Solar Orbiter (SolO) – Atlas V 411 – Canaveral SLC-41 – 10.02.2020 – 07:05 ДМВ

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Chris G - NSF@ChrisG_NSF 9:27 PM - Feb 7, 2020

Launch Readiness Review cleared all elements for liftoff on 9 February at 23:03 EST (04:03 UTC on 10 February). Launch window is 2hrs long that day.  Overall Venus interplanetary launch window is open until 20 February. #SolarOrbiter @ulalaunch #AtlasV @ESASolarOrbiter

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Chris G - NSF@ChrisG_NSF 9:35 PM - Feb 7, 2020

Initial parking orbit for this mission is 203 x 236 km.  This is the orbit Centaur will initially inject into for its ~30min coast until Centaur re-ignition for the injection to heliocentric orbit bound for Venus.#SolarOrbiter @ulalaunch #AtlasV @ESASolarOrbiter

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Chris G - NSF@ChrisG_NSF 9:42 PM - Feb 7, 2020

The doors on the heat shield will only be opened during perihelion close approaches to the sun and will be closed the rest of the time.  There is 10 days of science through those open doors each perihelion. #SolarOrbiter @ulalaunch #AtlasV @ESASolarOrbiter

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Chris G - NSF@ChrisG_NSF 9:48 PM - Feb 7, 2020

While the launch window is 2hrs long, they CANNOT launch at all times. They have 25 5-minute instantaneous opportunities every 5 minutes.  So...

23:03 EST.  Then...
23:08 EST.  Then...
23:13 EST.... and so on to the end of the window.
#SolarOrbiter @ulalaunch #AtlasV @ESASolarOrbiter

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Брифинг завершен

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Брифинг завершен

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Объявлена

Launch Hazard Area
 

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NOTMAR

NAVAREA IV 123/20

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
    100403Z TO 100639Z FEB,
    ALTERNATE 110359Z TO 110635Z AND
    120350Z TO 120626Z FEB IN AREAS BOUND BY:
    A. 28-36-41N 80-35-48W, 28-37-00N 80-35-00W,
        28-38-00N 80-28-00W, 28-37-00N 80-17-00W,
        28-27-00N 79-58-00W, 28-24-00N 80-00-00W,
        28-27-00N 80-15-00W, 28-32-00N 80-32-00W,
        28-32-42N 80-33-51W.
    B. 27-24-00N 78-55-00W, 28-16-00N 78-42-00W,
        27-47-00N 77-32-00W, 27-21-00N 77-57-00W.
    C. 18-55-00N 61-08-00W, 19-55-00N 60-16-00W,
        17-09-00N 55-40-00W, 16-02-00N 56-37-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 120726Z FEB 20.//

Authority: EASTERN RANGE 281700Z JAN 20;

Date: 060902Z FEB 20
Cancel: 12072600 Feb 20

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/solarorbiter/2020/02/07/solar-orbiter-go-for-launch-on-sunday-feb-9/
https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2020/02/07/solar-orbiter-go-for-launch-on-sunday-feb-9/

Solar Orbiter "Go" for Launch on Sunday, Feb. 9

Anna Heiney
Posted Feb 7, 2020 at 4:00 pm


Members of the Goddard Space Flight Center Solar Orbiter Collaboration Project Office, along with Launch Services Program's (LSP) Jim Behling (back left), launch site integration manager, pose in front of the Solar Orbiter spacecraft inside the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray

Solar Orbiter, an international collaborative mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, has been given the "go" for launch on Sunday, Feb. 9, aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is targeted for 11:03 p.m. EST.

The mission was cleared to proceed during the launch readiness review held Friday morning at the agency's Kennedy Space Center. ESA, NASA and ULA officials evaluated the status of the spacecraft, rocket and ground-based assets needed to support launch. All parties were "go" at the review, according to NASA Launch Director Tim Dunn.

Weather conditions at launch time are expected to be favorable, with an 80% chance of meeting all the criteria for liftoff. Weather Officer Jessica Williams of the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing predicts a high pressure moving into the area in the wake of a cold front will keep clouds and moisture at bay for several days. An onshore flow from the east could bring in some cumulus clouds and ground winds, and those are the primary weather concerns for launch on Sunday.

The Atlas V rocket, topped by the payload fairing containing the Solar Orbiter spacecraft, is scheduled to roll from the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 on Saturday morning, Feb. 8. NASA EDGE will provide live coverage of the rollout from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Watch live on Facebook or YouTube.

Coverage of the countdown and liftoff will begin at 10:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 9, on NASA TV, NASA TV online, and here on the launch blog.

Solar Orbiter will observe the Sun with high spatial resolution telescopes and capture observations in the environment directly surrounding the spacecraft to create a one-of-a-kind picture of how the Sun can affect the space environment throughout the solar system. The spacecraft also will provide the first-ever images of the Sun's poles and the never-before-observed magnetic environment there, which helps drive the Sun's 11-year solar cycle and its periodic outpouring of solar storms.

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Atlas V Solar Orbiter Mission Profile

United Launch Alliance

7 февр. 2020 г.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/zVFLSMgNGl0 (2:38)

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Solar Orbiter Science Briefing

NASA Video

7 февр. 2020 г.

Solar Orbiter Science Briefing with representatives from the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. Participants include the following: Daniel Mueller, Solar Orbiter Project Scientist, European Space Agency; Nicky Fox, Director, NASA Heliophysics Division; Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate; Guenther Hasinger, Director of Science, European Space Agency

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ppKYmW9haLE (56:51)

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NASA | Solar Orbiter prelaunch news conference

space googlevesaire

Трансляция началась 7 часов назад

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ULA‏ @ulalaunch 13 ч. назад

Wondering when and where you may see the #AtlasV launch of #SolarOrbiter? This visibility map shows your best chances to see the rocket in the Southeastern U.S.! Launch is scheduled for Sunday at 11:03 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral. #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters