ICESat-II, ELaNa-XVIII: ELFIN, IT-SPINS, CHEFsat - Delta II 7420-10C - Vandenberg SLC-2W -15.09.2018

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Тори Бруно, ULA

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09/15/2018 16:57 Stephen Clark

Four CubeSats carried aboard the Delta 2 rocket's second stage will be deployed next, after another restart of the AJ10-118K engine at approximately T+plus 1 hour, 11 minutes.

Meanwhile, deployment of the ICESat 2 satellite's power-generating solar panels is expected shortly.

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Second Restart-Second Stage

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SECO-3

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Началось отделение кубосатогв

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НАСА завершила трансляцию

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Tory Bruno‏Подлинная учетная запись @torybruno 23 мин. назад

Historic day. Retired the shark, Delta II and the mighty Thor...

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ULA‏Подлинная учетная запись @ulalaunch 19 мин. назад

ELFIN A CubeSat away!
#DeltaII #ICESat2


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ELFIN B CubeSay away!
#DeltaII #ICESat2


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SURFSat and DAVE CubeSats away!
#DeltaII #ICESat2

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ULA‏Подлинная учетная запись @ulalaunch 17 мин. назад

"Godspeed #DeltaII" A final toast from the ULA team to commemorate ULA's final mission.
#ICESat2

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Countdown Underway for NASA's ICESat-2

NASAKennedy

Опубликовано: 15 сент. 2018 г.

The countdown is underway for the liftoff of NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) atop a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is scheduled for 5:46 a.m. PDT (8:46 a.m. EDT). ICESat-2 will measure the height of a changing Earth, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses a second. The satellite will carry a single instrument, the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System. ICESat-2 will help scientists investigate why, and how much Earth's frozen and icy areas, called the cryosphere, is changing.

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ICESat-2, Delta II Countdown Poll

NASAKennedy

Опубликовано: 15 сент. 2018 г.

In the launch control at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA and contractor managers and engineers monitor progress in the countdown to launch the agency's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2). The poll is designed to verify that all is ready for liftoff, now targeted for 6:02 a.m. PDT (9:02 a.m. EDT). The satellite will carry the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System to help scientists better understand why and how much Earth's frozen and icy areas, called the cryosphere, is changing.

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Liftoff of NASA's ICESat-2

NASAKennedy

Опубликовано: 15 сент. 2018 г.

A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket lifts off at 6:02 a.m. PDT (9:02 a.m. EDT) from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2). The spacecraft will measure the height of a changing Earth, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses a second. The satellite will carry a single instrument, the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System. ICESat-2 will help scientists investigate why, and how much Earth's frozen and icy areas, called the cryosphere, is changing.

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