Jason-3 – Falcon 9 v1.1 – Vandenberg SLC-4E - 17.01.2016, 18:42 UTC

[Salo]

https://blogs.nasa.gov/jason-3/2015/12/23/jason-3-on-pace-for-jan-17-liftoff/

Jason-3 On Pace for Jan. 17 Liftoff
                            
Posted on December 23, 2015 at 11:56 am by Steven Siceloff.          
Launch preparations continue at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for the launch of Jason-3 on January 17, 2016. At Space Launch Complex 4E, the next milestone is mating the first stage booster to the second stage which is currently planned to occur on Dec. 28.  The spacecraft, seen here after arriving at Vandenberg earlier this year, will be encapsulated into the payload fairing on Jan. 9, then mated to the rocket's second stage on Jan. 12.
                
This entry was posted in Jason-3 on December 23, 2015 by Steven Siceloff.      

[silentpom]

Возвращать будут?

[testest2]

silentpom пишет:
Возвращать будут?

Теперь всегда будут.

[Apollo13]

testest пишет:

silentpom пишет:
Возвращать будут?

Теперь всегда будут.

Может и нет

[Salo]

[silentpom]

Коллеги, а этот самый джейсон 500 кг и высота орбиты 1300км. Неужто какой нить минотавр-5 с ним не справился бы?

[Grus]

Прошлый пуск - самая маленькая Delta II.

[vissarion]

Интересно то, что спасать в этот раз F9 1.1 особого смысла нет - устаревшая модель, на запчасти/переплавку только.

[FarEcho]

vissarion пишет:
Интересно то, что спасать в этот раз F9 1.1 особого смысла нет - устаревшая модель, на запчасти/переплавку только.

Смысл прямой - продолжение отработки технологии. Там еще пахать и пахать.

[Salo]

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/684355810772795392

Chris B - NSF ‏@NASASpaceflight  
SpaceX time again! Rollout of the last Falcon 9 v1.1, with Jason-3, upcoming at Vandenberg - followed by preps for Static Fire.
  4:48 - 5 янв. 2016 г.  

[Salo]

https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/685139751872151556

Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  
SpaceX Falcon v1.1 static fire set for Jan 8 at VAFB in prep for Jan 17 launch of long-delayed US-EU Jason-3 US-Eur ocean-altimetry sat.
  8:43 - 7 янв. 2016 г.

[Salo]

https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2016/01/07/jason-3-flight-readiness-review-and-encapsulation-tomorrow-static-fire-planned-for-saturday/?linkId=20176723

Jason-3 Flight Readiness Review and Encapsulation Tomorrow; Static Fire Planned for Saturday                          
Posted on January 7, 2016 at 1:25 pm by Anna Heiney.
 
The first full week of 2016 has been a busy one for teams preparing NASA's Jason-3 spacecraft for its upcoming launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Earth-observing satellite is scheduled to be sealed inside the rocket's protective payload fairing tomorrow as launch and mission managers convene for the Flight Readiness Review. A static fire to test the Falcon 9's first stage is planned for Saturday, Jan. 9, followed by mating of the spacecraft and payload fairing to the rocket on Jan. 12.
Steady El Nino rain on California's central coast has made work challenging at Space Launch Complex 4 throughout the past four days, but launch remains scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 17 at 10:42:18 a.m. PST.

[Salo]

https://twitter.com/TheLurioReport/status/685221140441231360

Charles A. Lurio ‏@TheLurioReport
SpaceX will try to land the Falcon 9 first stage on a drone ship during the Jason-3 launch from Vandenberg AFB on January 17.
  14:07 - 7 янв. 2016 г.

[Pirat5]

Прожиг состоялся во вторник.

The first stage booster's nine Merlin 1D engines ignited at 8:35 p.m. EST Monday (0135 GMT Tuesday) while hold-down devices kept the rocket firmly on the ground at Vandenberg Air Force Base on California's Central Coast.
http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/01/12/hold-down-firing-completed-ahead-of-sundays-falcon-9-launch/

A launch readiness review is scheduled for Friday to give the final formal go-ahead to start the Falcon 9 countdown leading toward liftoff at 1:42:18 p.m. EST Sunday (10:42:18 a.m. PST; 1842:18 GMT).

=21:42:18 мск воскресенье 17 января 2016г.

[Salo]

Elon Musk ‏@elonmusk 3 ч.3 часа назад
Elon Musk Ретвитнул(а) SpaceX
Next launch is a @NASA science mission from VAFB California on Sunday.

Elon Musk добавил
 
SpaceX @SpaceX
"The Falcon has landed." New footage and recap of our recent launch and landing https://youtu.be/ANv5UfZsvZQ

  Elon Musk ‏@elonmusk 18 часов назад
 Aiming to launch this weekend and (hopefully) land on our droneship. Ship landings needed for high velocity missions

https://youtu.be/ANv5UfZsvZQ

[Salo]

http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/Jason-3-508newsletter%283%29.pdf

[che wi]

Jason 3 oceanography satellite encapsulated

The Jason 3 oceanography satellite, a joint project between U.S. and European weather agencies, is closed up inside the nose cone of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket awaiting launch from California's Central Coast on Sunday.

Technicians from SpaceX and Thales Alenia Space, the French manufacturer of the Jason 3 spacecraft, oversaw the encapsulation procedure Jan. 8 inside SpaceX's payload processing facility at Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

With a launch weight of approximately 1,124 pounds, or 510 kilograms, Jason 3 sits inside the Falcon 9's clamshell-like fairing, which measures 17 feet, or 5.2 meters, in diameter. Ground crews planned to attach the payload shroud containing Jason 3 to the rocket Wednesday.

Jason 3 carries a radar altimeter instrument to detect the heights of ocean waves and monitor sea level rise, variables critical in forecasting tropical cyclone development, predicting large-scale climate patterns, and tracking the consequences of climate change.

[Oleg]

Запуск запланирован в 18:42 UTC 17 января 2016 года со стартовой площадки SLC-4E на базе Ванденберг. Также ожидается возвращение первой ступени Falcon 9 v.1.1  на плавающую платформу Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, размещённую в 300 км от места запуска.

[m-s Gelezniak]

Ну что, смоиреть или ненадо?

[Apollo13]

Уже есть такая тема

http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/forum11/topic14701/