Dragon SpX-19 (CRS-19), HISUI, +... - Falcon 9-077 (B1059.1) - CCAFS SLC-40 - 05.12.2019, 17:29 UTC

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SFT!

11/27/2019 01:32 Stephen Clark

A plume of rocket exhaust over the launch pad suggests the Falcon 9 rocket's Merlin engines ignited at 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT). We'll stand by for confirmation from SpaceX of a successful test.

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11/27/2019 01:34 Stephen Clark

Here's another view of the hold-down firing.

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 Julia‏ @julia_bergeron 1 мин. назад

The booster for the @SpaceX #CRS19 mission has fired. By initial appearances it was nominal.

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 William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 7 мин. назад

F9/CRS-19: Falcon 9 hot fire at LC-40 went off at 5:30pm EST; appeared normal; will now await status from SpaceX as to 12/4 launch of the CRS-19 ISS resupply mission

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 SpaceX‏ @SpaceX 3 мин. назад

Falcon 9 static fire test complete — targeting December 4 launch from Pad 40 in Florida for Dragon's nineteenth resupply mission to the @Space_Station

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 SpaceX‏ @SpaceX 3 мин. назад

The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew in support of our fourth and eleventh commercial resupply missions

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/11/26/spacex-test-fires-falcon-9-rocket-for-next-space-station-cargo-launch/

SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket for next space station cargo launch
November 26, 2019 | Stephen Clark


SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday at pad 40. Credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now

A Falcon 9 booster fresh from SpaceX's factory briefly fired its nine Merlin main engines Tuesday on a Cape Canaveral launch pad, passing a key test before liftoff Dec. 4 with a Dragon supply ship heading for the International Space Station.

SpaceX's launch team presided over a mock countdown Tuesday afternoon, during which the Falcon 9 rocket was filled with liquid propellants as if it was real launch day.

The countdown rehearsal culminated in the ignition of the Falcon 9's main engines at 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT) Tuesday. Hold-down restraints kept the Falcon 9 firmly on the ground at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad.

After several seconds, the Merlin engines shut down as a plume of steam and smoke appeared above pad 40. SpaceX tweeted later Tuesday evening to confirm the hold-down test-firing, which is a customary milestone in the company's launch campaigns.

SpaceX will lower the Falcon 9 rocket horizontal and roll it back inside a hangar at the southern perimeter of pad 40 later this week. Workers inside the hangar will mate a Dragon cargo capsule to the rocket and prepare to return the fully-assembled launcher to the pad ahead of next week's mission.

The launch attempt Dec. 4 is scheduled for 12:51 p.m. EST (1751 GMT), roughly the moment that Earth's rotation brings the launch pad underneath the space station's orbital track. It will mark SpaceX's 12th launch of the year.

The Falcon 9's first stage — making its first launch next week — is expected to attempt a landing on SpaceX's drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean for refurbishment ahead of a future flight.

The Dragon supply ship will deliver several tons of equipment to the station, including more than a ton of specimens and hardware for scientific experiments, such as an investigation into flame behavior in microgravity, and 40 mice scientists are launching for a study of muscular degradation during spaceflight.

Assuming an on-time launch Dec. 4, the logistics mission will arrive at the station Dec. 7 and return to Earth with cargo in early January for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

The cargo mission will be the SpaceX's 19th Dragon resupply flight since the company began operational deliveries to the station in October 2012.

The Dragon spacecraft set to launch Dec. 4 previously flew two times to the space station on resupply missions in September 2014 and June 2017, according to SpaceX.


The Dragon spacecraft set to launch Dec. 4 is seen here on a previous visit to the space station. Credit: NASA

The launch and rendezvous of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft next week is not the only major activity planned aboard the space station in the coming days.

The Russian Progress MS-12 cargo freighter is scheduled to undock from the station's Pirs module Friday to head for a destructive re-entry over the South Pacific Ocean.

On Monday, Dec. 2, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA crewmate Drew Morgan will head out of the station's airlock on the third in a series of spacewalks to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a $2 billion particle physics experiment searching for signs of antimatter and dark matter.

Russian teams at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan are readying a Soyuz booster to launch the Progress MS-13 supply ship Dec. 6 at 4:34 a.m. EST (0934 GMT). That cargo mission is scheduled to arrive at the station Dec. 8, one day after the anticipated rendezvous of SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft.

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Закрываемые зоны у восточного побережья США

lnm07482019.pdf, стр. 4

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 Raul‏ @Raul74Cz 25 мин. назад

Launch Hazard Areas for #SpaceX #CRS-19 mission according NOTMAR/NOTAMs. Partial boostback-burn of B1059 to droneship landing possition 345km offshore. Stage2 Reentry Debris Area in Southern Indian Ocean. http://bit.do/LHA10

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 Nathan Barker‏ @NASA_Nerd 30 мин. назад

During #CRS19 launch, #SpaceX will use the Virtual Identification System Private Aid to Navigate to mark restricted areas for the first time.   If a vessel with AIS enters the hazard area they will receive a message stating "Regulated Area... Active Stay Clear"

P.S.
Источник - lnms/lnm07482019.pdf, стр. 3, 4

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-broadcast-next-space-station-resupply-launch-prelaunch-activities-4

Nov. 27, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY M19-132

NASA to Broadcast Next Space Station Resupply Launch, Prelaunch Activities


SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 6:01 p.m. EDT on July 25, 2019, carrying the Dragon spacecraft on the company's 18th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station.
Credits: NASA/Tony Gray & Kenny Allen

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 12:51 p.m. EST Wednesday, Dec. 4, for the launch of its 19th resupply mission to the International Space Station under contract with the agency. Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website Tuesday, Dec. 3, with prelaunch events.

