Minotaur IV / HTV-2b -- 10.08.2011 -- Ванденберг

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http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123266908

Minotaur IV scheduled to launch August 10

Posted 8/5/2011   Updated 8/5/2011

8/5/2011 - A Minotaur IV rocket stands beside Space Launch Complex-8 here Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. The Minotaur IV will carry the HTV-2 scheduled to launch Aug. 10 between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt Scottie McCord)

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Нашлось два NOTAM, которые могут иметь отношение к пуску, но на сам пуск пока нету.

!CARF 08/043 (KZAK A3922/11) ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON HTV2-BALLOON STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 3610N/13833W 3710N/13833W 3710N/14103W 3610N/14103W SFC-UNL WEF 1108071630-1108072300

!CARF 08/044 (KZAK A3937/11) ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON HTV2-BALLOON STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 3159N/14532W 3259N/14532W 3259N/14755W 3159N/14755W SFC-UNL WEF 1108091000-1108091600

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http://www.darpa.mil/Flight%20Overview%20slide--UPDATED%20as%20of%2029%20Jul%2011.html

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И еще целая туча районов на 10 и 11 августа:

A3995/11 - QXXXX THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ARE REQUIRED DUE TO: ALTRV HTV2-BALLOON. THIS NOTAM AFFECTS TRAFFIC BETWEEN CYVR/KSEA/KPDX AND HAWAII. SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC TO HAWAII FROM KZAN, CZVR OR KZSE AIRSPACE ESTIMATING TO CROSS 40 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE BETWEEN 0750Z AND 1445Z SHOULD FILE HEKAB 35N/139W AXELE R463 APACK. NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC FROM HAWAII TO KZAN, CZVR OR KZSE AIRSPACE ESTIMATING APACK OR ZIGIE BETWEEN 0755Z AND 1450Z SHOULD FILE APACK R463 AXELE 35N/139W HEKAB FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE. THE TEMPORARY ROUTES DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE FOR AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH RNP-10 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS OR BETTER. ALL OTHERS SHOULD FLIGHT PLAN TO AVOID THE AIRSPACE NOTAMED FOR ALTRV HTV2-BALLOON BY AT LEAST 50NM. TIMES LISTED ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TURBOJET AIRCRAFT ONLY AND SLOWER AIRCRAFT SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR AT 510-745-3332 OR THE OAKLAND ARTCC OCEANIC SUPERVISOR AT 510-745-3342. 0750-0150Z DLY, 10 AUG 07:50 2011 UNTIL 18 AUG 01:50 2011. CREATED: 08 AUG 02:06 2011

A3992/11 - QXXXX THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ARE REQUIRED DUE TO: ALTRV 2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109 AND HTV2-BALLOON. THIS NOTAM AFFECTS TRAFFIC BETWEEN CYVR/KSEA/KPDX AND HAWAII. SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC TO HAWAII FROM KZAN, CZVR OR KZSE AIRSPACE ESTIMATING TO CROSS 40 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE BETWEEN 0750Z AND 0145Z SHOULD FILE FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE TO HEKAB 35N/139W AXELE R463 APACK.NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC FROM HAWAII TO KZAN, CZVR OR KZSE AIRSPACE ESTIMATING APACK OR ZIGIE BETWEEN 0755Z AND 0150Z SHOULD FILE APACK R463 AXELE 35N/139W HEKAB FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE. THE TEMPORARY ROUTES DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE FOR AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH RNP-10 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS OR BETTER. ALL OTHERS SHOULD FLIGHT PLAN TO AVOID THE AIRSPACE NOTAMED FOR ALTRV 2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109 AND HTV2-BALLOON BY AT LEAST 50NM. TIMES LISTED ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TURBOJET AIRCRAFT ONLY AND SLOWER AIRCRAFT SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR AT 510-745-3332 OR THE OAKLAND ARTCC OCEANIC SUPERVISOR AT 510-745-3342. 0750-0150Z DLY, 10 AUG 07:50 2011 UNTIL 18 AUG 01:50 2011. CREATED: 08 AUG 02:02 2011

