BlackSky (х2) "Love At First Insight"– Electron (Fl 22) – Mahia, LC-1A (NZ) – 18.11.2021 01:38 UTC

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zandr

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1425066148161155075
Цитата: undefinedRocket Lab  @RocketLab
We're back(-to-back) with our next missions for @BlackSky_Inc and @SpaceflightInc. #LoveAtFirstInsight will be the first of three scheduled missions from late August through September.
More info: https://bit.ly/3AI2Qj9.
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zandr

Цитата: Salo от 10.08.2021 17:18:27https://www.rocketlabusa.com/about-us/updates/new-blog-post-5/
Цитата: undefinedRocket Lab to Launch Three Back-To-Back Missions for BlackSky from late August

The next Electron rocket on the pad is the first of three dedicated missions for BlackSky scheduled for lift-off from late August through September.

Long Beach, California. August 10, 2021 – Rocket Lab, a leading launch provider and space systems company, has today announced its next mission is part of a rapid launch schedule of three dedicated Electron missions for global monitoring provider BlackSky.

Scheduled to lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula in late August, the 'Love At First Insight' mission will be Rocket Lab's 22nd Electron launch overall and fifth mission of 2021. 'Love At First Insight' is the first in a rapid succession of scheduled Electron launches between late August through September that represent the company's fastest launch turnarounds to date.

The 'Love At First Insight' mission is the latest in a multi-launch agreement signed earlier this year for BlackSky between Rocket Lab and Spaceflight Inc., which is providing integration and mission management services for BlackSky. This mission will deploy the eighth and ninth satellites of BlackSky's planned constellation as part of that rapid-launch agreement, with another four Gen-2 smallsats across the two additional Electron dedicated missions to follow.

Electron will deploy two of BlackSky's high-resolution, multi-spectral, Gen-2 satellites to low Earth orbit, expanding BlackSky's network in space and offering of real-time geospatial intelligence and monitoring services. BlackSky combines high-resolution images captured by its constellation of microsatellites with its proprietary artificial intelligence software to deliver analytics and insights to industries including transportation, infrastructure, land use, defense, supply chain management, and humanitarian aid.

"Dedicated launch on Electron means a bespoke service for satellite operators who want control over their schedule and orbital parameters," says Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck. "Rapid launch with these three back-to-back missions enables BlackSky to fast-track their plans for a constellation that meets the hunger for real-time data produced by multiple images within 24 hours, rather than one image at the same time each day."

"We've been partnering strongly with Rocket Lab over the past several months to gain high confidence in a launch campaign that will increase the capacity of our space network," said Brian E. O'Toole, CEO of BlackSky. "This cadence of rapid launches demonstrates the accelerated pace at which we are able to expand our constellation and reinforces our commitment to delivering real-time data and intelligence."

The 'Love At First Insight' launch is set to bring the total number of satellites launched by Rocket Lab to 107, joining a collection of successfully deployed satellites from various sectors including Earth-observation, Internet of Things, weather and climate monitoring, academia and scientific research, civil government, defense, and more. Information about the 'Love At First Insight' launch window will be made available in the coming days.

zandr

https://vk.com/spacex?w=wall-41152133_366625
ЦитироватьNew space: Следующая миссия Rocket Lab - Love At First Insight планируется к запуску не ранее конца августа

Миссия запустит на орбиту 2 спутника для наблюдения Земли компании BlackSky (при помощи компании Spaceflight). Предполагается развернуть восьмой и девятый спутники планируемой группировки BlackSky в рамках соглашения о запусках, а ещё четыре малых спутника Gen-2 будут развёрнуты в двух специальных миссиях Electron позднее.

— Планируется, что это будет первая миссия серии из 3-х самых быстрых по темпу запусков компании за всё время
— Миссия станет 5-м запуском в этом году и 22-м в истории компании.

zandr

https://spaceflight.com/spaceflight-inc-provides-launch-reliability-amidst-pandemic-managing-extended-quarantines-and-travel-complexities-to-deliver-on-customers-mission-needs/
ЦитироватьSEATTLE – August 18, 2021 —
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Spaceflight Inc. has been providing comprehensive launch and mission management services for its customers for more than 10 years, but the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic have required more flexibility, adaptability and ingenuity than ever before. For Spaceflight's mission support teams, this has included coordinating international travel with daily fluctuations due to country-specific restrictions, navigating last-minute supply chain delays, re-manifesting customers on new launches due to delays on their original launch, managing weeks of isolation in international quarantines, and handling integration and logistics for customers who can't travel to integration facilities.
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Spaceflight is currently managing three consecutive dedicated Rocket Lab launches for its customer BlackSky, a leading technology platform providing real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring. The back-to-back-to-back launches will each carry two BlackSky smallsats to Low Earth orbit. Spaceflight's RL-8, coined "Love At First Insight" by Rocket Lab, is the first of the launches and slated to launch the last week of August from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. The next two launches, Spaceflight's RL-10 and RL-11, will follow in subsequent weeks.


