Capella Space Sequoia, First Light - Electron (fl 14) - Mahia, LC-1A – 31.08.2020, 03:05:47 UTC

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Rocket Lab @RocketLab 1 ч. назад

We're excited to confirm our next mission is just days away! We're launching a dedicated commercial mission from LC-1. Stay tuned for more info next week.

Lift-off is targeted for no earlier than:
UTC: 27 Aug, 03:05 UTC
ET:    26 Aug, 23:05
PT:    26 Aug, 20:05
NZT: 27 Aug, 15:05

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Опубликованы уведомления мореплавателям на закрываемые зоны 14-го пуска РН - зона космодрома, зоны затопления 1-й ст РН (A) и ГО (B)

NOTMARs

HYDROPAC 2443/20

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
NEW ZEALAND.
DNC 06.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
    0105Z TO 0736Z DAILY 26 AUG THRU 08 SEP
    IN AREA BOUND BY
        39-13.4S 177-51.0E, 39-12.0S 177-55.0E,
        39-25.0S 178-25.0E, 39-29.0S 178-22.0E,
        39-17.0S 177-49.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 080836Z SEP 20.//

Authority: CNW 173/20 202310Z AUG 20.

Date: 202325Z AUG 20
Cancel: 08083600 Sep 20


HYDROPAC 2442/20

SOUTH PACIFIC.
CHATHAM ISLANDS.
DNC 06.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
    0105Z TO 0736Z DAILY 26 AUG THRU 08 SEP
    IN AREAS BOUND BY:
    A. 40-48S 175-48W, 41-48S 171-30W,
        42-54S 171-54W, 41-42S 176-18W.
    B. 43-30S 163-30W, 44-18S 152-00W,
        45-30S 152-00W, 44-42S 163-54W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 080836Z SEP 20.//

Authority: NAVAREA XIV 141/20 202300Z AUG 20.

Date: 202311Z AUG 20
Cancel: 08083600 Sep 20

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Ранее

Peter Beck @Peter_J_Beck 14 ч. назад

Flight 14's stage test is complete. Next stop, the launch site ... #PuttingTheHammerDown
(0:07)

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 Peter Beck @Peter_J_Beck 5 ч. назад

Electron is on the pad.

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 Peter Beck @Peter_J_Beck 3 ч. yfpfl

Wet dress proceeding well.

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 Rocket Lab @RocketLab 3 ч. назад

LOx on board as the crew conducts the standard pre-launch dress rehearsal at LC-1 today.

Electron is scheduled for lift-off no earlier than:
UTC: 03:05, 27 Aug
PT:    20:05, 26 Aug
ET:    23:05, 26 Aug
NZT: 15:05, 27 Aug

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https://www.capellaspace.com/announcing-our-sequoia-launch-i-cant-believe-its-not-optical/

Announcing Our Sequoia Launch: I Can't Believe It's Not Optical!

WRITTEN BY PAYAM BANAZADEH, CEO AND FOUNDER OF CAPELLA SPACE ON AUGUST 24, 2020. POSTED IN CAPELLA SPACE.

When I founded Capella Space in 2016, it was with a clear mission: to make timely, reliable Earth observation data available on demand. Since then, my team has worked tirelessly to build small but powerful satellites and the ground infrastructure needed to deliver synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in the most user-friendly and customer-centric way possible.

Today, I'm excited to announce that we are one step closer to making that vision a reality. We're partnering with Rocket Lab, a launch provider and space systems company, to launch Sequoia, the first publicly available satellite in our planned constellation. The two-week launch window opens on August 26, 2020.

I'm especially proud of the team for achieving this milestone right now, despite the challenges we're facing because of COVID-19. The pandemic has impacted much of the economy, and the space industry is no exception. COVID-19 has affected our supplier network and our initial launch plans and required our satellite team to work in shifts in reduced group sizes. But despite all the challenges, our team was able to not only get Sequoia across the world to launch out of New Zealand, but also is on track for manufacturing the rest of the constellation as our other launches are approaching.

Sequoia is a 100 kg class microsatellite and will be positioned in a 45-degree inclination. This mid-inclination allows us to give our customers immediate access to rapid coverage of important regions, including the Middle East, Korea, Japan, Europe, South East Asia, Africa, and the U.S. Like all of our Capella satellites, Sequoia will be able to see through clouds and in the dark and detect sub-0.5 meter changes on Earth's surface. When fully deployed, our satellite constellation will offer hourly coverage of every point on Earth.

We were fortunate to work with Rocket Lab to name this mission "I Can't Believe It's Not Optical," a reference to our innovative SAR satellite technology, which overcomes the limits of the optical imagery used in other commercial satellites. Unlike optical, SAR can see through clouds, in all weather conditions and even at night. Our team voted on the mission name in June, ultimately choosing it as a nod to our unique satellite technology and the infamous advertisement campaign (youtu.be/1LEWaTM2hbk) for "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter." We take our work seriously, but we don't take ourselves that seriously.

This launch marks a significant milestone for Capella. We are looking forward to the next few weeks and days as we prepare for launch. Please stay tuned as we approach the launch window and ready Sequoia.

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Capella Space CEO

 Payam Banazadeh @payamban 1 ч. назад

Excited to announce that our @capellaspace satellite is the primary payload on @RocketLab's upcoming electron launch. @Peter_J_Beck and his team have been great partners as we both worked through COVID19 challenges and the re-scheduling of the #14 rocket after to the anomaly.

