CST-100 Starliner (Orbital Flight Test) - Atlas V N22 (AV-080) - CCAFS SLC-41 - 20.12.2019, 11:36 UTC.

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К.А.

У конструкторов самолетов есть такое понятие красота или эстетика аппарата, чем приятнее на глаз тем лучше полетит. По мне так корабль Space X на глаз приятнее. А вообще "будем посмотреть".  У кого есть информация чего повезет на станцию и веса? 

tnt22

ЦитироватьTory Bruno‏ @torybruno 2 ч. назад

Preparing to lift and stack Centaur. Weather is good so far. No lightning, gentle breeze. Everybody think calming thoughts.
#OFT #Starliner

tnt22

Цитировать Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 11 мин. назад

This morning at Cape Canaveral, United Launch Alliance is hoisting a dual-engine Centaur upper stage atop an Atlas 5 rocket that will send Boeing's Starliner spacecraft toward orbit next month its first spaceflight. See our Atlas 5 & Starliner coverage: https://spaceflightnow.com


AB57

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ЦитироватьSpaceflight Now‏  @SpaceflightNow    11 мин. назад

This morning at Cape Canaveral, United Launch Alliance is hoisting a dual-engine Centaur upper stage atop an Atlas 5 rocket that will send Boeing's Starliner spacecraft toward orbit next month its first spaceflight. See our Atlas 5 & Starliner coverage:  https://spaceflightnow.com

 
если там Dual Centaur upper stage, то разве это Atlas 551?

5      = 5-метровый обтекатель
  5    = 5 ускорителей
    2  = 2 двигателя на Центавре

tnt22

Цитировать ULA @ulalaunch 3 ч. назад

#AtlasV is assembled to launch Boeing's #Starliner on its historic Orbital Flight Test to the @Space_Station. Today, the interstage, Dual Engine Centaur and Launch Vehicle Adapter were mounted atop the first stage to complete rocket stacking.


tnt22

#25
ЦитироватьATLAS V STACKED TO RECEIVE STARLINER CAPSULE

Nov. 8, 2019 -- The stages and boosters have been joined together to form the Atlas V rocket that will launch the inaugural flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.


Photo: United Launch Alliance

Stacking operations were completed today inside United Launch Alliance's Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

The work began Monday, Nov. 4 when the first stage was hoisted aboard the Mobile Launch Platform. The twin solid rocket boosters were attached on Wednesday, Nov. 6 and Thursday, Nov. 7 to opposite sides of the stage.

The OVI structure, which consists of the interstage, Dual Engine Centaur upper stage and Launch Vehicle Adapter, was lifted atop the first stage this morning to finish the initial buildup of the vehicle.

Applying power to the rocket, testing of the flight controls, checks of the engine steering profiles and a Combined Systems Test will occur over the next week to verify Atlas V is ready to flight.

That will clear the way for delivery of the Starliner capsule from Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at the Kennedy Space Center to the nearby VIF at Space Launch Complex-41 for mating to the Atlas V in mid-November.

Launch remains targeted for Dec. 17.

Atlas V will propel Starliner off the pad at the exact moment the space station's orbital plane crosses over Space Launch Complex-41. The main engine and solids generate 1.6 million pounds of thrust to power the 172-foot-tall, 979,223-pound rocket skyward.

Starliner is headed for the International Space Station for its uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

azvoz

ЦитироватьAB57 написал:
если там Dual Centaur upper stage, то разве это Atlas 551? 5      = 5-метровый обтекатель  5    = 5 ускорителей    2  = 2 двигателя на Центавре
А где утверждается что будет  Atlas 551?
Чему вы оппонируете?

И ваша версия про 552 неверна.

Для запуска Старлайнеров будет использован
 Атлас N22.
Без обтекателя, 2 ТТУ, 2х двигательный центавр.

tnt22

ЦитироватьAB57 написал:
если там Dual Centaur upper stage, то разве это Atlas 551?
5      = 5-метровый обтекатель
5    = 5 ускорителей
2  = 2 двигателя на Центавре

См. #1, последний абзац - взято с сайта ULA
ЦитироватьRocket

Atlas V 551

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ULA's will fly the Atlas V rocket with a kerosene-fueled common core booster, two solid rocket boosters and the hydrogen-fueled dual-engine Centaur upper stage.
А помимо того, ещё и (см. #18)
ЦитироватьThe "firsts" for the Atlas 5's next launch include the rocket's first flight without a payload fairing
Т.е. по системе обозначений Atlas V - '-22' или, как обозначено у многих западных обозревателей (и в заголовке темы) - N22

tnt22

Цитироватьazvoz написал:
А где утверждается что будет  Atlas 551?
Не мне, но отвечу - на сайте ULA в разделе 'Next Launch'. Возможно, ближе к пуску исправят...

