RazakSAT - Falcon-1 - 14.07.09 7:35 ЛМВ -Kwajalein

[Salo]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon/005/090317date.html

SpaceX announces plans for next Falcon 1 launch
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: March 17, 2009

Parts of SpaceX's next Falcon 1 rocket are en route to the booster's remote island launch site for the company's first commercial mission due for liftoff on April 20.
 
SpaceX shipped the rocket's first stage last week to Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, according to an update posted on the company's Web site.

The empty stage was trucked from SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., to Long Beach harbor. The 3,000-pound structure was then loaded aboard a transport vessel for the 5,000-mile voyage to Kwajalein.

The Falcon 1's second stage will be shipped to Kwajalein on a cargo plane in the next few weeks, according to SpaceX.

Once at the Kwajalein, the hardware will be moved to Omelek Island, the seven-acre home of the Falcon 1 for the past three years.

Omelek houses an austere launch pad with propellant tanks, a processing hangar and workspace for engineers and technicians. The isle has hosted all four Falcon 1 launches to date.

Officials are targeting a launch date of April 20, U.S. time, the company said. The launch would occur on April 21 at Kwajalein.

RazakSAT, the primary payload for the upcoming mission, is scheduled to fly from Malaysia to Kwajalein this weekend. The 400-pound satellite has been delayed for two years, primarily due to the Falcon's string of early launch failures.

The six-sided, 3.9-foot-tall craft was supposed to fly aboard the Falcon 1's fourth mission last fall, but SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk pulled RazakSAT from the launch after the rocket fell short of orbit on its third flight.

"We always committed to them that we would demonstrate getting to orbit before we flew their vehicle, so we're sticking to that commitment," Musk said after the August failure.

RazakSAT includes a medium-sized aperture camera with black-and-white and color bands. The imager is designed to reach spatial resolutions of about 8.2 feet and 16.4 feet in black-and-white and color modes, respectively.

The images will be used for environmental and crop monitoring, mapping, transportation, and national security applications, according to ATSB, the Malaysian small satellite company that built the satellite.

RazakSAT will circle Earth in a 425-mile-high orbit with an inclination of 9 degrees.

But engineers must first assemble the 70-foot-tall rocket and attach RazakSAT atop the booster inside the Falcon 1 integration building. The rocket will then be rolled out and lifted vertically on the launch pad for the countdown.

SpaceX officials would not say whether the launch team will conduct a brief on-pad engine test to cap off a customary countdown dress rehearsal. All previous Falcon 1 campaigns included such tests a few days before launch.

The Falcon 1 will also carry two small Malaysian secondary payloads bolted to an adapter ring during the ride into space.

[Salo]

Malaysia's first homegrown, remote-sensing satellite, RazakSAT, will be sent off tomorrow to prepare for its launch into orbit at Kwajalein Island, Republic of Marshall Islands on April 21.

То есть уже сегодня.

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=397712

Немного о спутнике.
Общая масса - 190кг.
масса научных инструментов - 50кг.
Снимает линейными датчиками, всего их пять, один для монохромного режима, и четыре "multi-spectral bands".
 
Ширина полосы съемки - 20км. Разрешение, насколько я понял, от 2.5м(монохромный режим) до 5м(мультиспектр).

Спутник полностью Малазийской разработки/изготовления. И первая проба для этой фирмы. Вообще это будет вторым малазийским спутником.
 
http://www.gisdevelopment.net/technology/rs/ma07309.htm

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=397712

RazakSAT To Be Sent Off Tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's first homegrown, remote-sensing satellite, RazakSAT, will be sent off tomorrow to prepare for its launch into orbit at Kwajalein Island, Republic of Marshall Islands on April 21.

The sending-off ceremony of the satellite will be witnessed by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili at the Royal Malaysia Air Force base in Subang, a statement from the minister's office here said today.

RazakSAT, named after Malaysia's second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak, is a mini-class satellite weighing at 190kg, and will orbit the Near Equatorial Orbit (NEqO) at an altitude of 685km.

It is also the first remote-sensing satellite to orbit the NEqO, where the orbital location will enable observation to be made on the earth's surface more often -- as compared to other remote-sensing satellites -- that is, five to six times daily, during daylight.

The satellite, which will be blasted into space using the United States launcher, Falcon-1, is designed and manufactured by a local company, Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd (ATSB).

The RazakSAT is a continuation of the TiungSAT-1 programme which was successfully launched in 2000.

Compared to TiungSAT-1 which was more experimental in nature, RazakSAT is considered a functional satellite in monitoring the earth's surface and environment.

The 2.5 metre MAC on the satellite is expected to provide high resolution images of Malaysia that can be applied to land management, resource development and conservation, forestry, fish migration and security.

Together with RazakSAT, two other satellites -- CubeSAT and InnoSAT -- meant for educational purposes, will also be launched.

CuteSAT was developed by ATSB while InnoSAT was developed by three local universities, namely Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Perlis.

-- BERNAMA

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http://www.gisdevelopment.net/technology/rs/ma07309.htm

RazakSAT™: A small satellite platform for high resolution remote sensing

Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd
2, Jalan Jururancang U1/21, Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park
40000 Shah Alam, Selangor MALAYSIA
Tel: +603-55690100 Fax: +603-55690108
hizam@atsb.com.my


ABSTRACT
RazakSAT™ is the next generation of the small Earth Observation Satellite. It weighs less than 200kg carrying the optical sensors of the Medium-sized Aperture Camera (MAC. With an attitude accuracy of 0.21o and 3-axis stabilization using four momentum wheels, RazakSAT™ can provide an image with 10m accuracy with respect to the ground sampling distance (GCP). The RazakSAT™ is targeted to orbit the earth at 685km altitude with 9o inclination. It will serve the timely needs of Malaysian experts and users in remote sensing for various applications.

INTRODUCTION
The RazakSAT™ mission is to provide optimum coverage for the Malaysian region using the unique characteristic of the NEqO mission. RazakSAT™ is a small LEO satellite that carries an electro-optical payload, Medium-sized Aperture Camera (MAC). MAC is a pushbroom camera with 5 linear detectors (1 panchromatic, 4 multi-spectral).

The satellite system is able to take images in near equatorial regions and shall be controlled by the Mission Control Station (MCS). Upon the request from image data users, Image Receiving and Processing Station (IRPS) shall request MCS schedule the satellite for imaging opportunity and inform IRPS the possible date, time for image download. The satellite system shall take images of desired near equatorial regions and download the image data along with attitude and ephemeris telemetry data to IRPS.

RazakSAT PLATFORM
RazakSAT™ is designed to be compatible with a near-equatorial orbit with altitude ranging from 600 km to 800 km. RazakSAT™ with its stowed solar panels is compatible with most of small satellite launchers as a secondary payload or as a primary payload for small satellite launch such as Falcon 1. The spacecraft bus provides a typical pointing performance of 0.2 deg. The RazakSAT™ weighs less than 200 kg including 50 kg payload mass. The average power consumption is less than 150 Watts. Figure 1 depicts RazakSAT™ in stowed and deployed configuration respectively. The origin of the satellite coordinate system is located at the geometric center of the launch adaptor bottom plane. The +Z-axis is toward the payload optical axis. +X-axis is defined along the scanning direction of MAC, which is normal to the detector lines.



