WISE = Delta II 7320 - 14.12.09 17:09:33 ДМВ - Vandenberg

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1324 GMT (8:24 a.m. EST; 5:24 a.m. PST)
T-minus 15 minutes and holding. Clocks have entered the next planned hold period during the Terminal Countdown. This pause will last 20 minutes in duration.

These holds are designed to give the launch team a chance to deal with any problems and catch up on work that could be running behind schedule.

1320 GMT (8:20 a.m. EST; 5:20 a.m. PST)
The first stage engine steering checks just finished.

1316 GMT (8:16 a.m. EST; 5:16 a.m. PST)
The second stage engine slews are complete. First stage tests have begun.

1315 GMT (8:15 a.m. EST; 5:15 a.m. PST)
The launch team is beginning the "slew" or steering checks of the first and second stage engines. These are gimbal tests of the nozzles on the first stage main engine and twin vernier thrusters and second stage engine to ensure the rocket will be able to steer itself during launch.

1309:33 GMT (8:09:33 a.m. EST; 5:09:33 a.m. PST)
The countdown is entering the final hour until the Delta 2 rocket soars away from the central coast of California carrying the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft.

"WISE will survey the sky with much improved resolution and sensitivity than previous surveys. This means that WISE will get much sharper pictures and be able to see much fainter objects. As a result, it will see a few hundreds of millions of objects. Many of these are stars and galaxies that we can see at other wavelengths. But for millions of them, WISE will be the first time that we've ever seen these objects," says Ned Wright, WISE principal investigator at UCLA.

1305 GMT (8:05 a.m. EST; 5:05 a.m. PST)
Loading of the Delta 2 rocket's first stage liquid oxygen tank has been accomplished. The tank will be replenished through the countdown to replace the super-cold liquid oxygen that naturally boils away.

The rocket is now fully fueled for launch. The vehicle's first stage was successfully loaded with RP-1 kerosene fuel last night. The second stage was filled with its storable nitrogen tetroxide and Aerozine 50 fuels a week ago. And the three strap-on booster rockets are solid-propellant.

1253 GMT (7:53 a.m. EST; 4:53 a.m. PST)
Liquid oxygen loading is continuing. Once the first stage tank is 95 percent full, the "rapid load" valve will be closed and the slower "fine load" phase will continue to fill the rocket.

1246 GMT (7:46 a.m. EST; 4:46 a.m. PST)
This approximate 25-minute process to fill the first stage liquid oxygen tank has been underway for 10 minutes. As the super-cold liquid oxygen continues to flow into the first stage, a bright white plume of vapors begins streaming from a vent on the rocket and the bottom of the vehicle ices over.

1236 GMT (7:36 a.m. EST; 4:36 a.m. PST)
LOX loading begins. Cryogenic liquid oxygen, chilled to Minus-298 degrees F, has started flowing from a 28,000-gallon storage tank at Space Launch Complex 2, through plumbing and into the bottom of the Delta 2 rocket. The LOX will be consumed by the first stage main engine during the first four-and-a-half minutes of flight along with the 10,000 gallons of RP-1 kerosene already loaded aboard the vehicle.

1235 GMT (7:35 a.m. EST; 4:35 a.m. PST)
The cumulus cloud and thick cloud rules aren't being violated any longer. The upper level wind conditions continued to be watched, however.

1231 GMT (7:31 a.m. EST; 4:31 a.m. PST)
The official "go" has been given to start liquid oxygen loading beginning at 4:34 a.m. local time.

1223 GMT (7:23 a.m. EST; 4:23 a.m. PST)
The launch team is completing preparations for loading the rocket's first stage liquid oxygen tank.

1219 GMT (7:19 a.m. EST; 4:19 a.m. PST)
NASA launch manager Chuck Dovale has completed a poll to confirm the agency management team is "go" for liquid oxygen loading. The actual start of LOX flow may be delayed a few minutes to watch that approaching rainshower and ensure it does stay clear of the pad.

1216 GMT (7:16 a.m. EST; 4:16 a.m. PST)
The countdown is continuing at Vandenberg Air Force Base for launch. No technical issues with the Delta 2 rocket or WISE spacecraft are being reported by NASA.
1209 GMT (7:09 a.m. EST; 4:09 a.m. PST)
Now two hours from launch.

