SAOCOM-1A, ITASAT-1 - Falcon 9 - Vandenberg SLC-4E - 08.10.2018

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tnt22

ЦитироватьCONAE‏ @CONAE_Oficial 15 июл.

SAOCOM 1A LISTO PARA SU PRÓXIMO DESPLIEGUE EN EL ESPACIO! Hoy se cerró por última vez la antena radar SAR y se acondicionó para campaña de lanzamiento, terminadas las pruebas del satélite SAOCOM 1A de la CONAE desarrollado con INVAP, VENG, CNEA, GEMA, STI y empresas nacionales


ЦитироватьКА SAOCOM 1A ГОТОВ К ЗАПУСКУ В КОСМИЧЕСКОЕ ПРОСТРАНСТВО! Радарная антенна САР была закрыта в последний раз и была подготовлена к пусковой кампании после завершения испытаний в Национальной комиссии Аргентины по космической деятельности (CONAE) спутника SAOCOM 1A, разработанного совместно с компаниями INVAP, VENG, CNEA, GEMA, STI и прочими национальными компаниями.

tnt22

ЦитироватьStephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 21 мин. назад

Argentina's long-delayed SAOCOM 1A radar observation satellite preps for shipment to Vandenberg for launch NET September.
ЦитироватьCONAE‏ @CONAE_Oficial 7 ч. назад

SAOCOM 1A PREPARÅNDOSE PARA VIAJAR. El satélite de observación de la CONAE ingresó al contenedor para la última prueba de verificación en @invapargentina /CEATSA antes de su traslado a EE.UU. para la campaña de lanzamiento. En pocas semanas, SAOCOM 1A nos mirará desde el espacio!



tnt22

ЦитироватьMichael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight 12 мин. назад

Confirmed: SAOCOM-1A will be the first RTLS at Vandenberg!

14 мин. назад

And yes, I know the tweet doesn't say anything about an RTLS. We already know that is happening on the next mission. What this confirms is that SAOCOM-1A is the payload on an upcoming Vandy mission scheduled to launch in a few weeks.

12 мин. назад

Based on the FCC filings, this mission is NET Early September.

tnt22

https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-vafb-rocket-landing-pad-debut-september-recovery/
ЦитироватьSpaceX readies its California landing pad for September rocket recovery debut

By Eric Ralph
Posted on July 26, 2018

Just as SpaceX successfully debuted Falcon 9 Block 5 at their California launch pad and returned drone ship Just Read The Instructions (JRTI) to rocket recovery duty after a nine-month leave, the company's next West Coast mission is already aligning for an early-September launch.

The mission, SAOCOM-1A, will feature yet another inaugural event – the first use of a West Coast landing pad less than a mile fr om SpaceX's Vandenberg launch pad.
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For the last two and a half years, SpaceX's Florida launch sites (Pad 40 and Pad 39A) have also been privy to a unique secondary facility known as Landing Zone-1, located a few miles away from both pads inside the boundaries of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). In fact, although a number of attempts were made to recover a Falcon 9 booster aboard drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) in 2015, the first successful Falcon 9 booster landing happened to occur at LZ-1, followed four months later by the first successful recovery by sea.
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WHY LAND ON LAND, WHY LAND AT SEA?
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The primary draw of an equivalent land-based pad is both simple and massive: while SpaceX's autonomous drone ship vessels are complex, comparatively easy to damage, and extremely expensive to both operate and maintain, a concrete circle on land has relatively tiny fixed and variable costs, does not have to concern itself with volatile ocean conditions, and does not require a fleet of tugboats and service vessels to operate. Rough estimates place the cost of taking a drone ship, tugboat, and crew transport vessel hundreds of miles off the coast on missions that can last 7-14 days anywhere from $500,000 to $2 million or more, depending on how you tabulate costs. Either way, the drone ship fleet will always be more complex and more expensive than simple concrete pads on land.

One problem with land-based landing zones is that returning rockets to their launch sites is very fuel-intensive, requiring propellant margins at booster stage separation that dramatically reduce the payload that can be placed into low Earth orbit (LEO), let alone higher-energy missions to geostationary orbit. As such, without massive performance improvements, drone ships like JRTI and OCISLY will be irreplaceable for as long as Falcon 9 and Heavy are flying – SpaceX simply cannot recover rockets during the geostationary launches that comprise a huge portion of their manifest unless they have those vessels.


 

If OCISLY is indeed tasked with catching another extra toasty Falcon later this week, fingers crossed that the vessel (and rocket!) make it through unscathed. (Elon Musk)


The drone ship Of Course I Still Love You spotted in Port Canaveral, FL last December. (Instagram /u/ johnabc123)


West Coast drone ship Just Read The Instructions headed out to sea to catch a Block 5 booster on July 22. It succeeded. (Pauline Acalin)
 
This brings us to another conundrum. SpaceX's Florida launch facilities support heavy commercial geostationary satellite launches as much as or more than any other type of payload in a given year of launches, meaning that the company's now-doubled landing pad at LZ-1 is only used every once and awhile for Cargo Dragon launches and other miscellaneous and rare launches that leave enough margin in Falcon 9. SpaceX's Vandenberg pad, on the other hand, is effectively bound to launching satellites into polar orbits (orbiting over Earth's poles versus around the equator) – safety regulations prevent large rockets from launching over populated areas like the entire continental U.S., as an example for California launches.

