NROL-151 - Electron - Mahia, LC1 – 31.01.2020, 02:56 UTC

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 Rocket Lab‏ @RocketLab 25 мин. назад

We're excited to announce that our first mission of 2020 is a dedicated launch from LC-1 for the @NatReconOfc! The 14-day launch window opens from 31 Jan UTC. Full details: https://bit.ly/2TGJE2U

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NRO‏ @NatReconOfc 35 мин. назад

We're launching our 1st mission of 2020! The NRO is excited to announce that we're partnering with @RocketLab to launch #NROL151 on Jan. 31 NZT from Rocket Lab's launch facility on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. 1/


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We're also looking forward to the agency's new partnership with @RocketLab and our continued collaboration with New Zealand, a Five Eyes ally, on the #NROL151 mission. 2/


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Additionally, #NROL151 is the 1st launch under the NRO's new Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket contract, which enables our exploration of new launch opportunities by providing a streamlined, commercial approach for launching #smallsats. 3/


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Under this approach, RASR helps us pursue the use of both large & small satellites to create an integrated architecture that provides global coverage to answer a wide range of intelligence questions. 4/


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Make sure to follow us and our partners at @RocketLab on Twitter and Instagram for the latest #NROL151 news and coverage. /end

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https://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/updates/media-release-rocket-lab-to-launch-national-reconnaissance-office-mission/

Rocket Lab To Launch National Reconnaissance Office Mission

Rocket Lab To Launch National Reconnaissance Office Mission

The mission will demonstrate Rocket Lab's unique capability to provide frequent and rapidly-acquired launch opportunities for U.S. government small satellite missions

Huntington Beach, California. 20 January 2020 – Rocket Lab, the global leader in small satellite launch, has announced today that it will launch a dedicated mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The launch window is scheduled to open on 31 January NZDT and the mission, called 'Birds of a Feather,' will lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1.

The NRO competitively awarded the contract under the Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract vehicle. RASR allows the NRO to explore new launch opportunities that can provide a streamlined, commercial approach for getting small satellites into space.

Rocket Lab's Senior Vice President – Global Launch Services, Lars Hoffman, says the Electron vehicle is uniquely placed to deliver the kind of frequent, rapidly-acquired launch opportunities required by the NRO and other government agencies to ensure resiliency in space.

"We are honored the NRO has selected Rocket Lab as the launch provider for this dedicated mission. The Electron launch vehicle is perfectly positioned to provide the kind of rapid and responsive access to space that puts the NRO in complete control over their own launch schedule and orbital requirements," Mr. Hoffman says. "As the industry shifts toward the disaggregation of large, geostationary spacecraft, Electron enables unprecedented access to space to support a resilient layer of government small satellite infrastructure."

Rocket Lab has been launching to orbit since January 2018 and is now the world's leading dedicated small satellite launch provider. Rocket Lab remains the only launch provider capable of meeting the rapid-acquisition and launch requirements of dedicated small satellite missions for the U.S. government. Rocket Lab has delivered 47 satellites to orbit on the Electron launch vehicle, enabling operations in space debris mitigation, Earth observation, ship and airplane tracking, and radio communications

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 Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 1 ч. назад

Although, perhaps, one can divine clues from the NROL-151 mission logo on the rocket. Good luck?

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Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab 1 ч. назад

Join us for #BirdsOfAFeather, our 1st launch of 2020 & the NRO's 1st launch under the Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket contract.

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https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/

NEXT MISSION: BIRDS OF A FEATHER

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MISSION OVERVIEW

Rocket Lab's 11th Electron flight - Birds of a Feather - will launch a dedicated mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The launch window is scheduled to open on 31 January NZDT and the mission will lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1.

The NRO competitively awarded the contract under the Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract vehicle. RASR allows the NRO to explore new launch opportunities that can provide a streamlined, commercial approach for getting small satellites into space.

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Опубликована брошюра миссии

F11-Birds-of-a-feather-Presskit4.pdf - 1.9 MB, 7 стр, 2020-01-20 22:41:53 UTC

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Эмблема миссии NROL-151




Эмблема миссии RL

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Опубликованы закрываемые при пуске зоны

 

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Из переписки

 0xDEADCE11‏ @ebelliveau 8 ч. назад

Will this flight pack chutes for descent practice after reentry?


 Peter Beck‏ @Peter_J_Beck 8 ч. назад

Not this flight, it's a repeat of flight 10 but with better cameras and telemetry.