The Dragon spacecraft, which will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, will be filled with supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science investigations and technology demonstrations that will occur during Expeditions 61 and 62.

About 10 minutes after launch, Dragon will reach its preliminary orbit. It will then deploy its solar arrays and begin a carefully choreographed series of thruster firings to reach the space station. When it arrives at the station Dec. 7, Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) will grapple Dragon with NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan acting as a backup. NASA's Jessica Meir will assist the duo by monitoring telemetry during Dragon's approach. The station crew will monitor Dragon vehicle functions during rendezvous. After Dragon's capture, mission control in Houston will send commands for the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Harmony Earth-facing port.

Full mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern):

Tuesday, Dec. 3

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• 1:30 p.m. – NASA Social, What's on Board science briefing from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. This briefing will highlight the following research:
  
• Bryan Dansberry, assistant program scientist for NASA's International Space Station Program Science Office, will share an overview of the research being conducted aboard the space station and how it benefits exploration and humanity.
  
• Michael Roberts, interim chief scientist for the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, will discuss the lab's work in advancing science in space and developing partnerships that drive industrialization through microgravity research.
  
• Ya-Ting Liao and Paul Ferkul, investigators for the Confined Combustion experiment, will discuss the investigation which studies how fire spreads and behaves in confined spaces.
  
• Andres Martinez, principal investigator and a student participant for AzTechSat-1, the first Mexican-developed nanosatellite to be launched from the space station, will discuss how the investigation will demonstrate communication between a CubeSat and the GlobalStar Constellation satellite network in low-Earth orbit.
  
• Akira Iwasaki, principal investigator for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hyperspectral Imager Suite (HISUI), will discuss the next-generation, hyperspectral Earth imaging system.
  
• Se-Jin Lee, professor at the Jackson Laboratory and University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and principal investigator of Rodent Research-19, and Emily Germain-Lee, professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and chief of endocrinology and diabetes, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, will discuss research on molecular signaling pathways that influence muscle degradation to prevent skeletal muscle and bone loss during spaceflight, and enhance recovery following return to Earth.
  

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• 4 p.m. – Prelaunch news conference from Kennedy with representatives from NASA's International Space Station Program, SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing. Participants include:
  
• Kenny Todd, manager, International Space Station Operations Integration at NASA
  
• Bryan Dansberry, assistant program scientist, International Space Station Program Science Office at NASA
  
• Jessica Jensen, director, Dragon Mission Management at SpaceX
  
• Mike McAleenan, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing
  

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Wednesday, Dec. 4

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• 12:30 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 12:51 p.m. launch.
  

Saturday, Dec. 7

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• 4:30 a.m. – Dragon rendezvous, grapple and attaching to the station. Capture is scheduled for approximately 6 a.m.
  
• 8:00 a.m. – Dragon installation to the nadir port of the Harmony module of the station
  

Dragon will remain at the space station until Jan. 4, when the spacecraft will return to Earth with research and return cargo.

The deadline for media to apply for accreditation for this launch has passed, but general information about media accreditation is available by emailing ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov.

For the latest schedule of prelaunch briefings, events and NASA TV coverage, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-broadcast-next-space-station-resupply-launch-prelaunch-activities-3

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Last Updated: Nov. 27, 2019
Editor: Sean Potter

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Народное творчество

Geoff Barrett :f09f9a80:‏ @GeoffdBarrett 29 нояб.

We are only a few days away from the launch of @spacex's Falcon 9 carrying CRS-19 to the @Space_Station #Falcon9 #CRS19 #SpaceStation

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 Greg Scott  :f09f9a80: :f09f9aa2: :f09f988e:‏ @GregScott_photo 2 ч. назад

SPACEX FLEET: OCISLY is getting a clean up today after sitting idle for a couple of weeks now. Eagerly anticipating the recovery of booster B1059.1 from next weeks #CRS19 mission to the ISS. I am still not sure why it was not designated as a LZ1 landing but...  #SpaceX #Space

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Прогноз погоды L-4 на 4 декабря

Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-19 L-4

Пусковой день    (4.12) - 90 % GO
Резервный день (5.12) - 80 % GO

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Прогноз погоды L-3 на 4 декабря

Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-19 L-3

Пусковой день   (4.12) - = 90 % GO
Резервный день (5.12) - = 80 % GO

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 Julia‏ @julia_bergeron 16 мин. назад

Fair winds and following seas OCISLY and Hawk. The #CRS19 mission has officially begun. #SpaceXFleet




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Some bonus shots from Port Canaveral as I awaited OCISLY departing. #CRS19 #PortCanaveral #SpaceXFleet

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SpaceX Fleet in Port Canaveral as OCISLY departs for CRS-19

 NASASpaceflight

1 дек. 2019 г.

The large SpaceX fleet, as seen in Port Canaveral, as Drone Ship OCISLY departs to catch the CRS-19 booster and Go Discovery prepares to ship Starship hardware to Boca Chica.

Filmed by Julia Bergeron (@julia_bergeron) for NSF.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PugN3XwRokhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/7PugN3XwRok (4:22)

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 Julia‏ @julia_bergeron 30 мин. назад

GO Quest has left the dock to begin their journey to the landing zone. Fair winds and following seas till we see you again.
#SpaceXFleet #CRS19

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Прогноз погоды L-2 на 4 декабря

Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-19 L-2

Пусковой день    (4.12) - = 90 % GO
Резервный день (5.12) - = 80 % GO

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 Dr Marco Langbroek‏ @Marco_Langbroek 1 дек.

I am a bit surprised: in the map below, I have plotted the expected CRS-19 track up to 23:44 UT (Dec 4), the end of the window. The Falcon 9 upper stage should follow a similar path.  Maybe the upper stage is manoeuvered into a somewhat higher inclination after CRS-19 insertion.