when it comes online. We've added some additional civil signals."

Like the previous line of GPS 2F satellites, the GPS 3-series spacecraft will broadcast a dedicated L5 signal geared to support air navigation. The GPS 3 satellites also continue beaming an encrypted military-grade navigation signal known as M-code.

"GPS 3 satellites will also bring the full capability to use M-code and increase the anti-jam resilience in support of our warfighters and allies," Whitney said.

The M-code is intended to give U.S. and allied forces an advantage on the battlefield, allowing GPS satellites to beam higher-power, jam-resistant signals to specific regions. It could also give the military the ability to disrupt or jam civilian signals in a particular region without degrading the M-code signals, giving friendly forces an advantage.

"A long time ago, there used to be a capability for what we called then selective availability, wh ere we could degrade, or not put out as accurate of a civil signal," he said. "That capability no longer exists within the system, but we have gone to this new M-code signal for our military users, which is the same frequency but spectrally separated a little bit. That allows us to do special things for them."

Even with the first GPS 3 satellite's launch, all of the upgrades coming in the new generation of navigation satellites will not be available to military and civilian users until developers finish work on a modernized ground control system to make use of the improvements.

Raytheon is charged with developing the Next Generation Operational Control Segment. Better known as OCX, the command and control system is projected to cost up to $6 billion — $2 billion or more over budget — and is at least five years behind schedule. The full version of OCX, known as Block 1, likely won't be ready until 2021 or 2022, and only then will the full potential of the GPS 3 satellites be realized, Whitney told reporters Friday.

The GAO found that "poor acquisition decisions and a slow recognition of development problems" caused the delays in the new GPS ground command and control system, which is backward-compatible with older GPS satellites and is needed to process the M-code military signal and the new interoperable L1C civilian signal. The Air Force has an initial version of the OCX command and control system — named Block 0 — ready for handle the launch and in-orbit checkout of the GPS 3 satellites, and Whitney said the Air Force is working on an interim upgrade to the existing GPS control system to allow the M-code signal to begin testing with military units in 2020, 15 years after the launch of the first satellite with M-code.

Lawmakers and the GAO have also raised concerns about the readiness of user receivers outfitted to handle the M-code signal, and each new GPS capability will only have global reach when it is deployed on 24 satellites.

"Full M-code capability — which includes both the ability to broadcast a signal via satellites and a ground system and user equipment to receive the signal — will take at least a decade once the services are able to deploy MGUE (military GPS user equipment) receivers in sufficient numbers," the GAO wrote in a review of the GPS 3 program last year.

Despite the delays and technical hurdles, more users than ever rely on GPS satellites, and the network's reach extends around the world, infiltrating numerous facets of society and billions of lives, with applications ranging from banking to online dating.

"For the civilian user, GPS has become a pallet on which to create and innovate," said Johnathon Caldwell, Lockheed Martin's Vice President of navigation systems. "I don't think five years ago people thought you'd have your ride-hailing apps, or you'd be able to grab a scooter and get around some of the big cities differently. You wouldn't see the productivity in America's heartland without the innovations in farming that have come about.

"The world is changing rapidly," Caldwell said. "We're talking about autonomous cars. How can we be more fuel-efficient with airplanes, with automobiles? How can we be better stewards of our environment? GPS, and these new advanced capabilities, give people an opportunity to do creative things and be innovative."
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Falcon 9 and GPS III SV01 are vertical on Pad 40 in Florida. Vehicle and weather are go for tomorrow's 26-minute launch window, which opens at 9:11 a.m. EST, 14:11 UTC → http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uTdw9)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Русскоязычные трансляции:
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( + "прыжок"  Blue Origin )
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 5 мин.5 минут назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075012792980303872)

T-1hr 11mins. Current weather: Partly cloudy skies (high altitude cirrus clouds right now). Temp.: 54 F. Winds very light. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 16:13:26
Цитировать12/18/2018 16:12 Stephen Clark

T-minus 60 minutes. Liftoff remains set for 9:11 a.m. EST (1411 GMT).

Today's mission will send the Air Force's GPS 3 SV01 satellite into an elliptical transfer orbit on the way to a final orbital perch more than 12,500 miles (20,200 kilometers) above Earth. It will take two burns by the Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage to do the lifting, with separation of the spacecraft planned at 11:07 a.m. EST (1607 GMT), assuming an on-time liftoff.

SpaceX's launch conductor will verify all members of the launch team are ready to proceed with final 35-minute automated countdown sequence at 8:33 a.m. EST (1333 GMT), followed by the start of filling the rocket with super-chilled, densified RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants at 8:36 a.m. EST (1336 GMT).

Liquid oxygen loading into the second stage will begin at T-minus 16 minutes, at 8:55 a.m. EST (1355 GMT), followed by final chilldown of the rocket's nine Merlin first stage engines, a final pre-flight engine steering check, switching of the rocket to internal power, and pressurization of the Falcon 9's propellant tanks leading up to liftoff.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075017415925350400)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) Upper Level Winds are NO GO. New launch time of 09:34 EST (basically the end of the window). #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075019065754824710)

Apparently, launch window has also been extended to 09:37 EST (1437 UTC) - so with our 09:34 EST (1434 UTC) new target launch time, that leaves 3mins of wiggle room for #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) today. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1075020725545689088)

New T-0 of 9:34 EST, 14:34 UTC, to account for upper level winds. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 56 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075023709151354880)

Current Upper Level Winds over the Cape. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075027021581963264)

SpaceX launch update. GO for propellant load!!!
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:00:28
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:02:44
Цитировать12/18/2018 16:59 Stephen Clark

T-minus 35 minutes and counting. "Launch auto sequence has started."

The beginning of the launch autosequence kicks off the first steps to begin pumping propellants into the 229-foot-tall Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad.

RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen are now being pumped into the Falcon 9 rocket. The liquid oxygen is chilled to near minus 340 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 206 degrees Celsius).
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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ЦитироватьAF Space Command (https://twitter.com/AFSpace) ретвитнул(а)

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It's a beautiful morning in Cape Canaveral, Florida, where #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) is aiming to launch #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) to orbit for @AFSpace (https://twitter.com/AFSpace) from pad 40. The fog is burning off, sun is rising & Wx forecast is 90% GO for launch at 9:11am ET.

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:17:50
Муззаставка
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:18:47
Цитировать12/18/2018 17:17 Stephen Clark

T-minus 18 minutes. Here are some statistics on today's launch:
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  • 66th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2010
  • 72nd launch of Falcon rocket family since 2006
  • 53rd Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral
  • 39th Falcon 9 launch from pad 40
  • 3rd Falcon 9 launch for the US Air Force
  • 1st Falcon 9 launch on an Air Force EELV-class mission
  • 1st Lockheed Martin-built satellite launched by SpaceX
  • 20th Falcon 9 launch of 2018
  • 21st launch by SpaceX in 2018
  • 20th launch overall from Cape Canaveral in 2018
  • 10th flight of a Falcon 9 Block 5 first stage
  • 13th flight of a Falcon 9 Block 5 second stage
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:23:24
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92109)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:23:30
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92110) (https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92111)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:27:57
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 29 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075034718096318465)

HOLD. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:28:32
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 20 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075034783057629189)

SCRUB. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:29:19
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 52 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075035003824820224)

First stage LOX (Liquid Oxygen) thermal limit constraints reaching safety limits. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:30:04
Цитировать12/18/2018 17:29 Stephen Clark

The countdown stopped at T-minus 7 minutes, 1 second, due to a thermal constraint on the first stage liquid oxygen system.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:31:08
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 10 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1075035579124015104)

SCRUB official, not enough time remaining in the window. 24 hour recycle. #ScrubTuesday (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScrubTuesday?src=hash)

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/173257.jpg)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:32:42
Технический канал
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92112)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:33:12
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92113)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:35:05
Ведущий трансляции попрощался со зрителями до завтра
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92114)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:37:27
Цитировать12/18/2018 17:34 Stephen Clark

SpaceX has officially declared a scrub for today. There's not enough time left in the launch window to recycle and resume the countdown for another try.

The Falcon 9 launch director has instructed the team to target a 24-hour turnaround, with another launch attempt possible Wednesday at 9:07 a.m. EST (1407 GMT).
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:40:15
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075035446462296064)

24hr recycle confirmed for #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) with #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) for the #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:46:58
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1075037745633001472)

SpaceX team called a hold due to an out of family reading on first stage sensors. Vehicle and payload remain healthy; next launch attempt is tomorrow at 9:07 EST, 14:07 UTC.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 17:51:33
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 14 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075036858164371457)

To look to tomorrow for #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash), Upper Level Winds are expected to be marginal again. Chance of thicker clouds, too. Overall 80% (just for clouds, not including Upper Level Winds) chance of good weather.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 18.12.2018 18:59:07
Прогноз погоды L-1 на новую дату пуска (19 декабря)

Falcon 9 GPS III-2 L-1 Launch Forecast (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2019%20Dec%20Launch.pdf?ver=2018-12-18-102909-627)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92115)
80% GO
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 19.12.2018 11:01:31
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/18/falcon-9-launch-timeline-with-the-gps-3-sv01-navigation-satellite/
ЦитироватьFalcon 9 launch timeline with the GPS 3 SV01 navigation satellite
December 18, 2018 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday carrying the U.S. Air Force's first GPS 3-series navigation satellite destined for an orbit more than 12,000 miles above Earth.
Спойлер
...
The Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3 SV01 satellite mounted atop the rocket is the first member of an upgraded generation of GPS navigation spacecraft, featuring higher-power signals that are more resilient to jamming, and additional broadcast frequencies to make the GPS network more interoperable with other navigation satellite fleets.

