SBIRS-GEO 3 - Atlas V 401 (AV-066) - Канаверал SLC-41 - 21.01.2017 00:42 UTC

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SMC Commander ‏@SMC_CC  24 мин.24 минуты назад  
On track for Jan 19 launch following encapsulation of #SBIRS Flight-3 satellite w/in payload fairing. Ready for #AtlasV integration.
   
 

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Tory Bruno ‏@torybruno  1 ч.1 час назад  
Coducted a very clean President's Mission Success Review today. Looking forward to taking SBIRS to space

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James Dean ‏@flatoday_jdean  53 мин.53 минуты назад
ULA, Air Force today placed #SBIRS GEO-3 satellite atop Atlas V rocket in preparation for 7:46pm ET Jan. 19 launch from Cape Canaveral.

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http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/12/atlas-5-and-delta-4-achieve-milestones-in-parallel-on-the-same-morning/

Atlas 5 and Delta 4 achieve milestones in parallel on the same morning   
 January 12, 2017 Justin Ray

 
The SBIRS GEO Flight 3 satellite will be launched next week. Credit: Lockheed Martin

CAPE CANAVERAL — Critical operations were completed this morning by United Launch Alliance at Cape Canaveral to prepare two rockets for upcoming flights into space.
At the Vertical Integration Facility adjacent to Complex 41, the U.S. military's $1.2 billion SBIRS GEO Flight 3 spacecraft was hoisted atop its Atlas 5 booster for liftoff next Thursday.
And down the road at Complex 37, the Delta 4 rocket that will launch a military communications satellite March 8 was hydraulically erected on the pad to begin its pre-flight campaign.
The missions will be ULA's 46th and 47th missions conducted for the U.S. Air Force over the past decade.
The third Space Base Infrared Systems Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, or SBIRS GEO Flight 3, was delivered to the VIF for mating from the National Reconnaissance Office's Eastern Processing Facility at Cape Canaveral early today.
The craft was encapsulated in the Atlas 5 rocket's payload fairing on Jan. 7.
Crews used an overhead crane to lift the 10,000-pound satellite through the doorway and into the towering building for attachment to the Centaur upper stage.
The launch on Jan. 19 is scheduled during a 40-minute window opens at 7:46 p.m. EST (0046 GMT).
The Lockheed Martin-built craft will operate 22,300 miles above Earth and use its telescopic infrared vision to detect launching missiles and provide early warning to the threatened area.
"The satellite's successful delivery and encapsulation closes out a manufacturing process that Lockheed Martin has continued to streamline with each build, driving significant schedule and cost reductions into the SBIRS program," said David Sheridan, vice president of Lockheed Martin's Overhead Persistent Infrared systems mission area.

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http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/15/weather-forecast-70-percent-go-for-thursdays-atlas-5-rocket-launch/

Weather forecast 70 percent 'go' for Thursday's Atlas 5 rocket launch
 January 15, 2017 Justin Ray
 
Credit: United Launch Alliance
 
CAPE CANAVERAL — Meteorologists are anticipating favorable odds of good weather during the countdown to launch an Atlas 5 rocket and U.S. military satellite on Thursday evening from Cape Canaveral.
The day's 40-minute launch opportunity that is timed to deliver the satellite into the correct orbital position opens at 7:46 p.m. EST (0046 GMT).
The United Launch Alliance booster will deploy the Space Base Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite No. 3, or SBIRS GEO Flight 3, to provide missile detection and early-warning notices of incoming threats.
The Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron at the Cape predicts a 70 percent chance of acceptable launch conditions. The area of concern for launch will be cumulus clouds and cloud thickness.
The specifics for the launch window include scattered low-level and broken high-level clouds, good visibility, winds from the southwest at 10 to 14 knots, a relative humidity of 80 percent and a temperature of 72 degrees F.
"On launch day, a surface trough pushes into North Florida with moisture gradually increasing through the day. Isolated showers are possible mid to late afternoon. Westerly winds in the steering levels will bring interior showers toward the east coast. Near sunset and with the loss of diurnal heating, showers are expected to trend down," Air Force meteorologists said today.
"The primary concern for launch is cumulus clouds and thick clouds associated with the proximity of the surface trough and upper level disturbance."
In the event of a 24-hour delay, the forecast for Friday evening calls for increasing clouds in the mid- and upper-levels are expected as another surface trough approaches Florida's Big Bend area, meteorologists say.
There is a 60 percent chance of acceptable launch conditions on Friday.
The flight will originate from Complex 41, and the rocket will be rolled from its assembly building to the pad on Wednesday morning.
Public viewing options for the evening launch are somewhat limited given the timing of liftoff.
The optimal spot — Playalinda Beach– closes at sundown, nearly two hours before the launch window opens.
That leaves the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex as having the closest available spots. Its main campus 7.1 miles away (although without a direct view of the pad) and the Apollo/Saturn V Center located 5.4 miles away. Either site has admission fees, however.
The nearest free public viewing location offering the best view is Route 401 in Port Canaveral, some 11.7 miles from the launch pad.
Viewing options are described by LaunchPhotography.com.
 Get directions there.
The Atlas 5 will generate 860,000 pounds of thrust from its main engine, rising on a pillar of fire to lift the 10,000-pound SBIRS GEO Flight 3 satellite into space.
The rocket will head due east from the Cape en route to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
It will be the year's first launch from Cape Canaveral.