A current check of the weather before proceeding into first stage liquid oxygen loading shows the cumulus cloud and thick cloud rules remain red. There is an area of rain about 11 miles to the northwest, but meteorologists believe the showers will not pass directly over the launch pad.

The forecast for this morning's launch time has been revised to includes low layers of clouds at 2,500 and 4,000 feet, some high cirrus at 25,000 feet, four miles of visibility with fog, north-northeasterly winds of 5-10 knots and a temperature in the low 50s F.

1145 GMT (6:45 a.m. EST; 3:45 a.m. PST)
Typically at this point in a Delta 2 rocket countdown, the launch team loads 10,000 gallons of highly refined kerosene fuel into the first stage. However, this operation was completed Sunday night prior to retraction of the mobile service tower.

The early fuel loading was performed to give the rocket added weight and stability while the Delta is exposed to the weather.

The kerosene, called RP-1, will be consumed along with liquid oxygen by the first stage RS-27A main engine and twin vernier steering thrusters during the initial four-and-a-half minutes of flight.

Filling of the stage with cryogenic liquid oxygen will begin about an hour from now.

1143 GMT (6:43 a.m. EST; 3:43 a.m. PST)
The Delta team is keeping a close eye on upper level winds too. Weather balloons will be released throughout the countdown to measure the speed and direction of the winds aloft.

1130 GMT (6:30 a.m. EST; 3:30 a.m. PST)
The weather is a potential concern for this morning's launch. At the current time, the rules governing cumulus clouds and the cloud thickness are being violated. The odds of acceptable conditions at liftoff time have dropped from 80 percent down to 60 percent.

The official forecast includes low layers of clouds at 1,000 and 2,000 feet, some high cirrus at 33,000 feet, four miles of visibility with fog, northerly winds of 5-10 knots and a temperature in the low 50s F.

1114 GMT (6:14 a.m. EST; 3:14 a.m. PST)
The rocket's control system and guidance computer are being turned on.

And the launch is starting the steps to pressurize the first and second stage helium and nitrogen systems and the second stage fuel and oxidizer tanks.

1109:33 GMT (6:09:33 a.m. EST; 3:09:33 a.m. PST)
Countdown begins! The three-hour Terminal Countdown sequence has been initiated for today's launch of the Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The booster will carry into orbit NASA's WISE infrared Universe mapper.

Liftoff from the Space Launch Complex 2 pad is scheduled for 6:09:33 a.m. local time (9:09 a.m. EST; 1409 GMT). Today's available launch window stretches 14 minutes and 18 seconds to 6:23:51 a.m.

Between now and the launch time, the rocket's guidance system will be activated, onboard helium and nitrogen tanks brought up to pressure, the liquid oxygen supply loaded into the first stage, checks performed on the safety system and steering tests conducted on the engines.

This is a normal countdown for the Delta 2, a typical timeline to ready the vehicle for flight. Pre-planned holds are built into the countdown at the T-minus 15 and T-minus 4 minute points. The first will last 20 minutes; the second will be 10 minutes in length. Those pauses are designed to give the launch team the opportunity to work problems or catch up on items perhaps running behind schedule.

Polls of the various launch team members and managers occur during that T-minus 4 minute hold to ensure everything is ready to proceed into the busy final minutes that see the rocket put on internal power, pressurized and armed for liftoff from California's Central Coast.

1025 GMT (5:25 a.m. EST; 2:25 a.m. PST)
A beautiful collection of photos taken at the launch pad showing the Delta 2 rocket poised for today's launch can be seen here.

1009 GMT (5:09 a.m. EST; 2:09 a.m. PST)
T-minus 150 minutes and holding. Clocks have been paused for a planned 60-minute built-in hold. The Terminal Countdown remains scheduled to start at 3:09 a.m. local time (6:09 a.m. EST; 1109 GMT), beginning the formal three-hour process to bring the rocket to life for its launch.

0700 GMT (2:00 a.m. EST; 11:00 p.m. PST)
Rollback of the service gantry at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex 2 began a little after 10 p.m. local time (1 a.m. EST).