The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage booster will not be recovered on this launch due to the performance required to place the GPS satellite into its intended orbit, while allowing for a fuel reserve to de-orbit the Falcon 9's upper stage at the end of the mission.

The timeline below outlines the launch sequence for the Falcon 9 flight with the GPS 3 SV01 spacecraft.

Data source: SpaceX

T-0:00:00: Liftoff

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31291.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31291.jpg)
After the rocket's nine Merlin engines pass an automated health check, hold-down clamps will release the Falcon 9 booster for liftoff from pad 40.

T+0:01:04: Max Q

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31293.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31293.jpg)
The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Max Q, the point of maximum aerodynamic pressure, a few seconds after surpassing the speed of sound.

T+0:02:44: MECO

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31294.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31294.jpg)
The Falcon 9's nine Merlin 1D engines shut down.

T+0:02:48: Stage 1 Separation

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31295.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31295.jpg)
The Falcon 9's first stage separates from the second stage moments after MECO.

T+0:02:50: First Ignition of Second Stage

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31296.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31296.jpg)
The second stage Merlin 1D vacuum engine ignites for a five-and-a-half-minute burn to put the rocket and GPS 3 SV01 into a preliminary parking orbit.

T+0:03:22: Fairing Jettison

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31297.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31297.jpg)
The 5.2-meter (17.1-foot) diameter payload fairing jettisons once the Falcon 9 rocket ascends through the dense lower atmosphere. The 43-foot-tall fairing is made of two clamshell-like halves composed of carbon fiber with an aluminum honeycomb core.

T+0:08:16: SECO 1

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31299.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31299.jpg)
The second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket shuts down after reaching a preliminary orbit. The upper stage and GPS 3 SV01 begin a coast phase scheduled to about one hour before the second stage Merlin vacuum engine reignites.

T+1:08:51: Second Ignition of Second Stage

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31301.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31301.jpg)
The Falcon 9's second stage Merlin engine restarts to propel the GPS 3 SV01 navigation satellite into an elliptical transfer orbit with an inclination of 55 degrees.

T+1:09:37: SECO 2

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31302.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31302.jpg)
The Merlin engine shuts down after a planned 46-second burn to put the GPS 3 SV01 satellite in the proper orbit for deployment.

T+1:56:17: GPS 3 SV01 Separation

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31303.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31303.jpg)
The GPS 3 SV01 satellite separates from the Falcon 9 rocket in an elliptical transfer orbit with an apogee, or high point, near the altitude of the GPS fleet, located around 12,550 miles (22,200 kilometers) above Earth.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 19.12.2018 11:09:23
Трансляция пуска (вторая попытка)

Цитироватьна сайте SpaceX
spacex.com/webcast (http://www.spacex.com/webcast)

или

на ТыТрубе
youtube.com/watch?v=aVIrgayWlI0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVIrgayWlI0)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 19.12.2018 11:13:35
https://www.spacex.com/webcast
ЦитироватьSpaceX is targeting Wednesday, December 19 for launch of the United States Air Force's first Global Positioning System III space vehicle (SV) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The 26-minute launch window opens at 9:07 a.m. EST, or 14:07 UTC. The satellite will be deployed to medium Earth orbit approximately 1 hour and 56 minutes after liftoff.

Due to mission requirements, SpaceX will not attempt to land Falcon 9's first stage after launch.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 19.12.2018 14:52:22
Отбой. Новая дата пуска будет объявлена позже...   :(
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 3:32 (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1075353149219717120) - 19 дек. 2018 г.

Standing down from today's launch attempt of GPS III SV01 to further evaluate out of family reading on first stage sensors; will confirm a new launch date once complete.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 19.12.2018 15:19:42
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg)Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1075363945966391297)

Empty nest. The Falcon 9 is no longer standing upright at the pad as SpaceX troubleshoots a technical problem that is delaying launch: https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/18/falcon-9-gps-3-sv01-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/nCDncocUWa)

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/173284.jpg)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 19.12.2018 16:50:08
https://ria.ru/20181219/1548257254.html
ЦитироватьSpaceX отложила запуск Falcon 9 с новейшим спутником GPS
15:05

МОСКВА, 19 дек - РИА Новости. Компания SpaceX вновь отложила запуск ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 с новейшим спутником геолокации GPS для ВС США, чтобы провести дополнительные проверки сенсоров первой ступени, говорится в заявлении корпорации.

"Отменяем сегодняшнюю попытку запуска GPS III SV01 для того, чтобы дополнительно провести оценку сенсоров первой ступени, подтвердим новую дату запуска, когда (этот процесс) завершится", - говорится в сообщении, размещенном на официальном аккаунте компании в Twitter.
Спойлер
Старт ракеты с первым спутником серии GPS 3 должен был состояться во вторник в 17:11 мск с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (Флорида), но задерживался из-за ветра. Затем, за несколько минут до ожидаемого пуска, его отменили. Компания сообщила, что запуск был отложен "из-за ненадлежащих показателей сенсоров первой ступени". Следующая попытка должна была состояться в 17:07 мск 19 декабря.

Спутник GPS III SV01, получивший название Vespucci в честь итальянского путешественника Америго Веспуччи, будет запущен в рамках контракта SpaceX с ВС США.

Аппарат стоимостью около полумиллиарда долларов будет работать на орбите на высоте 20,2 тысячи километров над Землей. Ранее сообщалось, что на старте во Флориде будет присутствовать вице-президент США Майк Пенс.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 05:48:07
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 18:03 (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1075572307018596355) - 19 дек. 2018 г.

Team is working toward launch of GPS III SV01 tomorrow, December 20. Weather remains a challenge; currently forecasted at 20% favorable during the 26-minute launch window which opens at 9:03 a.m. EST, 14:03 UTC.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 06:20:56
Переобъявлена

Airspace Closure Area (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/X4532%20SPACEX%20FALCON%209%20GPS%20III-2)%20Airspace%20Closure%20Area%20v%232%20RS.pdf?ver=2018-12-18-175250-033)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92333)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 06:21:43
Опубликована новая версия

Launch Hazard Area (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/X4532%20SPACEX%20FALCON%209%20GPS%20III-2)%20CG-PA%20LHA%20%20Boater's%20E-Mail%20v%232.pdf?ver=2018-12-18-175248-130)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92334)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 06:24:46
Прогноз погоды на 20 - 22 декабря

Falcon 9 GPS III-2 L-1 Forecast (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2020%20Dec%20Launch.pdf?ver=2018-12-19-115628-803)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92335)
20.12 - 20% GO
21.12 - 40% GO
22.12 - 80% GO
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 20.12.2018 07:42:44
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg)Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 1 ч.1 час назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1075626893444026370)


Next up: notionally the GPS/Falcon 9 launch at 1403 UTC, but the weather looks unpromising. Goodnight all!

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 15:24:46
Цитировать12/20/2018 10:14 Stephen Clark

SpaceX hopes to launch a Falcon 9 rocket at 9:03 a.m. EST (1403 GMT) Thursday from Cape Canaveral with the first in a new line of upgraded U.S. Air Force GPS navigation satellites, but stormy weather on Florida's Space Coast threatens to prevent liftoff.

The mission was pushed back from Tuesday to allow teams to study a sensor issue on the rocket.

Ground crews raised the Falcon 9 vertical Wednesday afternoon at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad in preparation for final launch preps.
Спойлер
SpaceX tweeted late Wednesday that the company is proceeding with launch preparations for a potential liftoff Thursday morning, but noted the poor weather forecast.

Widespread rain showers and thunderstorms are forecast Thursday in Central Florida.
"Overnight into Thursday, thunderstorm chances increase as winds become southerly at 25-30 miles per hour," the Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron wrote in a forecast issued Wednesday. "From Thursday morning through near midnight, some thunderstorms could be severe with very strong wind gusts, hail or even isolated tornadoes."

The 80 percent probability of violating one of the launch weather constraints is due to concerns with exceeding constraints associated with the surface electric field, cumulus and thick cloud layer, and disturbed weather rules.

Weather conditions should improve somewhat Friday, but lingering rain showers, clouds and gusty winds will make for a 60 percent chance that the weather would prevent launch Friday if the mission is delayed.

The best shot at weather acceptable for a launch is expected Saturday, when there's just a 20 percent chance of violating a launch weather rule.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 15:44:50
Обновлена брошюра миссии - откорректированы дата и время пуска (по состоянию на 20 декабря)

gps_iii_press_kit_12.19.pdf (http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/gps_iii_press_kit_12.19.pdf)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 20.12.2018 14:01:57
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 11 мин.11 минут назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1075735106109591552)


All systems go for launch of GPS III SV01; team is monitoring weather conditions. Launch window opens at 9:03 a.m. EST, 14:03 UTC. Webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 16:11:55
Цитировать12/20/2018 16:11 Stephen Clark

Here's a view of the National Weather Service radar a few minutes ago, showing thunderstorms and rain showers approaching Florida's Space Coast from the west.

(https://24liveblog.tradingfront.cn/event/2149850127309180549/20181220131157_608728.jpg) (https://photo.24liveblog.com/2149850127309180549/20181220131157_608728.jpg)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 16:23:38
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29925.jpg)Michael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight) 25 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1075736451734757383)

Lots of clouds. Rain is coming down. Gusty winds. What am I doing out here?

