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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE (AFOTEC), Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – 05.05.2019 06:00 UTC
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.04.2019 15:24:42
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 18 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1113510646195191813)

We are thrilled to confirm the next Electron launch will place 3 R&D satellites into orbit for the @usairforce (https://twitter.com/usairforce). Scheduled for late April, the DoD Space Test Program procured the mission in partnership with @DIU_x (https://twitter.com/DIU_x) as part of the Rapid Agile Launch Initiative.

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.04.2019 15:28:04
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30213.jpg)Peter Beck‏ @Peter_J_Beck (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck) 3 апр. (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1113260220166197248)

Flight 6 is on its way to the launch site. Next step, payload integration onto this kick stage!

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.04.2019 15:38:01
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67521.jpg)Stephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1) 19 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1113501442218831873)

Rocket Lab confirms three US military satellites will launch this month on the next Electron rocket from New Zealand: SPARC-1, a joint US-Swedish tech demo satellite; Falcon ODE to evaluate tracking of space objects; Harbinger, a commercial smallsat sponsored by the US Army.
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.04.2019 16:04:01
https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-to-launch-air-force-satellites/
ЦитироватьRocket Lab to launch Air Force satellites
by Jeff Foust (https://spacenews.com/author/jeff-foust/) — April 3, 2019

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The second Rocket Lab Electron launch will place three smallsats into orbit for the U.S. Air Force in late April. Credit: Rocket Lab/Trevor Mahlmann

WASHINGTON — Days after Rocket Lab launched a payload for one U.S. military agency, the company announced its next mission will place three technology demonstration satellites into orbit for the U.S. Air Force.

Rocket Lab said April 3 its next Electron mission, scheduled for late April, will be for the Defense Department's Space Test Program in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit. The launch will carry three satellites sponsored by the U.S. Air Force and Army to demonstrate advanced satellite technologies.

The largest of the three is Harbinger, a smallsat built by York Space Systems for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Systems Defense Command to test the capabilities of the company's new smallsat platform. Also on the launch is Space Plug and Play Architecture Research CubeSat-1 (SPARC-1), sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory in cooperation with the Swedish military to test modular spacecraft avionics. The third satellite is the Air Force Academy's Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment (Falcon ODE), which will provide calibrated radar and optical targets for ground-based space situational awareness sensors.

The combined payload mass for the mission will be more than 180 kilograms, making this the heaviest Electron payload to date. The company had previously advertised a payload capacity of 150 kilograms to sun-synchronous orbit for the rocket. Peter Beck, chief executive of Rocket Lab, said in an interview that conservative margins for those earlier missions, as well as a lower orbital inclination planned for this mission, enabled the heavier payload.

The launch is part of the Air Force's Rapid Agile Launch Initiative (RALI), a congressionally mandated program to support procurement of small launch vehicles in a more commercial manner. According to Air Force budget documents, Congress allocated $14.5 million to the program in fiscal year 2017, of which $5.7 million went to Rocket Lab for a dedicated launch mission.

"RALI demonstrates rapid procurement and the responsiveness of commercial launch, dedicated launch for small payloads to militarily-relevant orbits, on-demand responsiveness, and increased operational tempo over legacy national launch architecture," Lt. Gen. David D. Thompson, vice commander of Air Force Space Command, stated in prepared testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee's strategic forces subcommittee March 27.

The upcoming launch comes after Rocket Lab successfully launched the Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration, or R3D2, satellite for DARPA (https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-launches-darpa-satellite/) March 28. The launch was the first Electron mission of 2019, delayed by about a month because of payload readiness.

Beck said that the company expects to perform future launches on a monthly basis. "We have a whole raft of spacecraft that are on the books for this year, so we're moving straight into monthly cadence," he said. That includes demonstrating the ability to perform launches two weeks apart before the end of the year.

The upcoming launch, like all previous Electron missions, will take place from Rocket Lab's launch site in New Zealand. Beck said that development of a second launch pad at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport is going "really well" and should be ready to host its first launch before the end of this year.

The upcoming launch will be the sixth for the Electron and the fourth since Rocket Lab declared the vehicle operational. Beck said he's seeing growing demand for the vehicle, with the company's 2019 manifest now full and its 2020 manifest also filling up even with a higher cadence of launches planned for next year.