The 177-foot tall mobile tower was used to stack the two-stage United Launch Alliance vehicle, the three strap-on solid rocket motors and the WISE payload atop the pad's launch mount. The tower also provided the primary weather protection and worker access to the rocket during its stay at the oceanside complex on North Vandenberg.

Ground teams will spend the next couple of hours getting the pad secured in advance of the Terminal Countdown. Launch remains targeted for 6:09 a.m. local time (9:09 a.m. EST; 1409 GMT).

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0200 GMT (9:00 p.m. EST; 6:00 p.m. PST Thurs.)
Activities are on schedule for Monday's early morning blastoff of the Delta 2 launcher. Pad crews plan to retract the mobile tower away from the rocket after 8:30 p.m. local time tonight.

Mission managers gather on station at 2 a.m. and the Terminal Countdown begins ticking at 3:09 a.m. local.

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1344 GMT (8:44 a.m. EST; 5:44 a.m. PST)
T-minus 15 minutes and counting. Countdown clocks are running again following the planned 20-minute hold. The count will continue to the T-minus 4 minute mark where another planned hold is scheduled. Launch remains targeted for 6:09:33 a.m. local time (9:09:33 a.m. EST; 1409:33 GMT). weather permitting.

1340 GMT (8:40 a.m. EST; 5:40 a.m. PST)
A readiness poll of the launch team confirms all is "go" to restart the countdown as scheduled.

1330 GMT (8:30 a.m. EST; 5:30 a.m. PST)
The Delta rocket will be flying in its configuration known as the 7320-10 vehicle. The two-stage launcher is fitted with just three strap-on solid-propellant motors and a 10-foot diameter composite nose cone.

Flying away from its coastal pad, the rocket will head southward over the Pacific Ocean. Once the SRBs burn out and then separate 17 miles up, the kerosene-powered main engine will continue pushing the rocket to an altitude of 57 nautical miles.

The spent first stage will jettison to let the hydrazine-fueled second stage ignite and achieve a preliminary parking orbit of 100 by 299 miles some 10 minutes into flight.

The rocket then settles into a quiet coast along a trajectory the cruises above the South Pacific before crossing Antarctica and proceeding northbound toward Africa. The second stage reignites its engine for 8.5 seconds off the southern coast of Madagascar to reach a near-circular polar orbit above the planet.

The WISE spacecraft is expected to be released from the rocket 55 minutes after blastoff in a 282 by 290 nautical mile orbit inclined 97.5 degrees to the equator.

1326 GMT (8:26 a.m. EST; 5:26 a.m. PST)
The second stage helium and nitrogen systems, plus fuel and oxidizer tanks has been pressurized.

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1355:33 GMT (8:55:33 a.m. EST; 5:55:33 a.m. PST)
T-minus 4 minutes and holding. The countdown has entered the final planned built-in hold. This is a scheduled 10-minute pause leading to today's liftoff at 6:09:33 a.m. local time (9:09:33 a.m. EST; 1409:33 GMT). However, this hold can be extended if the weather or a technical problem requires it.

1349 GMT (8:49 a.m. EST; 5:49 a.m. PST)
Engineers continue to assess the upper level winds to determine if conditions are acceptable for the Delta 2 rocket to launch today.

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1404:33 GMT (9:04:33 a.m. EST; 6:04:33 a.m. PST)
Now five minutes from launch! The "go" has been announced to resume the countdown.

1403 GMT (9:03 a.m. EST; 6:03 a.m. PST)
The WISE spacecraft has been configured for launch.

1402 GMT (9:02 a.m. EST; 6:02 a.m. PST)
The cloud cover and the upper level winds are reported within limits at this time.

1401 GMT (9:01 a.m. EST; 6:01 a.m. PST)
No contraints were reported in the poll. All appears in readiness for an on-time liftoff. Final instructions are being read to the launch team.

1400 GMT (9:00 a.m. EST; 6:00 a.m. PST)
Launch team polling is underway to verify the rocket, payload, ground systems and weather are ready for liftoff.