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/172982.jpg)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 16:26:30
Цитировать12/20/2018 16:20 Stephen Clark

A check of the launch weather rules show conditions currently violate four mandatory criteria. The surface electric field mill, attached anvil, thick cloud and disturbed weather rules are all currently "red" for launch.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 20.12.2018 14:26:58
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин.3 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075743191033413633)


24hr recycle. Launch time tomorrow is 08:59 EST (1359 UTC). Weather is... still dubious tomorrow but slightly better. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 16:29:16
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075741033684762624)

New launch time of 09:29 EST (1429 UTC). Weather.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 16:33:33
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075742749289271296)

SCRUB. Weather (obvious).
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 20.12.2018 16:41:47
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 5:31 (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1075745493324451840) - 20 дек. 2018 г.

Standing down today due to weather. Vehicle and payload remain in good health. Working toward the next best launch opportunity; will announce a new launch date once confirmed on the Range.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 20.12.2018 16:50:40
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 6 мин.6 минут назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1075778860250206208)


So that's Saturday, 22 December at 08:55 EST for #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) and #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash). Not surprising given the worst of the weather hasn't arrived at the Cape yet and tomorrow's forecast was somewhat iffy as this storm system pushes out of the area.

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 20.12.2018 16:52:58
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Now targeting December 22 launch of GPS III SV01. Weather is 80% favorable for the launch window which opens at 8:55 a.m. EST, 13:55 UTC.

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 21.12.2018 17:02:16
Переобъявлены зоны (на 22 декабря):

Airspace Closure Area (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/GPS%20III%20ACA%2022%20Dec%20X4532%20SPACEX%20FALCON%209%20GPS%20III-2).pdf?ver=2018-12-20-133242-573)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92383)

Launch Hazard Area (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/GPS%20III%2022%20LHA%20Dec%20X4532%20SPACEX%20FALCON%209%20GPS%20III-2).pdf?ver=2018-12-20-133244-620)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92384)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 21.12.2018 17:06:00
Прогноз погоды на 21 декабря

(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92385)
21.12 - 40% GO
22.12 - 80% GO
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 21.12.2018 17:16:13
Прогноз погоды на 22-23 декабря

Falcon 9 GPS III-2 L-1 Forecast (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2022%20Dec%20Launch.pdf?ver=2018-12-21-082828-370)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92386)
22.12 - ↑ 90% GO
23.12 - 95+% GO
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 02:18:47
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29925.jpg)Michael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1076238123909169153)

Falcon 9 is ready for another launch attempt of GPS III SV01 tommorow morning. The window opens at 8:55 am local (13:55 UTC). Weather is 90% go, but that does not include upper level winds which have been problematic this week.

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 14:20:11
Цитировать12/22/2018 11:36 Stephen Clark

After overcoming a concern with a sensor on the rocket and waiting for better weather on Florida's Space Coast, SpaceX hopes to launch a Falcon 9 rocket at 8:55 a.m. EST (1355 GMT) Saturday from Cape Canaveral with the first in a new line of upgraded U.S. Air Force GPS navigation satellites.

The 229-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket is standing vertical at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad this morning, as SpaceX runs through steps to power up the launcher and check the health of key systems before the start of an automated countdown sequence at T-minus 35 minutes -- 8:20 a.m. EST (1320 GMT).
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At that time, pre-launch procedures will begin in earnest with filling of the Falcon 9 rocket with chilled, densified kerosene and super-cold liquid oxygen propellants.

In the final 10 minutes of the countdown, the Falcon 9's nine Merlin 1D first stage engines will be chilled down, or thermally conditioned, in preparation for ignition. The Falcon 9 rocket will also be switched to internal power, a final engineering steering check will be accomplished, and the launcher's navigation system will be configured for flight.

SpaceX's launch director will verify the launch team is "go" for launch at T-minus 45 seconds, the the rocket's engine controller will command ignition of the nine Merlin main engines at T-minus 3 seconds.

The Falcon 9's flight today will last nearly two hours from liftoff through deployment of the Air Force's GPS 3 SV01 navigation satellite. Today's launch will be the 21st and final mission of the year for SpaceX, and the company does not intend to recover the Falcon 9's first stage (https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/17/air-force-requirements-will-keep-spacex-from-recovering-falcon-9-booster-after-gps-launch/) booster due to the high performance required to place the GPS satellite into its targeted orbit thousands of miles above Earth.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 15:11:23
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184896.jpg)SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet) 55 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1076435704870330369)

Rough seas and high winds look to be the cause of cancelled fairing retrieval by GO Pursuit for today's launch. Waves up to 6m high and wind gusts of 70km/h in the recovery zone!

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/173383.jpg)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 22.12.2018 13:20:34
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29925.jpg)Michael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight) 22 мин.22 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1076446754877390848)


Upper level winds are going to be strong. Hopefully, not too strong. Remember, these are not included in the launch forecast which is 90% go. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 15:28:25
Цитировать12/22/2018 15:25 Stephen Clark

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 15:29:23
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All systems looking good for Falcon 9's launch of GPS III SV01. Team is monitoring upper level winds; launch window opens at 8:55 a.m. EST, 13:55 UTC http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/173397.jpg)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 22.12.2018 13:33:30
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 5 мин.5 минут назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1076454092581584896)


Upper Level Winds is the watch item. That element isn't in the Range Weather forecasts you see ahead of a launch.

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 16:06:24
Цитировать12/22/2018 15:55 Stephen Clark

T-minus 60 minutes and counting. Here are some statistics on today's launch:
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  • 66th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2010
  • 72nd launch of Falcon rocket family since 2006
  • 53rd Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral
  • 39th Falcon 9 launch from pad 40
  • 3rd Falcon 9 launch for the US Air Force
  • 1st Falcon 9 launch on an Air Force EELV-class mission
  • 1st Lockheed Martin-built satellite launched by SpaceX
  • 20th Falcon 9 launch of 2018
  • 21st launch by SpaceX in 2018
  • 20th launch overall from Cape Canaveral in 2018
  • 10th flight of a Falcon 9 Block 5 first stage
  • 13th flight of a Falcon 9 Block 5 second stage
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 16:07:49
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1076463374102220800)

Continue to monitor upper level winds. Pushing T-0 to 9:21 a.m. EST, 14:21 UTC → http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 22.12.2018 14:11:54
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 мин.3 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1076464376507498496)


Not a great sign. Means Upper Level Winds are currently red and you have to wonder if they can improve in the space of 20 or so minutes.

по ходу кина сегодня не будет...
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 22.12.2018 14:25:20
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29925.jpg)Michael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight) 3 мин.3 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1076467648391770112)


Another day, another launch attempt of GPS III. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/173384.jpg)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 22.12.2018 14:43:28
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 58 с.58 секунд назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1076472830957637632)


Team being polled GO/NO for prop load right now. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 16:43:30
Цитировать12/22/2018 16:42 Stephen Clark

SpaceX's launch conductor is polling the team for a "go" to begin propellant loading.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 16:48:28
Цитировать12/22/2018 16:45 Stephen Clark

All stations confirm "go" for propellant loading and launch.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 16:50:04
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 12 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1076473978791833600)

T-35mins. FUELING has begun! LOX and RP-1 kerosene.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 22.12.2018 14:50:10
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 26 с.26 секунд назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1076473978791833600)


Еще




T-35mins. FUELING has begun! LOX and RP-1 kerosene. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 16:51:06
Цитировать12/22/2018 16:46 Stephen Clark

SpaceX's launch conductor briefed the team that the Falcon 9 countdown will be stopped at T-minus 30 seconds if the final weather balloon data suggests upper level winds are unacceptable for launch today.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 22.12.2018 14:58:34
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T-30 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of GPS III SV01. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 17:04:13
Пошла муззаставка
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 22.12.2018 15:04:51
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 1 мин.1 минуту назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1076477659629133825)


Stage 2 RP-1 kerosene fuel load is complete.

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 17:06:44
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 31 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1076478864547827712)

It's going to come down to a brave weather balloon sending back good news.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 22.12.2018 15:07:54
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 1 мин.1 минуту назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1076478864547827712)


It's going to come down to a brave weather balloon sending back good news.

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 17:09:48
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92401)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 17:09:52
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92402)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 17:10:44
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92403)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 17:11:11
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92400)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 17:13:44
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92404)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 17:17:02
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92405)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Чебурашка от 22.12.2018 17:18:15
Усё... на завтра
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 17:18:15
Цитировать12/22/2018 17:17 Stephen Clark

SpaceX reports upper level winds are "no go" for launch. The countdown will continue to T-minus 30 seconds to collect data, but it appears launch will not occur today.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 22.12.2018 15:19:42
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 56 с.56 секунд назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1076481999777525760)


SCRUB. Count will continue to T-30secs and then cutoff for data collection. 24hr turnaround likely. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 17:20:40
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 32 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1076482394390028288)

Standing down today due to strong up per level winds. Team is proceeding with the count until T-30 seconds for data collection. Next launch attempt is tomorrow at 8:51 a.m. EST, 13:51 UTC.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Чебурашка от 22.12.2018 17:21:28
Соревнование кто больше раз пуск перенесёт - ULA со своей Дельтой или Маск с Флаконом  :D
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 17:56:19
https://tass.ru/kosmos/5944212
Цитировать22 ДЕК, 17:37
SpaceX в четвертый раз отложила запуск навигационного спутника ВВС США

Сообщается, что причиной стал сильный ветер

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 22 декабря. /ТАСС/. Американская компания SpaceX в четвертый раз за последние дни перенесла запуск ракеты Falcon 9, на борту которого находится первый из серии навигационных спутников GPS третьего поколения ВВС США. Об этом компания сообщила в субботу во время трансляции на своем сайте.