A3993/11 - QXXXX THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ARE REQUIRED DUE TO: ALTRV 2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109. THIS NOTAM AFFECTS TRAFFIC BETWEEN SFO/LAX AND HAWAII. WESTBOUND TRAFFIC TO HAWAII FROM CONUS ON ATS ROUTE R464 ESTIMATING BEBOP BETWEEN 1310Z AND 2010Z SHOULD FILE BEBOP 37N/128W BARAZ R464. EASTBOUND TRAFFIC TO CONUS FROM HAWAII ON ATS ROUTE R465 ESTIMATING CLUTS BETWEEN 0940Z AND 1715Z SHOULD FILE CLUTS R465 CUNDU 35N/127W MAFIC CINNY.EASTBOUND TRAFFIC TO CONUS FROM HAWAII ON ATS ROUTE R585 ESTIMATING GALIP BETWEEN 1310Z AND 2010Z SHOULD FILE GALIP DINTY C1176 RZS. THE TEMPORARY ROUTES DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE FOR AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH RNP-10 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS OR BETTER. ALL OTHERS SHOULD FLIGHT PLAN TO AVOID THE AIRSPACE NOTAMED FOR ALTRV 2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109 BY AT LEAST 50NM. TIMES LISTED ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TURBOJET AIRCRAFT ONLY AND SLOWER AIRCRAFT SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR AT 510-745-3332 OR THE OAKLAND ARTCC OCEANIC SUPERVISOR AT 510-745-3342. 0940-2010Z DLY, 10 AUG 09:40 2011 UNTIL 17 AUG 20:10 2011. CREATED: 08 AUG 02:04 2011

!CARF 08/050 (KZAK A3962/11) ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON RTS AIROPS 332 STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN 6NM RADIUS OF 0844N/16743E WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 0851N/16630E 0843N/16743E 0751N/16652E SFC-UNL WEF 1108101000-1108110045
!CARF 08/056 (KZAK A3965/11) ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON HTV2-BALLOON STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 3159N/14532W 3259N/14532W 3259N/14755W 3159N/14755W SFC-UNL WEF 1108101000-1108110300

A3994/11 - QXXXX THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ARE REQUIRED DUE TO: ALTRV 2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109. THIS NOTAM AFFECTS TRAFFIC BETWEEN ASIA/GUAM/WAKE AND HAWAII. WESTBOUND TRAFFIC TO ASIA FROM HAWAII ESTIMATING TO CROSS 160 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE BETWEEN 1150Z AND 2045Z SHOULD FILE AJINK 18N/170W 17N/175W 22N/179W FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE.EASTBOUND TRAFFIC TO HAWAII FROM ASIA ESTIMATING TO CROSS 180 DEGREES EAST LONGITUDE BETWEEN 1120Z AND 2010Z SHOULD FILE FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE TO 22N/179W 17N/175W 18N/170W AJINK.WESTBOUND TRAFFIC FROM HAWAII TO WAKE OR GUAM ESTIMATING TO CROSS 160 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE BETWEEN 1035Z AND 2020Z SHOULD FILE AJINK 18N/170W 17N/175W 22N179W FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE.EASTBOUND TRAFFIC TO HAWAII FROM WAKE OR GUAM ESTIMATING TO CROSS 175 DEGREES EAST LONGITUDE BETWEEN 1110Z AND 2050Z SHOULD FILE FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE TO 22N/179W 17N175W 18N/170W AJINK. THE TEMPORARY ROUTES DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE FOR AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH RNP-10 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS OR BETTER. ALL OTHERS SHOULD FLIGHT PLAN TO AVOID THE AIRSPACE NOTAMED FOR ALTRV 2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109 BY AT LEAST 50NM. TIMES LISTED ABOVE ARE BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TURBOJET AIRCRAFT ONLY AND SLOWER AIRCRAFT SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR AT 510-745-3332 OR THE OAKLAND ARTCC OCEANIC SUPERVISOR AT 510-745-3342. 1035-2050Z DLY, 10 AUG 10:35 2011 UNTIL 17 AUG 20:50 2011. CREATED: 08 AUG 02:04 2011

!CARF 08/058 (KZAK A3966/11) ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON HTV2-PROSPECTOR 66 STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN 75NM RADIUS OF 2048N/17250W WITHIN 75NM RADIUS OF 2435N/16512W WITHIN 75NM RADIUS OF 2954N/14627W WITHIN 75NM RADIUS OF 2814N/15218W FL210-FL230 WEF 1108101330-1108101900

!CARF 08/053 (KZAK A3963/11) ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON 2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109 STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 3601N/12806W 3549N/12648W 3536N/12651W 3547N/12809W SFC-UNL WEF 1108101345-1108102017

!CARF 08/054 ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON 2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109 STAGE-3 STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 2102N/17905W 1959N/17856E 1644N/17319E 1330N/16826E 1157N/16646E 1131N/16721E 1103N/16705E 0955N/16611E 0929N/16541E 0907N/16605E 0931N/16647E 0936N/16728E 1040N/16954E 1040N/17112E 1401N/17632E 1713N/17728W 1728N/17700W WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 2814N/15017W 3056N/14516W 3116N/14455W 3233N/14540W 3315N/14637W 3206N/15134W 2637N/16752W 2347N/17400W 2157N/17718W 1822N/17515W 2038N/17100W 2314N/16509W 2438N/16122W SFC-UNL WEF 1108101345-1108102101