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Очень серьезный клиент! Если все пройдет успешно, это будет большим достижением для Бека и Ко.

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Выпущено обновлённое, исправленное и дополненное издание брошюры миссии

F11-Birds-of-a-feather-Presskit-FINAL.pdf - 1.9 MB, 7 стр, 2020-01-21 02:49:22 UTC

Исправления коснулись стр 2, раздел LAUNCH INFORMATION, дополнения - стр 3, раздел Timeline of Events

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/21/nro-the-u-s-spy-satellite-agency-preps-for-first-dedicated-launch-from-foreign-soil/

NRO, the U.S. spy satellite agency, preps for first dedicated launch from foreign soil
January 21, 2020 | Stephen Clark


The payload shroud for Rocket Lab's next mission — designed NROL-151 by the National Reconnaissance Office — is pictured inside a processing facility in New Zealand. Credit: Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab's first mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, which owns the U.S. government's fleet of intelligence-gathering satellites, is scheduled to launch from New Zealand as soon as Jan. 30 (U.S. time), officials announced Monday.

Designated NROL-151, the previously-unannounced mission will be the first dedicated launch for the NRO from a spaceport outside the United States.

With rare exceptions, information about the NRO's payloads is typically classified. The spy satellite agency and Rocket Lab released no details about the payload set to fly into orbit on Rocket Lab's Electron rocket later this month.

Most of the NRO's missions are large, requiring boosts from heavier rockets from United Launch Alliance or SpaceX. But the organization has expanded its use of small satellites in recent years, deploying CubeSats and arranging dedicated launches on smaller rockets, such as Northrop Grumman's Minotaur launch vehicle family.

Rocket Lab's Electron rocket provides a different launch service, offering a dedicated ride to orbit small satellites without requiring payload owners to hitch a ride on a larger rocket, which often requires operators to compromise on schedule or orbital parameters.

The Electron is designed to carry up to 330 pounds (150 kilograms) of payload to a sun-synchronous polar orbit around 310 miles (500 kilometers) above Earth. Rocket Lab — which is headquartered in California, and has a factory and a primary launch site in New Zealand — says its base price to purchase the entire capacity of an Electron rocket mission is around $5.7 million.

The NRO said the NROL-151 mission is the first launch it has procured through the agency's new Rapid Acquisition of Small Launch, or RASR, contracting mechanism. The NRO said the small launch program "enables our exploration of new launch opportunities by providing a streamlined, commercial approach for launching smallsats."

"Under this approach, RASR helps us pursue the use of both large and small satellites to create an integrated architecture that provides global coverage to answer a wide range of intelligence questions," the NRO said.

The first opportunity to the launch the NROL-151 mission opens at 7 p.m. EST on Jan. 30 (0000 GMT; 1 p.m. New Zealand time on Jan. 31). A four-hour window is available daily through Feb. 12 (U.S. time), according to Rocket Lab, which has nicknamed the upcoming flight "Birds of a Feather."


Rocket Lab's Electron rocket fires off its launch pad on Mahia Peninsula. Credit: Kieran Fanning/Rocket Lab

The NROL-151 mission will mark the 11th flight of a Rocket Lab Electron booster since its debut in May 2017. It will be Rocket Lab's first flight of 2020, and the fourth dedicated Rocket Lab mission for the U.S. government.

"We are honored the NRO has selected Rocket Lab as the launch provider for this dedicated mission," said Lars Hoffman, Rocket Lab's senior vice president of global launch services. "The Electron launch vehicle is perfectly positioned to provide the kind of rapid and responsive access to space that puts the NRO in complete control over their own launch schedule and orbital requirements.

"As the industry shifts toward the disaggregation of large, geostationary spacecraft, Electron enables unprecedented access to space to support a resilient layer of government small satellite infrastructure," Hoffman said in a statement.

The NRO said it was looking forward to a new partnership with Rocket Lab and a continued collaboration with New Zealand on the NROL-151 mission. New Zealand is a partner in the "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing alliance with the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.

Rocket Lab says it will attempt another guided re-entry of the Electron booster's first stage after it shuts down around two-and-a-half minutes after liftoff. While the Electron's second stage and Curie kick stage place the NROL-151 payload into orbit, the first stage will use thrusters to flip around 180 degrees and re-enter the atmosphere.