"Сегодня пуск не состоится из-за неблагоприятных погодных условий - сильного ветра. Новая попытка запуска будет предпринята завтра примерно в это же время", - заявил представитель SpaceX.
Спойлер
В минувший вторник вице-президент США Майкл Пенс посетил космодром на мысе Канаверал в том числе с целью понаблюдать за полетом носителя с навигационным спутником. Он был перенесен на сутки из-за проблем с оборудованием на Земле. В тот же день компания Blue Origin отложила запланированное испытание своего суборбитального корабля New Shepard в штате Техас. В среду SpaceX отложила пуск во второй раз, а в четверг - в третий.

Спутник GPS III призван усилить группировку 31 действующего спутника США. Аппарат третьего поколения разработан с тем, чтобы "передавать информацию о расположении, навигации и времени в три раза точнее и с в восемь раз более высокой помехоустойчивостью", отмечает SpaceX. По ее данным, GPS III играет "важную роль в обеспечении обороны" Соединенных Штатов.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 22.12.2018 18:05:55
Прогноз погоды на 23 декабря

Falcon 9 GPS III-2 L-1 Forecast (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2023%20Dec%20Launch.pdf?ver=2018-12-22-095501-587)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92406)
95+% GO
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: тавот от 22.12.2018 18:11:35
Вот вам и 80% GO на сегодня. Верь после этого метеорологам.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Alex_II от 22.12.2018 21:15:46
Цитироватьтавот пишет:
Вот вам и 80% GO на сегодня. Верь после этого метеорологам.
Так ведь 80% а не 100...
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: DiZed от 22.12.2018 21:07:39
del
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 14:36:32
Попытка №... , очередная
Цитировать12/23/2018 14:22 Stephen Clark

It's a chilly morning on Florida's Space Coast as SpaceX preps for another try to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with the U.S. Air Force's GPS 3 SV01 navigation satellite.

The opening of the launch window is now two-and-a-half hours away at 8:51 a.m. EST (1351 GMT). The window extends for 26 minutes.

The official Air Force weather forecast predicts a less than 5 percent chance conditions will prevent a launch today. Conditions at launch time should be mostly sunny, with a few cirrostratus clouds at 25,000 feet, winds from the north at 10 to 15 mph, and a temperature of around 52 degrees Fahrenheit.

The forecast does not factor in upper level winds, which forced SpaceX to scrub yesterday's launch attempt. Winds aloft are expected to be somewhat lighter today, with maximum winds of around 85 knots from the west at 40,000 feet. Weather balloons collect upper level wind data throughout the countdown, and SpaceX uses that information to determine whether the Falcon 9 can safely navigate wind shears at high altitude.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 15:18:20
Изменён адрес трансляции на ТыТрубе
Цитировать
youtube.com/watch?v=yRiLPoy_Mzc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRiLPoy_Mzc)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 15:51:54
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1076821727210921984)

All systems and weather are go for today's Falcon 9 launch of GPS III SV01; 26-minute launch window opens at 8:51 a.m. EST, 13:51 UTC. Webcast will go live ~15 minutes before liftoff → http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 13:54:55
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184882.jpg)Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly) 6 мин.6 минут назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1076821868533956610)


Cross those fingers. CROSS THEM.

пиндосы тоже суеверные? и тоже пальцы скрещивают?
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 15:56:57
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg)William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1076822716597055489)

F9/GPS3: Good morning; now 1 hour to launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3A Global Positioning System navigation satellite; this will be SpaceX's 4th launch attempt since Tuesday
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 13:59:22
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185354.png)Brevard EOC‏Подлинная учетная запись @BrevardEOC (https://twitter.com/BrevardEOC) 5 мин.5 минут назад (https://twitter.com/BrevardEOC/status/1076823230273466368)


12/23/18 | 7:50 AM: At level 2 activation in support of the @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) GPS III-2 launch. Window: 8:51-9:17 AM. #CCAFS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CCAFS?src=hash)

ставки видать высоки на этот лонч
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 14:04:25
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 47 с.47 секунд назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1076825488579022848)


Technical poll complete. GO to proceed down to fueling poll.

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:05:39
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92413)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 14:09:46
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69033.jpg)45th Space Wing‏ @45thSpaceWing (https://twitter.com/45thSpaceWing) 14 мин.14 минут назад (https://twitter.com/45thSpaceWing/status/1076823058684493826)


60 minutes from our launch of the GPS-III, weather is looking good and its a beautiful day to launch! Take my energy, Falcon 9 ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

ну будем посмотреть какой он бьютифул
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:19:15
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1076828984724344832)

T-35mins and COUNTING. Launch auto has started. Fueling has begun.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:24:31
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg)William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1076830128934739974)

F9/GPS3: 30 minutes to launch; no known issues
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: us2-star от 23.12.2018 15:25:49
Русскоязычные трансляции:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv0V3o5QUzg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv0V3o5QUzg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv0V3o5QUzg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4wKW4X9r2E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4wKW4X9r2E)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4wKW4X9r2E
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:34:08
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186306.jpg)Marek Cyzio‏ @MarekCyzio (https://twitter.com/MarekCyzio) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/MarekCyzio/status/1076831552825376768)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 14:34:11
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185597.jpg)Mike Wagner‏ @USLaunchReport (https://twitter.com/USLaunchReport) 8 мин.8 минут назад (https://twitter.com/USLaunchReport/status/1076831275581931520)


#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) USLaunchReport - Ed Geiger explains prep for optical tracking GPS-3 to fairing separation and beyond
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:39:05
Музыкальная заставка
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:39:36
Цитировать12/23/2018 16:36 Stephen Clark

The GPS 3 SV01 navigation spacecraft, nicknamed "Vespucci" after the Italian explorer, has switched to internal battery power in preparation for liftoff.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 14:39:37
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186297.jpg)SpaceXUpdates‏ @SpaceXUpdates (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates) 35 сек.35 секунд назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates/status/1076833722517913600)


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T-16 Minutes and Counting. Stage 2 LOX load is now underway.

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 14:40:56
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184882.jpg)Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly) 2 мин.2 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1076834180321820672)


#GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) spacecraft for today's mission, nicknamed "Vespucci," is now on internal power. Still on target for 0851 ET / 1351 UTC launch.

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 14:44:40
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:45:47
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92415)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:46:03
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92416)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:47:02
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92414)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 14:48:13
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186297.jpg)SpaceXUpdates‏ @SpaceXUpdates (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates) 33 сек.34 секунды назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates/status/1076836431442644994)


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Stage 1 and Stage 2 are pressurising for strongback retract

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:49:29
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92417)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:51:38
Пуск!!!
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92418)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:53:43
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92419)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:53:47
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92420)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:55:43
Отд 1-й ст РН
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92421)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 14:56:31
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184882.jpg)Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly) 1 мин.1 минуту назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1076838417307193345)


#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) Falcon 9 casting a beautiful shadow across the morning sky here at the Cape. Nice launch. #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash)
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/173496.jpg)
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:56:33
Сброс ГО
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92422)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 16:59:40
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92423)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:02:08
SECO-1
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92424)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:03:09
ЦитироватьFalcon 9 launches GPS III SV01

SciNews (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjU6ZwoTQtKWfz1urL7XcbA)

Опубликовано: 23 дек. 2018 г.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wsBWS3r4H4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wsBWS3r4H4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wsBWS3r4H4) (4:29)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 15:04:15
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184886.jpg)NASA Nate‏ @NASA_Nerd (https://twitter.com/NASA_Nerd) 1 мин.1 минуту назад (https://twitter.com/NASA_Nerd/status/1076839989919604736)


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Nominal Orbit Insertion Confirmed #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash)

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:11:53
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1076840057959440384)

Second stage and GPS III SV01 now in coast phase; webcast will return in ~1 hour for second stage engine restart.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 15:12:12
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184954.jpg)Ryan L Kobrick, PhD‏ @RyInSpace (https://twitter.com/RyInSpace) 1 мин.1 минуту назад (https://twitter.com/RyInSpace/status/1076841399025311745)


Blastoff! After 4 scrubs, #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) successfully launched a #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) satellite to orbit this morning. View from our neighborhood in Port Orange.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:12:27
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184931.jpg)John Kraus‏ @johnkrausphotos (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1076839910676533248)

What a beautiful morning for a launch. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is seen launching the Air Force's first #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) satellite, dubbed "Vespucci," at 8:51am this morning.

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Max Andriyahov от 23.12.2018 13:13:00
с третьей попытки таки - да. Итого - 21 пуск за год. Кто угадал количество пусков?
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:14:36
:?:   Шо это было   :?:  
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92425) 

И ещё...
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92427)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:15:33
Цитировать12/23/2018 17:08 Stephen Clark

Tracking stations in Great Britain have acquired signals from the Falcon 9 upper stage as it crosses the Atlantic.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:16:54
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184964.jpg)Jack Beyer‏ @thejackbeyer (https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1076842736953774081)

Falcon 9 in expendable mode without legs or grid fins looks like a totally different vehicle. Fun times shooting an east coast launch for a change. #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight)

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Спойлер
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:18:22
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 14 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1076840076791943168)

Nominal orbit insertion! Now in a coast. Remember, this is a longer mission than normal. Mission timeline attached. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #AirForce (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:21:17
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184965.jpg)Julia‏ @julia_bergeron (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron) 6:01 (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1076840182723330049) - 23 дек. 2018 г.

We have liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9! #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash)

https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DvGz_t6XQAAzpH5.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DvGz_t6XQAAzpH5.mp4)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:23:57
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35114.png)Cees Bassa‏ @cgbassa (https://twitter.com/cgbassa) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cgbassa/status/1076843506751229953)

The first #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) satellite was just launched by @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX). Here it is transmitting on the regular GPS frequency band of 2227.5MHz some 20 minutes after launch as it coasted over Europe.