Equatorial launches from East to West are much less efficient than their opposite, as Earth's own rotation (West to East) provides rockets an appreciable performance boost. The point is that SpaceX's Vandenberg launches are for fairly particular payloads, usually LEO communications satellites and imaging satellites that thrive in polar orbits, wh ere one or a handful of satellites can observe almost anywhere on Earth over the course of a normal 24-hour. Those satellites also happen to be lightweight more often than not, meaning that many of the booster recoveries on drone ship JRTI could instead return to launch site (RTLS) for a dramatically simpler and cheaper recovery.
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ENTER BLOCK 5
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A West Coast LZ is even more intriguing and important with respect to the recent debut of Falcon 9 Block 5 at Vandenberg and the fact that all future launches. Even compared to SpaceX's Florida LZ-1, the company's Western pad is incredibly close to the launch pad. By landing less than a mile from SpaceX's VAFB integration and refurbishment facilities (and launch pad), recovery and refurbishment operations should be more effortless than any before it.


SpaceX's yet-unused Californian Landing Zone, seen ahead of Falcon 9 Block 5's Iridium-7 debut. (Pauline Acalin)


And finally, a successful Block 5 booster landing on the West Coast! (SpaceX)


SpaceX's Vandenberg launch pad (right) and landing zone (left) ahead of the pad's first Falcon 9 Block 5 launch, Iridium-7. (Pauline Acalin)

While the company's VAFB launch pad is a bit older than its Eastern cousins and requires at least 3-5 weeks between launches for repairs and refurbishment, that relaxed schedule may be unbeatable for proving out the Block 5 upgrade's true rapid reusability, as well as its ability to far more than two orbital missions per booster lifespan. SAOCOM-1A, one of two Argentinian Earth observations scheduled for launch with SpaceX, will begin that new era for SpaceX's Vandenberg operations, including a landing pad debut permit officially granted by the FCC in the last few weeks. The Falcon 9 booster that launches that mission is bound to have a storied future ahead of itself.
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tnt22

Сегодня перед рассветом спутник SAOCOM был отправлен на аэродром
ЦитироватьMinisterio Ciencia‏Подлинная учетная запись @Min_Ciencia 5 ч. назад

Este es el #SAOCOM de @conae_oficial que hoy temprano salía de @invapargentina hacia el aeropuerto. Lo despide parte del equipo que trabajó en él con mucha emoción.

tnt22

Руслан АН-124 компании Волга-Днепр принимает на борт КА SAOCOM для перевозки на АБ Ванденберг в США. Отправление намечено на 07:30 1 августа (время местное, UTC -3h)
ЦитироватьMinisterio Ciencia‏Подлинная учетная запись @Min_Ciencia 4 ч. назад

El Antonov 124 es este avión que ves en el video. Parte mañana 1 de agosto a las 7.30 de la mañana llevando al #SAOCOM a California, a la Base Vanderberg, donde se ultimarán detalles previo a su lanzamiento en unas semanas.

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tnt22

Спутник SAOCOM 1A Национальной комиссии Аргентины по космической деятельности (CONAE) доставлен в аэропорт Барилоче и уже загружается в крупнейший в мире транспортный самолет Антонов 124.
ЦитироватьCONAE‏ @CONAE_Oficial 4 ч. назад

El satélite SAOCOM 1A de la CONAE ya está en el aeropuerto de Bariloche y lo están cargando en el avion de transporte mas grande del mundo, el Antonov 124. Despidiendo emocionados nuestro satélite de observación! CONAE, INVAP, VENG, CNEA, GEMA, STI, SADE, DTA, SUR, Ascentio

tnt22

ЦитироватьLeandro Biderman‏ @LBTaikonauta 49 мин. назад

SAOCOM 1A leaves tomorrow for Vandenberg to be launched on @SpaceX Falcon 9 (first RTLS on West Coast!)

tnt22

Погрузка КА SAOCOM в самолет, который доставит его в Калифорнию. КА весит около 3 тонн, и высотой 4,5 метра и 1.5 метра в диаметре. Радарная антенна (Радиатор с синтезированной апертурой или SAR) при развертывании составляет 10 метров в длину и 3.5 метра в ширину.
ЦитироватьMinisterio Ciencia‏Подлинная учетная запись @Min_Ciencia 15 ч. назад

Estas imágenes son de la carga del #SAOCOM en el avión que lo transportará a California. Pesa unas 3 toneladas y mide 4,5 metros de alto por 1,5 metros de diámetro. La antena radar (Radar de Apertura Sintética o SAR) desplegable tiene 10 metros de largo por 3,5 metros de ancho.