A3964/11 - QRACA ON 2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109 STAGE-3 STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 2102N/17905W 1959N/17856E 1644N/17319E 1330N/16826E 1157N/16646E 1131N/16721E 1103N/16705E 0955N/16611E 0929N/16541E 0907N/16605E 0931N/16647E 0936N/16728E 1040N/16954E 1040N/17112E 1401N/17632E 1713N/17728W 1728N/17700W WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 2814N/15017W 3056N/14516W 3116N/14455W 3233N/14540W 3315N/14637W 3206N/15134W 2637N/16752W 2347N/17400W 2157N/17718W 1822N/17515W 2038N/17100W 2314N/16509W 2438N/16122W. SFC - UNL, 10 AUG 13:45 2011 UNTIL 10 AUG 21:01 2011. CREATED: 07 AUG 15:18 2011

!CARF 08/069 (KZAK A4000/11) ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON RTS AIROPS 332 STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN 6NM RADIUS OF 0844N/16743E WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 0851N/16630E 0843N/16743E 0751N/16652E SFC-UNL WEF 1108111000-1108120045

!CARF 08/065 (KZAK A3997/11) ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON HTV2-BALLOON STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 3159N/14532W 3259N/14532W 3259N/14755W 3159N/14755W SFC-UNL WEF 1108111000-1108120300

!CARF 08/066 (KZAK A3999/11) ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON HTV2-PROSPECTOR 66 STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN 75NM RADIUS OF 2048N/17250W AND WITHIN 75NM RADIUS OF 2435N/16512W AND WITHIN 75NM RADIUS OF 2954N/14627W AND WITHIN 75NM RADIUS OF 2814N/15218W FL210-FL230 WEF 1108111330-1108111900

!CARF 08/062 (KZAK A3996/11) ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON .2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109 STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 3601N/12806W 3549N/12648W 3536N/12651W 3547N/12809W SFC-UNL WEF 1108111345-1108112017

!CARF 08/057 (KZLA A1983/11) ZLA AIRSPACE DCC ON 2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109 STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 3515N/12301W 3451N/12106W 3432N/12112W 3456N/12307W WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 3439N/12055W 3435N/12038W 3434N/12038W 3438N/12056W SFC-UNL WEF 1108101345-1108102017
!CARF 08/060 (KZLA A1992/11) ZLA AIRSPACE DCC ON .2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109 STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 3515N/12301W 3451N/12106W 3432N/12112W 3456N/12307W AND WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 3438N/12056W 3439N/12055W 3435N/12038W 3434N/12038W SFC-UNL WEF 1108111345-1108112017

!CARF 08/063 (KZAK A3998/11) ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON .2 ROPS AIROP DO-1109 STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 2102N/17905W 1959N/17856E 1644N/17319E 1330N/16826E 1157N/16646E 1131N/16721E 1103N/16705E 0955N/16611E 0929N/16541E 0907N/16605E 0931N/16647E 0936N/16728E 1040N/16954E 1040N/17112E 1401N/17632E 1713N/17728W 1728N/17700W AND WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 2814N/15017W 3056N/14516W 3116N/14455W 3233N/14540W 3315N/14637W 3206N/15134W 2637N/16752W 2347N/17400W 2157N/17718W 1822N/17515W 2038N/17100W 2314N/16509W 2438N/16122W SFC-UNL WEF 1108111345-1108112101

!CARF 08/068 ZAK AIRSPACE DCC ON BRAVO STATIONARY RESERVATION WITHIN AN AREA BNDD BY 4040N/12710W 4040N/13200W 3730N/13200W 3730N/12710W SFC-FL200 WEF 1108111719-1108112019

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Трансляция будет?))

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http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2011/2011/08/09_HYPERSONIC_AIRCRAFT_READY_FOR_LAUNCH.aspx

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http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/awx/2011/08/08/awx_08_08_2011_p0-356864.xml&headline=Next%20Hypersonic%20Technology%20Vehicle%20to%20Launch

Next Hypersonic Technology Vehicle to Launch[/size]

Aug 9, 2011
 
By Guy Norris guy_norris@aviationweek.com

The U.S. Air Force confirms it will attempt the second flight of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) from Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Aug. 10 at 7 a.m.