Figure 1: RazakSAT™ in stowed and deployed configuration

RazakSAT™ features deck-and-longeron type structure allowing easy assembly and disassembly with about 1.2 meter in diameter and 1.2 meter in height. Most of the component units are positioned on the bottom deck, while reaction wheels and gyros are positioned on the middle deck. The interface with the launch vehicle is made through an adapter (specific to each launch vehicle) bolted to the bottom of the structure. The mechanical interface with the payload Electro-Optical Subsystem (EOS) is provided through three points at the middle deck. RazakSAT™ design calls for five main subsystems which are the Electrical Power Subsystem (EPS), Command and Data Handling Subsystem (C&DH), Attitude Control Subsystem (ACS), Telecommunications Subsystem (TS), and the MAC payload.


Item Performance
Orbit Altitude  685 km as baseline
Orbit Inclination  9o
Orbit Eccentricity <0> 3 years
Table 2: MAC System Specifications


RazakSATTM ORBIT AND OPERATIONS
RazakSAT™ mission is designed to be inserted to Near Equatorial Low Earth Orbit or NEqO in order to acquire a more frequent imaging passes over Malaysia region other than the typical Sun high inclination low earth orbit satellites. The selected inclination which is 9° was chosen to give the optimal image coverage over the highest and lowest latitude of Malaysia.

RazakSAT™ Mission Operation will be divided into several phases. The first phase is called Launch and Early Operation (LEOP) where during this period, RazakSAT™ will be launched to its intended orbit and early contact will be established. In addition, during the LEOP phase, RazakSAT™ will be going through several stages of deployment and tests; namely solar panel deployment, bus and payload tests and also in-flight calibration. LEOP is scheduled to last for about 3 to 6 months depending on the in orbit test result and calibration. RazakSAT™ will be declared as ready for its nominal operation once LEOP stage is completed.

In nominal operations, RazakSAT™ will go through several operational modes, mostly depending on the schedule basis. The nominal operational RazakSAT™ modes are housekeeping mode, imaging mode and data downloading mode. During housekeeping mode, RazakSAT™ will be in idle condition, preparing itself to the next mode either imaging mode or data downloading mode by executing scenario schedule. Imaging mode is when RazakSAT™ is executing imaging scenario schedule by taking images based on the schedule file. Data downloading mode is when RazakSAT™ execute schedule for downloading image data to IRPS.

If RazakSAT™ encountered some problem with its subsystem it will be automatically placed into Safe-Hold Mode. During the Safe-Hold Mode, RazakSAT™ will turn OFF some of its module to conserve its power. If the problem is severe and cannot be rectified which leads to its demise, RazakSAT™ mission will be terminated. If the error is recoverable, RazakSAT™ will exit the Safe-Hold Mode to Housekeeping Mode by MCS command.

SUMMARY
RazakSAT™ offers Malaysia its own platform for remote sensing capabilities. It also provides valuable lessons in developing, and calibrating the sensor. There will be many more research and applications once RazakSAT™ is launch. Engineers and scientist will benefit from RazakSAT™ opportunity to further developed satellite and remote sensing technologies. This will be the next step for a more advance future satellites and applications.

[TestPilot]

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (L) takes a closer look ...

http://www.daylife.com/photo/06So03dbmR6k2[/i]

[TestPilot]

Спутник полностью Малазийской разработки/изготовления. И первая проба для этой фирмы.

Вообще я видимо сильно погорячился, что спутник полностью Малазийский :?  :cry: Слишком подозрительно похож на корейский DubaiSat-1(для Эмиратов делали). И здесь говорят про кооперацию малазийцев с корейской SaTReC Initiative Co. Ltd., то есть производителем  DubaiSat-1.

http://directory.eoportal.org/presentations/7202/8666.html

Кстати хорошее описание спутника с 3д моделями самого спутника и фотографиями отдельных компонентов.

[TestPilot]

Объявлена стоимость съемки заданного района на заказ. Менее 2000 местных малазийских тугриков, то есть чуть меньше чем $550 обычных :twisted:

Орбита правда экваториалиная, так что предложение явно не для всех.

[Salo]

http://www.floridatoday.com/content/blogs/space/2009/03/spacex-announces-launch-window.shtml

Monday, March 30, 2009
SpaceX announces launch window
Space Exploration Technologies announced the launch window for ATSB's RazakSAT on Falcon 1 Flight 5 is scheduled to open April 20 at 7 p.m. EDT.

It will be the fifth flight of the single-engine rocket.

SpaceX's Falcon 1 launch site is about 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii on Omelek Island, part of the Reagan Test Site at United States Army Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific. Due to the location of the launch site, the Kwajalein local date at the opening of the launch window will be April 21.

RazakSAT was designed and built by Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd, a pioneer and leader in the design and manufacture of satellites in Malaysia. The satellite will be launched aboard a two-stage, liquid oxygen/rocket-grade kerosene vehicle, designed from the ground up by SpaceX.

Falcon 1 will place RazakSAT, equipped with a high resolution medium-sized aperture camera, into a near equatorial orbit. According to SpaceX, the payload is expected to provide high resolution images of Malaysia that can be applied to land management, resource development and conservation, forestry and fish migration.

SpaceX will provide live coverage of the Falcon 1 Flight 5/RazakSAT mission via Web cast at www.SpaceX.com. The Web cast will begin 20 minutes before launch and will include mission briefings, live feeds and launch coverage from the launch site. Post-launch, video footage and photos will be available for download on the Web site.

The company also plans the first launch of the much larger Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral later this year.

posted by Patrick Peterson at 12:49 PM

[Salo]

Добавлены фотографии о подготовке к пуску Falcon-1
http://www.spacex.com/updates.php

А вот посылка из Малазии

[Salo]

Запуск, планировавшийся на 21 апреля, отложен минимум на 6 недель из-за проблем с ракетой-носителем:

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/Frontpage/20090417161214/Article/index_html

2009/04/17
RazakSAT launch delayed

PUTRAJAYA, Fri:

The launch of the RazakSAT, Malaysia's second remote sensing satellite has been postponed until further notice due to "technical problems".
Due for lift-off on April 21, Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry secretary-general Datuk Abdul Hanan Alang Endut said the delay was because of problems with the launching vehicle.

The vehicle, Falcon 1, belonging to a company Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX), is to lift off the satellite from the launching pad at Omelek Island, Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Island.

Abdul Hanan said SpaceX will be doing the repairs which will take at least six weeks.

"The ministry agreed on the postponement after discussions, taking into consideration that the safety of our national asset, the RazakSAT, is of utmost importance," he said in a statement.
He assured that a new launching date for the satellite will be announced once the vehicle is safe and sound.

The RM150 million satellite will be the first to orbit the Equator.

[TestPilot]

[Salo]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0904/19falcon1/

SpaceX launch of Falcon 1 rocket postponed
BY JUSTIN RAY
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: April 19, 2009

The next launch by the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket, originally scheduled for Monday evening, has been postponed while engineers examine the level of vibrations its Malaysian satellite payload will experience during ascent.

Liftoff of the small booster from Omelek Island in the Kwajalein Atoll of the mid-Pacific was supposed to occur at 2300 GMT (7 p.m. EDT). The mission would put the RazakSat spacecraft into orbit for an Earth-imaging mission.

News stories published Friday in Malaysia said the launch had been postponed because of "detected vibration at unsafe level on the launch vehicle." Those reports, which also said it would take six weeks to resolve, were attributed to Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry secretary-general Datuk Abdul Hanan Alang Endut.

Late Sunday night, SpaceX issued a press release announcing the delay.

"While both the Falcon 1 vehicle and satellite passed all preliminary checkouts and are cleared for launch, a concern has been identified regarding the potential impact of predicted vehicle environments on the satellite. Based on these concerns, the SpaceX team is evaluating options to minimize this impact and ensure mission success," the press release read.