That interest comes despite the growing number of other small launch vehicles entering the market — or perhaps because of it, given the delays other vehicles in development have suffered, Beck suggested. "I think we're in a very unique position because we are actually delivering stuff to orbit," he said.

"What we are seeing is a lot of customers who were kind of 'sold the dream' from some of these other launch companies and realizing that there's still a long way to go, and so they're switching over to fly on Electron," he continued. "I think the market has responded in the kind of way you would expect when you bring on a capability that's reliable, accurate and proven."
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.04.2019 00:56:33
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 17 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1113919102572085249)

We've made a tradition of giving every Electron rocket its own unique name. Our next mission is for the Space Test Program, which is based in New Mexico. That location might just have been the inspiration for this vehicle name and mission patch....#ThatsAFunnyLookingCactus (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThatsAFunnyLookingCactus?src=hash)

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.04.2019 23:22:53
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/updates/rocket-lab-to-launch-three-r-and-d-satellites-for-the-u-s-air-force/
ЦитироватьRocket Lab to launch three R&D satellites for the U.S. Air Force

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Rocket Lab to launch three R&D satellites for the U.S. Air Force
 The mission has been procured by the Space Test Program in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) as part of its Rapid Agile Launch Initiative.
Huntington Beach, California. Thursday 4 April, 2019 – Small satellite launch company Rocket Lab announced today that it will launch experimental research and development (R&D) satellites for the U.S. Air Force in April. The mission will lift-off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, carrying three R&D spacecraft to Low-Earth Orbit aboard an Electron launch vehicle. The launch will be Rocket Lab's second orbital mission of 2019, and fifth orbital mission overall.

The US Space Test Program procured the mission in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) as part of the Rapid Agile Launch Initiative. This initiative leveraged DIU's knowledge of commercial technology companies, enabling the government to competitively and rapidly award launch service contracts with non-traditional, venture-class launch providers.

"We are incredibly proud that Rocket Lab has been sel ected by the Space Test Program to launch advanced space technologies that accelerate operational space capabilities," says Rocket Lab's Senior Vice President of Launch Services, Lars Hoffman. "Rocket Lab's streamlined acquisition processes, coupled with our proven reliably and performance, made Electron the perfect launch vehicle for this mission. We look forward to working with our mission partners to continue offering world-leading access to space."

The satellites onboard the mission will represent Rocket Lab's heaviest launch to date, with the total payload weighing in at more than 180 kg. The three experiments onboard will demonstrate advanced space technologies and accelerate the fielding of future operational space capabilities. The Space Plug and Play Architecture Research CubeSat-1 (SPARC-1) mission, sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), is a joint Swedish-United States experiment to explore technology developments in avionics miniaturization, software defined radio systems, and space situational awareness (SSA). The Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment (Falcon ODE), sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy, will evaluate ground-based tracking of space objects. Harbinger, a commercial small satellite built by York Space Systems, will demonstrate the ability of an experimental commercial system to meet US Government space capability requirements.

With proven flight heritage fr om multiple orbital missions, Rocket Lab is the only fully commercial small satellite launch service provider in operation. The experienced Rocket Lab team has delivered 25 satellites to orbit to date, and the company is producing an Electron rocket every 30 days to meet a continued monthly launch cadence in 2019, scaling to launches every two weeks next year.

Each individual Electron rocket is given a unique name that reflects the mission. The Electron for this flight is called "That's a Funny Looking Cactus" to reflect Space Test Program's base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 16.04.2019 03:03:38
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/next-mission/launch-complex-1/
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LAUNCH INFORMATION

Rocket Lab's next mission is the STP-27RD launch. The mission is scheduled for lift-off from Launch Complex 1 no earlier than 4 May 2019 NZST. The launch window remains open for a total of 14 days. 