1359 GMT (8:59 a.m. EST; 5:59 a.m. PST)
Now just 10 minutes away from liftoff time.

WISE will become the 222nd primary payload put into space by the venerable Delta 2 rocket over the past 20 years. Here's a look at some other stats about today's mission. This will be:
The 347th Delta rocket launch since 1960
The 11th Delta of 2009
The 8th Delta 2 of the year
The 147th Delta 2 rocket mission since 1989
The 47th Delta 2 mission overseen by NASA
The 38th Delta 2 rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB
The 9th Delta 2 rocket to fly in the 7320 configuration

1358 GMT (8:58 a.m. EST; 5:58 a.m. PST)
The WISE spacecraft is going to internal power for launch.

1357 GMT (8:57 a.m. EST; 5:57 a.m. PST)
NASA launch manager Chuck Dovale has completed a poll to confirm the agency management team is "go" to proceed with the countdown.

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1417 GMT (9:17 a.m. EST; 6:17 a.m. PST)
T+plus 8 minutes, 15 seconds.The Delta 2 rocket is 101 miles in altitude, 749 miles downrange and traveling over 13,00 mph.

1417 GMT (9:17 a.m. EST; 6:17 a.m. PST)
T+plus 7 minutes, 45 seconds. The second stage continues to fire normally.

1416 GMT (9:16 a.m. EST; 6:16 a.m. PST)
T+plus 6 minutes, 45 seconds.The Delta 2 rocket is 93 miles in altitude, 497 miles downrange and traveling at 11,829 mph.

1415 GMT (9:15 a.m. EST; 6:15 a.m. PST)
T+plus 6 minutes, 15 seconds.The Delta 2 rocket is 82 miles in altitude, 405 miles downrange and traveling at 11,333 mph.

1415 GMT (9:15 a.m. EST; 6:15 a.m. PST)
T+plus 5 minutes, 50 seconds. Second stage engine pressure and the pitch and yaw control are normal.

1414 GMT (9:14 a.m. EST; 6:14 a.m. PST)
T+plus 5 minutes, 20 seconds. The Delta 2 rocket is 73 miles in altitude, 277 miles downrange and traveling at 10,705 mph.

1414 GMT (9:14 a.m. EST; 6:14 a.m. PST)
T+plus 5 minutes. The rocket's 10-foot-diameter nose cone enclosing the WISE spacecraft has been shed. The fairing is no longer needed, now that the Delta has climbed above the atmosphere.

1414 GMT (9:14 a.m. EST; 6:14 a.m. PST)
T+plus 4 minutes, 44 seconds. The Delta's second stage engine has ignited!

1414 GMT (9:14 a.m. EST; 6:14 a.m. PST)
T+plus 4 minutes, 39 seconds. MECO and staging confirmed. The first stage main engine cutoff, followed moments later by shutdown of the twin vernier steering thrusters. The spent stage then jettisoned.

1413 GMT (9:13 a.m. EST; 6:13 a.m. PST)
T+plus 3 minutes, 50 seconds. The Delta 2 rocket is 39 miles in altitude, 79 miles downrange and traveling at 6,400 mph.

1412 GMT (9:12 a.m. EST; 6:12 a.m. PST)
T+plus 3 minutes. The first stage main engine still firing well. The Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne powerplant consumes kerosene fuel and liquid oxygen to produce about 200,000 pounds of thrust.

1411 GMT (9:11 a.m. EST; 6:11 a.m. PST)
T+plus 1 minute, 50 seconds. The ground-lit boosters have jettisoned from the first stage. They remained attached until the rocket cleared off-shore oil rigs.

1410 GMT (9:10 a.m. EST; 6:10 a.m. PST)
T+plus 1 minute, 12 seconds. The trio of ATK-made solid rocket boosters have burned out of propellant. The Delta 2's first stage RS-27A main engine will be providing the sole thrust for the next few minutes.
 
1410 GMT (9:10 a.m. EST; 6:10 a.m. PST)
T+plus 55 seconds. The rocket has flown through the area of maximum aerodynamic pressure in the lower atmosphere. Coming up on ignition of the remaining three strap-on boosters.

1410 GMT (9:10 a.m. EST; 6:10 a.m. PST)
T+plus 36 seconds. Delta has broken the sound barrier, rapidly accelerating on the power of its first stage main engine and the three ground-lit strap-on solid-fuel boosters.