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tnt22

КА SAOCOM 1A загружен в Руслан! КА будет сопровождать команда инженеров, вылет из Барилоче в Калифорнию сегодня утром.
ЦитироватьCONAE‏ @CONAE_Oficial 1 ч. назад

LISTOS PARA VOLAR CON EL SAOCOM 1A! El equipo de ingenieros que acompañan al satélite argentino SAOCOM 1A en su vuelo desde Bariloche a California, esta mañana al abordar el Antonov. Está cerca el lanzamiento! Bravo equipo! CONAE, INVAP, VENG, CNEA, GEMA, STI, DTA, ASCENTIO, SUR


tnt22

КА SAOCOM CONAE на борту самолета Антонова летит в Калифорнию для запуска. Взлетное видео снято около часа назад.
ЦитироватьMinisterio Ciencia‏Подлинная учетная запись @Min_Ciencia 36 мин. назад

Salió el #SAOCOM de @CONAE_Oficial a bordo del avión Antonov que lo lleva hacia California para su lanzamiento. Este es el video del despegue hace una hora aproximadamente.

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Salo

ITASAT-1 из заголовка темы надо бы убрать. Дата пуска пока 5 сентября.
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

tnt22

ЦитироватьChris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 8 мин. назад

ARTICLE: SAOCOM 1A ships to Vandenberg as Falcon 9 prepares for the first west coast RTLS -

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/08/saocom-1a-ships-vandenberg-falcon-9-first-west-coast-rtls/ ...

by Michael Baylor (@nextspaceflight)

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ЦитироватьMichael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight 18 мин. назад

Here's B1048 prior to the Iridium-7 launch. During SAOCOM 1A, the same first stage will land on the SLC-4W landing zone directly adjacent to the launch pad.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/08/saocom-1a-ships-vandenberg-falcon-9-first-west-coast-rtls/ ...


tnt22

После промежуточной остановки в Сантьяго-де-Чили спутник и команда сопровождения на Руслане покинули Чили
ЦитироватьINVAP‏ @invapargentina 1 ч. назад

A punto de partir desde Chile y continuar su viaje, parte del equipo de @CONAE_Oficial e INVAP que está viajando ahora en el Antonov, llevando a #SAOCOM a su sitio de lanzamiento. @Min_Ciencia


Apollo13

https://www.spacex.com/press/2012/12/19/spacex-signs-argentinas-space-agency-two-falcon-9-launches

ЦитироватьAPRIL 16, 2009

SPACEX SIGNS ARGENTINA'S SPACE AGENCY FOR TWO FALCON 9 LAUNCHES
ЦитироватьPair of SAOCOM Earth Observation Satellites to Launch between 2012 & 2013
Hawthorne, California – April 16, 2009 – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has signed an agreement with CONAE, Argentina's National Commission on Space Activity, for two launches aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 medium-to-heavy lift vehicle. The flights will send the SAOCOM 1A and 1B Earth observation satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, where they will provide imagery for natural resources monitoring, as well as emergency and disaster management.
The identical SAOCOM satellites each carry an L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instrument. Among other civil applications, the main purpose of the constellation is the measurement of the soil moisture over the Pampa Húmeda in Argentina. The two SAOCOM satellites will join four X-band SAR COSMO-SkyMed satellites from the Italian Space Agency (ASI), creating the Italian-Argentine System of Satellites for Emergency Management (SIASGE) constellation. The first three of the ASI satellites were launched in 2007 and 2008 with the fourth expected to fly in 2010.
"SpaceX is excited to be CONAE's launch service provider for the SAOCOM 1A and 1B missions," said Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX. "The Falcon 9 launch vehicle has been designed to the highest level of reliability and performance; we look forward to helping ensure the success of the SAOCOM satellites."
The inaugural flight of Falcon 9 is scheduled for this year, with the first Dragon spacecraft scheduled to fly on a subsequent launch, both from SpaceX's launch facility at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Apollo13

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=44715.msg1841500#msg1841500

ЦитироватьI was about to post yesterday that one of the engineers of the satellite team told me after Iridium 7 that all was on track for September 5th but an engineer from the SAOCOM propulsion team has said on reddit today that this mission is now end of september  :(

tnt22

Последняя остановка перед прибытием Антонова в Калифорнию. В 12 часов ночи приземление в Канкуне, Мексика.
ЦитироватьINVAP‏ @invapargentina 21 мин. назад

Última parada antes de llegar a California con el Antonov. A las 12 de la noche aterrizaron en Cancún, pero mejor que te lo cuenten ellos @CONAE_Oficial

tnt22

Есть посадка. Руслан с КА SAOCOM на борту приземлился на АБ Ванденберг в Калифорнии
ЦитироватьINVAP‏ @invapargentina 6 мин. назад

¡Aterrizaron! #SAOCOM ya está en la Base de Vandenberg, California. @CONAE_Oficial


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