Engineers will analyze data gathered by sensors on the first stage to determine how the rocket weathers the extreme heat and pressures of re-entering the atmosphere. Rocket Lab debuted an upgraded first stage on the company's previous launch in December, including a guidance system and thrusters to control the pencil-shaped composite booster's orientation during re-entry, plus a base heat shield to protect the rocket during descent.

Rocket Lab will add parachutes to future rockets. The company eventually aims to retrieve the boosters using a helicopter as they descend under a parachute, enabling the company to recover and reuse the stage while avoiding contamination from salt water.

Unlike SpaceX's larger Falcon 9 rocket boosters, Rocket Lab's Electron first stage does not have enough leftover propellant after its ascent burn to attempt a propulsive landing. That's simply a matter of physics, Rocket Lab says, because a small rocket inherently has thinner performance margins than a large launcher.

Rocket Lab is the first of a new crop of commercial small satellite launch companies to enter operational service. Other major players in the smallsat launcher market include Virgin Orbit and Firefly Aerospace, both of which claim they are within months of attempting an orbital launch.


Rocket Lab's launch site on Mahia Peninsula on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. Rocket Lab is constructing a second launch pad at the spaceport — seen here behind the Electron rocket's Launch Complex-1 — to accommodate a faster flight cadence. Credit: Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab built a privately-owned launch site for the Electron rocket on Mahia Peninsula, located on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The Launch Complex 1 facility at Mahia is undergoing an expansion, with construction underway on a second launch pad there.

Rocket Lab announced the completion of its first launch site in the United States — named Launch Complex 2 — last month at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia.

The first Electron launch from Virginia is scheduled this spring with a U.S. military satellite.

Rocket Lab says it built the new launch pad in Virginia primarily to accommodate U.S. government payloads.

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Rocket Lab‏ @RocketLab 41 мин. назад

Counting down to our first mission of 2020, a dedicated launch for the @NatReconOfc. One week to go! http://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/ ...

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Очередная редакция брошюры миссии

FINAL-F11-Birds-of-a-Feather-Presskit.pdf - 1.9 MB, 7 стр, 2020-01-23 03:28:32 UTC

Отредактирован раздел 'Timeline of Events' (по блоку выведения)

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Rocket Lab‏ @RocketLab 4 мин. назад

Wet Dress Rehearsal is complete ahead of our first mission of the year, #BirdsOfAFeather! If you look closely, you'll see Pad B sneaking in a cameo behind Electron. Between launch operations and Pad B construction, it's all go at Launch Complex 1!

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А в названии темы какая последняя буква в слове "NROL"?  :oops: 

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Старый написал:
А в названии темы какая последняя буква в слове "NROL"?    

L, в строчном варианте - l (фиг отличишь от прописной "И" - I),- всё ещё привыкаю к новой клаве...   Исправлять бум после пуска (со временем и датой).

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Уведомления на закрываемые зоны

NOTAMs

NZZO

B0351/20 - TEMPO DANGER AREA NZD025 (SOUTH AUCKLAND OCEANIC FIR) IS PRESCRIBED AS FLW:
ALL THAT AIRSPACE BOUNDED BY A LINE JOINING:
43 16 20.0 S 177 30 05.0 W
47 25 00.0 S 176 12 00.0 W
46 58 00.0 S 177 47 00.0 W
41 16 45.0 S 177 55 32.5 E
40 22 32.0 S 177 46 37.0 E
39 30 07.0 S 178 41 00.0 E
43 16 20.0 S 177 30 05.0 W
ACTIVITY: ROCKET LAUNCH
USING AGENCY: ROCKET LAB LIMITED, RANGE CONTROL CENTRE, TEL +64 28 255 11638
PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO CIVIL AVIATION RULE PART 71 UNDER A DELEGATED AUTHORITY ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION.
SFC - FL999, 31 JAN 00:00 2020 UNTIL 31 JAN 04:00 2020.
CREATED: 26 JAN 23:13 2020

B0352/20 - TEMPO DANGER AREA NZD026 (SOUTH AUCKLAND OCEANIC FIR) IS PRESCRIBED AS FLW:
ALL THAT AIRSPACE BOUNDED BY A LINE JOINING:
50 54 00.0 S 172 55 00.0 W
50 21 00.0 S 175 20 00.0 W
46 58 00.0 S 177 47 00.0 W
47 25 00.0 S 176 12 00.0 W
50 54 00.0 S 172 55 00.0 W
ACTIVITY: ROCKET LAUNCH
USING AGENCY: ROCKET LAB LIMITED, RANGE CONTROL CENTRE, TEL +64 28 255 11638
PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO CIVIL AVIATION RULE PART 71 UNDER A DELEGATED AUTHORITY ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION.
SFC - FL999, 31 JAN 00:00 2020 UNTIL 31 JAN 04:00 2020.
CREATED: 26 JAN 23:18 2020