1409 GMT (9:09 a.m. EST; 6:09 a.m. PST)
T+plus 15 seconds. The launch vehicle is departing Vandenberg Air Force Base along an initial flight azimuth of 196 degrees, heading south for the trek downrange over the Pacific.

1409:33 GMT (9:09:33 a.m. EST; 6:09:33 a.m. PST)
LIFTOFF! Liftoff of the Delta 2 rocket launching NASA's infrared eyes to map the Universe!

1409 GMT (9:09 a.m. EST; 6:09 a.m. PST)
T-minus 30 seconds. SRB ignitors will be armed at T-minus 11 seconds.

The launch ignition sequence will begin at T-minus 2 seconds when a launch team member triggers the engine start switch. The process begins with ignition of the two vernier thrusters and first stage main engine start. The three ground-lit solid rocket motors then light at T-0 for liftoff.

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1421 GMT (9:21 a.m. EST; 6:21 a.m. PST)
T+plus 12 minutes. The orbit achieved appers right on target.

1420 GMT (9:20 a.m. EST; 6:20 a.m. PST)
T+plus 10 minutes, 26 seconds. SECO 1 has been confirmed. The second stage's Aerojet-made engine completed its initial burn for the launch. Delta and WISE should be in the preliminary parking orbit.

1418 GMT (9:18 a.m. EST; 6:18 a.m. PST)
T+plus 9 minutes. The Delta rocket rocket has flown out of range from the ground tracking station network. NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System has acquired the rocket's telemetry signal as the Delta travels away from Vandenberg.

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Delta/WISE launch timeline
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: December 7, 2009
T-00:00   Liftoff
The Delta 2 rocket's main engine and twin vernier steering thrusters are started moments before launch. All three strap-on solid rocket motors are ignited at T-0 to begin the mission.

T+01:04.0   SRB Burnout
The six ground-start Alliant TechSystems-built solid rocket motors consume all their propellant and burn out.

T+01:39.0   Jettison SRBs
The solid rocket boosters are jettisoned to fall into the Pacific Ocean. The spent casings remained attached until the vehicle passed into preset drop zone, clear of offshore oil platforms.

T+01:40.0   Begin Dog-leg
After initially flying from Vandenberg along a 196-degree flight azimuth, the rocket begins steering itself to obtain the desired orbital inclination. This dog-leg maneuver continues for 40 seconds.

T+04:24.2   Main Engine Cutoff
After consuming its RP-1 fuel and liquid oxygen, the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-27A first stage main engine is shut down. The vernier engines cut off moments later.

T+04:32.2   Stage Separation
The Delta rocket's first stage is separated now, having completed its job. The spent stage will fall into the Pacific Ocean.

T+04:37.7   Second Stage Ignition
With the stage jettisoned, the rocket's second stage takes over. The Aerojet AJ118-K liquid-fueled engine ignites for the first of two firings needed to place the WISE spacecraft into the proper orbit.

T+04:56.0   Jettison Payload Fairing
The 10-foot diameter payload fairing that protected the WISE cargo atop the Delta 2 during the atmospheric ascent is jettisoned is two halves.

T+10:22.5   Second Stage Cutoff 1
The second stage engine shuts down to complete its first firing of the launch. The rocket and attached spacecraft are now in a long coast period before the second stage reignites. The orbit achieved should be 299 nautical miles at apogee, 100 miles at perigee and inclined 97.5 degrees.

T+51:40.0   Second Stage Restart
Delta's second stage engine reignites for a short firing to boost the elliptical orbit into a circular one.

T+51:48.5   Second Stage Cutoff 2
The second stage shuts down after an 8.5-second burn. The orbit achieved should be 289.6 nautical miles at apogee, 282.1 miles at perigee and inclined 97.504 degrees.

T+55:20.0   Payload Separation
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite is released from the Delta 2 rocket, completing the launch.

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1458 GMT (9:58 a.m. EST; 6:58 a.m. PST)
T+plus 48 minutes, 40 seconds. The next firing by the Delta rocket's second stage is coming up in three minutes.

1454 GMT (9:54 a.m. EST; 6:54 a.m. PST)
T+plus 45 minutes. The rocket's turn to the orientation for engine restart is underway.