The timing of the daily 4-hour launch windows will be published on this page in the coming days.  
The satellites on board this mission will represent Rocket Lab's heaviest launch to date, with the total payload weighing in at more than 180 kg. There are three research and development experiments on board for the U.S. Air Force, including:
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  • The Space Plug and Play Architecture Research CubeSat-1 (SPARC-1) mission, sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), is a joint Swedish-United States experiment to explore technology developments in avionics miniaturization, software defined radio systems, and space situational awareness (SSA).
  • The Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment (Falcon ODE), sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy, will evaluate ground-based tracking of space objects, such as space junk.
  • The Harbinger research payload is a commercial small satellite built by York Space Systems that will demonstrate the ability of an experimental commercial system to meet government space capability requirements.
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 17.04.2019 13:50:01
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30213.jpg)Peter Beck‏ @Peter_J_Beck (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck) 8 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1118346217497321472)

The next flight is on the pad as we run through a wet dress rehearsal in preparation for launch soon. It's exciting to think that the last Electron lifted off less than a few weeks ago!

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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 7 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1118354463780028416)

Electron is on the pad at LC-1 today for wet dress rehearsal operations ahead of the STP-27RD mission. The launch window opens early May, just weeks after our last launch. Frequent and reliable launch for small satellites is here.

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 26.04.2019 02:37:54
Пусковое окно определено

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/next-mission/launch-complex-1/
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Rocket Lab's next mission is the STP-27RD launch. The mission is scheduled for lift-off from Launch Complex 1 no earlier than 4 May 2019 NZST. The launch window remains open for a total of 14 days. 
Launch attempts will take place between 18:00 - 22:00 NZST (06:00 - 10:00 UTC) within the launch window. 
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 27.04.2019 02:56:17
Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/692443836736507904/4I0Bh5oX_bigger.jpg)AF SMC‏ @AF_SMC (https://twitter.com/AF_SMC) 33 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/AF_SMC/status/1121917327635701760)

SMC is partnering with emerging small launch industry for low-cost, responsive access to space. Next week we will launch 3 R&D satellites from Mahia, NZ on Rocket Lab USA's Electron rocket! This is the essence of SMC 2.0!
Learn more at https://www.rocketlabusa.com/next-mission/launch-complex-1/ ... (https://t.co/UY1lvld0w3)
#SpaceStartsHere (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceStartsHere?src=hash)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 30.04.2019 23:44:15
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 25 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1123320853435797504)

It's beginning to feel like launch week! The payloads for the STP-27RD mission have been integrated onto Electron's Kick Stage and fairing encapsulation is complete. The 14-day launch window window opens on 4 May UTC and yes, we will be live streaming launch. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 01.05.2019 11:13:43
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1123450447140925441)

What goes into designing a mission patch? Here's the story behind the STP-27RD patch. #ThatsAFunnyLookingCactus (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThatsAFunnyLookingCactus?src=hash)

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 02.05.2019 00:14:41
Опубликована брошюра миссии

Rocket-Lab-STP-27RD-press-kit.pdf (https://www.rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/Rocket-Lab-STP-27RD-press-kit.pdf) - 4.9 MB, 9 стр, 2019-05-01 20:38:29 UTC

(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95378)(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95379)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 02.05.2019 00:33:11
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 02.05.2019 00:34:00
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 02.05.2019 00:35:29
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 02.05.2019 00:40:41
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95383)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95384)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 02.05.2019 22:23:48
NOTAMs и NOTMARs

ЦитироватьNZZC
 
B2513/19 - DANGER AREA NZD495 (EAST MAHIA, HAWKE'S BAY) ACT.
REF AIP SUP 19/19. SFC - FL999, 04 MAY 05:30 2019 UNTIL 04 MAY 10:35 2019.
CREATED: 02 MAY 00:39 2019
 
B2514/19 - RESTRICTED AREA NZR401 (MAHIA, HAWKE BAY) ACT.
SFC - 13500FT AMSL, 04 MAY 05:30 2019 UNTIL 04 MAY 10:35 2019.
CREATED: 02 MAY 00:41 2019
 

HYDROPAC 1434/2019 (76,83)

SOUTH PACIFIC.
DNC 06.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   0600Z TO 1000Z DAILY 04 MAY THRU 17 MAY
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 39-26S 175-59W, 39-27S 171-30W,
   ....40-40S 171-29W, 40-36S 176-00W.
   B. 39-00S 163-30W, 39-00S 157-00W,
   ....40-00S 157-00W, 41-00S 163-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 171100Z MAY 19.