"SpaceX is committed to the safety and success of our customer's payloads," Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, said in the written statement. "Our engineers are addressing this issue and we look forward to launching RazakSat once the issue is fully understood and resolved."

"Both teams are confident the issue will be resolved," said Ahmad Sabirin, CEO of RazakSat builder ATSB. "We are all looking forward to a successful launch."

This will be the fifth launch of the Falcon 1 rocket, a two-stage kerosene-fueled vehicle developed to deliver small satellites into space. After its initial three flights failed, the fourth launch last September successfully reached orbit for the start-up company founded by Musk.

[Salo]

http://spacex.com/press.php?page=20090420

LAUNCH OF RAZAKSAT POSTPONED

Hawthorne, California – April 20, 2009 – Due to a potential compatibility issue between the RazakSAT spacecraft and Falcon 1 launch vehicle, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd (ATSB) have agreed to postpone the launch of ATSB's RazakSAT satellite.

While both the Falcon 1 vehicle and satellite passed all preliminary checkouts and are cleared for launch, a concern has been identified regarding the potential impact of predicted vehicle environments on the satellite. Based on these concerns, the SpaceX team is evaluating options to minimize this impact and ensure mission success.

"SpaceX is committed to the safety and success of our customer's payloads," said Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX. "Our engineers are addressing this issue and we look forward to launching RazakSAT once the issue is fully understood and resolved."

"Both teams are confident the issue will be resolved," said Dr. Ahmad Sabirin, CEO of ATSB. "We are all looking forward to a
successful launch."

Updates and information regarding a new launch date will be available on www.SpaceX.com.

[Salo]

Это что-же, они за всё это время так и не проверили совместимость носителя и спутника?  :shock: Да... Действительно странная новость.

News stories published Friday in Malaysia said the launch had been postponed because of "detected vibration at unsafe level on the launch vehicle." Those reports, which also said it would take six weeks to resolve, were attributed to Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry secretary-general Datuk Abdul Hanan Alang Endut.

Мда, а куда же они раньше смотрели...

Прочитал тут...
http://kosmodrom.nm.ru/8files2003/6.htm

В СССР существовала своя школа ракетостроения и своя школа интеграции спутника с ракетой. Мы шли в чем-то параллельно с Западом, но в чем-то у нас были серьезные различия. Кроме расчетов, мы подвергали адаптер, систему разделения очень жестким испытаниям. Когда мы вошли в рынок пусковых услуг, то сразу столкнулись с необходимостью широкого использования тонких методов динамических расчетов. И здесь мы преуспели. Теперь для "Протона" мы в рамках предоставления услуг по запуску "провязываем" математическую модель спутника с конструкцией адаптера, с моделью нашего РБ, ракеты и просчитываем на все критические случаи полета: старт, разделение, учет порывов ветра и т.п. Эта вот "школа" "Протона" у нас перешла и на "Рокот". И сейчас мы выполняем услуги, так сказать, по высшему уровню. Мы предлагаем заказчикам предварительный расчет, оказываем методическую помощь, помогаем бороться с резонансом, другими неприятностями.Реальный спутник - это динамическая система с точки зрения механики. На ракете всегда есть множество колебаний: синусные, случайные, акустические... Для силового каркаса спутника высокочастотные нагрузки, в общем-то, безразличны. Элементы вторичной структуры: солнечные батареи, шар-баллоны, приборы, гироплатформа и т.п., - являются осцилляторами, имеющими собственные частоты колебаний. Если в спектре внешних частот есть совпадающие - прибор начинает разваливаться.

Трудно ребятам из SpaceX с первого раза-то, у них никакой школы нет  :?

[Salo]

http://www.lenta.ru/news/2009/04/20/spacex/

SpaceX отложила запуск ракеты-носителя

Американская компания SpaceX отложила запуск малайзийского коммерческого спутника Razaksat в связи с техническими трудностями, сообщает газета New Straits Times. Изначально запуск должен был состояться 21 апреля 2009 года, однако теперь дата отодвигается минимум на шесть недель.

По словам инженеров, задержка вызвана возможной несовместимостью аппарата и ракеты-носителя. В частности, представители компании опасаются, что во время запуска спутник может оказаться поврежден. При этом отмечается, что ракета и спутник прошли техническое освидетельствование и никаких неполадок обнаружено не было.

[carlos]

Пуск отъезжает на середину июля.

Razaksat Set For Mid-July Launch

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- RazakSAT, which was supposed to be launched last month, is now expected to be blasted into space from Kwajalein Island mid-July.

Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Fadillah Yusof, said currently, Space Exploration Technology, which was in charge of the Falcon-1 rocket, was testing its vibration based on its required specification.

He said there was no problem with the satellite but the rocket launcher.

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=411295

[Lerm]

Официальный анонс SpaceX - запуск назначен на 13-14 июля:

SPACEX AND ATSB ANNOUNCE NEW LAUNCH DATE FOR RAZAKSAT SATELLITE

Hawthorne, CA (June 1, 2009) – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd (ATSB) of Malaysia announce a new launch window has been set for Falcon 1 Flight 5, carrying the RazakSAT satellite to orbit. The launch window opens Monday, July 13th and extends through Tuesday, July 14th, with a daily window to open at 4:00 p.m. (PDT) / 7:00 p.m. (EDT).

The launch was delayed last month after SpaceX identified the potential for an unfavorable interaction between the satellite and the launch vehicle. After further analysis, SpaceX determined the implementation of a simple vibration isolation system would address this concern. SpaceX selected the SoftRide isolation system from CSA Engineering for this purpose, citing the system's strong flight heritage and established success in addressing vibration concerns.

Falcon 1, a two-stage, liquid oxygen/rocket-grade kerosene vehicle designed from the ground up by SpaceX, will place the RazakSAT satellite, equipped with a high resolution Medium-Sized Aperture Camera (MAC), into a near equatorial orbit.

RazakSAT was designed and built by ATSB, a pioneer and leader in the design and manufacture of satellites in Malaysia. The satellite is expected to provide high resolution images of Malaysia that can be applied to land management, resource development and conservation, forestry and fish migration.

SpaceX's Falcon 1 launch site is located approximately 2500 miles southwest of Hawaii on Omelek Island, part of the Reagan Test Site (RTS) at United States Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) in the Central Pacific. Due to the location of the launch site, the Kwajalein local date at the opening of the launch window will be Tuesday, July 14th.

SpaceX will provide live coverage of the Falcon 1 Flight 5/RazakSAT mission via webcast at: www.SpaceX.com. The webcast will begin 20 minutes prior to launch and will include mission briefings, live feeds and launch coverage from the launch site. Post-launch, video footage and photos will be available for download on the Web site.

[Salo]

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/NewsBreak/20090609175056/Article/index_html

2009/06/09
RazakSat launch only after experts satisfaction
By : Mazlinda Mahmood
SHAH ALAM, Tues:

The launching of Malaysia's second remote sensing satellite RazakSAT, which has been delayed since April, will only be done after experts from Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd (ATSB) are satisfied with the condition of the satellite launch vehicle.
Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Fadillah Yusof said the Falcon 1 satellite launch vehicle owned by Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX) based in the United States was experiencing technical problems which were still being rectified.

"The launch of RazakSAT had to be postponed when the launching vehicle experienced extreme vibration and we were afraid that it could harm our satellite.

"We will not launch RazakSAT until we are satisfied with the standard and whether the satellite will reach its intended destination," he said when asked to comment on the latest development.

Fadillah was speaking after attending a forum organised by Department of Standards Malaysia in conjunction with the 2009 International Accreditation Day, here, today.
On another matter, Fadillah said the ministry would continue supporting Standards Malaysia in terms of human resources, finance and infrastructure.