B0353/20 - TEMPO DANGER AREA NZD027 (SOUTH AUCKLAND OCEANIC FIR) IS PRESCRIBED AS FLW:
ALL THAT AIRSPACE BOUNDED BY A LINE JOINING:
59 10 00.0 S 162 40 00.0 W
59 10 00.0 S 165 11 00.0 W
50 21 00.0 S 175 20 00.0 W
50 54 00.0 S 172 55 00.0 W
59 10 00.0 S 162 40 00.0 W
ACTIVITY: ROCKET LAUNCH
USING AGENCY: ROCKET LAB LIMITED, RANGE CONTROL CENTRE, TEL +64 28 255 11638
PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO CIVIL AVIATION RULE PART 71 UNDER A DELEGATED AUTHORITY ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION.
SFC - FL999, 31 JAN 00:00 2020 UNTIL 31 JAN 04:00 2020.
CREATED: 26 JAN 23:27 2020

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Ещё уведомление - на прибрежную зону космодрома

NOTAM

NZZC

B0350/20 - TEMPO DANGER AREA NZD491 (EAST MAHIA) IS PRESCRIBED AS FLW:
ALL THAT AIRSPACE BOUNDED BY A LINE JOINING:
39 30 07.0 S 178 41 00.0 E
40 22 32.0 S 177 46 37.0 E
39 20 17.3 S 177 36 32.8 E
39 06 00.0 S 177 36 32.8 E
39 06 00.0 S 177 54 00.0 E
38 59 00.0 S 178 14 00.0 E
39 08 03.9 S 178 16 31.5 E
39 30 07.0 S 178 41 00.0 E
ACTIVITY: ROCKET LAUNCH
USING AGENCY: ROCKET LAB LIMITED, RANGE CONTROL CENTRE,
TEL +64 28 255 11638
PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO CIVIL AVIATION RULE PART 71 UNDER A DELEGATED AUTHORITY ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION.
SFC - FL999, 31 JAN 00:00 2020 UNTIL 31 JAN 04:00 2020.
CREATED: 26 JAN 23:07 2020

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NOTMARs

HYDROPAC 278/20

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
NEW ZEALAND.
DNC 06.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
2200Z TO 0430Z COMMENCING DAILY
30 JAN THRU 13 FEB IN AREA BOUND BY
39-14.00S 177-50.80E, 39-13.50S 177-54.50E,
39-15.30S 178-00.00E, 39-40.00S 178-10.00E,
39-40.00S 178-04.00E, 39-16.00S 177-48.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 14 FEB 20.//

Authority: RCC NEW ZEALAND 10/20 242242Z JAN 20.

Date: 250451Z JAN 20
Cancel: 14000000 Feb 20


HYDROPAC 279/20

SOUTH PACIFIC.
CHATHAM ISLANDS.
DNC 06.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2200Z TO 0430Z COMMENCING DAILY
30 JAN THRU 13 FEB IN AREA BOUND BY
43-30S 180-00W, 43-30S 178-42W,
47-00S 176-00W, 47-00S 178-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 14 FEB 20.//

Authority: RCC NEW ZEALAND 10/20 242242Z JAN 20.

Date: 250505Z JAN 20
Cancel: 14000000 Feb 20


HYDROPAC 277/20

SOUTH PACIFIC.
DNC 06.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2200Z TO 0430Z COMMENCING DAILY
30 JAN THRU 13 FEB IN AREA BOUND BY
52-30S 172-42W, 52-30S 171-36W,
55-30S 168-00W, 55-30S 169-12W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 14 FEB 20.//

Authority: NAVAREA XIV 12/20 242238Z JAN 20.

Date: 250436Z JAN 20
Cancel: 14000000 Feb 20

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 Rocket Lab‏ @RocketLab 36 мин. назад

We're at L-1 day from our first mission of 2020, the #BirdsOfAFeather mission for the @NatReconOfc!

Tomorrow our mission control will be full of operators on console counting down to lift-off.  http://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/ ...