( 282255Z APR 2019 )


HYDROPAC 1435/2019 (76)

SOUTH PACIFIC.
DNC 06.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   0600Z TO 1000Z DAILY 04 MAY THRU 17 MAY
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
    39-12.50S 177-51.00E, 39-14.00S 178-11-54E,
    39-20.50S 178-11.36E, 39-19.00S 177-49.00E,
    39-15.00S 177-49.00E
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 171100Z MAY 19.

( 282310Z APR 2019 )
Пуск - на восток.
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 03.05.2019 07:23:53
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124133660062412801)

We're so excited to launch the innovative technology demonstrators on the STP-27RD mission. Today we'll be posting some info about each of the three payloads, starting off with the largest one on board - Harbinger.

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1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124144832081883137)

Next up on the STP-27RD mission is the Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment. A small but mighty CubeSat designed to evaluate ground-based tracking of space objects.

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1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124147883173744641)

The final payload on the STP-27RD mission is the Space Plug and Play Architecture Research CubeSat-1 (SPARC-1). This joint Swedish-United States experiment is the culmination of more than a decade of research activity!

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 03.05.2019 09:06:35
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30213.jpg)Peter Beck‏ @Peter_J_Beck (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1124192231345156096)

Launch readiness review is complete and we are GO for launch tomorrow!
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 03.05.2019 10:41:48
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 35 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124208613298302977)

Launch readiness review is complete and we are green for tomorrow's launch of the STP-27RD mission from Launch Complex 1. The launch window opens at 06:00 UTC / 18:00 NZT, 4 May. Join us then for Electron's first night launch!(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 03.05.2019 18:38:41
Карта закрываемых зон (см #18 (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum12/topic16742/message1850415/#message1850415))

(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95500)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.05.2019 02:37:02
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 2 мин.назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124457235692773377)

Welcome to launch day! We are currently targeting no earlier than 06:00 UTC / 18:00 NZT for today's launch of the STP-27RD mission from Launch Complex 1.

Learn more about the mission here: http://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/launch-press-kits/ ... (https://t.co/82Sf4VOa9v)

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.05.2019 03:00:59
Предварительно (ибо иное не указано)
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95523)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.05.2019 03:27:13
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.05.2019 03:43:37
RocketLab опубликовала запретные зоны в районе пускового комплекса LC1

Public-viewing-restrictions-F6-STP-Thats-a-funny-looking-cactus-A3-no-crops.pdf (https://www.rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/Public-viewing-restrictions-F6-STP-Thats-a-funny-looking-cactus-A3-no-crops.pdf) - 736.3 KB, 1 стр, 2019-05-04 00:21:35 UTC

(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95525)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.05.2019 05:02:10
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 32 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124494283203940353)

Electron is vertical on the pad at LC-1 for today's launch! We're currently targeting no earlier at 06:00 UTC / 18:00 NZT for lift-off. The launch webcast will be live approx. 15 mins prior to target T-0.
#STP27RD (https://twitter.com/hashtag/STP27RD?src=hash) #ThatsAFunnyLookingCactus (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThatsAFunnyLookingCactus?src=hash)

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.05.2019 07:04:23
Перенос пуска на 5 мая
 
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124523563778580481)

Standing down from today's launch to conduct additional payload checks. The next launch opportunity is no earlier than 06:00 UTC / 18:00 NZT, 5 May. Stay tuned for updates!
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 04.05.2019 07:26:30
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30213.jpg)Peter Beck‏ @Peter_J_Beck (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1124529313879969792)

Payload needs additional time to run some checks. We will always wait for 100% mission success.
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 06:56:42
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29925.jpg)Michael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1124841757785636864)

Rocket Lab's website says that roads near their launch complex have been closed – suggesting that Sunday's launch attempt is on. #ThatsAFunnyLookingCactus (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThatsAFunnyLookingCactus?src=hash)

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 07:49:37
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95611)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 08:14:44
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124903894599868417)

Electron is on the pad and we are currently targeting no earlier than 06:00 UTC / 18:00 NZT for today's launch of the STP-27RD mission. The webcast will be live approx. 15 mins prior to the target lift-off time. #GoElectron (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoElectron?src=hash)


(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30213.jpg)Peter Beck‏ @Peter_J_Beck (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1124904452060635137)

T-48mins to launch!
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 08:15:37
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 44 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124905355056566273)

T-45 minutes

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 08:19:00
Трансляция пуска

Цитироватьна сайте RocketLab
rocketlabusa.com/live-stream (https://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream)