"Standards Malaysia plays an important role in negotiations like free trade whether bilateral between Malaysia-America, multi-lateral, for example between Asean-Australia and New Zealand.

"Therefore Standards Malaysia's technical expertise is crucial in assuring the country's interest in international trade," he said.
Also present yesterday was Standards Malaysia director-general Fadilah Baharin.

Standards Malaysia is an agency under MOSTI established, among others, to foster and promote standards and accreditation as a means of advancing the national economy, and benefiting the health, safety and welfare of the public.

RazakSAT was due for lift-off from the launching pad at Omelek Island, Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands on April 21 to replace TiungSAT-1.
The RM150 million satellite will be the first to orbit the Equator.

[Ну-и-ну]

Так и непонятно, что за проблемы вдруг всплыли в апреле.

СпейсИкс до апреля не показывал малайзийцам замеренный уровень вибрации на Ф1-4?

[Salo]

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=418740

June 17, 2009 20:31 PM

Razaksat To Be Launched July 14

PUTRAJAYA, June 17 (Bernama) -- RazakSAT, the country's second remote sensing satellite, that was supposed to be launched on April 21 but put off due to technical reasons will be launched on July 14.

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said the date was set by Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX) which is responsible for the launch after they had corrected technical problems which were excessive vibrations in the rocket launcher.

RazakSAT will be launched from Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of Marshall Islands witnessed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak from the Putrajaya International Convention Centre, he said.

Ongkili said the satelitte which will orbit above the Equator would not only provide benefits in meteorology and remote sensing but bring in income as other countries could use it for a fee.

He said countries that have expressed interest were Indonesia and several African countries.

On another matter, Ongkili said the Cabinet today agreed to have 2010 as 'Innovation and Creativity Year' which would involve programmes to infuse creative and innovative ideas among the people without considering age, race and geographical location.

He said the programmes were expected to be launched by the prime minister soon and would involve eight ministries which would discuss appropriate programme content.

He said along with the programmes, a portal "myideas" would be launched by the prime minister on Wednesday to provide channel to people to present ideas for national development with the theme "1Malaysia, People First, Achievements Prioritised".

"We are also bidding to host the World Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur focusing on innovation," he said.

[Salo]

"И тишина!" (С) "Неуловимые мстители"

[KBOB]

Cubesat уже не летит.

[ratte07]

Они что-то знают?  :roll:

[Salo]

А здесь всё ещё отсчёт идёт: http://www.atsb.my/index.php/project/space-systems/razaksatr.html

[Salo]

Cubesat уже не летит.

А ссылку можно?

[Salo]

Появилось сообщение
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=424829

The RazakSAT satellite, is all set for a lift off as scheduled on Tuesday (July 14) from Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Пока все идет по плану.

[Salo]

http://www.spacex.com/launch_updates.php

SpaceX will provide live coverage of the Falcon 1 Flight 5/RazakSAT mission via webcast at www.SpaceX.com. The webcast will begin 20 minutes prior to launch and will include mission briefings, live feeds and launch coverage from the launch site. Post-launch, video footage and photos will be available for download on the web site.

Еще интереснее, что это за вебкаст?
http://www.guamnewsfactor.com/20090712652/Top-Stories/Live-Guam-Webcast-To-Monitor-Satellite-Rocket-Launch-From-Kwajalein.html

[TestPilot]

Cubesat уже не летит.

А ссылку можно?

Пару месяцев назад на какой-то торговой выставке Маск давал спич и затем отвечал на вопросы прессы. И при ответе на один из вопросов упомянул, что инсталляция буфера/девайса гасящего вибрации подразумевает отказ от КубСатов...

[Salo]

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon/005/status.html

SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009

SpaceX is expected to launch a small Malaysian satellite Monday night during the fifth flight of the company's Falcon 1 booster.

The company, formed in 2002 to lower the cost of space travel, had not officially confirmed the scheduled launch late Sunday night, but sources indicated preparations were on track.

The 70-foot-tall rocket has five hours to launch Monday, beginning at 2300 GMT (7 p.m. EDT).

Liftoff will occur from Omelek Island, a seven-acre strip of land at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The launch pad is part of the U.S. Army's Reagan Test Site.

The launch window opens at 11 a.m. Tuesday local time in the Marshall Islands.

Fueled by refined kerosene and liquid oxygen, the black-and-white launcher will propel the RazakSAT spacecraft into orbit during a mission featuring two burns of the upper stage.

The flight was postponed from April 20 to give engineers more time to remedy launch vibrations that could damage the satellite on its way to space. SpaceX installed a vibration isolation system to reduce loads on the satellite, the company said in a statement.

RazakSAT is launching for ATSB, a Malaysian satellite operator pioneering space technology in that country.

The 400-pound satellite is bound for a circular orbit about 425 miles high with an inclination of 9 degrees, according to ATSB.

Monday's launch will be the fifth time the start-up company has tried to launch the small two-stage booster. The first three Falcon 1 rockets fell short of orbit during launches in 2006, 2007 and August 2008.

The privately-developed rocket finally achieved orbit in September 2008 with a dummy payload.

The successful launch also tested the upper stage's ability to restart its engine, a critical capability that will be needed to deliver RazakSAT to its operational orbit.

RazakSAT carries a medium-sized aperture camera, or MAC, for Earth observations. The imager has a black-and-white resolution of about 8.2 feet and a color resolution of approximately 16.4 feet, according to ATSB.

The six-sided satellite, standing nearly four feet tall, will be used by customers, researchers and government users.

Applications for RazakSAT imagery include agriculture, environmental monitoring, exploration, forestry, mapping, transportation, utilities management and urban planning, according to ATSB.

The satellite's low-inclination orbit will bring RazakSAT over Malaysia up to a dozen times each day, increasing domestic image coverage over existing Earth observation orbiters.

RazakSAT is ATSB's second satellite, launching almost nine years after the smaller TiungSAT craft.

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/07/live-falcon-1-razaksat-for-malaysias-atsb/

LIVE: Falcon 1 to launch RazakSat for Malaysia's ATSB
July 13th, 2009 by William Graham

Preparations are underway for the fifth launch of the SpaceX Falcon 1 carrier rocket, which will carry the RazakSat spacecraft for Malaysia's Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd. The launch, which marks the first flight of a commercial payload aboard a Falcon rocket, is planned for a five hour window opening at 23:00 GMT tonight, just nine minutes after Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to begin the STS-127 mission.

Launch/Mission Overview:

RazakSat, formerly known as MACSat, was originally scheduled to fly on the third Falcon 1, in 2006 or 2007. Its launch was delayed after several previous launches failed, but following the Falcon 1's successful test flight last September, it is finally ready to fly.

Once the demonstration flight was completed, the RazakSat launch was scheduled for early 2009. However, just a few days before a scheduled launch attempt on 20 April, the launch was postponed due to excessive vibrations.

A mitigation system was installed in the payload adaptor, but in order to allow this to be installed, two CubeSats – which were originally scheduled to have been launched as secondary payloads – were removed. It is currently unclear if and when these spacecraft, named CubeSAT and InnoSAT, will be launched in the near future.

RazakSat was built by the Satrec Initiative and ATSB, using an SI-200 bus. It will be the first SI-200 to be launched, with the second, DubaiSat 1, currently scheduled to fly aboard a Dnepr on 25 July. It has a mass of 180 kilograms, and is expected to operate for at least three years.