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 Rocket Lab @RocketLab 26 мин. назад

L-2 days until we get to launch this exciting satellite for our friends at @capellaspace! #ICantBelieveItsNotOptical

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Открыта страница миссии

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

NEXT MISSION: I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT OPTICAL

Mission Name:		I Can't Believe It's Not Optical				Launch Window		NET 27 August 2020
Rocket:		Electron				Launch Time:		03:05 - 07:05 UTC
Electron Name:		I Can't Believe It's Not Optical				Launch Site:		Launch Complex 1

MISSION OVERVIEW

'I Can't Believe It's Not Optical' is a dedicated mission for Capella Space, an information services company providing Earth observation data on demand.

Capella's payload, 'Sequoia', is a single 100 kg class microsatellite which will be the first publicly available satellite in the company's commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) constellation. By positioning the satellite to a 45-degree inclination, Capella Space will maximize coverage over important areas such as the Middle East, Korea, Japan, Europe, South East Asia, Africa, and the U.S.

The mission name is a nod to Capella's SAR technology that provides high quality images of the Earth day or night, and in any weather conditions. Capella's space-based radar can detect sub-0.5 meter changes on the surface of the Earth, providing insights and data that can be used for security, agricultural and infrastructure monitoring, as well as disaster response and recovery.

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Опубликована брошюра миссии

I-Cant-Believe-Its-Not-Optical-Press-kit.pdf - 1.2 MB, 6 стр, 24.08.2020 23:07:28 UTC

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Закрываемые прикосмодромные зоны

LAUNCH SAFETY ZONE

ROCKET LAB LAUNCH information

Launch-information-F14-I-cant-believe-its-not-optical.pdf - 1.2 MB, 1 стр, 19.08.2020 22:29:44 UTC

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Началось... в колхозе утро...

 Rocket Lab @RocketLab 28 мин. назад

Launch Update: The launch window for our #ICantBelieveItsNotOptical mission opens tomorrow, but due to weather we're now targeting no earlier than 03:05, 29 Aug UTC.

PT:    20:05, Aug 28
ET:    23:05, Aug 28
NZT: 15:05, Aug 29

Stay tuned for updates!

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https://vk.com/spacex?w=wall-41152133_244236

Rocket Lab Electron - не ранее 29 августа 06:05 МСК (3:05 UTC)
Миссия "I Can't Believe It's Not Optical!", стартовая площадка LC-1, Новая Зеландия.

— Миссия запустит малый аппарат для наблюдения Земли Sequoia (Capella-2) компании Capella Space, массой 100 кг на солнечно-синхронную орбиту высотой 500 км с наклонением 45°
— Спутник имеет радар с синтезированной апертурой (SAR) и является первым доступным решением такого класса на рынке. Радар способен различать объекты на Земли размером в 0,5 метра. В отличие от оптического, SAR-наблюдение Земли позволяет видеть сквозь облака при любых погодных условиях и даже ночью. Радар спутника будет осуществлять быстрый охват таких регионов, как Ближний Восток, Корея, Япония, Европа, Юго-Восточная Азия, Африка и США. При полном развёртывании (в будущем) спутниковая группировка компании обеспечит сканирование необходимых регионов Земли каждый час
— Забавный факт: первоначально, спутник планировали запустить в миссии SpaceX SAOCOM-1B и ещё вчера обе миссии стояли в один день, но из-за переноса запуска миссии ULA, SpaceX пришлось сдвигать свой запуск. Rocket Lab не отстали от "старших братьев" и тоже подвинули свой запуск. Отметим, что Electron имеет стартовое окно более недели, поэтому день запуска миссии может ещё не раз измениться.

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И эти тож поехали - прям вирус какой-то...

Rocket Lab @RocketLab 2 ч. назад

We're tracking high winds and heavy cloud at Launch Complex 1 in the coming days, so we're now targeting no earlier than 30 Aug UTC (29 August PT) for the #ICantBelieveItsNotOptical mission.

Learn more about this exciting mission here: https://bit.ly/3b2NRnZ

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Брошюра миссии обновлена

I-Cant-Believe-Its-Not-Optical-Press-kit2.pdf - 1.2 MB, 6 стр, 26.08.2020 22:39:36 UTC

Отличие от исходного варианта - незначительные.

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 Rocket Lab @RocketLab 3 ч. назад

: Lift-off targeted for 30 Aug, 03:05 UTC
: Mission info https://bit.ly/3gyzZDk
: Webcast http://rocketlabusa.com/live-stream

Time zone conversions:
ET:    23:05, Aug 29
PT:    20:05, Aug 29
NZT: 15:05, Aug 30

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Прям эпидемия какая-то

 Rocket Lab @RocketLab 20 мин. назад

Launch Update: Ground winds remain high at LC-1 tomorrow, so we're now targeting no earlier than Aug 31 UTC for the #ICantBelieveItsNotOptical mission.

Mission info https://bit.ly/3gyzZDk

Launch timing:
ET:    23:05, Aug 30
PT:    20:05, Aug 30
NZT: 15:05, Aug 31

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 Rocket Lab @RocketLab 4 ч. назад

We're at L-1 day for the #ICantBelieveItsNotOptical mission for @CapellaSpace! The launch team will conduct the standard launch readiness review later today to assess all conditions before giving the final green light for launch tomorrow.

Mission info: http://bit.ly/2YHT9jW

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 Rocket Lab @RocketLab 4 ч

Launch readiness review is complete, weather is currently green and we are GO for tomorrow's launch for @CapellaSpace. Stay tuned for updates!

Mission info https://bit.ly/3gyzZDk

Launch timing:
UTC:  03:05, Aug 31
ET:    23:05, Aug 30
PT:    20:05, Aug 30
NZT: 15:05, Aug 31