GOES-R - Atlas V 541 (AV-069) - Канаверал SLC-41 - 19.11.2016 - 22:42 UTC

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http://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/

Nov. 19 • Atlas 5 • GOES-R
Launch window: 2142-2342 GMT (4:42-6:42 p.m. EST)
 Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-069, will launch GOES-R, the first next-generation geostationary weather satellite for NASA and NOAA. GOES-R will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from March 11. Moved forward from Oct. 14. Delayed from Oct. 13, Nov. 4 and Nov. 16. [Nov. 4]

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James Dean ‏@flatoday_jdean  2 ч2 часа назад
GOES-R weather satellite overnight rolled to Launch Complex 41, has been lifted atop Atlas V ahead of Nov. 19 launch from Cape Canaveral.

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http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/11/09/advanced-weather-bird-mounted-atop-atlas-5-rocket-for-launch-into-space/

Advanced weather bird mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for launch into space             
 November 9, 2016 Justin Ray
 
File photo of satellite in Atlas 5 rocket payload in 5-meter fairing being hoisted. Credit NASA-KSC

CAPE CANAVERAL — The opening volley in the transformation of U.S. weather forecasting was mounted atop its ride to space today for the planned Nov. 19 launch that begins a $11 billion upgrade in the nation's meteorology capability.
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R, or GOES-R, was hoisted high atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket this morning at the vehicle's Cape Canaveral vertical assembly building.
At 11,500 pounds and equipped with advanced sensors, it is the heaviest and most sophisticated U.S. weather satellite in history, continuing a line of 16 previous GOES craft launched since 1975.
"Space-based lightning detection and advanced imagery are among the new tools, which will help forecasters better monitor storm development and deliver more precise, timely and accurate watches and warnings," said NOAA's National Weather Service director Louis Uccellini.
"With GOES-R, the National Weather Service will have unprecedented new capabilities that allow for a wide range of forecast improvements."
The heart of the spacecraft is the new imager that will produce substantially more embedded data on clouds and storms at higher resolution in faster refresh times than ever before. Hurricanes, for example, will be tracked at 30-second intervals.
The craft also features the first-of-its-kind lightning mapper that will help in forecasting the intensity of storms, taking 200 images per second to observe cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground strikes.
"NOAA will now operate the most sophisticated technology ever flown in space to help forecast weather on Earth," said Stephen Volz, assistant NOAA administrator for its Satellite and Information Service.
Lockheed Martin built the GOES-R satellite, which is the first in a series of four observatories that will ensure U.S. weather monitoring into the 2030s.
Getting the GOES-R craft 22,300 miles above the Earth to begin its mission starts with liftoff atop the Atlas 5 rocket on Nov. 19. A one-hour launch window at Cape Canaveral opens at 5:42 p.m. EST (2242 GMT).
Should the liftoff slip to Nov. 20 for some reason, a two-hour window opening at 4:42 p.m. EST (2142 GMT) will be available. The shortened Nov. 19 window is due to the FAA's Holiday Airspace Release Program constraints.
Fitted with four strap-on solid rocket boosters for added power, the rocket will perform a series of complex maneuvers to deliver the satellite into a customized high-perigee, lower-inclination geosynchronous transfer orbit dropoff point three-and-a-half hours after launch.
 
An artist's concept of GOES-R and man for size comparison. Credit: NASA/NOAA

Once at its destination in geostationary orbit within two weeks, at the altitude that matches Earth's rotation to stay in continuous lockstep with the Western Hemisphere, the satellite will begin a year-long checkout and demonstration of its new capabilities.
Assembly of the Atlas 5 rocket began on Monday, Oct. 24 by erecting the first stage on its mobile launch platform. The rest of the week was spent attaching the solid-fuel boosters.
The Centaur upper stage, which will fire three separate times during launch to shape the payload's orbit, was installed on Monday, Oct. 31.
Following initial testing last week, approval was given to bring the encapsulated satellite to Cape Canaveral's Vertical Integration Facility from the commercial Astrotech payload processing facility in nearby Titusville early this morning.
An overhead, heavy-duty crane lifted the craft through the doorway and positioned it atop the Centaur for mating.
The completed rocket, standing 197 feet tall, will be moved to the Complex 41 launch pad the morning of Friday, Nov. 18 to begin final pre-flight preparations. The RP-1 kerosene fuel gets loaded into the first stage that afternoon.
The launch countdown on Nov. 19 will last about seven hours, with cryogenic fueling operations starting about two hours before liftoff.
NASA's Launch Services Program is managing the launch, and the space agency was responsible for the design and construction of the GOES-R satellite series through its partnership with NOAA.
It will be the 67th Atlas 5 rocket flight and the milestone-achieving 100th for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle. The nation created the EELV program to carry out critical launches like GOES-R.
"This remarkable spacecraft and the instruments it holds embody what NOAA and the aviation, aerospace, and private weather enterprises have been conceptualizing for years," said NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan, a former astronaut and first American woman to walk in space.
"GOES-R will serve as the vital foundation for the Weather-Ready Nation we are building. Not only will its data help forecasters increase our watch and warning times, but will help our communities and businesses build smarter, stay safer, and remain resilient to global change."