Its primary mission is electro-optical Earth imaging, however it will also be used for technology demonstration and weather research. Its main instrument, the Medium-sized Aperture Camera (MAC), is designed to capture images with a resolution of 2.5 to 5 metres.

The Falcon 1 is 21 metres tall, with a diameter of 1.7 metres, and a mass of 27.67 tonnes. The first stage of the Falcon 1 is powered by a Merlin-1C engine, which will deliver 347 kilonewtons of thrust at liftoff. It will burn for about 169 seconds, propelling the rocket to an altitude of around 90 kilometres.

The first stage will then shut down, and a few seconds later it will separate by means of a pneumatic system. The first stage was designed to be recovered by parachute for reuse, however this is yet to be demonstrated. First stage recovery is not believed to be planned for today's launch.

The second stage is propelled by a single Kestrel engine, delivering 31 kilonewtons of thrust. It will deploy RazakSAT into a circular orbit with an altitude of 685 kilometres, and nine degrees of inclination.

Whilst the flight profile has not been confirmed, the orbital parameters suggest that the second stage will have to perform two burns.

Officials from the Malaysian government, including Datuk Dr. Maximus Ongkili, the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, have flown to Guam, from where they will follow the launch by webcast.

Tonight's launch is the fifth of the Falcon 1, since its maiden flight in March 2006. The first three flights all failed, before a successful demonstration flight was conducted last September. The first launch was to have placed the FalconSat-2 satellite into orbit, however a fuel leak caused by corrosion led to the rocket falling into the Pacific Ocean little over a minute after launch.

Almost a year later, a demonstration launch also failed, this time due to a chain of events beginning with an incorrectly set fuel ratio, leading to recontact during staging and fuel slosh in the second stage that left the rocket unable to achieve orbit.

Despite the setback, SpaceX claimed that most test objectives were completed successfully, and the Falcon 1 was declared operational. The third launch, which took place in August 2008, carried an Operationally Responsive Space payload for the US Department of Defense.

The satellite, named Trailblazer, was selected just a few weeks before the rocket was scheduled to launch, which was at the time in June. Two NASA CubeSats, Nanosail-D and PreSat were also aboard, and a space burial payload for Celestis which carried cremated remains from a number of people, including astronaut Gordon Cooper and Star Trek actor James Doohan, was attached to the second stage.

During stage separation, residual thrust from the first stage resulted in recontact between the stages, sending the rocket out of control when the second stage ignited, and resulting in another failure. This residual thrust was determined to have been the result of the replacement of the ablatively cooled Merlin-1A engine used on the previous flights with the regeneratively cooled Merlin-1C engine.

Due to a contract requirement between SpaceX and ATSB that the Falcon 1 conduct a successful launch prior to being entrusted with RazakSat, a demonstration flight was hastily scheduled, using the rocket that was intended to carry RazakSat.

This became the first privately funded and developed liquid fuelled rocket to successfully reach orbit, when it launched on 28 September. A dummy payload, known as RatSat, was placed into a low Earth orbit, where it remained attached to the upper stage.

The Falcon 1 will launch from Omelek Island, part of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Omelek has been the site of all previous Falcon launches, although an attempt was made to fly from Space Launch Complex 3W at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA.

This launch attempt was scrubbed, and SpaceX later decided against making further launches from Vandenberg. The current status of the payload that it was scheduled to carry, TacSat-1, is unclear.

SpaceX's next scheduled launch is the maiden flight of the larger Falcon 9, which is currently scheduled to be conducted in November. The Falcon 9 will be launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, a pad which was originally built for the Titan rockets.

The flight is officially scheduled to be a demonstration mission, with no payload, however there has been some speculation that a US Government payload may be launched instead. If the maiden flight is successful, another launch is planned for January, with the first COTS demonstration flight of the Dragon spacecraft.

The next Falcon 1 launch is manifested to carry a payload for MDA Corporation of Canada, and is scheduled to launch in about a year's time.

[Lerm]

На страничке SpaceX появилась ссылка на Webcast:
http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php

Webcast will begin at 3:40pm PDT.

[TestPilot]

Озвучена стоимость разработки/производства спутника. Давно, но может кто, как и я, вдруг пропустил...

Malaysia's first Earth observation satellite, cost $41 million to develop

http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/2009/04/20/another-big-moment-for-elon-musk/

PS. До запуска осталось 4 часа 20 минут...

[bug]

пошел webcast http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php

[Salo]

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon/005/status.html

2000 GMT (4:00 p.m. EDT)

Now three hours from the opening of tonight's launch window.

SpaceX is providing few details on the status of the countdown at this point, but final preparations should now be underway.

Engineers are monitoring the countdown from Kwajalein and SpaceX headquarters 8,000 miles away in Hawthorne, Calif. Roughly two dozen SpaceX employees travel to the launch site for each campaign, including a control team and a pad crew.

Workers should now be preparing the island launch pad for the final countdown and liftoff. This procedure includes communications checks with the launch control center and the vehicle, an inventory of equipment, setting recorders and cameras and removing holddown pins from the base of the rocket.

The pad crew should clear Omelek Island around two hours before launch, evacuating via boat to nearby Meck Island about 1.5 miles from the pad.

2145 GMT (5:45 p.m. EDT)

SpaceX is still not providing any information on this evening's countdown. The launch window opens at 2300 GMT (7 p.m. EDT), or 11 a.m. local time at Kwajalein.

Fueling should be starting at this point in the countdown, if everything remains on schedule.

2220 GMT (6:20 p.m. EDT)

It is not known at this time when the launch will occur.

SpaceX updated the start time of the company's official webcast to 0140 GMT (9:40 p.m. EDT), indicating a potential delay of three hours. But that has since been removed.

A SpaceX spokesperson previously said the launch window extends for five hours until 0400 GMT (12 a.m. EDT).

2330 GMT (7:30 p.m. EDT)

SpaceX now says the estimated launch time is 0230 GMT (10:30 p.m. EDT Monday).

The latest weather report from Kwajalein shows partly cloudy skies, a temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and east-northeast winds at 16 miles per hour.

0205 GMT (10:05 p.m. EDT Monday)

Launch continues to be scheduled for 0230 GMT (10:30 p.m. EDT Monday), according to the latest update from SpaceX.

0218 GMT (10:18 p.m. EDT Monday)

The webcast was supposed to begin about 20 minutes before launch time, but there is still no information from SpaceX. Launch should now be 12 minutes away.

0225 GMT (10:25 p.m. EDT Monday)

There is still no official information flowing from SpaceX regarding this launch. The last update at 0200 GMT (10 p.m. EDT) indicated a launch time of 0230 GMT (10:30 p.m. EDT).

0230 GMT (10:30 p.m. EDT Monday)

SpaceX is now releasing live video from the Falcon 1's tropical launch site. It is 2:30 p.m local time Tuesday at Kwajalein.

Launch appears to be scheduled for around 0300 GMT (11 p.m. EDT).

0237 GMT (10:37 p.m. EDT Monday)

The countdown will likely hold at T-minus 15 minutes due to approaching thunderstorms, according to the launch team.

The rocket is now fully fueled with kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants on both stages.

0240 GMT (10:40 p.m. EDT Monday)

Range is green and ready to support. The launch hazard area is clear for launch.

0242 GMT (10:42 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 18 minutes. Awaiting an update on approaching bad weather.

0244 GMT (10:44 p.m. EDT Monday)

Weather criteria are expected to be red at 0300 GMT (11 p.m. EDT) and won't be green until about 30 minutes later. The launch conductor is coordinating a new launch time of 0335 GMT (11:35 p.m. EDT), or 3:35 p.m. Tuesday at the launch site.