или

на ТыТрубе
youtube.com/watch?v=ahVDVWq_Ei4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahVDVWq_Ei4)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 08:34:04
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 08:42:59
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124911772115226624)

T-20 minutes.(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)

Webcast: http://www.youtube.com/embed/ahVDVWq_Ei4 ... (https://t.co/RLl61r6W0Y)

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 08:44:18
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 08:46:01
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 08:46:58
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 08:49:47
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 08:51:35
В положение стрельбы
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95617)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 08:58:48
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:01:31
Зажигание!
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95619)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:03:03
Пуск!!!
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95620) (https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95621)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:07:22
Выкл ДУ 1-й ст РН
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95622)(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95623)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:09:51
Отделение 1-й ст РН
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95624)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:11:12
Вкл ДУ 2-й ст РН
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95625)(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95626)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:29:37
Сброс ГО
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95627)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:32:44
Выкл ДУ 2-й ст РН
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95628)(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95629)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:33:41
Отделение 2-й ст РН
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95630)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:37:59
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30213.jpg)Peter Beck‏ @Peter_J_Beck (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck) 23:10 PDT (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1124919369417383936) - 4 мая 2019 г.

Perfect launch and transfer orbit!
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:40:32
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 23:19 PDT (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124921591446396928) - 4 мая 2019 г.

Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 at 06:00 UTC today for the @usairforce (https://twitter.com/usairforce)'s STP-27RD mission.
#OpeningAccessToSpace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpeningAccessToSpace?src=hash)

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:41:24
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95631) (https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95632)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:41:42
ЦитироватьElectron launches STP-27RD

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

Опубликовано: 4 мая 2019 г.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXzmO5jZgS0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXzmO5jZgS0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXzmO5jZgS0) (1:56)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:43:42
Запись трансляции RocketLab
ЦитироватьSTP-27RD Launch - 05/05/2019

Rocket Lab (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsWq7LZaizhIi-c-Yo_bcpw)

Трансляция началась 51 минута назад
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahVDVWq_Ei4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahVDVWq_Ei4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahVDVWq_Ei4) (28:06)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:46:06
Цитировать05/05/2019 09:11 Stephen Clark

The second stage's Rutherford engine has shut down, and the rocket's Curie kick stage has separated. It will ignite at T+plus 49 minutes, 12 seconds for a nearly three-minute firing to circularize its orbit around 310 miles (500 kilometers) above Earth, then deploy the Harbinger, SPARC-1 and Falcon ODE satellites.
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:48:56
Цитировать05/05/2019 09:13 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab's webcast has ended. Ignition of the Curie kick stage is scheduled at T+plus 49 minutes, 12 seconds, or around 2:49 a.m. EDT (0649 GMT).

Separation of the Harbinger, SPARC-1 and Falcon ODE satellites will follow a few minutes later, but the event will occur outside of video coverage.
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 09:50:22
Цитировать05/05/2019 09:15 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab says it will confirm via Twitter the outcome of the Curie kick stage burn and deployment of the mission's three satellite payloads.

The satellite separation sequence should be completed around 2:54 a.m. EDT (0654 GMT).
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 10:03:57
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30213.jpg)Peter Beck‏ @Peter_J_Beck (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1124931103188381697)

Perfect flight, complete mission success, all payloads deployed!!
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 10:09:45
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg)Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 55 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1124920256986791936)

Target orbit for the STP-S27RD payloads is thought to be 500 x 500 km x 40 deg.
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 10:24:07
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg)Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1124920087583055874)

Falcon ODE will release two stainless steel ball bearings as radar tracking targets. Sphere 1 is 4 cm dia with a mass around 0.3 kg. Sphere 2 is 2 cm dia with a mass around 0.03 kg.
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 11:44:41
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30213.jpg)Peter Beck‏ @Peter_J_Beck (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1124957315663163392)

Thrilled to continue our heritage of mission success. Thank you and congratulations to our mission partners @AF_SMC (https://twitter.com/AF_SMC) and @DIU_X (https://twitter.com/DIU_x), and of course our incredible Rocket Lab team. That's 28 sats and counting now.