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NASA_LSP ‏@NASA_LSP  5 ч.5 часов назад  
The @ulalaunch #AtlasV 1st stage is lifted to the vertical position at Launch Complex 41 for #GOESR launch aboard the rocket in November.
 

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October 31, 2016 // The United Launch Alliance Atlas V Centaur second stage has been mated to the first stage in the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) will launch aboard the Atlas V rocket in November.

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Enclosed in its payload fairing, NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) is mated to the United Launch Alliance Atlas V Centaur upper stage in the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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https://ria.ru/science/20161117/1481616530.html

США в субботу запустят "революционный" метеорологический спутник GOES-R
22:37 17.11.2016

© Fotolia/ Elenarts
 
ВАШИНГТОН, 17 ноя — РИА Новости. США в субботу, 19 ноября планируют осуществить запуск спутника GOES-R, который "произведет революцию" в прогнозировании погоды, сообщил на брифинге в четверг помощник руководителя Национального управления по проблемам океана и атмосферы США (NOAA) Стив Волтц.
"Это (запуск спутника) изменит правила в прогнозировании погоды на многие годы вперед. Без сомнения, он произведет революцию в прогнозировании погоды", — сказал Вотц. NOAA осуществляет запуск в сотрудничестве с НАСА.
 Спутник будет запущен в 01:42 мск в воскресенье (15:42 в субботу по времени Восточного побережья США) с космодрома на мысе Канаверал во Флориде на ракете-носителе Atlas V.
Как сообщил на пресс-конференции представитель United Launch Alliance, которой принадлежит ракета, незначительные технические проблемы с Atlas V, из-за которых переносилось время старта, устранены и компания уверена в готовности ракеты к успешному старту. Прогноз погоды на день старта благоприятный.
После старта аппарат займет свое место на геостационарной орбите в созвездии спутников GOES, он станет 16-м с момента запуска первого из них в 1965 году.
Ожидается, что первую информацию в тестовом режиме спутник начнет передавать через два-три месяца после запуска. Однако его полноценная работа, начнется не раньше, чем через полгода после запуска, а в течение года будет принято решение о том, наблюдение за каким именно районом будет вести аппарат.
В США миссию GOES-R называют исторической. Спутник, который станет новейшим и самым мощным в сравнении со своими предшественниками серии GOES, оснащен шестью новыми инструментами, передаваемые им снимки будут более высокого разрешения и передача информации будет осуществляться в режиме реального времени.
"Это как перейти от черно-белого телевидения к цветной картинке высокого разрешения", — сообщил представитель управления.
По словам Стива Волтца, информация со спутника будет иметь критическое значение для спасения жизней, в том числе при необходимости оперативного прогнозирования во время приближения ураганов.
Известно, что часть инструментов зонда будет обращена к Солнцу для получения информации о солнечной погоде, которая оказывает влияние на ситуацию на земле.
В настоящее время на орбите работают три спутника GOES: зона их покрытия включает США, страны Латинской Америки, акваторию Тихого и Атлантического океана, юг Канады. В NOAA заверили, что все страны зона покрытия спутника, которая ограничена Западным полушарием, будут иметь доступ к поступающей с него.
До 2036 года США планируют осуществить запуск четырех идентичных спутников серии GOES: GOES-R GOES-S, GOES-T, GOES-U. Стоимость одного спутника составляет около 500 миллионов долларов, расчетное время работы каждого аппарата — десять лет.

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Cosmic Carol ‏@Cosmic_Carol  2 ч.2 часа назад
The #AtlasV configuration means a 5m diameter faring, 4 SRBs and 1 centaur engine. #GOESR #NASASocial
 
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  Rick Ambrose ‏@RickAmbroseSSC  2 ч.2 часа назад  
.@NOAASatellites #GOESR weather satellite rolls out for tomorrow's launch. #CountdownToLaunch
 
 
  ULA ‏@ulalaunch  2 ч.2 часа назад  
ULA's Amanda Kuker: The #AtlasV 541 with #GOESR will generate approx 2.25 million pounds of thrust at liftoff.
 
  ULA ‏@ulalaunch  2 ч.2 часа назад  
.@NASA_LSP finds the right rocket to launch NASA's missions #GOESR
 
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  Carl Jones ‏@northflwx  2 ч.2 часа назад  
Geostationary satellites = great com satellites. GOES-R will be used for tsunami detection, sea rescue beacons, met data distribution #GOESR
 
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  Gary Napier ‏@garynapier  3 ч.3 часа назад    Press Site  
Calvin Craig of @LockheedMartin says #GOESR sat has 30,000 points of telemetry.
 