0245 GMT (10:45 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 15 minutes and holding. The countdown has halted to wait out passing rain showers.

The advertised launch window tonight extends until 0400 GMT (12 a.m. EDT).

0255 GMT (10:55 p.m. EDT Monday)

Skies are darkening over the Falcon 1's launch pad. Radar imagery shows a line of passing rain showers moving west over Omelek Island. The bad weather is expected to clear of the launch area by about 0330 GMT (11:30 p.m. EDT).

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0300 GMT (11:00 p.m. EDT Monday)

Tonight's delays were due to an issue with a helium system, according to Max Vozoff, a SpaceX mission manager.

0303 GMT (11:03 p.m. EDT Monday)

Rain is falling at the launch pad right now. The countdown is expected to resume at 0320 GMT (11:20 p.m. EDT).

0305 GMT (11:05 p.m. EDT Monday)

The Falcon 1 rocket's two stages are being replenished with supercold liquid oxygen that naturally boils off throughout the countdown.

The first stage is loaded with about 15,000 pounds of RP-1 kerosene propellant and 32,000 pounds of liquid oxygen. The second stage was filled with about 2,660 pounds of RP-1 and 6,250 pounds of LOX.

0310 GMT (11:10 p.m. EDT Monday)

The launch team will receive a weather briefing in about five minutes to determine if they can resume the countdown for launch at 0335 GMT (11:35 p.m. EDT).

0315 GMT (11:15 p.m. EDT Monday)

Here is an overview of what to expect during this fifth flight of the Falcon 1 rocket.

The Merlin 1C engine, producing about 78,000 pounds of thrust, will propel the 45-ton rocket off the launch pad. The rocket will pitch east from the launch site about 10 seconds after liftoff and pass the speed of sound less than a minute later.

During a typical Falcon 1 launch, the first stage burns until T+plus 2 minutes, 37 seconds. Moments later, the spent stage will be jettisoned and the second stage Kestrel engine will ignite to continue the push toward orbit.

The second stage will cut off less than 10 minutes after liftoff to enter a temporary parking orbit.

During last September's Falcon 1 launch, a test flight that mirrored the profile for this mission, the second stage reached a parking orbit with a high point of 425 miles, a low point of 205 miles and an inclination of 9 degrees. Similar numbers are expected for this flight, although SpaceX could not provide figures in response to requests.

A second Kestrel firing is expected to circularize the orbit at 425 miles, RazakSAT's operational altitude.

0319 GMT (11:19 p.m. EDT Monday)

Weather is still forecast to be green at launch time, so the countdown will pick up as scheduled.

0320 GMT (11:20 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 15 minutes and counting.

0323 GMT (11:23 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 12 minutes and counting. All stations are reporting they are ready to enter the terminal countdown.

After T-minus 10 minutes, the countdown enters an automated phase that takes the rocket through a programmed series of checks and tests to prepare it for launch.
 
0325 GMT (11:25 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 10 minutes. The Terminal Countdown sequence is initiated at this time, beginning the final phase of today's count for liftoff at 0335 GMT (11:35 p.m. EDT; 3:35 p.m. local time at Omelek Island).

0326 GMT (11:26 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 9 minutes. The strong-back structure used to transport and erect the Falcon 1 rocket is now being retracted.

0327 GMT (11:27 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 8 minutes. The strong-back structure has been lowered away from the rocket.

A lean team of engineers are monitoring preparations from a launch control center on Kwajalein Island about 22 miles from the launch pad.

0328 GMT (11:28 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 7 minutes. Checks of the flight termination system are underway.

0329 GMT (11:29 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 6 minutes. The flight termination system is verified ready for liftoff.

0330 GMT (11:30 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 5 minutes. Today's launch will be the fifth flight of the 70-foot-tall Falcon 1 rocket privately developed by SpaceX. The two-stage kerosene-fueled booster will turn east from the launch pad and arrive in a temporary orbit less than 10 minutes after liftoff.

0330 GMT (11:30 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 4 minutes, 30 seconds. The range is reporting a minor glitch and is red for the moment. The problem should be resolved before the launch time of 0335 GMT (11:35 p.m. EDT).

0332 GMT (11:32 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 3 minutes. The ground safety officer is enabaling ignition. All systems remain "go" for launch, according to SpaceX.


0332 GMT (11:32 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 2 minutes, 23 seconds. Range is now green.

0333 GMT (11:33 p.m. ED Monday)

T-minus 1 minute, 15 seconds. The SpaceX launch director and Kwajalein Range have given their final approvals for launch.

Propellant tanks will be pressurized beginning at T-minus 60 seconds. The first stage engine will be gimballed to check its steering system at T-minus 55 seconds.

0334 GMT (11:34 p.m. EDT Monday)

T-minus 60 seconds. One minute until launch of the Falcon 1 rocket with RazakSAT. Everything is on track for an on-time liftoff today. The ignition sequence of the Merlin 1C engine begins at T-minus 3 seconds.

0335 GMT (11:35 p.m. EDT Monday)

LIFTOFF! Liftoff of the Falcon 1 with RazakSAT, an Earth observation satellite for Malaysia.
 
0335 GMT (11:35 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 30 seconds. The 70-foot tall is accelerating through the skies above its tropical launch site in the Pacific Ocean, riding about 78,000 pounds of thrust from its Merlin 1C main engine.

0336 GMT (11:36 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 60 seconds. The Merlin engine is draining kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants from the first stage tanks as the Falcon 1 surpasses the speed of sound.

0336 GMT (11:36 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 80 seconds. The vehicle is traveling at 500 meters per second at an altitude of 15 kilometers.
 
0337 GMT (11:37 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 2 minutes. The Falcon 1's guidance system will be switching to inertial mode and the second stage tanks will be pressurized in the next 30 seconds.

0337 GMT (11:37 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 2 minutes, 40 seconds. MECO. Main engine cutoff. The Merlin 1C has consumed its supply of fuel and shut down to complete the first stage firing. Moments later, the spent stage separated as planned!

The separation system with a pneumatic pusher jettisoned the parachute-equipped first stage to fall into the Pacific for retrieval. The stage is designed for recovery to permit SpaceX the opportunity to thoroughly examine the hardware and potentially reuse it in the future.

0337 GMT (11:37 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 2 minutes, 50 seconds. The Kestrel second stage engine ignition has been confirmed!


0338 GMT (11:38 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 3 minutes, 25 seconds. The two halves of the five-foot diameter nose cone have separated, revealing RazakSAT.

0339 GMT (11:39 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 4 minutes, 36 seconds. Velocity is 3200 meters per second and altitude is 196 km.  

0341 GMT (11:41 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 6 minutes. Everything is looking good so far in this second stage burn. Velocity is 3800 meters per second and altitude is now 243 km. Both parameters are reported above normal.

0342 GMT (11:42 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 7 minutes. The vehicle is soaring 260 kilometers above the open waters of the Pacific Ocean due east of the launch site.

0343 GMT (11:43 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 8 minutes. Guidance is reported nominal as the second stage accelerates past 5400 meters per second.

0344 GMT (11:44 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 9 minutes. Now a few seconds away from cutoff of the Kestrel second stage engine for its first burn tonight.

0344 GMT (11:44 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 9 minutes, 40 seconds. SECO 1. The second stage engine has cut off, completing its seven-minute firing designed to put the Falcon 1 rocket and its payload into a parking orbit.

0345 GMT (11:45 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 10 minutes. The Falcon 1 rocket has flown out of range of a communications station near the launch site at Kwajalein Atoll.