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 15:25:05
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35114.png)Cees Bassa‏ @cgbassa (https://twitter.com/cgbassa) 6 мин.6 минут назад (https://twitter.com/cgbassa/status/1076843506751229953)


The first #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) satellite was just launched by @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX). Here it is transmitting on the regular GPS frequency band of 2227.5MHz some 20 minutes after launch as it coasted over Europe.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:26:13
Цитировать12/23/2018 17:04 Stephen Clark

Restart of the Falcon 9's upper stage is planned at 9:51 a.m. EST (1451 GMT) for a scheduled 46-second firing to inject the roughly 9,700-pound (4,400-kilogram) GPS 3 SV01 navigation satellite into a higher, elliptical orbit closer to its final perch 12,550 miles (22,200 kilometers) above Earth at an inclination of 55 degrees to the equator.


12/23/2018 17:06 Stephen Clark

Here's a view of the Falcon 9 rocket's Sunday morning liftoff as seen from the KSC Press Site.

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/124389.jpg) (https://photo.24liveblog.com/2149850127309180549/20181223140621_197099.jpg)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 15:29:43
Всем воздал, молодец
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186233.jpg)James Drew‏ @StrikeWriter (https://twitter.com/StrikeWriter) 4 мин.4 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/StrikeWriter/status/1076845649763729410)


After a long journey and three scrubbed launch attempts, @usairforce (https://twitter.com/usairforce) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) #SV01 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SV01?src=hash) is on its way to orbit around Earth after liftoff today aboard @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Flacon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flacon9?src=hash). Congratulations to the entire @AF_SMC (https://twitter.com/AF_SMC) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) government/industry team. Nice ride @elonmusk (https://twitter.com/elonmusk) & #GwynneShotwell (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GwynneShotwell?src=hash)!
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:35:53
Во, о5 полетело...
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92428)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 15:39:56
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186297.jpg)SpaceXUpdates‏ @SpaceXUpdates (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates) 7 мин.7 минут назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates/status/1076847300700524550)


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We are currently around half way through the first coast phase. Relight coming up in 30 minutes.

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 15:44:32
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30256.jpg)Tom McCool‏ @Cygnusx112 (https://twitter.com/Cygnusx112) 2 мин.2 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/Cygnusx112/status/1076848659889876994)


I like the reflection off the water as the #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) heads towards orbit with the #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) payload.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 15:49:35
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35114.png)Cees Bassa‏ @cgbassa (https://twitter.com/cgbassa) 3 мин.3 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/cgbassa/status/1076850608227926016)


The full #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) Doppler curve suggests the coast orbit has a 200km perigee, and a 1325 km apogee. Apogee is located at a latitude of 41 deg South, consistent with the de-orbit area of the second stage.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 17:52:32
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186405.jpg)Justin Davenport‏ @Bubbinski (https://twitter.com/Bubbinski) 4 мин.4 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/Bubbinski/status/1076851586763173888)


5 min to 2nd stage ignition. Over Indian Ocean south of Sri Lanka #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash)

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:02:39
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92430) 

Рестарт
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92431)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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And we have a good final orbital insertion! Now another long coast up to payload deployment this will last around 45 minutes.

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:04:32
SECO-2
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92432)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:09:09
Цитировать12/23/2018 18:02 Stephen Clark

Merlin Vacuum engine shutdown confirmed, and SpaceX reports a good orbital insertion.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:12:27
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg)Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 7:01 (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1076855225502314497) - 23 дек. 2018 г

Falcon 9 stage 2 second burn, at altitude of 1235 km. Interesting that altitude was decreasing - unclear what the transfer orbit apogee was.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:14:11
Сабж. Ждёт своего часа...
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92433)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:16:49
Коррекция
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92435)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:17:18
Намёрзло...
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92434)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:18:46
Цитировать12/23/2018 18:03 Stephen Clark

Separation of the GPS 3 SV01 spacecraft from the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage is planned at 10:47 a.m. EST (1547 GMT) -- or T+plus 1 hour, 56 minutes, 17 seconds. That time will ensure the Air Force and Lockheed Martin have good ground station coverage of the satellite to monitor its health after deployment.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg)Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 20 мин.20 минут назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1076855225502314497)


Falcon 9 stage 2 second burn, at altitude of 1235 km. Interesting that altitude was decreasing - unclear what the transfer orbit apogee was.

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:26:20
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184951.jpg)TomCross‏ @_TomCross_ (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_) 6:22 (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_/status/1076845518477840385) - 23 дек. 2018 г.

@SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) closed out 2018 with a picture perfect day for the GPS III satellite launch. This booster was a devolved version - it had no legs or gridfins because it was expendable due to mission requirements. 21 successful launches in 2018 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png) #spacex (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacex?src=hash) #falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/falcon9?src=hash) #block5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/block5?src=hash) @Teslarati (https://twitter.com/Teslarati)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:30:11
Цитировать12/23/2018 18:26 Stephen Clark

Tracking stations in South Texas and at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, are now receiving signals from the rocket.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:33:44
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92436)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Чебурашка от 23.12.2018 18:36:54
Как они получают живое видео на протяжении всего витка?
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:44:59
https://ria.ru/20181223/1548519484.html
ЦитироватьSpaceX запустила ракету с военным спутником GPS
17:03

ВАШИНГТОН, 23 дек - РИА Новости. Ракета-носитель Falcon 9 стартовала во Флориде с новейшим геолокационным спутником GPS для ВВС США, трансляцию запуска ведет компания SpaceX.

Старт ракеты был дан в 16:51 мск с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (Флорида). Ранее в субботу запуск был отменен из-за погодных условий, несколькими днями ранее старт был отложен из-за ненадлежащих показателей сенсоров первой ступени ракеты-носителя.

Спутник GPS 3 SV01, получивший название Vespucci в честь флорентийского путешественника Америго Веспуччи, будет запущен в рамках контракта SpaceX с ВС США.

Через три минуты после запуска произошло отделение первой ступени, но в этот раз SpaceX не будет пытаться сохранить ее.
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Спутник стоимостью около полумиллиарда долларов будет работать на орбите на высоте 20,2 тысячи километра над Землей. Новый спутник, как отмечают его создатели, является "самым мощным и прочным из когда-либо созданных геолокационных аппаратов". Он в три раза более точен, чем его предшественники и в восемь раз более устойчив к попыткам вмешаться в его работу или заглушить его. "Это первый спутник GPS, который может быть совмещен с работой спутниковых навигационных систем других стран", - сообщила накануне старта министр ВВС США Хизер Уилсон.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186297.jpg)SpaceXUpdates‏ @SpaceXUpdates (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates) 38 сек.38 секунд назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates/status/1076867588863508480)


And payload deploy confirmed! Complete mission success!

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:54:19
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92439)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:54:35
Есть отделение КА!!!
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92440)(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92441)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:55:31
SpaceX завершила трансляцию пуска
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/92442)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 18:58:54
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1076867879927111681)

Successful deployment of GPS III SV01 to medium Earth orbit confirmed.

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 19:00:55
Цитировать12/23/2018 18:52 Stephen Clark

GPS 3 SV01 separation confirmed! The US Air Force's newest GPS navigation satellite has deployed from the Falcon 9 rocket to begin a 15-year service life.

The Lockheed Martin-built satellite will circularize its orbit at an altitude of 12,550 miles (20,200 kilometers) in the next 10 days to begin a period of checkout and testing that could last up to 18 months, before entering service in the GPS constellation providing navigation and timing signals worldwide.

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1076867654579822592)

S/C Sep! GPS III SV01 deploys after successful Falcon 9 launch.

ARTICLE:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/12/spacex-2018-gps-iii-first-national-security-mission/ ... (https://t.co/vvT9RzjLcz)

- By Chris Gebhardt (@ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF))

Photo by @thejackbeyer (https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 19:05:16
Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/692443836736507904/4I0Bh5oX_bigger.jpg)AF SMC‏ @AF_SMC (https://twitter.com/AF_SMC) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/AF_SMC/status/1076869412748029958)

Congratulations to the Global Positioning Systems Directorate, Launch Enterprise Systems Directorate, Lockheed Martin and SpaceX team for a monumental launch and successful mission!
#SpaceStartsHere (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceStartsHere?src=hash) #GPSIIISV01 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIIISV01?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #SMC (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SMC?src=hash) #LAAFB (https://twitter.com/hashtag/LAAFB?src=hash) #AFSPC (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AFSPC?src=hash) #USAF (https://twitter.com/hashtag/USAF?src=hash) #45SW (https://twitter.com/hashtag/45SW?src=hash) #Driveto48 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Driveto48?src=hash)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 19:05:38
http://militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=498515 (http://militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=498515)
ЦитироватьРакета компании SpaceX вывела на орбиту спутник ВВС США системы GPS новейшего поколения
23.12.2018 18:52:10

Вашингтон. 23 декабря. ИНТЕРФАКС - Американская ракета-носитель Falcon 9 в воскресенье вывела на среднюю околоземную орбиту высотой около 20 тыс. км спутник системы глобального позиционирования третьего поколения GPS III Военно-воздушных сил США, сообщила компания-разработчик ракеты SpaceX.

Аппарат GPS III весом 3,8 тонны, запущенный с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида), стал первым в планируемой орбитальной группировке из 32 спутников глобального позиционирования третьего поколения. Эти аппараты постепенно должны будут заменить собой устаревшие спутники, которые в настоящие время обеспечивают сигнал GPS по всему миру.
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Запуск ракеты со спутником должен был состояться еще 18 декабря. Однако за семь минут до старта из-за нештатных показаний датчиков на первой ступени ракеты-носителя он был отменен. Затем из-за неблагоприятных погодных условий - сильного ветра в районе космодрома он несколько раз переносился.