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 Rocket Lab‏ @RocketLab 36 мин. назад

We have a four hour window for lift-off. Set a reminder for your timezone to catch the action on our webcast!
UTC: 00:00 - 04:00 (31 Jan)
NZDT: 13:00 - 17:00 (31 Jan)
PST: 16:00 - 20:00 (30 Jan)
EDT: 19:00 - 23:00 (30 Jan)

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Народное творчество

Geoff Barrett @GeoffdBarrett 2:53 AM - Jan 30, 2020

While we wait for news on the fate of two satellites lets remember that @RocketLab labs could be  launching NROL-151 in 24 hours! #birdsofafeather @NatReconOfc #NROL151

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NRO ✔@NatReconOfc 4:00 PM - Jan 30, 2020

It's launch day! We're looking forward to working w/ our partners at @RocketLab to launch #NROL151, which carries a national security payload designed, built & operated by the NRO. Make sure to join us for live coverage beginning around 6:40 p.m. (EST).

http://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream

23:40 UTC / 02:40 ДМВ

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Карта закрываемых зон

B0350/20 (#29),
B0351/20, B0352/20, B0353/20 (все - #28),
HYDROPAC 278/20, HYDROPAC 279/20, HYDROPAC 277/20 (все - #30)



Укрупнённо (зона космодрома и зона падения 1-й ст РН)

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Rocket Lab ✔@RocketLab 9:42 PM - Jan 30, 2020

Birds of a Feather will be our 2nd attempt at a guided re-entry of Electron's first stage. It follows on from our first successful attempt in Dec last year. We'll have live footage from the 1st stage, so fingers crossed we get some good views. Here's a view from our last mission.

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Rocket Lab ✔@RocketLab 9:12 PM - Jan 30, 2020

Welcome to launch day for Electron's 11th mission, 'Birds of a Feather'. Crews are in position at Launch Complex 1 and we're currently targeting no earlier than 12:01 am UTC for lift-off. Full mission details: http://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/ ...




9:17 PM - Jan 30, 2020

Lift-off is currently targeted for no earlier than:
13:01 NZDT
00:01 UTC
16:01 PST
19:01 EST

A live webcast will begin from approx. T-20 minutes at

http://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream

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К #36

Rocket Lab ✔@RocketLab 9:44 PM - Jan 30, 2020

A reminder: we are not recovering the stage fr om this mission, only guiding its entry back to sea level wh ere it will disintegrate on impact. We'll be once again collecting many channels of data to better understand Electron's re-entry journey to inform future recovery efforts.

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Rocket Lab✔@RocketLab 10:32 PM - Jan 30, 2020

Electron is vertical on the pad at LC-1 for today's #BirdsOfAFeather mission! Lift-off is currently targeted for 13:01 NZDT / 00:01 UTC.

http://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream

(0:28)

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Народное творчество

Thomas Burghardt@TGMetsFan98 10:08 PM - Jan 30, 2020

It's launch day in New Zealand! #RocketLab #Electron #BirdsofaFeather #NROL151

Article by @TylerG1998: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/01/rocket-lab-2020-dedicated-nro-mission/ ...

Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/RocketLabNZ

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Rocket Lab✔@RocketLab 1:42 AM - Jan 31, 2020

Propellant loading has begun. Electron's trademark white stripes from the liquid oxygen against Electron's black carbon composite surface are starting to show.

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Rocket Lab✔@RocketLab 2:17 AM - Jan 31, 2020

We're adjusting today's target lift-off time due to ground winds. We're now targeting no earlier than 01:22 UTC ([14:22 NZDT) for the launch of #BirdsOfAFeather. Webcast will be live approx. 20 mins before lift-off
http://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream


2:18 AM - Jan 31, 2020

New target lift-off time:
NZDT: 14:22
PST: 17:22
EST: 20:22
UTC: 01:22

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NRO✔@NatReconOfc 2:21 AM - Jan 31, 2020

New target lift-off time due to ground winds. Now NET 01:22 UTC/14:22 NZDT

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Трансляция пуска

на сайте RocketLab

rocketlabusa.com/live-stream

или

на ТыТрубе

youtube.com/watch?v=YfDutnzddy4

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Rocket Lab✔@RocketLab 4:05 AM - Jan 31, 2020

We have entered a hold for ground winds. The countdown is currently holding at T-24 minutes. A new T-0 time will be confirmed soon. Today's window remains open until 04:00 UTC (17:00 NZDT / 20:00 PST / 23:00 EST).