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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 11:59:07
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/updates/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-three-r-and-d-satellites-to-orbit-for-the-u-s-air-force/
ЦитироватьRocket Lab successfully launches three R&D satellites to orbit for the U.S. Air Force

Rocket Lab successfully launches three R&D satellites to orbit for the U.S. Air Force

The launch took place just five weeks after Rocket Lab's last orbital mission, demonstrating the company's ability to provide rapid, responsive space access for government payloads.
Auckland, New Zealand, 05 May 2019 – A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula at 06:00 UTC, Sunday 5 May 2019 (18:00 NZST). The STP-27RD mission launched three research and development satellites for the DoD Space Test Program that will demonstrate advanced space technologies, including a satellite to evaluate new ways of tracking space debris.

The mission is Rocket Lab's second for 2019 and took the total number of satellites deployed to orbit by the company to 28. The DoD Space Test Program, under Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center, procured the STP-27RD mission in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) as part of the Rapid Agile Launch Initiative. This initiative leveraged Other Transaction (OT) authority to competitively rapidly award DoD launch service contracts with non-traditional, commercial small launch companies.

"It's a testament to our team and mission partners that Electron has placed another three satellites in orbit, just weeks after our flawless mission for DARPA," says Rocket Lab Founder and CEO Peter Beck. "We're proud to have delivered 100% mission success for the launch procured by the Department of Defense's Rapid Agile Launch Initiative, proving once again Rocket Lab's ability to provide responsive and streamlined space access."

Approximately 54 minutes after lift-off, the Electron launch vehicle's Kick Stage successfully deployed the three payloads to their designated orbits. The Space Plug and Play Architecture Research CubeSat-1 (SPARC-1) mission, sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), is a joint Swedish-United States experiment to explore technology developments in avionics miniaturization, software defined radio systems, and space situational awareness (SSA). The Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment (Falcon ODE), sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy, will evaluate ground-based tracking of space objects. Harbinger, a commercial small satellite built by York Space Systems and sponsored by the U.S Army, will demonstrate the ability of an experimental commercial system to meet DoD space capability requirements.

The STP-27RD mission carried Rocket Lab's heaviest payload to date, with the three satellites weighing in at around 180 kg. The highly experienced Rocket Lab team have now delivered 28 satellites into orbit, enabling operations in space debris mitigation, Earth observation, ship and airplane tracking and radio communications. Rocket Lab's manifest is booked with monthly launches for the remainder of 2019 for a range of commercial and U.S. Government customers. Rocket Lab will scale to a launch every two weeks by the end of the year. The majority of launches in 2019 are scheduled to lift-off from Launch Complex 1, with the first mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia scheduled for late 2019.
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 12:15:34
https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/05/05/rocket-labs-deploys-experimental-u-s-military-smallsats-on-first-night-launch/
ЦитироватьRocket Lab's deploys experimental U.S. military smallsats on first night launch
May 5, 2019 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/05/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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Rocket Lab's Electron rocket lifted off at 0600 GMT (2 a.m. EDT; 6 p.m. New Zealand time) Sunday. Credit: Rocket Lab

On its first nighttime launch, Rocket Lab's Electron booster climbed into orbit Sunday from New Zealand with a trio of small U.S. military payloads, demonstrating the privately-developed rocket's ability to help meet the Air Force's growing demand for smallsat launches.

Standing 55 feet (17 meters) tall, the two-stage Electron rocket lit nine Rutherford main engines at 0600 GMT (2 a.m. EDT) Sunday and fired away from Rocket Lab's commercial launch base on New Zealand's North Island.

The satellite carried three small satellites, ranging in side from a tissue box to a small refrigerator, for the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. The Space Test Program, a unit based at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico which provides access to space for military experiments, managed the multi-satellite launch with Rocket Lab.

Sunday's mission was the first by Rocket Lab for the U.S. Air Force.

Heading east over the Pacific Ocean shortly after sunset in New Zealand, the all-black carbon-composite Electron launcher shut down its first stage engines around two-and-a-half minutes into the flight, and jettisoned the booster to fall into the sea.

A single Rutherford engine ignited on the Electron's second stage to place the mission's three smallsat payloads into a preliminary transfer orbit around nine minutes into the flight. The rocket's Curie upper stage separated a few seconds later, setting up for a nearly three-minute burn beginning at T+plus 49 minutes to place the mission's three payloads into a targeted 310-mile-high (500-kilometer) orbit with an inclination of 40 degrees to the equator.

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The Electron rocket's Rutherford second stage engine is seen in this view from an on-board camera, with Earth's horizon in the background. Credit: Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab's live video webcast ended before the Curie kick stage's orbit circularization burn, but Peter Beck, the company's founder and CEO, confirmed the successful maneuver and deployment of the rocket's three satellite payloads in a tweet.

"Perfect flight, complete mission success, all payloads deployed!!" Beck tweeted.
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Rocket Lab intended to launch the mission Saturday, but officials delayed the launch to conduct additional checks on the payloads. The mission's total payload weight — around 400 pounds (180 kilograms) — made it the heaviest launch by Rocket Lab to date.

The biggest of the satellites launched Sunday is named Harbinger.

Built by York Space Systems in Denver, the Harbinger mission is sponsored by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. The roughly 330-pound (150-kilogram) spacecraft hosts several technology demonstration payloads, including a synthetic aperture radar for all-weather Earth observation and a high-data-rate communications link to transmit the radar imagery to users on the ground.

The Harbinger satellite's radar imaging instrument comes from ICEYE, a Finnish company which has built and launched its own commercial radar observation smallsats. The radar imaging payload on Harbinger "provides commercial access to timely and reliable Earth observation data and is capable of imaging any location on Earth at regular intervals, day or night, regardless of cloud cover," according to the Army's fact sheet on the mission.

A high-speed laser communications terminal on Harbinger from BridgeSat will downlink the radar imagery, demonstrating a rapid data collection capability that could be used by tactical military forces on the battlefield.

Harbinger was joined on the Electron launch by two tech demo CubeSats named SPARC-1 and Falcon ODE.

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The Harbinger satellite during ground testing. Credit: York Space Systems

The Space Plug and Play Architecture Research CubeSat-1 — about the size of a briefcase — is a joint U.S.-Swedish military research nanosatellite.

SPARC-1 will test miniaturized avionics, a software-defined radio system, and a visible camera. The mission's U.S. sponsor is the Air Force Research Laboratory, which developed the mission in partnership with the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration.

The six-unit CubeSat's prime contractor was ÅAC Microtecs, a Swedish smallsat manufacturer.

The smallest payload launched Sunday was the Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment, a one-unit CubeSat a bit larger than a Rubik's cube. The Falcon ODE spacecraft, developed at the U.S. Air Force Academy, will release two stainless steel ball bearings in orbit, which will become calibration targets for ground-based space surveillance radars.

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Artist's illustration of the SPARC-1 spacecraft in orbit. Credit: University of New Mexico/COSMIAC

The Air Force booked Sunday's mission with Rocket Lab, designated STP-27RD by the Space Test Program, in 2017 under the military's Rapid Agile Launch Initiative, or RALI, program.

The STP-27RD mission was the first for the RALI program, which procured launch services from commercial providers to offer military satellites a faster ride to orbit.

Air Force officials said last month that five RALI launches were planned before the end of 2019, including the STP-27RD mission with Rocket Lab's Electron launcher and a flight on Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne vehicle later in the year. The five missions, including Sunday's STP-27RD launch, will provide access to space for 21 research and development satellites, according to Lt. Col. Andrew Anderson, chief of the Department of Defense Space Test Program branch.

The RALI missions "will put DoD experiments on orbit and demonstrate new launch vehicles from new commercial providers," Anderson told reporters in a conference call last month.

Sunday's launch marked the sixth flight of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket since 2017, and the second this year. Rocket Lab, headquartered in the United States with factories in Southern California and Auckland, New Zealand, aims to launch about one mission per month through the rest of 2019, ramping up to a cadence of every two weeks by the end of the year.

Rocket Lab charges less than $7 million for its launches, and Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne, which has not yet flown and will drop from an airborne carrier jet, sells for approximately $12 million per flight.

Both price points are a fraction of the cost of a launch on a larger rocket. Smallsats riding on bigger boosters usually fly as second-class payloads, with orbits and schedules driven by the needs of a higher-priority spacecraft on the same flight.

"We are seeing a lot of bang for our buck for these venture-class small launch service providers," said Col. Bernard Brining, director of the Space Test Program. "We do see value for the Space Test Program. As the director, I'm able to get a lot (more) payloads on orbit for a very low cost."

