NROL-45 – Delta IVM+(5,2) – Vandenberg SLC-6 – 10.02.2016 11:40 UTC

[che wi]

Delta Mariner drops anchor at Vandenberg to deliver rocket
http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/11/09/delta-mariner-drops-anchor-at-vandenberg-to-drop-off-rocket/
http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123430825

The harbor at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California received a Delta 4 rocket last week, dropping anchor aboard the Delta Mariner cargo ship after transit from the manufacturing plant in Alabama.

The United Launch Alliance rocket is scheduled to lift off in April from Space Launch Complex 6 at the base, on the classified NROL-45 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

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"Months of work went into the Mariner's arrival, by everyone from the contractors, to ULA, to the base personnel," said Capt. Crystal Hamilton, 4th Space Launch Squadron launch mission manager. "The Delta 4 that arrived on the Mariner actually traveled from the production facility at Decatur, Ala., to Cape Canaveral Air Station for initial processing, before making its way through the Gulf of Mexico, Panama Canal and up the coastline to Vandenberg."

The harbor is a leftover part of the base's space shuttle infrastructure built in the 1980s. The dock would have received the external fuel tank barge. Now, it is used exclusively by the Mariner.

"The Delta rocket travels by boat because it's too large to be transported any other way," said Maj. Lawrence Ware, 4th SLS director of operations.

"Our role is to provide mission assurance for Evolved Expendable Launch vehicles for the Air Force at Vandenberg. What that means is we work with ULA and monitor their operations to ensure they're complying with the contract set up with the Air Force and we help manage their risk all the way from the hardware arrival to the day of launch when the rocket leaves the pad. It has been a great experience. Nothing is better than being out on the beach, watching the sun come up, and being able to unload a 250 million dollar rocket off the back of a ship. This is definitely one of the highlights of being at this base and not too many people can say they do this for a living."

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[che wi]

Delta Mariner Arrival Nov 5, 2014

[che wi]

Пуск запланирован на 10 февраля 2016

[silentpom]

многовато собакенов

[Брабонт]

Вечно бдительный пёс должен быть четвёртым "Топазом", и никаких альтернативных версий пока не высказывалось?

[G.K.]

Виктор Воропаев пишет:
Вечно бдительный пёс должен быть четвёртым "Топазом", и никаких альтернативных версий пока не высказывалось?

Пока нет, пока зоны не объявят- все одно это спекуляции.

По патчу есть вопросы: а что за конструкция из сапог, калашникова и каски? Это реальный памятник и что это все означает на языке патчеводов? Молот как-то похож то ли на Тора, то ли ещё на что-то скандинавское.
P.S. Средний патчик необычен, я бы сказал трогателен- когда это спутник "помнил" о погибших? Но все равно красивее "глаз" нет пока ничего.

[napalm]

Какой еще калаш?      Шо цэ на означает на языке патчеводов неведомо, но импровизированный памятник - реальная тредиция. 

Тыц

[Salo]

http://www.ulalaunch.com/delta-iv-to-launch-nrol45.aspx?title=Delta+IV+to+Launch+NROL-45&Category=2

Delta IV to Launch NROL-45

Rocket/Payload: A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Medium+ (5.2) rocket will launch the NROL-55 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

Date/Site/Launch Time: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Launch Notes: NROL-55 will be the 31st Delta IV mission since the vehicle's inaugural launch in 2002, and the 9th NRO mission to launch on Delta IV.

Mission Description: The mission will be launched for the National Reconnaissance Office in support of national defense.

Launch Updates: To keep up to speed with updates to the launch countdown, dial the ULA launch hotline at 1-877-852-4321 or join the conversation at facebook.com/ulalaunch, twitter.com/ulalaunch and instagram.com/ulalaunch; hashtags #NROL45 and #DeltaIV.

Go Delta! Go NROL-45!

[silentpom]

почему вы M-4 называете калашом?

[silentpom]

в английском есть идиома die with you boots on - погиб при исполнении. сапоги на памятнике намекают

[Прол]

Salo пишет:
http://www.ulalaunch.com/delta-iv-to-launch-nrol45.aspx?title=Delta+IV+to+Launch+NROL-45&Category=2

Delta IV to Launch NROL-45
 
 Rocket/Payload: A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Medium+ (5.2) rocket will launch the NROL-55 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).


 Launch Notes: NROL-55 will be the 31st Delta IV mission since the vehicle's inaugural launch in 2002, and the 9th NRO mission to launch on Delta IV.


Go Delta! Go NROL-45!

ULA нервничает из-за Маска ?

[che wi]

[che wi]

ULA ‏@ulalaunch  Feb 7

Can't share launch time yet, but #DeltaIV #NROL45 webcast will begin Feb. 10 at 3:19am PST.

[che wi]

Delta IV launch set Wednesday morning at Vandenberg

Vandenberg Air Force Base is scheduled to launch a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-6 on Wednesday, with a launch window opening at 3:39 a.m. PDT.

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Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, will be the launch decision authority.

"We are excited and ready to take on our first Delta launch of 2016," Moss said. "We are proud to showcase this national capability, and everyone involved has been working tirelessly to ensure this launch is a safe and successful one."

Vandenberg's 4th Space Launch Squadron was in final launch preparations with Vandenberg's mission partners from ULA, the Aerospace Corp. and the National Reconnaissance Office, a base spokesman said this afternoon.

"A launch like this takes teamwork and dedication," said Lt. Col. Eric Zarybnisky, 4th Space Launch Squadron commander.

"Our mission assurance technicians and engineers have worked hand-in-hand with United Launch Alliance, going over critical procedures and tasks to certify this launch is secure," Zarybnisky said.

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[Salo]

10 февраля в 14:39 ДМВ.

[che wi]

[che wi]

The Mobile Assembly Shelter or MAS is rolled back to its launch position in preparation for liftoff of the Delta IV rocket carrying the NROL-45 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.

http://www.ulalaunch.com/file-library.aspx?launchEventID=256

[che wi]

ULAVerified account ‏@ulalaunch  14h ago

Forecast shows a 100% chance of favorable weather for Feb.10 #DeltaIV #NROL45 launch!

[che wi]

скромный буклетик
http://www.ulalaunch.com/uploads/docs/Mission_Booklets/DIV/div_nrol45_mob.pdf

[che wi]

0738 GMT (11:38 p.m. local)
The valve issue has been resolved and the workers are leaving the launch pad. Countdown activities will be resuming shortly.

0722 GMT (11:22 p.m. local)
Mission officials have directed a special team to return to the launch pad for the manual adjustment of an unresponsive valve. This will delay the start of fueling until the hazard area around Space Launch Complex 6 is clear again. There's currently no impact to the 3:39 a.m. launch time since the countdown has margin to deal with issues like this.

http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/02/09/live-coverage-delta-4-countdown-and-launch-journal/