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Пока часы на YT-трансляции переустановлены на 04:50 ДМВ

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еще на 30 минут

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Rocket Lab✔@RocketLab 5:36 AM - Jan 31, 2020

And we have resumed the count! New target lift-off time is 02:56 UTC (15:56 NZDT / 18:56 PST / 21:56 EST). Still a possibility of standing down due to high ground winds.

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Зажигание!

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Пуск!!!

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MaxQ

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Выкл ДУ 1-й ст РН

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Отделение 1-й ст РН

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Вкл ДУ 2-й ст РН

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Сброс ГО

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"Горячее" переключение батарей

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Выкл ДУ 2-й ст РН

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Отделение 2-й ст РН (по ТМИ и бурным восторгам в ЦУПе)

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Первый раз смотрел прямой репортаж Электрона.

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Отделение 2-й ст РН

Я то на работе, а ты почему не спишь?

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Трансляция завершена

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Electron "Birds of a Feather" launch

SciNews

30 янв. 2020 г.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/OkajURO7vlw?feature=oembed (2:33)

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Запись трансляции пуска

Rocket Lab - Birds Of A Feather Launch

Rocket Lab

Трансляция началась 66 минут назад

https://www.youtube.com/embed/af-PplDIkbc (26:13)

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Peter Beck@Peter_J_Beck 6:24 AM - Jan 31, 2020

Perfect transfer orbit. Circularization burn still to come.

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Rocket Lab✔@RocketLab 6:32 AM - Jan 31, 2020

Through the wall!

Peter Beck@Peter_J_Beck 6:32 AM - Jan 31, 2020

Stage 1 made it all the way in again!

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https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/completed-missions/birds-of-a-feather/

Rocket Lab's 11th Electron flight - Birds of a Feather - launched a dedicated mission for the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The mission successfully lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 at 15:56 NZDT, 31 January 2020.
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https://www.interfax.ru/world/693460

06:12, 31 января 2020
Ракета с новым разведспутником США стартовала на орбиту
О целях, орбите, размере и других характеристиках секретного американского спутника не сообщается

Москва. 31 января. INTERFAX.RU - Ракета-носитель сверхлегкого класса Electron в пятницу, 31 января, стартовала на орбиту со спутником NROL-151 Национального управления военно-космической разведки США, сообщила компания-оператор Rocket Lab.

Запуск двухступенчатой ракеты со спутником весом около 150 кг был произведен со стартовой площадки компании на полуострове Махия на Северном острове Новой Зеландии в 05:56 мск.

Запуск разведывательного спутника в интересах Национального управления военно-космической разведки США стал первым, осуществленным с зарубежного космодрома и коммерческим провайдером.

О целях, орбите, размере и других характеристиках секретного американского спутника NROL-151 не сообщается. По данным экспертов, космический аппарат, скорее всего, является экспериментальным.

Ракета-носитель Electron компании Rocket Lab, штаб-квартира которой находится в Лос-Анджелесе (штат Калифорния), способна доставлять на солнечно-синхронную орбиту высотой 500 км полезную нагрузку массой 250 кг. Стоимость запуска составляет около $5,7 млн.

Национальное управление военно-космической разведки США в основном выводит на орбиту большие спутники, запускаемые тяжелыми ракетами, которые должны выполнять свои задачи в течение нескольких лет. Однако в настоящее время ведомство решило начать запуски малых космических аппаратов для проведения срочных операций.

Еще в 2010 году основанная в Новой Зеландии компания Rocket Lab получила контракт от американского правительства на оперативные запуски на орбиту легких тактических космических систем.

Новая Зеландия вместе с США, Великобританией, Канадой и Австралией является страной-участницей так называемого альянса "Пяти глаз", в рамках которого осуществляется координация и обмен оперативной разведывательной информацией между спецслужбами этих пяти стран.

С момента основания в 2006 году компания Rocket Lab уже провела десять запусков, из которых девять были успешными. Ее ракета-носитель Electron доставила на орбиту в общей сложности 47 спутников.

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[tnt22]

Есть отделение КА!

Peter Beck@Peter_J_Beck 7:08 AM - Jan 31, 2020

The Kick Stage has deployed the @NatReconOfC's payload, confirming mission success for Birds of a Feather!

[tnt22]

Rocket Lab✔@RocketLab 7:12 AM - Jan 31, 2020

Continuing our record of 100% mission success for customers! #BirdsOfAFeather

https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1223095568471228417

[tnt22]

NRO✔@NatReconOfc 7:26 AM - Jan 31, 2020

Congratulations to the entire NRO launch team and our partners @RocketLab who helped make #NROL151 a success! And thanks to all the #launch fans out there for joining us today to watch as we launched #BirdsOfAFeather.