Numerous companies — more than 100, by some counts — are developing light-class small satellite launchers, but Rocket Lab is the first of a new generation of commercial firms to debut a new orbital-class rocket.

The wave of new private smallsat launch companies has left many in the industry wondering how many will survive the challenges of fundraising, technical development, and an ever-evolving market.

"I think the market is still shaking out here, and we are trying to participate in it," said Col. Robert Bongiovi, director of the launch enterprise systems directorate at the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center. "And if the market will support many (companies), we are supporting contracts for many because ... that's going to be very useful for us to get our needed national security payloads to space in the small launch class."

So far, most of the military's small satellites have been experimental. In the future, small spacecraft could play more critical roles in the U.S. military's communications, navigation, and surveillance fleets.

"While many of the small satellites we have launched to date have been research and development satellites, this will change in the future," Bongiovi said.

"What we would really like to see ... is the ability to start using them not just for experimental launches, which we'll continue to keep doing, but also for more operational prototypes, and eventually operational systems," Bongiovi said. "I think there's absolutely a lot to be said (about) these smaller launch vehicles on their ability to provide some of the resiliency that we all feel we're going to need."
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 16:50:11
Обнаружены пять объектов запуска0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44225U 19026A   19125.35728229 -.00000189  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 44225  40.0223 234.8924 0020019 257.0602 216.5682 15.22553777    00

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44226U 19026B   19125.54657289 -.00000184  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 44226  40.0264 233.7884 0012710 267.9628 163.7974 15.21161070    36

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44227U 19026C   19125.54666997 -.00000183  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 44227  40.0199 233.7663 0011106 269.9821 162.1261 15.21000339    36

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44228U 19026D   19125.54481253 -.00001780  56286-5  00000+0 0  9996
2 44228  40.0213 233.6577 0253736 260.9700 211.5599 15.75148918    39

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44229U 19026E   19125.54677347 -.00000182  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 44229  40.0240 233.7858 0009473 272.9567 159.1913 15.20397538    35
44225 / 2019-026A : 484 x 512 km x 40.022°
44226 / 2019-026B : 494 x 511 km x 40.026°
44227 / 2019-026C : 495 x 510 km x 40.020°
44228 / 2019-026D : 174 x 515 km x 40.021°
44229 / 2019-026E : 498 x 511 km x 40.024°
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 18:34:08
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186286.jpg)Kieran Fanning‏ @Kieran__Fanning (https://twitter.com/Kieran__Fanning) 6 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Kieran__Fanning/status/1124966585976799232)

Neither of my cameras quite worked out as intended tonight, but still some pretty cool shots!
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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184928.jpg)Sam Toms‏ @samstoms (https://twitter.com/samstoms) 5 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/samstoms/status/1124979196214763521)

One of the shots I setup on the pad this evening for @Kieran__Fanning (https://twitter.com/Kieran__Fanning) and @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab)

Turns out its quite difficult to photograph a black rocket at night.
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Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 20:01:16
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg)Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 49 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1125079626135625729)

Five objects cataloged in the expected orbits confirmed successful @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) Electron 6 launch. Three payloads and kick stage in 495 x 510 km x 40.0 deg orbits; second stage in 174 x 515 km x 40.0 deg orbit.
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 05.05.2019 20:39:23
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95639)
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 10.05.2019 04:50:17
Объекты запуска идентифицированы
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/95781)

Falcon-ODE превратился в AFOTEC-1
Название: SPARC-1, Falcon ODE, Harbinger – Electron – Mahia – Q2 2019
Отправлено: tnt22 от 10.05.2019 04:51:58
Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg)Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 20 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1126660753237454848)

The Falcon-ODE cubesat launched on the most recent Electron mission has been entered in the satellite catalog as AFOTEC-1. The @AF_Academy (https://twitter.com/AF_Academy) students worked on the satellite with AFOTEC which sponsored the mission (1/2)


18 мин.18 минут назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1126661203043000322)

AFOTEC, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, is based at Kirtland (NM) but I'm guessing that the bit involved in this sat is AFOTEC DET.4 at Peterson AFB Colorado, which is a few miles from the @AF_Academy (https://twitter.com/AF_Academy)