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zandr

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Satellite ops have been completed on the next @BlackSky_Inc payloads! Next up: integration with Electron for back-to-back launches soon.Image

zandr

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
RocketLove At First Insight: launch window opens Nov. 11
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zandr

Цитировать  Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
The booster for this 22nd Electron mission is going through final prep at our production facility before it's shipped to Launch Complex 1 for lift-off from Nov 11.
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Pirat5

8 (почти готовых?) первых ступеней и такие редкие пуски!

Игорь Годунов

Цитата: Pirat5 от 21.10.2021 23:35:258 (почти готовых?) первых ступеней и такие редкие пуски!
Не такие уж и редкие...
К тому же 2-я ступень не блещет надёжностью...
И со второй стартовой площадкой какие-то проблемы...
Кстати, в ноябре-декабре за 1,5 месяца 3 пуска обещают... ;)

zandr

Цитировать  Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
How to launch a rocket, then recover it.
Launch window opens November 11 UTC for #LoveAtFirstInsight
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zandr

  Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
Satellites integrated and ready for launch! The next time this fairing opens up, these sats will be on their way to space.
Launch window for @BlackSky_Inc & @SpaceflightInc's 'Love At First Insight' mission opens Nov 11.
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zandr

Цитировать  Spaceflight  @SpaceflightInc
We can't wait for next week's launch with @RocketLab@BlackSky_Inc heads to orbit, growing that constellation of theirs! Stay tuned for launch details. #RL8 #LoveAtFirstInsight

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zandr

Цитировать  Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
Electron's fairing is looking sharp ahead of our next launch. We've modified the nose and added length to the fairing to optimize space for @BlackSky_Inc's pair of Gen-2 sats on this dedicated mission.
T-6 days to launch window opening on Nov 11 UTC / Nov 10 ET/PT.
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'Love At First Insight' launch window opens:
Nov 11 | 04:25 UTC
Nov 11 | 17:25 NZT
Nov 10 | 23:25 ET
Nov 10 | 20:25 PT

zandr


Pirat5

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Orbit 430 km
2 satellites
42deg inclination
customer Blacksky
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+00:02:27 Main Engine Cut Off (MECO) on Electron's first stage
+00:02:30 Stage 1 separates from Stage 2
+00:02:34 Electron's Stage 2 Rutherford engine ignites
+00:03:05 Fairing separation
+00:04:40 Stage 1 begins to descend
+00:07:26 Battery hot-swap
+00:07:37 Stage 1 drogue parachute is deployed
+00:07:48 Stage 1 is subsonic
+00:08:21 Stage 1 main parachute is deployed
~+00:08:21 Recovery helicopter reconnaissance begins
+00:10:15 Electron reaches orbit
+00:10:23 Stage 2 separation from Kick Stage
+00:18:30 Stage 1 reaches the ocean
+00:51:40 Kick Stage Curie engine ignition
+00:53:14 Curie engine Cut Off
~+00:55:00 BlackSky payloads deployed
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Pirat5

While this mission's primary objective is to deploy two Earth-observation satellites for BlackSky, Rocket Lab will also attempt a controlled ocean splashdown and recovery of Electron's first stage. 
The mission will be Rocket Lab's third ocean recovery of an Electron stage following previous ocean splashdown recovery missions: the 'Return to Sender' mission in November 2020, and the 'Running Out of Toes' mission in May 2021. 
But for Love At First Insight, for the first time, Rocket Lab will station a helicopter in the recovery zone around 200 nautical miles offshore to track and visually observe a descending stage in preparation for future aerial capture attempts. The helicopter will not attempt a mid-air capture for this mission but will test communications and tracking to refine the concept of operations (CONOPS) for future Electron aerial capture.

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Хотя основная цель этой миссии - развернуть два Спутники наблюдения Земли для BlackSky, Rocket Lab также предпримет попытку управляемого приводнения в океане и восстановление первой ступени «Электрон».
Эта миссия станет третьей по счету компанией Rocket Lab по восстановлению океана. Электронный этап после предыдущего приводнения океана миссии по восстановлению: миссия «Вернуть отправителю» в Ноябрь 2020 года и миссия «На исходе» в мае 2021 г.
Но для Love At First Insight впервые Rocket Lab разместит вертолет в зоне восстановления около 200 морских миль от берега для отслеживания и визуального наблюдения нисходящий этап подготовки к будущему воздушному захвату попытки. Вертолет не попытается взлететь для захвата этой миссии, но проверит связь и отслеживание для уточнения концепции операций (CONOPS) для будущей Электронной аэрофотосъемки.

Pirat5

11 Nov  04:25-06:35 UTC
12 Nov  04:00-06:10 UTC
13 Nov  03:30-05:40 UTC

Игорь Годунов

#17




zandr

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Launch update: We are holding off on launch today out of an abundance of caution due to an out-of-family ground sensor reading and to allow more time to complete helicopter recovery preparations. The next available launch opportunity is no earlier than Nov 16 UTC.

zandr

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Launch Update: The weather improves later in the week, so we are now targeting 17th November UTC for the launch of #LoveAtFirstInsight