 
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  Jason Major ‏@JPMajor  2 ч.2 часа назад  
Fact: #GOESR will also feature search and rescue band communication, so it can directly help locate people lost on land or at sea.
 
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  Rob Drysdale ‏@projmgr  2 ч.2 часа назад
.@LockheedMartin built the #GOESR satellite for @NOAASatellites
 
  ULA ‏@ulalaunch  2 ч.2 часа назад  
Fr om @LockheedMartin: Approx 250 people are rescued at sea thanks to the #GOES satellites. Space saves lives! #GOES #AtlasV
 
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  Nicholas Stewart ‏@NickStewartKHQA  5 ч.5 часов назад    Florida, USA  
The rocket leaving the VIF (Vehicle Integration Facility. @ulalaunch tells me the whole platform is on rails. Takes 45mins @KHQA #GOESR
 
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  Cheryl Nelson ‏@CherylNelsonTV  5 ч.5 часов назад  
L-1 for #GOESR at @NASAKennedy! Interview with Amanda Kuker with @ulalaunch @WTKR3 #CoastLive
 
 
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ULA Ретвитнул(а) Eileen Drake
Our hand's up!!
ULA добавил(а),

 
 Eileen Drake  @DrakeEileen  
Who's ready for a launch tomorrow? @AerojetRdyne @ULALaunch #GOESR

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  Lockheed Martin ‏@LockheedMartin  3 ч.3 часа назад  
.@ULALaunch #AtlasV rolls @NOAASatellites #GOESR to the launch pad. #Wx looks good for launch! #GOESRSocial
 
 
  ULA ‏@ulalaunch  3 ч.3 часа назад  
The #GOES constellation has existed for more than 40 years. All operational sats have launched on ULA or heritage rockets. #GOESR
 
  ULA ‏@ulalaunch  3 ч.3 часа назад  
.@NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen: this new gen of satellites is built for an age when we're used to carrying the wx forecast in our pocket #GOESR
 
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  NASA ‏@NASA  3 ч.3 часа назад  
LIVE: Hear from #GOESR experts on how this weather satellite will revolutionize hurricane forecasting: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv  Q? #askGOES
 
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ULA Ретвитнул(а) KSC Visitor Complex
The @45thSpaceWing is a critical partner for mission success!
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For rocket launches, the 45th Weather Squadron monitors the most weather instrument saturated area on the planet. #GOESR #NASASocial

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  NASA Kennedy / KSC ‏@NASAKennedy  4 ч.4 часа назад  
The #GOESR Social group is given a tour of the 45th Weather Squadron. This is wh ere the weather is given a 'GO' or 'NO GO' for launch.
 
 
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Eric Anderson providing the #GOESRSocial group a tour of Hanger AE.
 

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ULA ‏@ulalaunch 5 ч.5 часов назад
The #AtlasV with #GOESR rolling to the launch pad at SLC-41 as we prepare for Nov. 19 launch!
 NASA_LSP, NASA Kennedy / KSC, NOAA Satellites и Lockheed Martin
 
 
 
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  KSC Visitor Complex ‏@ExploreSpaceKSC 6 ч.6 часов назад Florida, USA
Learning about launches in the CCAFS Mission Director's Center at Hangar AE. #NASASocial #GOESR
 NASA_LSP и 45th Space Wing
 
 
  ULA ‏@ulalaunch 7 ч.7 часов назад  
Getting ready to roll! #AtlasV #GOESR
 

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Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow  6 ч6 часов назад  
ROLLOUT underway at Cape Canaveral to move Atlas 5 from assembly building to Complex 41 pad for tomorrow's #GOESR launch (file pic)
 

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http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/11/18/av069_journal/

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Публика на трибунах собралась. 10 мин.

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Here's a look at some stats about today's mission. This will be:

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• The 649th launch for Atlas program since 1957
• The 354th Atlas launch from Cape Canaveral
• The 238th mission of a Centaur upper stage
• The 215th use of Centaur by an Atlas rocket
• The 474th production RL10 engine to be launched
• The 15th RL10C-1 engine launched
• The 73rd flight of an RD-180 main engine
• The 83-84-85-86th AJ-60 solid rocket booster flown
• The 67th launch of an Atlas 5 since 2002
• The 14th NASA use of Atlas 5
• The 55th launch of an Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral
• The 7th Atlas 5 launch of 2016
• The 100th Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle flight
• The 113rd United Launch Alliance flight overall
• The 59th Atlas 5 under United Launch Alliance
• The 27th NASA launch by United Launch Alliance
• The 81st United Launch Alliance flight from Cape Canaveral
• The 22nd 500-series flight of the Atlas 5
• The 4th Atlas 5 to fly in the 541 configuration
• The 82nd launch from Complex 41
• The 55th Atlas 5 to use Complex 41
  

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