Cygnus NG-13 (CRS-13) - Antares-230+ - MARS LP-0A - 09.02.2020, 22:39 UTC

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/14/northrop-grummans-13th-cargo-launch-rescheduled-for-feb-15-at-321-p-m-est/

Northrop Grumman's 13th Cargo Launch Rescheduled for Feb. 15 at 3:21 p.m. EST

Isabelle Yan
Posted Feb 14, 2020 at 2:33 pm

Northrop Grumman and NASA have rescheduled today's Antares launch attempt for the CRS-13 Cygnus resupply mission due to  strong upper level winds. The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft remain healthy.

The next launch attempt will be Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3:21 p.m. EST. The weather forecast calls for 95% favorable weather conditions. NASA TV coverage of the launch will begin at 2:45 p.m. EST.


A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen at sunrise on Pad-0A, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

A launch Saturday would result in a capture of Cygnus on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at approximately 4:05 a.m. Rendezvous and capture coverage begins at 2:30 a.m. Installation coverage will begin at 6:00 a.m.

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пуска -             15.02.2020 19:45 UTC / 22:45 ДМВ
захвата -         18.02.2020 07:30 UTC / 10:30 ДМВ
пристыковки - 18.02.2020 11:00 UTC / 14:00 ДМВ

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https://www.interfax.ru/world/695444

22:54, 14 февраля 2020
НАСА в третий раз перенесло запуск грузового корабля Cygnus к МКС

Москва. 14 февраля. INTERFAX.RU - Запуск ракеты-носителя Antares с грузовым космическим кораблем Cygnus корпорации Northrop Grumman к Международной космической станции (МКС) из-за непогоды перенесен еще на сутки - на 15 февраля, сообщило Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA).

"Мы отменили сегодняшний запуск. Старт миссии CRS-13 Northrop Grumman перенесен на субботу, 15 февраля в 15:21 (по времени Восточного побережья США, 23:21 мск)" - говорится в сообщении.

Указывается, что такое решение принято в связи с "сильным ветром в верхних слоях атмосферы".

Стыковка корабля Cygnus с МКС теперь запланирована на 18 февраля.

В первый раз пуск был отменен 9 февраля (в ночь на 10 февраля мск) за три минуты до старта. Причиной стали неполадки в наземных системах управления.

На следующий день НАСА вновь сообщило о переносе запуска "грузовика" - на этот раз, "чтобы дождаться улучшения погоды", а также еще раз проверить замененные датчики наземных систем управления и обновить загруженные перед стартом материалы для проведения исследований. Тогда запуск планировалось осуществить 14 февраля.

Корабль в рамках коммерческого контракта NASA с корпорацией Northrop Grumman, которой принадлежит ракета-носитель и автоматический грузовой космический корабль, должен доставить на МКС около 3,6 тонны груза, в том числе продовольствие, а также оборудование и материалы для проведения десятков научных исследований.

Это будет уже 13-й полет космического "грузовика" корпорации Northrop Grumman к МКС. Был также еще один неудачный запуск в 2014 году, когда корабль не долетел до станции вследствие аварии ракеты-носителя Antares. Первый успешный запуск Cygnus состоялся 18 сентября 2013 года.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/14/latest-weather-update-for-northrop-grummans-crs-13-launch-85-favorable/

Latest Weather Update for Northrop Grumman's CRS-13 Launch: 85% Favorable

Isabelle Yan
Posted Feb 14, 2020 at 3:15 pm

The latest weather forecast stands at 85% favorable for the launch of Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket from Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Launch has been rescheduled for 3:21 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 15 due to strong upper level winds on Friday.

At this time, the main weather concern for a Saturday afternoon launch is cloud ceiling height.


A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen on Pad-0A, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Northrop Grumman's 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station.

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 Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 13 мин. назад

The precise, to-the-second opening of the #Antares launch window on Saturday, 15 February is 15:21:00 EST (20:21:00 UTC).  That might adjust by one second forward or backward tomorrow.  But right now it's a dead on :00 second launch.
#Cygnus #NG13
(Pic: @nextspaceflight)

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 Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 2 мин. назад

NASA confirms that all late load cargo items on #Cygnus are good for Saturday and Sunday launch attempts of #Antares to the Station and do not need to be swapped out for those attempts. #NG13

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02/14/2020 21:53   Stephen Clark

The countdown has entered a pre-planned built-in hold. An upd ated status on the countdown from Northrop Grumman launch conductor Adam Lewis shows the Antares rocket, the Cygnus spacecraft and the Wallops range are all "green" at this time for liftoff at 3:43 p.m. EST (2043 GMT).

The Cygnus spacecraft se t for launch aboard the Antares rocket is named the S.S. Robert H. Lawrence in honor of Air Force Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. Lawrence was the first African American to be selected as an astronaut in the U.S. space program.