0358 GMT (11:58 p.m. EDT Monday)

T+plus 23 minutes. The rocket is expected to coast in orbit for nearly an hour before the Kestrel engine ignites again to circularize its orbit at an altitude of 425 miles. Deployment of RazakSAT is scheduled for just under one hour after liftoff.

The rocket passed out of communications range and SpaceX ended the webcast before confirming the Falcon 1 achieved a nominal parking orbit.

0405 GMT (12:05 a.m. EDT)

T+plus 30 minutes. The restart of the Kestrel engine should occur in view of the Ascension Island tracking station in the Atlantic Ocean. That will be the next chance officials can receive data from the rocket to confirm its health.

[Salo]

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon/005/status.html

0425 GMT (12:25 a.m. EDT)

T+plus 50 minutes. The Falcon 1 second stage and RazakSAT should now be flying over the central Atlantic Ocean within range of the Ascension Island tracking station.

In a few minutes, the Kestrel engine is slated to briefly fire for a second burn to place RazakSAT in its targeted orbit. Spacecraft separation should follow moments later, if everything goes as planned.

0435 GMT (12:35 a.m. EDT)

T+plus 60 minutes. At this point in the flight, the Falcon 1 should have restarted the second stage's Kestrel engine and released the RazakSAT spacecraft into space. We are awaiting confirmation of these crucial events from SpaceX.

0444 GMT (12:44 a.m. EDT)

SPACECRAFT SEPARATION CONFIRMED! The second stage restarted and deployed RazakSAT, a SpaceX spokesperson confirms.

[Dude]

Похоже все ОК.

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon/005/status.html

"We nailed the orbit to well within target parameters...pretty much a bullseye. Satellite has separated and is communicating with (the) ground," Musk said.

Целевая была: круговая 685км, на 9-ти градусах.

Норад пока увидел:
Если первый это КА, то все неплохо, но Маску уже второй раз какой-то nailed bullseye чудится.
OBJECT A #35578 8.987 98.28 мин 666 x 689 км
OBJECT B #35579 9.047 97.77 мин 616 x 688 км

[ntil]

Видео 5го пуска

[TestPilot]

Вот кстати, малазийские кубсаты помянули:

SpaceX has agreed to launch the two micro-satellites CubeSAT and InnoSAT, meant for educational purposes, next year on Falcon 9.

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=425211

[byran]

Озвучена стоимость разработки/производства спутника. Давно, но может кто, как и я, вдруг пропустил...

Malaysia's first Earth observation satellite, cost $41 million to develop

http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/2009/04/20/another-big-moment-for-elon-musk/

Продвинутый однако сабж. При массе в 200 килограмм может делать черно-белые снимки с разрешением в 2.5 метра с высоты почти в 700 километров.

Тока вот орбита хреновая. Только околоэкваториальные районы можно снимать. Когда кстати Фалконы начнут с Ванденберга пускать?

[byran]

Неужели возможности его оптической системы примерно равны Ресурс-ДК?

[Дмитрий Виницкий]

Как бы не... :cry:

[Брабонт]

Тока вот орбита хреновая. Только околоэкваториальные районы можно снимать.

Так и задумано, для максимальной частоты пролётов над Малайзией. Чисто технически предложение SpaceX для заказчика - оптимальный вариант.

[Dude]

http://www.atsb.my/index.php/products-a-services/medium-sized-aperture-camera.html



The Medium-sized Aperture Camera (MAC) is an electro-optical payload for RazakSAT®. MAC is a pushbroom camera with five linear detectors, and can be resized according to requirements.

The current MAC configuration in RazakSAT® produces high resolution images in one panchromatic (PAN) band and four multi-spectral (MS) bands. The MAC offers extensive applications such as agriculture, environmental, exploration, forestry, mapping, transportation, utilities, management and civil government uses. At an altitude of 685km, it has a ground sampling distance of 2.5m (PAN) and 5m (MS).

Тут подробней про камеру.
http://www.dlr.de/iaa.symp/Portaldata/49/Resources/dokumente/archiv4/IAA-B4-0701.pdf

The optical
subsystem of EM incorporates a conventional approach of using low-expansion optical and
structural materials. It is a 300-mm on-axis system with two aspheric mirrors and two
spherical correction lenses. It has five linear detectors aligned on its focal plane together
with proximity electronics. The electronics subsystem of EM consists of five modules; two
for management and control in cold redundancy, two for mass storage and one for power
supply. It was developed to have mass storage of 16 Gbits, which can be easily increased
to 32 Gbits by adding memory packs for following models. EM weighs about 42 kg and
consumes about 55 W of peak power including heaters.

[TestPilot]

Озвучена стоимость разработки/производства спутника. Давно, но может кто, как и я, вдруг пропустил...

Malaysia's first Earth observation satellite, cost $41 million to develop

http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/2009/04/20/another-big-moment-for-elon-musk/

Продвинутый однако сабж. При массе в 200 килограмм может делать черно-белые снимки с разрешением в 2.5 метра с высоты почти в 700 километров.

Малазийское там только название. И покраска. Ну может сборка из готовых деталей. А так корейцы делали. А у корейцев есть в том числе и субметровый спутник ДЗЗ.

Тока вот орбита хреновая. Только околоэкваториальные районы можно снимать.

Для Малазии орбита идеальная. Можно кстати посмотреть где летает DubaiSat-1 - брат близнец RazakSat. Его помоему Протоном недавно пульнули.

 

Когда кстати Фалконы начнут с Ванденберга пускать?

Никогда. Происки конкурентов. SpaceX вышибли из Ванденберга под соусом, что типо они небезопасны для запусков ULA. Из-за чего SpaceX потеряла год если не больше времени. И коррозия болта - первый запуск Ф1 вполне мог бы быть удачным, если бы не задержка. Или по крайней мере сразу проблемы с СУ/раскачкой топлива выявили. А там, кто его знает, может и обнаружили корозийные проблемы до второго запуска...

[Dude]

Неужели возможности его оптической системы примерно равны Ресурс-ДК?

Ресурс-ДК скорее надо сравнивать с израильскими Eros'ам.

[Брабонт]

Для Малазии орбита идеальная. Можно кстати посмотреть где летает DubaiSat-1 - брат близнец RazakSat. Его помоему Протоном недавно пульнули.

Не, он пока на земле. 25-го должен улететь на ССО, "Днепром". Забавно - два однотипных КА ДЗЗ за полмесяца, при этом на принципиально различные орбиты и у разных "извозчиков"!

[Salo]

membrana.ru: Частная ракета подняла спутник на орбиту

[TestPilot]

Малазийские СМИ подозрительно молчат. И SpaceX тоже молчит. Причем от малазийцев приезжал смотреть на запуск ихний премьер и куча других официальных тел. Где фанфары и пиар национальных достижений?

В этом свете возникает вопрос, а спутник того, он вообще живой? Или просто место на орбите занимает?

[KBOB]

Малазийские СМИ подозрительно молчат. И SpaceX тоже молчит. Причем от малазийцев приезжал смотреть на запуск ихний премьер и куча других официальных тел. Где фанфары и пиар национальных достижений?

В этом свете возникает вопрос, а спутник того, он вообще живой? Или просто место на орбите занимает?

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/news_lite.php?id=425261

The ministry said that one-and-a-half hours into the launch, initial contact was established by the National Space Agency at Sungei Lang in Banting with Razaksat.

Есть контакт.

[Salo]

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon/005/

Commercial launch of SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket a success
BY STEPHEN CLARK.  SPACEFLIGHT NOW. Posted: July 14, 2009

A Malaysian satellite rode a Falcon 1 rocket into orbit Monday night, marking the first time the privately-developed booster has successfully launched an operational spacecraft.


