TacSat-3, GeneSat-2, PharmaSat 1, HawkSat-I, Polysat-CP6 - Minotaur - Wallops MARS - 19.05.2009 23:55

[Salo]

А погодка хороша!

[carlos]

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-07 at 19:09:56 EDT
T - 1 hour 15 minutes and holding.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-07 at 19:06:29 EDT
Storms expected at Wallops around 7:30 p.m. Gantry moved back over rocket.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-07 at 18:11:40 EDT
6 p.m. T-2 hours and counting. Final arming of the launch vehicle continues. No issues being worked for the rocket,spacecraft or range. Severe weather predicted shortly for tracking site in N.C.

[carlos]

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-07 at 20:00:27 EDT
8 p.m. T-1 hour 15 minutes and holding.Beginning process to remove the gantry from around the rocket.

[carlos]

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-07 at 20:28:32 EDT
Resetting the countdownclock to T- 1 hour and holding. Evaluating the weather for the surveillance aircraft to depart Wallops and fly out over the ocean to locate any ships that would be downrange of the rocket flight path.

[carlos]

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-07 at 21:08:03 EDT
9 p.m. Still at T-1 hour. Plane has not departed. Another line of storms getting ready to come through the area.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-07 at 20:41:31 EDT
Expect the surveillance aircraft to be ready soon to take off.

[carlos]

Все. Не в этот раз.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-07 at 22:00:26 EDT
We have scrubbed tonight's launch attempt because of weather issues.

[Salo]

Сегодня ночью попробуют ещё раз:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html

May 8    Minotaur  •  TacSat 3
Launch time: 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. EDT
Launch site: Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia

The Orbital Sciences Minotaur rocket will launch the Air Force Research Laboratory's TacSat 3 advanced technology research spacecraft. The four-stage rocket uses U.S. government-supplied Minuteman 2 motors and Pegasus rocket stages. Delayed from December, March 15, June 25, Aug. 14 and Sept. 14 and October. Scrubbed May 5 and May 7 due to bad weather. [May 7]

[Iva]

Во сколько это по нашему?

[anik]

Во сколько это по нашему?

Стартовое окно с 04:00 до 07:00 ЛМВ завтра.

P.S.: Вы хоть в название темы посмотрите, если уж лень самому вычислить.

[carlos]

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 19:57:34 EDT
Launch support equipment problem appears to be corrected and is now being tested.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 19:30:37 EDT
Continuing hold.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 19:04:03 EDT
7:04 p.m. Boat in the avoidance is expected to be cleared in about 20 minutes.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 18:50:27 EDT
Holding the clock at T-45 minutes. A launch support equipment issue is being worked.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 18:35:07 EDT
6:35 p.m. T-1 hour and counting. Launch pad area is clear of support personnel. Vehicle, spacecraft, and range are all green for launch. Working to clear one boat from the avoidance area.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 18:05:07 EDT
6:05 p.m. T- 1 hour 30 minutes and counting. Surveillance aircraft is out over the ocean scanning for boats that may be underneath the flight path of the rocket. Weather looking favorable. Shelter has been removed from around the rocket.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 17:35:11 EDT
T-5:35p.m. T- 2 hours and counting. Expect to begin moving the shelter from around the rocket in next 30 minutes.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 16:35:11 EDT
4:35 p.m. T-3 hours and counting. No issues reported with launch vehicle, spacecraft or the launch range.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 15:53:24 EDT
New launch time of 7:35 p.m. This to take advantage of the expected better weather early in the window.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 15:28:19 EDT
Latest forecast has a 50% probability of acceptable weatherfor launch tonight.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 15:01:22 EDT
We are at T- 5 hours and counting for the launch of the Minotaur 1 rocket. Could launch as early as 7:30 p.m. Window closes at 11 p.m. All launch personnel are on station. The weather for this evening is expected to be somewhat like we had for the last 2 attempts -- scattered storms moving through with low clouds. However, the forecast looks the best for the beginning and end of the launch window.

[carlos]

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 21:00:11 EDT
9 p.m.Countdown clock reset to T-50minutes and holding. Continuing to work equipment problem.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 20:30:09 EDT
8:30 p.m. Continuing to hold for the launch support equipment problem.

[carlos]

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 21:38:04 EDT
New launch time is 10:40 p.m.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 21:35:28 EDT
Range readiness poll shows the range is ready to proceedwith the final countdown.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 21:30:05 EDT
9:30 p.m.T-50 minutes and holding. Equipment problem has been fixed.

[carlos]

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 22:00:05 EDT
10 p.m. T-40 minutes and counting. No issues being worked. Weather looks good for launch.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 21:42:31 EDT
In the final phase of the countdown

[carlos]

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 22:14:57 EDT
10:15 p.m. T-25 minutes and counting.No issues being worked.

[carlos]

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 22:25:05 EDT
T-20 minutes and counting. New launch time is 10:45 p.m.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 22:20:00 EDT
Holding the count to verify wind data. This is a short hold.

[carlos]

Отбой.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 22:50:49 EDT
We have scrubbed the launch for tonight

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 22:43:08 EDT
Hold

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 22:42:02 EDT
T-3 minutes Range green

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 22:39:59 EDT
T-5 minutes go for launch

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 22:36:44 EDT
T-8 minutes and counting Range is go for launch

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 22:32:56 EDT
Note that there is about a 30 second delay in the webcast video and actual events.

Posted by RCC on 2009-05-08 at 22:28:20 EDT
All stations report go for launch

[Salo]

Carlos, поражаюсь Вашему мужеству! :wink:
Две ночи без сна!
Спасибо!

[Salo]

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=16645.330

« Reply #338 on: Today at 02:50 AM »   

Scrubbed tonight.  Low ATC levels in the FSO.

« Reply #346 on: Today at 03:02 AM »   

May 19th is the next earliest opportunity, pending clearances.

[Salo]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/tacsat3/status.html

BY STEPHEN CLARK

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

Tonight's launch of a technology demonstration satellite was scrubbed after a controller noticed a voltage parameter was out of limits and ordered a hold about two minutes before liftoff.

The low voltage was detected by the flight safety officer shortly after powering up a component affiliated with the flight termination system. The countdown clock was ticking toward a liftoff at 10:45 p.m. EDT (0245 GMT), near the end of a three-hour launch window that was marred by lengthy troubleshooting of support equipment at the launch pad.

Managers decided to scrub the launch because there was not enough time to resolve the voltage issue in the time remaining in the launch window.

Officials have confirmed they will not try again Saturday, and the launch team was told the next attempt may not be until May 19.

The Minotaur 1 rocket has been trying to get off the ground all week, but persistent bad weather along Virgina's Eastern Shore thwarted attempts Tuesday and Thursday. The weather was acceptable for launch tonight.

The launch was to deliver the U.S. Air Force's TacSat 3 satellite into orbit to begin one year of technology trials.

[carlos]

Назначены новая дата и время:

A new launch date has been scheduled for the Minotaur I rocket from Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore, according to spokesman at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

The launch, which has been postponed twice, is scheduled for May 19 and could happen any time between 7:35 and 11:30 p.m. The backup date is May 20.

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/05/new-date-set-eastern-shore-launch-minotaur-i-rocket