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

[tnt22]

Dec 20 14:11

The Automatic Determination and Dissemination of Just Updated Steering Terms, better known as the ADDJUST file, is being loaded into the Atlas V rocket's Inertial Navigation and Control Assembly (INCA) flight computer by the flight control operator here at the Launch Control Center. This is the planned steering parameters for the INCA to use based on today's upper level wind conditions.

A series of weather balloons has been launched throughout the countdown from the Range weather station at Cape Canaveral to collect measurements of wind speeds and directions to determine if conditions aloft violate the controllability or structural loads on the rocket during ascent. The balloon data was transmitted to ULA engineers in Denver to select a steering profile that minimizes launch vehicle responses.

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[tnt22]

Dec 20 14:20

We have completed the fuel fill sequence to ready the first stage main propulsion system for launch.

[tnt22]

Dec 20 14:21

The Starliner spacecraft atop the Atlas V rocket is transitioning to internal battery power for launch. This is the final configuring of the payload for liftoff.

Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner was developed in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program to ferry astronauts to and from the Inernational Space Station from U.S. soil.

Starliner can accommodate seven passengers, or a mix of crew and cargo, for missions to low-Earth orbit. For NASA service missions to the space station, it will carry up to four NASA-sponsored crew members and time-critical scientific research.

The capsule has an innovative, weldless structure and is reusable up to 10 times with a six-month turnaround time. It also features wireless internet and tablet technology for crew interfaces.

[Александр Репной]

tnt22 написал:
 

Александр Репной написал:
Ну что мужики, сегодня летит Старлайнер? Стыковка его с МКС как я понял завтра днём через сутки? А посадка ожидается 28 декабря. В этот же день будет и расстыковка с МКС?

Стыковка на автомате - 16:27:00 ДМВ (трансляция в 13:00:00 ДМВ)
Расстыковка 28-го в 08:44:00 ДМВ (трансляция в 07:45:00 ДМВ)
Приземление - 13:47:00 ДМВ (трансляция в 12:30:00 ДМВ)

Благодарю!

[tnt22]

[Александр Репной]

Ну чё мужики, с Богом! Успешного пуска Старлинеру!

[KBOB]

а у нее что НЕТ ГОЛОВНОГО ОБТЕКАТЕЛЯ?

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KBOB написал:
а у нее что НЕТ ГОЛОВНОГО ОБТЕКАТЕЛЯ?

Защитная сбрасываемая крышка, закрывающая стыковочный узел.

[tnt22]

Dec 20 14:24

Today's instantaneous launch opportunity at 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC) occurs when the orbital plane of the International Space Station crosses over the Atlas V launch pad. At the time of launch, the space station will be half a world away, flying 270 miles above the Indian Ocean. Starliner is taking aim at the station for an automated rendezvous and docking tomorrow at 8:27 a.m. EST (1327 UTC).

[tnt22]

Dec 20 14:26

Launch-minus 11 minutes. The Arm Control Engineer here in the Launch Control Center has been given a "go" to retract the launch pad's Crew Access Arm. The catwalk is being hydraulically swung away from the Starliner spacecraft and stowed for launch. The arm can be re-extended in less than 15 seconds if the need arises.

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[tnt22]

Dec 20 14:27

Starliner is confirmed on internal power for launch to prepare for a new era in human spaceflight. At T-minus 4 minutes and holding, with six minutes remaining in the hold, this is Atlas Launch Control.

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Dec 20 14:28

The Crew Access Arm has been stowed against the Crew Access Tower.

We are standing by for the readiness poll to proceed with the terminal count. Launch Conductor Doug Lebo will poll 29 engineers and managers for the "go" to launch today.

But first, Launch Director Bill Cullen is receiving status inputs from the director of engineering, Marty Malinowski, and the Starliner mission director LeRoy Cain, the results of which will feed into the readiness poll shortly.

[Liss]

Go Boeing! Go Lockheed! Go Energomash! ;-)

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[tnt22]

Dec 20 14:30
GO for launch!

The ULA Launch Director Bill Cullen has given the final permission to launch.

The pronouncement was made following the readiness poll of the launch team by Launch Conductor Doug Lebo that verified all systems are "go" to resume the countdown today.

[tnt22]

Dec 20 14:32
Countdown resumes

T-minus 4 minutes and counting. The final phase of today's countdown is underway at Cape Canaveral to launch the Atlas V rocket and inaugural CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for Boeing and NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The countdown clocks have resumed, leading us to a 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC) liftoff.

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[tnt22]

Dec 20 14:35

T-minus 80 seconds. The rocket's ordnance controller and the vehicle safety system have been armed. The flight software on the Atlas V is going active and the Emergency Detection System is transitioning to its ascent mode.