Спутники GPS III имеют большую мощность сигнала, позволяют определять местоположение гражданских объектов в три раза точнее, чем используемые в настоящее время спутники, у которых она составляет от 3 до 10 метров. Точность определения местоположения военных объектов будет еще выше.

При этом GPS III располагает значительно улучшенными возможностями по борьбе с помехами в сравнении с более ранними аппаратами. Они будут в восемь раз более защищенными от подавления противниками США.

В настоящее время услугами системы GPS, оператором которой являются ВВС США пользуются более 4 млрд человек.

Созданием новых спутников занимается корпорация LockheedMartin. Стоимость одного спутника составляет 577 млн долл. Срок эксплуатации спутника нового поколения составляет 15 лет.

Первые 10 аппаратов GPS III в версии Space Vehicle (Block IIIA) запустят до 2023 года включительно, остальные 22 в версии Follow On (Block IIIF) начнут размещать на орбите с 2025 по 2034 годы. Обновляемая система полнофункционально заработает не ранее чем в 2022 году в связи с задержкой в модернизации наземных систем управления спутниками.

Компания SpaceX выиграла тендер на запуск пяти из первых шести спутников GPS III.

По контракту с ВВС США SpaceX не будет пытаться вернуть первую многоразовую ступень ракеты, а утопит ее в Атлантическом океане, поскольку после старта для посадки на ней не останется топлива.

Это уже 21-й запуск компании SpaceX в нынешнем году. Ее ракета-носитель Falcon 9 соответствует критериям NASA для запуска пилотируемых космических кораблей. С 2019 года она вместе с кораблем Crew Dragon будет использоваться для отправки астронавтов на орбиту и возвращения их на Землю.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 19:12:12
ЦитироватьGPS III SV01 deployment

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Опубликовано: 23 дек. 2018 г.

The first Global Positioning System III space vehicle (GPS III SV01) was successfully deployed to a medium Earth orbit approximately 1 hour and 58 minutes after being launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 23 December 2018, at 13:51 UTC (08:51 EST). GPS III SV01 is United States Air Force's first Global Positioning System III space vehicle (SV). Due to mission requirements, SpaceX did not attempted to land Falcon 9's first stage (Block 5 B1054) after launch.

Credit: SpaceX
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 17:15:39
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186126.jpg)TheAerospaceCorp‏Подлинная учетная запись @AerospaceCorp (https://twitter.com/AerospaceCorp) 5 мин.5 минут назад (https://twitter.com/AerospaceCorp/status/1076872179189346306)


Today's successful launch of #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) marks two major milestones — 1st newly-certified rocket for @usairforce (https://twitter.com/usairforce) in 20 yrs & delivery of 1st nat'l security satellite that will provide the next-gen of position, navigation, timing (PNT) services. Press release: https://aerospace.org/press-release/mission-success-falcon-9-gps-iii-2-launch ... (https://t.co/TMqpRqyEM0)

Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 19:20:55
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30587.jpg)Lockheed Martin‏Подлинная учетная запись @LockheedMartin (https://twitter.com/LockheedMartin) 7:56 (https://twitter.com/LockheedMartin/status/1076869125706825728) - 23 дек. 2018 г.

Successful acquisition - time to get to work!
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 19:22:58
https://www.spacex.com/news/2018/12/23/gps-iii-space-vehicle-01-mission
ЦитироватьDECEMBER 23, 2018
GPS III SPACE VEHICLE 01 MISSION

On Sunday, December 23rd at 5:51 a.m. PST, SpaceX successfully launched the United States Air Force's first Global Positioning System III space vehicle (SV) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The satellite was deployed to its intended orbit approximately 1 hour and 56 minutes after liftoff. Due to mission requirements, SpaceX did not attempt to land Falcon 9's first stage after launch.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg)Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1076877740341710848)

I now estimate the Falcon 9/GPS parking orbit to be about 168 x 1330 km x 55 deg.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 19:53:33
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184931.jpg)John Kraus‏ @johnkrausphotos (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1076880799159459842)

This is why I love the 45.7 megapixel Nikon D850. These two images are from the same frame. One is uncropped; the other is cropped... just a tad. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 20:32:07
НОРАД обнаружил один объект запуска
0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 43873U 18109A   18357.69183462  .00000088  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 43873  55.0049 198.4368 5566277 269.9967  91.9277  3.89174632    03
43873 / 2018-109A : 1191 x 20198 km x 55.005°
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 23.12.2018 18:45:53
https://twitter.com/Astroguyz/status/1076891858163380224
ЦитироватьThought so. Even though it's a DoD sat, it's also a GPS sat. US CSpOC has published public tracking TLEs for today's #GPSIIISV01 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIIISV01?src=hash) launch as NORAD ID 2018-109A.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: instml от 23.12.2018 22:26:58
ЦитироватьЧебурашка пишет:
Как они получают живое видео на протяжении всего витка?
TDRS ?)
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 21:38:59
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184931.jpg)John Kraus‏ @johnkrausphotos (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos) 10:30 - 23 дек. 2018 г (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1076907918421827584)

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket put on a powerful show this morning, delivering the U.S. Air Force's newest GPS satellite — SV01, dubbed "Vespucci" — to orbit.

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 21:48:54
https://www.losangeles.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1720821/first-gps-iii-satellite-successfully-launched/#.XB_Vaat5qXo.twitter
ЦитироватьFirst GPS III satellite successfully launched
SMC Public Affairs / Published December 23, 2018

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A Falcon 9 carrying GPS III SV01 lifts off fr om Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Dec. 23. The first GPS III to be launched will join the current GPS constellation comprised of 31 operational spacecraft. GPS satellites operate in medium earth orbit at an altitude of approximately 20,200 km (12,550 miles) in six planes. (Photo courtesy of SpaceX)

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GPS III Satellite, the newest generation of GPS satellites. brings new capabilities to users, including three times greater accuracy, and up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities.

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --
The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the first Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III satellite at 8:51 a.m. EST, Dec. 23 from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite, known as "Vespucci," in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer for whom the Americas were named, was carried to orbit aboard a Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) Falcon 9 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle.

"Launch is always a monumental event, and especially so since this is the first GPS satellite of its generation launched on SpaceX's first National Security Space mission. As more GPS III satellites join the constellation, it will bring better service at a lower cost to a technology that is now fully woven into the fabric of any modern civilization," said Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center and Air Force program executive officer for Space. "It keeps GPS the gold standard for positioning, navigation, and timing information, giving assured access when and wh ere it matters. This event was a capstone, but it doesn't mean we're done. We're going to run a series of procedures for checkout and test to ensure everything on Vespucci functions as it was designed."

GPS III's "Vespucci" separated from its upper stage approximately 2 hours after launch. Engineers and operators at Lockheed Martin's Waterton facility will now begin on-orbit checkout and tests which are estimated to complete in six months. Operational use is expected to begin in about a year.
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"Today's launch could not have succeeded without the teamwork of dedicated professionals. I'm extremely proud of their accomplishment." stated Col. Steve Whitney, director of the GPS Directorate. "Today's launch is the beginning of the GPS III era, bringing greater capabilities for our military and civilian users worldwide."

Vespucci will be vectored to augment the current GPS constellation comprised of 31 operational spacecraft. GPS satellites operate in medium earth orbit at an altitude of approximately 20,200 km (12,550 miles) in six planes. Each satellite circles the earth twice per day. GPS provides the "Gold Standard" of position, navigation, and timing services for billions of users worldwide. GPS III, the newest generation of GPS satellites. It brings new capabilities to users, including three times greater accuracy, and up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities.

"The first GPS III launch marks a significant milestone for the GPS constellation as well as our partnership with SpaceX," said Col. Robert Bongiovi, SMC Launch Enterprise director. "This launch demonstrated the successful teamwork and cooperation amongst all mission partners to deliver the capabilities our warfighter demands. I'm proud of my team and look forward to our additional National Security Space missions with SpaceX."

The GPS III Vespucci team is led by the SMC's Global Positioning Systems Directorate, located at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Corporation is the prime satellite vehicle contractor. The launch was led by Space and Missile Systems Center's Launch Enterprise Directorate, and was on the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral AFS. Air Force Space Command's 50th Space Wing and 2nd Space Operations Squadron operates the GPS constellation from Schriever AFB, Colorado.

SMC is the U.S. Air Force's center of acquisition excellence for acquiring and developing military space systems. Its portfolio includes the GPS, military satellite communications, defense meteorological satellites, space launch and range systems, satellite control networks, space based infrared systems and space situational awareness capabilities.