File photo of Falcon 1 rocket. Credit: SpaceX

The 70-foot-tall rocket was making its fifth flight. Three of its four previous launches failed, dooming two small military satellites.

But SpaceX, the California-based company that developed the launcher, scored its second straight success Monday, almost nine months after the Falcon 1 first reached orbit last year.

"We nailed the orbit to well within target parameters, pretty much a bullseye," Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, told Spaceflight Now.

Musk confirmed Malaysia's RazakSAT satellite separated from the Falcon 1's upper stage and is communicating with ground controllers.

Monday's launch was the first time the company hauled a customer's satellite into orbit. Last year's success carried only a dummy payload.

The flight began at 0335 GMT Tuesday (11:35 p.m. EDT Monday) with liftoff from SpaceX's launch pad on Omelek Island, a seven-acre strip of land at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

The complex is part of the U.S. Army's Reagan Test Site, a missile range in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Liftoff was delayed more than four hours due to a glitch in the rocket's helium system and passing rain showers.

The two-stage rocket pitched east from the launch pad, accelerating through mostly cloudy skies and past the speed of sound less than one minute into flight.

The first stage's kerosene-fueled main engine shut down on schedule about two-and-a-half minutes after launch. The first stage separated and the second stage's Kestrel engine ignited a few moments later.

The payload fairing was jettisoned just past the three-minute mark in the mission, and the Kestrel engine completed its first burn nine-and-a-half minutes after liftoff.

After coasting through space, the Kestrel engine briefly fired again to circularize its orbit.

The 400-pound RazakSAT satellite was deployed nearly one hour after the mission began, ending the Falcon 1's second successful flight.

RazakSAT carries a medium-sized aperture camera with a black-and-white resolution of 8.2 feet and a color resolution of about 16.4 feet, according to ATSB, the Malaysian company that built the satellite.

Flying in an orbit with a low inclination of 9 degrees, RazakSAT will pass over Malaysia up to a dozen times per day, an increase over the coverage of most other satellites.

RazakSAT imagery will be used by researchers, commercial customers and government agencies, according to ATSB.

Applications for the data include agriculture, environmental monitoring, exploration, forestry, mapping, transportation, utilities management, and urban planning.

The six-sided satellite was one of SpaceX's earliest payloads. Standing nearly four feet tall, RazakSAT was originally supposed to launch aboard the Falcon 1's fourth flight.

But Musk vowed to complete a successful test flight of the new rocket before putting the Malaysian satellite on the Falcon 1.

SpaceX will next turn its attention to the maiden launch of the much larger Falcon 9 rocket, a medium-sized booster designed to lift supplies to the international space station.

The Falcon 9 will be based at a Cape Canaveral launch pad now being modified to host the rocket.

Officials say the launcher will be ready for its first flight by the end of this year.

A Falcon 9 test vehicle, partially containing flight hardware, was brought to its Florida launch pad last year and erected for a series of compatibility checks with ground systems.

SpaceX is developing a pressurized cargo carrier called Dragon to fly atop Falcon 9 rockets. The Dragon capsule will deliver cargo to the international space station as part of a contract with NASA.

The next Falcon 1 launch, slated for next year, will be the first flight of an augmented version of the rocket. Called the Falcon 1e, the upgraded booster will feature a more powerful propulsion system to carry twice the payload of the standard Falcon 1.

[Александр Ч.]

membrana.ru: Частная ракета подняла спутник на орбиту

Гм... мне этот источник больше мембраны нравится

[Старый]

Во дуркуют! Они все свято уверены что Боинг, Локхид и Орбитал - не частные компании?

[Ну-и-ну]

Кстати, в США различают private (SpaceX) и public (Boeing, etc.) компании. Как там правильно в России, ИЧП и ООО?

[Salo]

http://www.spacex.com/launch_updates.php

[Шестой]

Во дуркуют! Они все свято уверены что Боинг, Локхид и Орбитал - не частные компании?

Разница в том откуда бабки. Boeing & Co работают по гос заказам. SpaceX все (ну или большую часть) делает на свои (т.е. Musk'a деньги).

[Старый]

SpaceX все (ну или большую часть) делает на свои (т.е. Musk'a деньги).

Это точно?

[Salo]

Да ну!  :roll:
А 1,6 гигабакса по CRS  значится и не деньги вовсе?

[Шестой]

Да ну!  :roll:
А 1,6 гигабакса по CRS  значится и не деньги вовсе?

CRS они получили сравнительно недавно (конец прошлого года?) и он рассчитан на Falcon 9.  Это  уже практически госзаказ. До этого у них должно быть финансирование по программе COTS, но что то я не уверен что там гигабаксы.

Что касается Falcon 1. Простейший гугл выдает вот такую ссылку:
http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=196942570.

The Hawthorne, California-based company has raised $112 million in funding since 2002, according to regulatory filings. Most of that financing has come directly from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who holds the title of CEO, CTO and founder of the company.

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[Старый]

Что касается Falcon 1. Простейший гугл выдает вот такую ссылку:

Компания которая имеет заказы на гигабаксы уже никак не может считаться действующей "на свои".

[Шестой]

Что касается Falcon 1. Простейший гугл выдает вот такую ссылку:

Компания которая имеет заказы на гигабаксы уже никак не может считаться действующей "на свои".

CRS конечно же ставит SpaceX в один ряд с Orbital и даже чуть выше чем Boeing (они то CRS не получили). Тем не менее Falcon 1 делали на свои. Так сказать, "success story" американского капитализма.

[Salo]

Пришлось сначала немного потратиться.
"Хороший понт дороже денег"(С) Одесский блатной фольклор

[Salo]

Что касается Falcon 1. Простейший гугл выдает вот такую ссылку:

Компания которая имеет заказы на гигабаксы уже никак не может считаться действующей "на свои".

CRS конечно же ставит SpaceX в один ряд с Orbital и даже чуть выше чем Boeing (они то CRS не получили). Тем не менее Falcon 1 делали на свои. Так сказать, "success story" американского капитализма.

Афигеть! :shock:
Вы хоть примерно представляете сколько Boeing и Lockheed за один пуск ULA получают?

[Старый]

Тем не менее Falcon 1 делали на свои. Так сказать, "success story" американского капитализма.

Пока его делали на свои он не летал и даже не мог летать.
 А история типичная и очередной раз доказывающая что у мелкого бизнеса НННШ и без крупного капитала и государства - никуда.

[Шестой]

Что касается Falcon 1. Простейший гугл выдает вот такую ссылку:

Компания которая имеет заказы на гигабаксы уже никак не может считаться действующей "на свои".

CRS конечно же ставит SpaceX в один ряд с Orbital и даже чуть выше чем Boeing (они то CRS не получили). Тем не менее Falcon 1 делали на свои. Так сказать, "success story" американского капитализма.

Афигеть! :shock:
Вы хоть примерно представляете сколько Boeing и Lockheed за один пуск ULA получают?

Представляю. Имелась ввиду легкая ирония по поводу контракта CRS, a не общий оборот компании.

В этой теме интереснее всего - a спутник то где? Работает?

[Шестой]

Тем не менее Falcon 1 делали на свои. Так сказать, "success story" американского капитализма.

Пока его делали на свои он не летал и даже не мог летать.
 А история типичная и очередной раз доказывающая что у мелкого бизнеса НННШ и без крупного капитала и государства - никуда.

Эт верно. У них была (есть?) довольно сильная поддержка со стороны тогдашнего руководства NASA.