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/11/08/oft-mission-taking-shape-at-space-launch-complex-41/
https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2019/11/08/oft-mission-taking-shape-at-space-launch-complex-41/
ЦитироватьOFT Mission Taking Shape at Space Launch Complex 41

James Cawley
Posted Nov 8, 2019 at 5:59 pm


A Centaur upper stage is lifted at the Space Launch Complex 41 Vertical Integration Facility at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Nov. 8, 2019, for mating to the United Launch Alliance Atlas V first stage in preparation for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test (OFT). The uncrewed OFT mission will rendezvous and dock Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Starliner will launch atop the Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket set to launch Boeing's CST-100 Starliner on its maiden voyage to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program is ready for the mating of Starliner to the top of the launch vehicle.


The United Launch Alliance Atlas V first stage is lifted to the vertical position on Nov. 4, 2019, in the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

On Monday, Nov. 4, the Atlas V's first stage was lifted to the vertical position inside the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, followed by the mating of two solid rocket boosters to the booster. ULA teams then attached the Centaur upper stage and launch vehicle adapter atop the Atlas V first stage.

Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) mission will rendezvous and dock the Starliner spacecraft with the space station. OFT will help set the stage for Boeing's Crew Flight Test (CFT), which will carry NASA astronauts Michael Fincke and Nicole Mann, and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson to the space station and return them safely home.

As aerospace industry providers Boeing and SpaceX begin to make regular flights to the space station, NASA will continue to advance its mission to go beyond low-Earth orbit and establish a human presence on the Moon with the ultimate goal of sending astronauts to Mars.

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tnt22

Цитировать Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 33 мин. назад

Hung the second SRB last night. Delayed for weather, but making it up and holding the launch date.
#OFT.  #BacktoSpace.

Дмитрий Инфан

#33
ЦитироватьК.А. написал:
По мне так корабль Space X на глаз приятнее.
Длинный и тощий.

tnt22

Цитировать Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace 2 ч. назад

Every #AtlasV is special – but, this one is our favorite! Meet the Atlas V rocket + Centaur upper stage that will carry #Starliner to the stars on its @Commercial_Crew Orbital Flight Test. United Launch Alliance completed assembly inside the SLC 41 Vertical Integration Facility.


tnt22

https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/11/11/photos-centaur-upper-stage-hoisted-atop-atlas-5-rocket-for-starliner-launch/
ЦитироватьPhotos: Centaur upper stage hoisted atop Atlas 5 rocket for Starliner launch
November 11, 2019 Stephen Clark

United Launch Alliance teams at Cape Canaveral hoisted a Centaur upper stage on top of an Atlas 5 rocket Friday at launch pad 41, completing the initial build-up of the launch vehicle slated to carry Boeing's Starliner crew capsule into space in December on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station.

The dual-engine Centaur upper stage was connected to the top of the Atlas 5's first stage Friday inside the Vertical Integration Facility, located just south of Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 launch pad.

The addition of the Centaur stage completed a busy week of rocket assembly operations at the VIF. On Monday, Nov. 4, ULA teams raised the Atlas 5's first stage, then added two strap-on solid rocket boosters Nov. 6 and Nov. 7.

The Centaur stage was outfitted with the Atlas 5's interstage adapter and the Starliner spacecraft's launch vehicle adapter inside a test cell at ULA's Delta Operations Center at Cape Canaveral. The off-site integration tasks allow ULA to lift the Centaur upper stage and its associated adapters in one piece, rather than raising the components over multiple days.

The Starliner spacecraft will fly on a unique configuration of ULA's workhorse Atlas 5 rocket. The Atlas 5 will launch without a payload shroud, and the Centaur upper stage is powered by two RL10 engines supplied by Aerojet Rocketdyne. All Atlas 5 missions to date have flown with the single-engine variant of the Centaur stage.

Dual-engine Centaur stages have flown on earlier versions of the Atlas rocket family, and have launched with the retired Titan rockets. Of the 251 Centaur upper stages flown to date, 166 have launched in the dual-engine configuration.


The Starliner spacecraft will be installed atop the Atlas 5 rocket as soon as this weekend to begin a month-long series of checkouts and tests before the mission's target launch date of Dec. 17.

Boeing's Starliner Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station will demonstrate the capsule's readiness fo carry astronauts on the next Starliner test flight, scheduled for some time in the first half of 2020.



Read our earlier story for details on the modifications to the Atlas 5 rocket to support Starliner crew launches.

Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
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Цитировать Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 15 ч. назад

Completed a productive day and evening. Testing and configuring of ground systems. Beginning to fill the giant propellant tanks at the pad. #OFT  is coming...
#Starliner

tnt22

Цитировать Tory Bruno @torybruno 4 ч. назад

Ground systems and Centaur testing continues. Operated the crew access arm successfully today. Hooked up the ground wind damper. #OFT is coming

tnt22

Цитировать Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 41 мин. назад

Productive day yesterday. Combined Systems Testing was completed on the Launch Vehicle and path finder operations for hosting the #Starliner we're  successfully conducted. #OFT is coming...