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Фото стопудово не этого Атласа. Ну или двухнедельной давности, что тоже врядли

[silentpom]

фаза луны не та?

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silentpom пишет:
фаза луны не та?

Ага, щас 3-й день после полнолуния, только только стареющая луна. А тут она 2 дня как народившаяся )

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James Dean ‏@flatoday_jdean  2 мин.2 минуты назад
Weather 80% favorable for 7:46pm ET Thursday launch of Atlas V, SBIRS GEO-3 satellite from Cape Canaveral: http://bit.ly/2iDlaVi 

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Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow  1 мин.1 минуту назад  
The weather outlook for Thursday's 7:46pmEST (0046 GMT) launch of Atlas 5 has improved to 80% GO
 

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Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow 1 ч1 час назад
Launch Readiness Review passed for Thursday's Atlas 5 and #SBIRSGEO3 -- a sophisticated missile warning observatory http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/17/av066_journal/ ...
 
 
  Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow 2 ч2 часа назад
#SBIRSGEO3 launching to detect incoming missiles threatening U.S. homeland, military forces abroad or allied nations http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/16/advanced-missile-detection-satellite-for-early-warning-alerts-awaits-liftoff/ ...

 
  ULA ‏@ulalaunch 58 мин.58 минут назад
ULA Launch Readiness Review complete! #AtlasV #SBIRS GEO Flight 3 is on track to launch from Cape Canaveral on Jan19 http://bit.ly/sbirs_geo3 
 

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http://www.ulalaunch.com/uploads/docs/Mission_Booklets/AV/av_sbirsgeoflight3_mob.pdf

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Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow  4 мин.4 минуты назад  
ASCENT PROFILE: Launch timeline to be followed by the Atlas 5 rocket's ascent into orbit with #SBIRSGEO3 Thursday http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/17/timeline-atlas-5sbirs-geo-flight-3-ascent/ ...
 

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Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow 3 ч.3 часа назад
ROLLOUT PHOTO GALLERY: Atlas 5 transferred to launch pad with #SBIRSGEO3 aboard http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/19/photos-atlas-5-rolled-out-with-sbirs-geo-flight-3/ ...
 
 
  Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow 13 ч.13 часов назад
#SBIRSGEO3 on pad to launch Thursday for persistent surveillance of missile attacks against U.S. and allies http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/17/av066_journal/ ...
 
 
  Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow 14 ч.14 часов назад
ROLLOUT underway to move Atlas 5 from assembly building to Complex 41 for tomorrow's #SBIRSGEO3 launch http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/17/av066_journal/ ... (file pic)
 

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Tory Bruno ‏@torybruno  16 мин.16 минут назад  
Still looking good for tonight. Pgo at 70% for cumulus clouds

[Зловредный]

Если кому интересно,трансляция будет здесь: 

[тавот]

Зловредный пишет:
Если кому интересно,трансляция будет здесь:

Спасибо большое.

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Остановили отсчет.

[Алексей]

Запуск отменен. Сначала возникли проблемы с двумя датчиками при заправке первой ступени приведшие к задержке запуска, а за 3 минуты 26 секунд произошел отбой из-за самолета вошедшего в зону безопасности космодрома.
Следующее 40-минутное окно для запуска откроется в 7:42 p.m. EST (0042 GMT).