[tnt22]

Chris B - NSF@NASASpaceflight 7:11 AM - Jan 31, 2020

Congrats to Rocket Lab on the latest Electron mission!

Article:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/01/rocket-lab-2020-dedicated-nro-mission/ ...

- by @TylerG1998

[zandr]

https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=526316&lang=RU

США вывели на орбиту новый секретный мини-спутник
       Вашингтон. 31 января. ИНТЕРФАКС - Ракета-носитель сверхлегкого класса Electron в пятницу успешно вывела на орбиту спутник NROL-151 Национального управления военно-космической разведки США, сообщила компания-оператор Rocket Lab.
       Запуск двухступенчатой ракеты с секретным мини-спутником весом всего около 150 кг был произведен со стартовой площадки компании на полуострове Махия на Северном острове Новой Зеландии в 05:56 мск. Приблизительно через час он отделился от носителя и вышел на заданную орбиту, сообщила компания.
       Запуск спутника в интересах Национального управления военно-космической разведки США стал первым, осуществленным с зарубежного космодрома коммерческим провайдером.
       О целях, орбите, размере и других характеристиках секретного американского спутника NROL-151 не сообщается. По данным экспертов, космический аппарат, скорее всего, является экспериментальным.
       Ракета-носитель Electron компании Rocket Lab, штаб-квартира которой находится в Лос-Анджелесе (штат Калифорния), способна доставлять на солнечно-синхронную орбиту высотой 500 км полезную нагрузку массой 250 кг. Стоимость запуска составляет около $5,7 млн.
       Национальное управление военно-космической разведки США в основном выводит на орбиту большие спутники, запускаемые тяжелыми ракетами, которые должны выполнять свои задачи в течение нескольких лет. Однако в настоящее время ведомство решило начать запуски малых космических аппаратов для проведения срочных операций.

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      Еще в 2010 году, основанная в Новой Зеландии компания Rocket Lab, получила контракт от американского правительства на оперативные запуски на орбиту легких тактических космических систем.
       Новая Зеландия вместе с США, Великобританией, Канадой и Австралией является страной-участницей так называемого альянса "Пяти глаз", в рамах которого осуществляется координация и обмен оперативной разведывательной информацией между спецслужбами этих пяти стран.
       С момента основания в 2006 году компания Rocket Lab уже провела десять запусков, из которых девять были успешными. Ее ракета-носитель Electron доставила на орбиту в общей сложности 47 спутников.

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[tnt22]

2 zandr,
Эт не халва, слаще не станет (сравни #78 и #83 -  обёртки разные, хотя они из одной обоймы, имя которой ИНТЕРФАКС)   

[Pirat5]

tnt22 написал:  Отделение 2-й ст РН
Старый написал:  Я то на работе, а ты почему не спишь?

Другой часовой пояс?

[zandr]

tnt22 написал:
Ракета с новым разведспутником США стартовала на орбиту
О целях, орбите, размере и других характеристиках секретного американского спутника не сообщается
Москва. 31 января. INTERFAX.RU - Ракета-носитель сверхлегкого класса Electron в пятницу, 31 января, стартовала на орбиту со спутником NROL-151 Национального управления военно-космической разведки США, сообщила компания-оператор Rocket Lab.Запуск двухступенчатой ракеты со спутником весом около 150 кг был произведен со стартовой площадки компании на полуострове Махия на Северном острове Новой Зеландии в 05:56 мск.

zandr написал:
США вывели на орбиту новый секретный мини-спутник      
Вашингтон. 31 января. ИНТЕРФАКС - Ракета-носитель сверхлегкого класса Electron в пятницу успешно вывела на орбиту спутник NROL-151 Национального управления военно-космической разведки США, сообщила компания-оператор Rocket Lab.       Запуск двухступенчатой ракеты с секретным мини-спутником весом всего около 150 кг был произведен со стартовой площадки компании на полуострове Махия на Северном острове Новой Зеландии в 05:56 мск. Приблизительно через час он отделился от носителя и вышел на заданную орбиту, сообщила компания.

Мне надо найти примеры в темах других запусков, где постились новости с одного источника с такими же различиями?

[zandr]

tnt22 написал:
Electron "Birds of a Feather" launch    SciNews 30 янв. 2020 г.

