Venture Class Launch Services 2 – Astra LV0008 – Канаверал SLC-46 – 10.02.2022 20:00 UTC – авария

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2022/02/01/launch-date-set-for-nasa-cubesat-mission/

NASA's first mission under the agency's Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) Demonstration 2 contract is scheduled to launch four CubeSats to space no earlier than Feb. 5, 2022. The CubeSats, which make up the agency's 41st Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) mission, will be the first VCLS launch from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Astra Space Inc's first operational satellite launch aboard its Rocket 3.3.
"As the first VCLS mission to lift off from Florida's Space Coast, this launch is ushering in new opportunities for CubeSat developers and small class launch vehicle providers," said Hamilton Fernandez, mission manager supporting the Launch Services Program. "Through our commercial partners, NASA is providing dedicated rides to space for CubeSats, which helps meet the agency's objectives of transporting smaller payloads and science missions into orbit."
Three universities and one NASA center developed the CubeSats, which are a type of small satellite. They are:

• BAMA-1– University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

BAMA-1 is a technology demonstration mission that will conduct a flight demonstration of a drag sail module by rapidly deorbiting the satellite. Spacecraft equipped with drag sail technology will be able to deorbit reliably and rapidly, thus reducing space debris and the risk to operational satellites, space stations, and crewed vehicles.

• INCA– New Mexico State University, Las Cruces

INCA (Ionospheric Neutron Content Analyzer) is a scientific investigation mission that will study the latitude and time dependencies of the neutron spectrum in low-Earth orbit for the first time to improve current space weather models and mitigate threats to space and airborne assets. The measurements will come from a new directional neutron spectrometer, which is being developed in conjunction with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of New Hampshire.

• QubeSat– University of California, Berkeley

QubeSat is a technology demonstration mission. It will test and characterize the effects of space conditions on quantum gyroscopes using nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond. Nitrogen-vacancy centers are nitrogen defect points in diamond with quantum properties that allow scientists to form gyroscopes that measure angular velocity. Nitrogen-vacancy center-based technologies are particularly well suited for space because of their high accuracy, small form factor, and radiation tolerance.

• R5-S1 – NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston

R5-S1 is intended to demonstrate a fast and cost-effective way to build successful CubeSats in addition to demonstrating some technologies that are important to in-space inspection, which could help to make crewed space exploration safer and more efficient. R5-S1 could prove a cheaper way to demonstrate crucial technologies like high-performance computers, cameras, algorithms, and a new way for satellites to transmit pictures to the ground.

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The ELaNa 41 mission CubeSats were selected through NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) and were assigned to the mission by NASA's Launch Services Program based at Kennedy. CSLI provides launch opportunities for small satellite payloads built by universities, high schools, NASA Centers, and non-profit organizations.
To date, NASA has selected over 200 CubeSat missions, over 100 of which have been launched into space, with more than 30 mis­sions scheduled for launch within the next 12 months. The selected CubeSats represent participants from 42 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 102 unique organizations.
Stay connected with these CubeSat missions on social media by following NASA's Launch Services Program on Facebook and Twitter.

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погода Astra VCLS Demo 2 L-2 Forecast
основной день = 60%
резервный день = 40%
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LIVE: Astra Launches NASA's ELaNa 41 Mission

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Astra VCLS Demo 2 L-0 Forecast
на сегодня = 70%
на завтра = 40%
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Astra @Astra https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1489734934633746433
We have received our license. @NASA's ELaNa 41 mission is scheduled for Sat., Feb 5. Launch window opens at 10:00am PT (06:00pm UTC). Stay tuned for updates. http://astra.com/livestream #AdAstra

Astra @Astra https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1489768576852447235
Astra is thrilled to be the first company with a Part 450 launch license — streamlining launch licenses in the future. Thank you @faanews for the partnership in support of our goal to expand access to space: http://astra.com/news/astra-receives-450-launch-license... #AdAstra

[zandr]

Astra  @Astra
Update: T-0 is now 11:10am PT Rightwards arrow 2:10pm ET (7:10pm UTC). Live coverage will begin ~ approximately 60 minutes prior with @NASASpaceflight at http://astra.com/livestream #AdAstra

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Astra @Astra
Update: T-0 is now 11:10am PT 2:10pm ET (7:10pm UTC). Live coverage will begin ~ approximately 60 minutes prior with @NASASpaceflight at http://astra.com/livestream #AdAstra
https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1490000418818068481

Astra @Astra
We are holding the clock at T-1 hour 45 minutes. Stay tuned.
https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1490025200204673024

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Ракета в вертикальном положении
старт запланирован на 23:30мск

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Astra  @Astra
Counting down from T-1 hour 5 minutes. Live coverage will begin at 11:45am PT ➡️ 2:45pm ET (7:45pm UTC). Stay tuned.

[zandr]

Код Выделить Развернуть

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSwUuNsGzMA

Watch live as Astra launches its small satellite rocket from Cape Canaveral for the first time
  Spaceflight Now

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Astra  @Astra
Holding for live coverage of @NASA's ELaNa 41 mission. Stay tuned for updated time.

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Astra @Astra
Holding for live coverage of @NASA's ELaNa 41 mission. Stay tuned for updated time.
https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1490051085196673025

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пошло видео
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траектория
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[zandr]

Таймер остановлен Т-15:00

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перенос на сутки?

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Astra  @Astra
Standing down from today's launch of @NASA's ELaNa 41 mission due to a range asset that went out of service. The team is setting up for next opportunity on Sun., Feb 6. Stay tuned. #AdAstra

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Astra  @Astra
Standing down from today's launch of @NASA's ELaNa 41 mission due to a range asset that went out of service. The team is setting up for next opportunity on Sun., Feb 6. Stay tuned. #AdAstra

Проблема с наземным оборудованием?

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Проблема с наземным оборудованием?

Да. Запуск переносится из-за вышедшего из строя оборудования на космодроме (радиолокационная система)
https://t.me/s/spacex_rus/47512

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Space Launch Delta 45  @SLDelta45
SLD 45 has isolated the radar system issue and is working a solution. We are prepared to support the next launch opportunity.