The Lockheed Martin-built hypersonic glider will be boosted by a Minotaur IV with the aim of flying 4,100 nm across the Pacific in 30 min., to splash down off Kwajalein Atoll. The HTV-2 is designed to demonstrate the high lift-to-drag aerodynamics and high-temperature materials needed for sustained hypersonic flight, with the goal of validating technology for a vehicle able to reach anywhere in the world in 60 min.

The second HTV-2 incorporates a more robust flight control system to counter the issues which led to the loss of the first vehicle, nine min. into the flight on April 22, 2010. The revised control system incorporates changes to the center of gravity to reduce the lateral/directional coupling which occurred on the first flight, as well as adaptations to allow the vehicle's nitrogen-gas reaction control system to be used for yaw control in the atmosphere – as well as in space. (AW&ST, Aug. 1, 2011. p14)

The Air Force says the launch will be the fourth of the Orbital Sciences Corporation's Minotaur IV rocket which uses decommissioned Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile motors. It will also be the ninth launch for the Minotaur program from Vandenberg AFB.

The HTV-2 is the final surviving element of Darpa's Falcon program to demonstrate technology for a prompt global strike system. The program will terminate with the second launch.[/size]

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Интересно, а первая ступень у нее так и береться из запасов первых ступеней MX, кто знает? Им уже уже как минимум 22 года.

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HTV2 countdown holding at 70 minutes due to weather constraint

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Отложили до завтра.

Today's launch has been scrubbed due to weather. The launch has been rescheduled for tomorrow morning.

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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1108/10minotaurhtv2b/

Weather forces delay in launch of global strike demo[/size]
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: August 10, 2011


Poor weather over the Pacific Ocean forced military officials to put off the planned Wednesday launch of a hypersonic glider from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.


Photo of the Minotaur 4 Lite rocket before launch. Credit: U.S. Air Force
 
The mission was scrubbed because of inclement weather conditions downrange west of Vandenberg, the nation's primary West Coast launch site located between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Bad weather was reported near Kwajalein Atoll, the remote destination for the mission's high-speed flight demonstrator. After conducting maneuvers over the Pacific Ocean, the arrowhead-shaped vehicle is supposed to fall back to Earth near the U.S. Army's Reagan Test Site near Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands.

Liftoff is rescheduled for 7 a.m. Pacific time (10 a.m. EDT; 1400 GMT) Thursday aboard a three-stage Minotaur 4 Lite launch vehicle, according to the U.S. Air Force. The launch could occur from 7 a.m. through 1 p.m. local time.

The mission's goal is to demonstrate hypersonic gliding and maneuvering techniques at the edge of space at speeds eclipsing 13,000 mph. The test flight could help the Pentagon develop a prompt global strike program to deliver conventional warheads to faraway targets in less than an hour.

It is the second flight of the military's Hypersonic Test Vehicle 2, a craft built by Lockheed Martin Corp. for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA.

An initial demo flight in April 2010 ended prematurely when the HTV lost control and had to be destroyed. Engineers concluded the anomaly was due to flight control authority limitations when the vehicle's flaps were unable to maintain the HTV's orientation.

Despite the abridged flight, last year's test gathered 139 seconds of useful aerodynamic data and verified navigation, communications and control systems.

The taste of data from the shortened first HTV flight was still more than could have been efficiently collected inside wind tunnels on the ground, according to Air Force Maj. Chris Schulz, the HTV 2 program manager.

Wind tunnels are able to simulate long-term hypersonic flight conditions up to velocities around Mach 15. Beyond that, engineers need special wind tunnels called impulse tunnels to capture data milliseconds at a time. It would have required years, tens of millions of dollars and several hundred impulse tunnel tests to replicate data from the April 2010 demo flight.


Artist's concept of the Hypersonic Test Vehicle 2. Credit: DARPA
 
"And even then, we wouldn't know exactly what to expect based solely on the snapshots provided in ground testing," Schulz said. "Only flight testing reveals the harsh and uncertain reality."

The second craft has a different center of gravity, it will fly with a reduced angle of attack, and it will use thruster jets to help control itself in flight, according to DARPA, the military's research and development unit.

"DARPA looks forward to conquering more unknowns about long-duration hypersonic missions," said Dave Neyland, director of DARPA's tactical technology office. "We need to increase our technical knowledge to support future hypersonic technology development. We gained valuable data from the first flight, made some adjustments based on the findings of an engineering review board to improve this second flight, and now we're ready to put all of that to the test."

About three minutes after launch, the Minotaur rocket should accelerate the HTV payload to about 20 times the speed of sound, fast enough to travel from New York to Los Angeles in 12 minutes. Once the glider is released, it will first prepare to re-enter Earth's atmosphere, then soar through the edge of space with a series of programmed banks to control the craft's speed and trajectory.