As the U.S. enters a new era with the declaration of space as a warfighting domain, SMC is undergoing re-architecting as part of "SMC 2.0" efforts which will manage other significant U.S. acquisition agility initiatives that seek to build new partnerships with industry, allies, and DOD partners, in order to drive innovation within the space enterprise and speed the delivery of new capabilities to warfighters.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 23.12.2018 23:55:06
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg)Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 26 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1076937356178014215)

GPS III SV-01 cataloged in an 1193 x 20200 km x 55.0 deg orbit confirming successful launch. The satellite will use its onboard engine to circularize the orbit later.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 24.12.2018 00:22:46
К затоплению 2-й ст РН в южной Атлантике

Возможно, импульс увода с орбиты над юго-восточной Австралией:
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184890.jpg)Phillip Somerville‏ @unitambo (https://twitter.com/unitambo) 25 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/unitambo/status/1076943678533296128)

Possible SpaceX second stage booster over S.E Australia. Sighting also reported from Tasmania, seen in http://Nth.sky  (https://t.co/AF6rTjfL8b). Pic below taken overhead from Bairnsdale in East Vic. Sighted SSW of Omeo, travelling N.Easterly. @elonmusk (https://twitter.com/elonmusk) @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: Прол от 24.12.2018 02:57:30
Цитироватьinstml пишет:
ЦитироватьЧебурашка пишет:
Как они получают живое видео на протяжении всего витка?
TDRS ?)
Скорее всего. Однако, поскольку это пуск ВВС, то могли быть WGS или EAHF.
Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 24.12.2018 09:32:53
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 6 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1077004449715896320)

More photos from today's Falcon 9 launch; SpaceX's 21st mission of 2018 → http://flickr.com/spacex  (https://t.co/095WHX44BX)

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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 24.12.2018 09:58:10
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/23/spacex-closes-out-year-with-successful-gps-satellite-launch/
ЦитироватьSpaceX closes out year with successful GPS satellite launch
December 23, 2018 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off fr om Cape Canaveral on Sunday. Credit: SpaceX

A new era in GPS navigation launched Sunday, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket climbed into orbit with a Lockheed Martin-built satellite designed to beam higher-power positioning, navigation and timing signals around the world, providing military and civilian users with more accurate data that is more resistant to growing jamming threats.

The satellite successfully launched Sunday — known as GPS 3 SV01 and nicknamed "Vespucci" after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci — is the first in a new generation of GPS navigation stations designed with improved services and longer lifetimes to ensure the U.S. military-run network remains available to troops, pilots, sailors and the public for decades to come.

The 229-foot-tall Falcon 9 launcher lifted off fr om Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad at 8:51 a.m. EST (1351 GMT) Sunday after multiple delays over the last five days, including countdowns halted by SpaceX to investigate sensor trouble in the rocket's first stage and by poor weather at the Florida spaceport.

But Sunday's countdown appeared to go by the book, and SpaceX's launch team gave approval to load super-chilled kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants into the two-stage rocket around 35 minutes before liftoff. In the final minutes of the countdown, the GPS satellite inside the Falcon 9's nose cone was switched to internal battery power, and the rocket's automated countdown sequencer computer thermally conditioned the booster's main engines, completed a final preflight steering check and pressurized the propellant tanks for liftoff.

With a command from the Falcon 9's on-board computer at T-minus 3 seconds, nine Merlin 1D engines flashed to life at the base of the rocket and powered the Falcon 9 into a clear morning sky for a thundering holiday weekend departure that marked the latest launch from Cape Canaveral in a calendar year since 1995.
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"Merry Christmas, GPS," a member of SpaceX's launch team announced at liftoff.

The Falcon 9 flew northeast from Florida's Space Coast, propelled by 1.7 million pounds of thrust in the first stage's burn lasting nearly three minutes. The kerosene-fueled booster shut down and detached to drop into the Atlantic Ocean, as the second stage's single Merlin engine fired up for the first of two burns to inject the newest GPS navigation satellite its targeted orbit.

Unlike SpaceX's most recent missions, the first stage did not attempt a landing on Sunday's flight because the GPS payload required the full capability of the rocket, leaving no fuel reserve for the booster to return to the ground intact. The Air Force decided to add extra fuel to give the spacecraft added "resiliency" and potentially a longer lifetime, and the military requires rockets carry national security satellites to de-orbit their spent upper stages if possible.

Those requirements added up to the Falcon 9 needing to commit more of its propellant to the primary mission with the GPS satellite. Read our earlier story for details on why SpaceX did not recover the first stage Sunday.

Air Force officials told reporters earlier this month that later Falcon 9 launches with GPS satellites might include first stage landings, but managers would not commit to such a decision before evaluating the rocket's performance on Sunday's mission.

SpaceX's provided live on-board camera views from the upper stage as it climbed away from Earth, showing the curvature of the planet's horizon against the blackness of space before the GPS 3 SV01 satellite separated nearly two hours after liftoff at an altitude of more than 5,400 miles (8,700 kilometers).

"Launch is always a monumental event, and especially so since this is the first GPS satellite of its generation launched on SpaceX's first national security space mission," said Lt. Gen. John Thompson, commander of the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center and the Air Force's program executive officer for space. "As more GPS 3 satellites join the constellation, it will bring better service at a lower cost to a technology that is now fully woven into the fabric of any modern civilization.

"It keeps GPS the gold standard for positioning, navigation, and timing information, giving assured access when and wh ere it matters. This event was a capstone, but it doesn't mean we're done. We're going to run a series of procedures for checkout and test to ensure everything on Vespucci functions as it was designed," Thompson said in a statement.

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Artist's concept of a GPS 3 satellites in space. Credit: Lockheed Martin

U.S. military tracking data indicated the Falcon 9 placed the new GPS satellite in an orbit ranging between 740 miles (1,191 kilometers) and 12,550 miles (20,198 kilometers) in altitude, with an orbit inclined 55 degrees to the equatorial plane.

Those numbers were right on target for the launch, SpaceX's first with a major U.S. national security payload, a milestone in the company's years-long effort to gain traction in the military launch market.

Sunday's launch marked a milestone for SpaceX and the Air Force
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SpaceX has launched a handful of missions for U.S. national security customers, including a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office and an Air Force X-37B space plane in 2017, but those launches were booked separately from the Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, or EELV, program. SpaceX's Falcon rocket family and the Atlas and Delta rocket fleets operated by rival United Launch Alliance are currently certified by the Air Force to compete for EELV-class missions, which include the military's most costly and highest-priority satellites.

The Air Force certified the Falcon 9 rocket for national security space launches in 2015 after extensive reviews of the vehicle's design, reliability and performance, a multi-year process instigated, in part, by legal challenges by SpaceX founder Elon Musk to the Air Force's sole-source contracting arrangement with ULA.

After getting the Falcon 9 rocket certified for national security launches in 2015, SpaceX won its first GPS 3 launch contract in 2016, an agreement the Air Force said then was valued at $82.7 million. The Air Force has since awarded SpaceX contracts for four additional GPS 3-series satellite launches in head-to-head competitions with ULA, which was the sole company certified to compete for EELV-class launches for a decade.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket was certified by the Air Force earlier this year, in the wake of the heavy-lifter's first test flight in February. The Air Force has already awarded one national security launch contract to the Falcon Heavy since it became eligible for such missions, while ULA has won three new launch contracts in the military's new era of competitive launch procurements.

ULA's Delta 4 rocket is slated to launch the second GPS 3-series spacecraft — nicknamed "Magellan" — next summer, an Air Force spokesperson told Spaceflight Now last week. That is a few months later than the previously-planned launch date in April, a slip industry sources said is due to the Air Force's preference to complete testing of GPS 3 SV01 in space before committing to launching the second GPS 3 model.

The launch of the GPS 3 SV02 satellite next year will mark the final flight of the Delta 4's basic "single stick" configuration. ULA is retiring the smaller variants of the Delta 4 — but keeping the triple-body Delta 4-Heavy in service — and focusing flights in the next few years on the less expensive Atlas 5 rocket, while developing the next-generation Vulcan launcher with reusable Blue Origin BE-4 engines, which could eventually be retrieved and refurbished.

The third GPS 3-series spacecraft — christened "Columbus" — is assigned to fly on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in December 2019, the Air Force said. Subsequent GPS launches are planned at intervals of as short as four-and-a-half months, but officials will decide on a launch schedule based on the needs and health of the overall GPS network, according to an Air Force spokesperson.

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The GPS 3 SV01 navigation satellite separates from the Falcon 9's upper stage in orbit. Credit: SpaceX

In total, SpaceX has won contracts to launch five of the first six GPS 3-series satellites on Falcon 9 rockets. Lockheed Martin is under contract to build up to 32 GPS 3 satellites, beginning with a block of 10 spacecraft planned for launch through the early-to-mid-2020s, and followed by a batch of up to 22 follow-on GPS 3F satellites scheduled to launch beginning in 2026.

Air Force officials said some of the GPS satellites could launch on Falcon 9 rockets with previously-flown boosters, which commercial satellite owners and NASA have used to receive bargains on launch costs. Flying with previously-used rockets also helps ease burdens on SpaceX's manufacturing line and supply chain.

"We absolutely intend to be able to certify previously-flown launch vehicles," said Col. Robert Bongiovi, director of the Launch Enterprise Systems Directorate at the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center. "We are working with SpaceX to go through and understand what's different, and what's better, and what do we have to watch out for when you start going with previously-flown hardware. You've got all the return, the checkout and all that stuff. SpaceX has a lot of experience doing this. We learned a lot with them, and we're trying to put together a plan to actually help us learn as well on doing that, but it's a process. We're going to go through and do this in a very deliberate way to make sure the satellite makes orbit on every launch vehicle we procure."

SpaceX has launched recycled rockets on orbital missions 18 times, all successfully, a tally that includes a pair of previously-flown boosters on the inaugural launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket in February.
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New GPS satellite will replace 21-year-old navigation craft
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Lockheed Martin said after Sunday's launch that ground controllers at the company's launch and checkout facility in Denver established contact with the GPS 3 SV01 satellite to begin putting the craft through in-orbit testing that could last more than a year.

The GPS 3 SV01 spacecraft is set to reach a circular orbit at the GPS fleet's altitude around 10 days after launch, Whitney said. Seven firings by the satellite's liquid-fueled main engine are planned to circularize the craft's orbit at an altitude of 12,550 miles, followed by deployments of the satellite's solar arrays and antennas.