1442 GMT (9:42 a.m. EST; 6:42 a.m. PST)
T+plus 33 minutes. The WISE spacecraft, still firmly attached to the
launch vehicle, is passing over Antarctica.
 
1439 GMT (9:39 a.m. EST; 6:39 a.m. PST)
T+plus 30 minutes. The rocket is coasting until the second stage restarts its engine at T+plus 51 minutes, 40 seconds for a brief 8.5-second firing to put the vehicle into a near-circular sun-synchronous orbit above Earth. Deployment of WISE from the launch vehicle is expected to be confirmed about 55 minutes after liftoff.

1426 GMT (9:26 a.m. EST; 6:26 a.m. PST)
T+plus 17 minutes. Shortly after the rocket rocket enters this temporary orbit, it maneuvers itself into the proper orientation for the coast.

At T+plus 42 minutes, 30 seconds, the second stage will begin another maneuver get into the correct position for the next engine firing.

1423 GMT (9:23 a.m. EST; 6:23 a.m. PST)
T+plus 14 minutes, 20 seconds.The Delta 2 rocket is 101.7 miles in altitude, 2,112 miles downrange and traveling at 16,886 mph.

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1503 GMT (10:03 a.m. EST; 7:03 a.m. PST)
T+plus 54 minutes. At this point in the flight, the rocket is maneuvering itself to the proper orientation for release of the payload.

1502 GMT (10:02 a.m. EST; 7:02 a.m. PST)
T+plus 53 minutes. Live telemetry continues to be received via NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. Today's launch is the first Delta 2 flight to use TDRS.
 
1501 GMT (10:01 a.m. EST; 7:01 a.m. PST)
T+plus 51 minutes, 50 seconds. SECO 2 confirmed. The second stage engine has performed its approximate 8.5-second firing to propel spacecraft payload to the desired orbital perch.

1500 GMT (10:00 a.m. EST; 7:00 a.m. PST)
T+plus 50 minutes, 40 seconds. One minute out from the burn. next firing by the Delta rocket's second stage is coming up in three minutes.

1459:33 GMT (9:59:33 a.m. EST; 6:59:33 a.m. PST)
T+plus 50 minutes. Delta's second stage engine will reignite for a short firing to boost the elliptical orbit into a circular one. The targeted orbital parameters are 289.6 nautical miles at apogee, 282.1 miles at perigee and inclination of 97.504 degrees.

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1505 GMT (10:05 a.m. EST; 7:05 a.m. PST)
T+plus 55 minutes, 57 seconds. SPACECRAFT SEPARATION! NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has been released from the Delta 2 rocket's second stage, completing today's launch! The Universe mapper is on its way to discover millions of new objects across the cosmos.

At the heart of the spacecraft is a 16-inch telescope and four state-of-the-art infrared detectors containing one million pixels each, all packed inside a Thermos bottle-like tank filled with frozen hydrogen.

The lower structure holds the solar array for 551 watts of power, the navigation and control equipment, plus a large antenna for communicating with NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellites.

WISE weighs some 1,457 pounds and stands 9 feet tall, 6.6 feet wide and 5.7 feet deep.

"Our media guide says it's about the size of a polar bear. Now most of us don't run into polar bears, fortunately. The analogy I like is it's about the size of a race car. It is a highly efficient, custom machine," said Bill Irace, WISE project manager.

1503 GMT (10:03 a.m. EST; 7:03 a.m. PST)
T+plus 54 minutes. Deployment of WISE is just over one minute away.

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Аплодисменты! :wink:

[byran]

Аплодисменты! :wink:

Дык еще месяц калибровки.  

[Виктop B.]

Аплодисменты! :wink:

Дык еще месяц калибровки.  

А вторая ступень отстыковалась? Уже полностью успешное выведение? А солнечные батареи\антенны раскрывать не надо, уже все готово, да?

А месяц калибровки - это именно калибровки? То есть свет дадут сразу,  ничего захолаживать не надо, ибо твердый водород, да?

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Да, аппарат успешно отделился. В течение двух часов он будет стабилизирован солнечными батареями на Солнце.

На 16 сутки планируют снятие крышки телескопа и оболчки криостата пиропатронами. Еще 2 недели после этого будет продолжатся калибровка. Плановые научные наблюдения через месяц после запуска.