The S.S. Robert Lawrence is packed with 7,445 pounds (3,377 kilograms) of supplies and experiments heading to the International Space Station. Here's a breakdown of the cargo manifest provided by NASA:

NASA provided the following breakdown of the cargo manifest:
  3,501 pounds (1,588 kilograms) of vehicle hardware
  2,129 pounds (966 kilograms) of scientific investigations
  1,570 pounds (712 kilograms) of crew supplies
  179 pounds (81 kilograms) of spacewalk equipment
  66 pounds (30 kilograms) of computer resources
  The Cygnus supply ship is expected to remain berthed at the International Space Station's Unity module until May 11, when it will be released by the station's robotic arm.

The automated cargo carrier, loaded with trash after its departure from the station, will perform an in-flight combustion experiment before re-entering the atmosphere and burning up over the South Pacific Ocean to end its mission.

Первоисточник: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/northrop_grumman_crs-13_overview.pdf
В не герметичном отсеке уже ничего не будет?

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Брошюра миссии обновлена (в ... очередной раз)

northrop_grumman_crs-13_overview_0.pdf - 859.4 KB, 4 стр, 13 Feb 2020 19:37:13 UTC

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Первоисточник:  https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/northrop_grumman_crs-13_overview.pdf

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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/wallops/2020/antares-launch-rescheduled-for-feb-15

Feb. 14, 2020

Antares Launch Rescheduled for Feb. 15

The launch of Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility has been rescheduled for 3:21 p.m. EST, Saturday, Feb. 15. The weather forecast is 85 percent favorable for launch. NASA TV coverage of the launch will begin at 2:45 p.m.

Northrop Grumman and NASA rescheduled the Feb. 14 Antares launch attempt due to strong upper level winds. The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft remain healthy.

The Wallops NASA Visitor Center will open at 11:30 a.m., Feb. 15, for launch viewing. Additional locations for catching the launch are Robert Reed Park on Chincoteague Island or Beach Road spanning the area between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. The beach at the Assateague Island National Seashore/Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge will not be open during the launch.

Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 10:20 a.m. on the Wallops Ustream site. 

A launch Saturday would result in a capture of Cygnus on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at approximately 4:05 a.m. Rendezvous and capture coverage begins at 2:30 a.m. Installation coverage will begin at 6 a.m.

Last Updated: Feb. 14, 2020
Editor: Jeremy Eggers

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Указывается, что такое решение принято в связи с "сильным ветром в верхних слоях атмосферы".

ну и где любители ветра?

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triage написал:
 

Указывается, что такое решение принято в связи с "сильным ветром в верхних слоях атмосферы".

ну и где любители ветра?

ну дык, не в зоне же посадки!

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 Francis Murphy‏ @fxsmurphy 1 ч. назад

Good Morning! Are we ready for a flight. :-) I am. Caught the sun peaking right over the rocket this morning. @NASA_Wallops @NASA #NG13 #Antares – Wallops Launch Pad 0-A

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Попытка № 3

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02/15/2020 18:54 Stephen Clark

The countdown began on time to begin final preps for today's 3:21:01 p.m. EST (2021:01 GMT) blastoff of the 14-story Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

The Antares rocket will soon be powered up, and the launch team is going through a checklist of testing to ensure all systems are in good shape. The launch pad is also scheduled to be evacuated of all personnel early in the countdown sequence.

Propellant loading should begin around 90 minutes prior to liftoff.

Upper level winds, which were out-of-limits for an Antares launch yesterday, are much improved today. Yesterday's winds aloft peaked at nearly 170 knots, but today's weather data suggest maximum upper level winds around 82 knots.

With a high-pressure weather system in place over the mid-Atlantic region, forecasters expect dry conditions today. There's a 90 percent chance of acceptable weather at launch time.

The forecast for today's launch time anticipates scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, broken clouds at 35,000 feet, unrestricted visibility, southeast winds of 6 to 12 knots, and a temperature of around 36 degrees Fahrenheit.

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02/15/2020 19:17 Stephen Clark

All personnel have evacuated the launch pad and are at a nearby fallback area, clearing the way for the launch team to begin powering up the vehicle for pre-launch testing.

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02/15/2020 19:19 Stephen Clark

The launch team has powered up the Antares launch vehicle to begin systems checks.

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То кнут сломался, то ...

02/15/2020 20:25 Stephen Clark

A "red team" is being deployed to pad 0A to troubleshoot unresponsive gaseous nitrogen heaters.

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 29 сек. назад

The Antares launch team reports the "red team" was able to reset heaters at the launch pad. The countdown is continuing to tick toward launch at 3:21:01pm EST (2021:01 GMT) from Wallops Island, Virginia.

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02/15/2020 20:55 Stephen Clark

A series of slew, or steering checks, of the Antares rocket's propulsion system has been accomplished.

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02/15/2020 21:33 Stephen Clark

The countdown has entered a pre-planned built-in hold. An updated status on the countdown from Northrop Grumman launch conductor Adam Lewis shows the Antares rocket, the Cygnus spacecraft and the Wallops range are all "green" at this time for liftoff at 3:21 p.m. EST (2021 GMT).