Once it joins the rest of the GPS constellation, the new satellite will undergo six-to-nine months of checkouts to verify the health of key spacecraft systems, and test the functionality of its navigation instrumentation provided by Harris Corp. Another testing phase to validate the new GPS satellite's compatibility with the rest of the navigation network will take an additional six-to-nine months, according to Col. Steve Whitney, director of the Global Positioning Systems Directorate at the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center.

When GPS 3 SV01 is ready for operational service, it will replace SVN 43 in Plane F, Slot 6, of the GPS fleet. The Air Force currently operates 31 GPS satellites, including spares, spread among six orbital planes to ensure the network provides uninterrupted global positioning, navigation and timing services to military and civilian users.

SVN 43 has outlived its seven-and-a-half-year design lifetime since its launch as the GPS 2R-2 satellite aboard a Delta 2 rocket in July 1997. The GPS 3 SV01 satellite will be known to GPS users as SVN 74 when it becomes operational, Whitney said.

"These GPS 3 satellites will introduce modernized capabilities and signals that are three times more accurate and up to eight times more powerful than previous generations," Whitney said. "They also broadcast a signal compatible with other global navigation satellite systems, allowing users around the globe the ability ro receive and use the signals from multiple constellations, thus maximizing availability and accuracy of navigation signals worldwide."

The GPS network currently provides users with position estimates with an accuracy of around 50 centimeters, or about 20 inches, Whitney said, assuming receivers are not contending with terrain, trees, or buildings.

The last spacecraft in the previous series of Boeing-made GPS spacecraft launched in 2016, and Whitney said the GPS fleet "remains healthy, stable and robust" with 31 active satellites.
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GPS 3's first launch is four years behind schedule
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The Air Force hoped to launch the first GPS 3-series satellite in 2014 when the Pentagon approved full development of the multibillion-dollar program in 2008, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

Officials blamed technical issues with the satellites' navigation payloads for much of the four-year delay. The navigation payloads consist of ultra-precise rubidium atomic clocks, radiation-hardened processors and powerful L-band transmitters, according to Harris Corp.

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The U.S. Air Force's first upgraded GPS 3-series navigation satellite undergoes electromagnetic testing at Lockheed Martin's factory in Denver. Credit: Lockheed Martin

The new features on the GPS 3-series satellites include the addition of a fourth civilian L-band signal — known as L1C — designed to be interoperable with other global navigation satellite fleets. Europe's Galileo, China's Beidou, and Japan's QZSS navigation satellite networks provide a similar signal, allowing users to combine navigation fixes with satellites from different fleets, generating a more accurate position estimate.

Just as more satellites give users more accurate position estimates, the stacking of signals at different frequencies allow receivers to sort out distortions caused as the radio waves pass through the upper atmosphere, further refining the accuracy of GPS navigation.

Contributors to the GPS 3 delays included issues with failed and damaged capacitors, components which store and release electrical charges in the satellites' navigation payloads, according to a GAO report last year.

"According to program officials, each satellite has over 500 capacitors of the same design that experienced failures," the GAO wrote in a May 2017 report to Congress.

Officials discovered that the subcontractor which supplied the capacitors did not qualify the components for use in the GPS satellites. Engineers then invalidated the results of reliability testing of the parts before the capacitors were finally declared fit for the GPS satellites.

But GPS 3 SV01 is still fitted with the suspect capacitors, according to the GAO.

"The Air Force decided to assume the risk of capacitor failure and proceed with the first satellite as-is, fitted with capacitors mostly from the questionable lot," the GAO wrote last year. "The program replaced the suspect capacitors in the second and third satellites, the only other satellites that had the suspect parts."
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GPS 3 brings upgrades to global navigation fleet
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The GPS 3-series satellites are built to operate at least 15 years, and their higher-power transmitters make their navigation signals less susceptible to jamming.

"The big things here we're going to see with GPS 3, we're going to see an increase in power," Whitney said. "We've put a requirement on there to produce stronger signals to try to fight through some of that jamming that we see, particularly on our military signals. We've also put on a requirement for increased accuracy. So the user will eventually see that when it comes online. We've added some additional civil signals."

Like the previous line of GPS 2F satellites, the GPS 3-series spacecraft will broadcast a dedicated L5 signal geared to support air navigation. The GPS 3 satellites also continue beaming an encrypted military-grade navigation signal known as M-code.

"GPS 3 satellites will also bring the full capability to use M-code and increase the anti-jam resilience in support of our warfighters and allies," Whitney said.

The M-code is intended to give U.S. and allied forces an advantage on the battlefield, allowing GPS satellites to beam higher-power, jam-resistant signals to specific regions. It could also give the military the ability to disrupt or jam civilian signals in a particular region without degrading the M-code signals, giving friendly forces an advantage.

"A long time ago, there used to be a capability for what we called then selective availability, wh ere we could degrade, or not put out as accurate of a civil signal," he said. "That capability no longer exists within the system, but we have gone to this new M-code signal for our military users, which is the same frequency but spectrally separated a little bit. That allows us to do special things for them."

Even with the first GPS 3 satellite's launch, all of the upgrades coming in the new generation of navigation satellites will not be available to military and civilian users until developers finish work on a modernized ground control system to make use of the improvements.

Raytheon is charged with developing the Next Generation Operational Control Segment. Better known as OCX, the command and control system is projected to cost up to $6 billion — $2 billion or more over budget — and is at least five years behind schedule. The full version of OCX, known as Block 1, likely won't be ready until 2021 or 2022, and only then will the full potential of the GPS 3 satellites be realized, Whitney told reporters Dec. 14.

The GAO found that "poor acquisition decisions and a slow recognition of development problems" caused the delays in the new GPS ground command and control system, which is backward-compatible with older GPS satellites and is needed to process the M-code military signal and the new interoperable L1C civilian signal. The Air Force has an initial version of the OCX command and control system — named Block 0 — ready for handle the launch and in-orbit checkout of the GPS 3 satellites, and Whitney said the Air Force is working on an interim upgrade to the existing GPS control system to allow the M-code signal to begin testing with military units in 2020, 15 years after the launch of the first satellite with M-code.

Lawmakers and the GAO have also raised concerns about the readiness of user receivers outfitted to handle the M-code signal, and each new GPS capability will only have global reach when it is deployed on 24 satellites.

"Full M-code capability — which includes both the ability to broadcast a signal via satellites and a ground system and user equipment to receive the signal — will take at least a decade once the services are able to deploy MGUE (military GPS user equipment) receivers in sufficient numbers," the GAO wrote in a review of the GPS 3 program last year.

Despite the delays and technical hurdles, more users than ever rely on GPS satellites, and the network's reach extends around the world, infiltrating numerous facets of society and billions of lives, with applications ranging from banking to online dating.

"For the civilian user, GPS has become a pallet on which to create and innovate," said Johnathon Caldwell, Lockheed Martin's Vice President of navigation systems. "I don't think five years ago people thought you'd have your ride-hailing apps, or you'd be able to grab a scooter and get around some of the big cities differently. You wouldn't see the productivity in America's heartland without the innovations in farming that have come about.

"The world is changing rapidly," Caldwell said. "We're talking about autonomous cars. How can we be more fuel-efficient with airplanes, with automobiles? How can we be better stewards of our environment? GPS, and these new advanced capabilities, give people an opportunity to do creative things and be innovative."
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SpaceX launched 21 rockets this year
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With the GPS launch Sunday, SpaceX closed out 2018 with its 21st successful flight of the year, breaking a record for the company's highest annual launch rate previously set last year with 18.

The launches this year included six missions from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and 15 from Florida's Space Coast — 12 from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and three from nearby pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

A highlight of the year for SpaceX was the maiden test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket, made by combining three Falcon 9 rocket boosters together to generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust. The Falcon Heavy's debut Feb. 6 sent a Tesla Roadster from Musk's collection into the solar system on a trajectory that reaches further from the sun than the orbit of Mars.

SpaceX launched three resupply missions to the International Space Station, three missions carrying Iridium communications satellites into orbit, and eight flights with geostationary communications payloads. Other missions in 2018 launched NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite — an observatory built to detect planets around other stars — and Earth observation satellites for Spain and Argentina.

SpaceX plans around 18 launches next year, according to Hans Koenigsmann, the company's vice president of build and flight reliability. Big launches next year include the first two test flights of SpaceX's Crew Dragon human-rated capsule, with astronauts set to ride the spacecraft to the International Space Station as soon as mid-2019.

The company's 2019 launch schedule is set to begin Jan. 7 with the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and a batch of 10 next-generation Iridium voice and data relay satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: поц от 24.12.2018 08:27:56
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185550.jpg)Robin‏ @2ontrack (https://twitter.com/2ontrack) 34 мин.34 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/2ontrack/status/1077093829444960258)


Was it santa or #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #GPSIII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GPSIII?src=hash) that was spotted across #SouthAustralia (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SouthAustralia?src=hash). Photo Anthony Salotti from Myponga.
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 25.12.2018 01:00:41
Сабжу присвоен идентификатор в созвездии GPS - SVN77. Зареган как Navstar-77 (USA-289)
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Название: GPS III-01 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23.12.2018 13:51 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 27.08.2019 20:37:08
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186232.jpg) Rick Ambrose‏ @RAmbroseLMSpace (https://twitter.com/RAmbroseLMSpace) 31 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RAmbroseLMSpace/status/1166395598301536256)

...   GPSIII SV01, launched Dec. 2018, recently successfully completed On Orbit testing. Looking forward to seeing this satellite perform in an operational environment, expected later this year.