А что прозвучало в обратном отсчёте между "4" и "2"?  Явно не "three"!

[tnt22]

zandr написал:
А что прозвучало в обратном отсчёте между "4" и "2"?  Явно не "three"!

Ес-сно, не 3. По циклограмме за две секунды до старта (#24) производится зажигание 9 двигателей Резерфорд 1-й ст РН. Прозвучало как минимум "Ignition..."... 

[tnt22]

НОРАД внёс 3 объекта запуска в каталог. Наборы TLE недоступны



ПН присвоено имя USA-294 

[tnt22]

Jonathan McDowell✔@planet4589 11:14 PM - Jan 31, 2020

The NRO satellite from yesterday's Electron launch has been cataloged as USA 294.  Electron stages 2 and 3 also in orbit. No TLEs yet.

[tnt22]

Peter Beck@Peter_J_Beck 9:09 PM - Jan 31, 2020

Initial Stage 1 reentry data review shows consistent trajectory with the previous flight. We hit the wall, roll along the z axis then come out the other side. Good telemetry all the way to sea impact with a stage in once piece again.

[tnt22]

Rocket Lab✔@RocketLab 9:50 PM - Jan 31, 2020

Another beautiful view of lift-off for our 11th Electron launch and our first dedicated mission for the @NatReconOfc. What a way to kick off a busy year of launches!

[tnt22]

Ну, не прошло и полгода...

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/updates/rocket-lab-successfully-deploys-nro-satellite-on-11th-electron-mission/

Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys NRO Satellite On 11th Electron Mission

Mahia Peninsula, 31 January 2020 - Rocket Lab, a space technology company and global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has successfully deployed a payload to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in the company's 11th Electron mission.

The mission, named 'Birds of a Feather', lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula at 02:56 UTC (15:56 NZDT, 31 January 2020). The mission was Rocket Lab's first launch for 2020 and was the first dedicated launch of an NRO payload from New Zealand.

The NRO selected Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle for the mission through a competitively awarded contract under the Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract vehicle. RASR allows the NRO to explore new launch opportunities that can provide a streamlined, commercial approach for getting small satellites into space.

"Starting our 2020 launch manifest with a successful mission for the NRO is an immensely proud moment for our team. It once again demonstrated our commitment to providing responsive, dedicated access to space for government small satellites," says Rocket Lab founder and Chief Executive Peter Beck. "Thank you to the NRO for selecting Electron for this historic mission, and congratulations to the Rocket Lab team on another flawless launch that continues our heritage of 100% mission success for customers."

While the mission's primary objective was to deploy the NRO payload to its final orbit, which was achieved as planned, Rocket Lab also achieved a secondary objective by conducting another guided re-entry of Electron's first stage in another step towards the company's goal of reusable rocket boosters.

The re-entry test for 'Birds of a Feather' is the second time Rocket Lab has guided an Electron first stage booster down to sea-level, following on from the first successful re-entry test conducted on the 'Running Out of Fingers' mission in December 2019. Once again, initial analysis shows the stage made it back to sea-level intact following a guided descent, proving that Electron can withstand the immense heat and forces generated on re-entry.

To guide the stage to a planned splashdown, Electron's first stage was equipped with on-board guidance and navigation hardware, including S-band telemetry and onboard flight computer systems. The stage was also equipped with a reaction control system to orient the booster 180-degrees for its descent and keep it dynamically stable for the re-entry.

As the first Electron launch of 2020, 'Birds of a Feather' kicked off a busy year of activity for Rocket Lab. The company plans to conduct monthly Electron launches this year, including the first mission from Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, Virginia. Major construction projects are also underway, including development of the company's third launch pad, located at Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula, and Rocket Lab's new Headquarters and Production Complex, located in Long Beach, California. 2020 will also see the first launch of Rocket Lab's in-house designed and built Photon satellites, a significant step towards offering beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capabilities, including Lunar orbits for small satellites.

[tnt22]

NROL151_Press Release_31Jan2020.pdf

 

[Старый]

Исходная орбита была 580х590 км. Сейчас спустя 3 года - 500х510. Чтото слишком быстро падает.

[Брабонт]

Или 25-й цикл слишком быстро поднимается...

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression

[Старый]

Или 25-й цикл слишком быстро поднимается...

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression

Кубосаты выведенные в 2020 году на 500-км орбиты ещё живы, а этого с 580 км сдуло. Тут чтото не так.