Temperatures outside the vehicle will reach 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit during the most extreme part of the flight, hot enough to melt steel. Tracking ships, planes and space assets will collect data during the flight, and the HTV is covered in sensors to study how the vehicle responds throughout the mission.

At the end of the mission, the HTV will dive into the ocean and will not be recovered.

DARPA says the HTV craft features a high lift-to-drag aerodynamic shape, lightweight thermal protection structures and autonomous guidance, control and flight safety systems.

This pair of HTV tests is part of DARPA's Falcon project. An Air Force-led follow-on flight called the Conventional Strike Missile is planned launch on another Minotaur rocket in mid-2013, in which another HTV will be outfitted with a conventional warhead to be directed toward a target downrange. [/size]

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Анимашка полёта HTV-2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvoUJkUhoHs&feature=player_embedded

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http://www.itar-tass.com/c11/201960.html

США проведут второе испытание военного гиперзвукового планирующего аппарата "Фалкон"[/size]

ВАШИНГТОН, 11 августа. /Корр.ИТАР-ТАСС Дмитрий Кирсанов/. Министерство обороны США планирует сегодня провести второе испытание военного гиперзвукового планирующего аппарата с треугольным крылом или гиперзвукового летательного аппарата "Фалкон" /"Сокол"/. Этот тест намечался на среду, но был перенесен в связи с неподходящими погодными условиями, сообщило управление перспективных исследовательских программ Пентагона /ДАРПА/.

По его словам, аппарат будет запущен с помощью носителя "Минотавр-4", который стартует с пускового комплекса на базе ВВС США Ванденберг в штате Калифорния. После того, как ракета приблизится к околоземной орбите, "Фалкон", находящийся в ее носовой части в специальной капсуле, отделится и начнет в атмосфере собственный полет в направлении атолла Кваджалейн в Тихом океане. Предполагается, что двигаться аппарат будет в 20 раз быстрее скорости звука /на скорости примерно 21 тыс км/час/. Ему предстоит преодолеть расстояние порядка 6,5 тыс км. За полетом "Фалкона" будут следить, собирая телеметрические данные, более 20 датчиков, расположенных на земле, в воздухе, на воде и в космосе.

Первое испытание аппарата состоялось в апреле прошлого года и прошло неудачно. На 9-й минуте полета произошла потеря связи с ним, установленные на нем автоматические системы зафиксировали отклонение от заданной программы испытания и сработала система его самоуничтожения.

Тогда планировалось, что после отделения "Фалкон" выполнит несколько маневров. Кроме того, в ходе планирующего полета планировалось проверить аэродинамические характеристики формы аппарата, термозащитные конструкции, материалы и технологии изготовления, а также автономные гиперзвуковые системы навигации и управления и систему безопасности.

Как подчеркнули в ДАРПА, для нового испытания "инженеры скорректировали расположение центра тяжести" аппарата и "уменьшили угол атаки". Наряду с этим, специалисты теперь собираются использовать установленную на его борту систему, позволяющую дополнить действие закрылок в целях "обеспечения стабильности во время полета".

Согласно распространенным ДАРПА сведениям, аппарат разработан корпорацией "Локхид-Мартин" в рамках программы, ставящей своей целью обеспечить Пентагон средством нанесения "быстрых и точных неядерных ударов по любой цели на планете в ответ на угрозы национальной безопасности США". Гиперзвуковые аппараты задуманы в качестве альтернативы межконтинентальным баллистическим ракетам, оснащенным ядерными боеголовками.[/size]

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We have lift-off of the Minotaur IV launch vehicle carrying the 2nd HTV2 flight test vehicle

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Есть отделение HTV2 от РН

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http://twitter.com/#!/DARPA_News

DARPA_News DARPA  
Acquisition of signal of #HTV2 by Pacific Tracker.
3 мин назад
 
DARPA_News DARPA  
Confirmation of a successful #HTV2 separation from the Minotaur IV launch vehicle
5 мин назад
 
DARPA_News DARPA  
In a few minutes the vehicle will leave the visual range of Vandenberg tracking #HTV2
8 мин назад
 
DARPA_News DARPA  
We have lift-off of the Minotaur IV launch vehicle carrying the 2nd #HTV2 flight test vehicle
10 мин назад

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DARPA_News DARPA  
#HTV2 mission is on track, entering glide phase. Learn more about the phases here: go.usa.gov/KwZ
1 мин назад

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Начинается самое интересное...

[Space Alien]

А где прямую трансляцию можно смотреть?