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Shaken Up: CYGNSS Undergoes Vibration Testing

ЦитироватьEngineers prepare NASA's eight Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) microsatellites, mounted on the deployment module, for vibration testing at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. CYGNSS will probe the inner core of hurricanes to better understand their rapid intensification.

Vibration testing will simulate the conditions that systems will undergo while attached to the Orbital-ATK "Stargazer" L-1011 carrier aircraft and subsequent launch on a Pegasus rocket. Vibration testing will wrap up in the next two weeks and be followed by preparations to ship the microsatellites and deployment module to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for integration with the launch vehicle.

The mission is scheduled to launch Nov. 21 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.


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Technicians prepare to install one of the fins on the Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket inside Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The fins will provide aerodynamic stability during flight. The rocket is being prepared at Vandenberg, and then will be transported to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida attached to the Orbital ATK L-1011 carrier aircraft with NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) in its payload fairing. CYGNSS will launch on the Pegasus XL rocket from the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. CYGNSS will make frequent and accurate measurements of ocean surface winds throughout the life cycle of tropical storms and hurricanes. The data that CYGNSS provides will enable scientists to probe key air-sea interaction processes that take place near the core of storms, which are rapidly changing and play a critical role in the beginning and intensification of hurricanes. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin

ZOOR

Цитироватьche wi пишет:
Storm chaser satellite

Что-то не понял, что за обтекаемый дизайн и двойная скорость
ЦитироватьBecause of the size and streamlined design of the satellites, this first-of-its-kind mission is moving forward at more than twice the speed of a typical mission.
Я зуб даю за то что в первом пуске Ангары с Восточного полетит ГВМ Пингвина. © Старый
Если болит сердце за народные деньги - можно пойти в депутаты. © Neru - Старому

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ЦитироватьZOOR пишет:
Цитироватьche wi пишет:
 Storm chaser satellite

Что-то не понял, что за обтекаемый дизайн и двойная скорость
ЦитироватьBecause of the size and streamlined design of the satellites, this first-of-its-kind mission is moving forward at more than twice the speed of a typical mission.
Streamlined - не "обтекаемый", а "хорошо налаженный". Грубо говоря, спутник с конвейера, поэтому изготовлен в два раза быстрее.


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ЦитироватьTechnicians with Orbital ATK remove the first half of the Pegasus payload fairing for NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) from its shipping container and prepare it for the move to nearby Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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ЦитироватьA technician with Orbital ATK prepares a set of micro satellites for installation on the deployment module for NASAâs Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) in Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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Salo

Цитировать NASA_LSP ‏@NASA_LSP  15 ч.15 часов назад  
FRR complete for #CYGNSS launch on Dec 12th! Next, mating #PegasusRocket to #OrbitalATK L-1011 aircraft at VAFB for ferry flight to CCAFS.
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

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ЦитироватьOrbital ATK ‏@OrbitalATK  6h6 hours ago

Our #Pegasus rocket is being rolled to the tarmac at Vandenberg Air Force Base to mate with #Stargazer in preparation for the Dec 12 launch!
Видео.

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ЦитироватьAt Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, an Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket is transported from the hangar at Building 1555 to be mated to L-1011 carrier aircraft near Vandenberg's runway. On board Pegasus are eight NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or CYGNSS, spacecraft.
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Цитировать Chris B - NSF ‏@NASASpaceflight 17 ч.17 часов назад
Orbital ATK's Stargazer L-1011 and Pegasus rocket begin ferry flight from Vandenberg ahead of Dec 12 mission. https://www.facebook.com/OrbitalATK/ 
 
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ЦитироватьOrbital ATK
 28 ноября
Our Pegasus rocket, seen in the background of this image, is ready to mate with our Stargazer L-1011 aircraft at Vandenberg Air Force Base in preparation for the December 12 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket will launch NASA's 2-year Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission.
 
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http://www.orbitalatk.com/news-room/feature-stories/Pegasus43_MissionPage/default.aspx?prid=180
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Mission Update: Pegasus Flight #43 (CYGNSS)

 
Launch Date:December 12, 2016
Launch Site:Cape Canaveral, Florida
Payload:Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS)
Mission Customer:NASA
About the Mission
Our Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled to launch fr om our L-1011 Stargazer aircraft on December 12, 2016. Stargazer will take off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:26 a.m. EST, with the one-hour launch window opening at 8:19 a.m. The three-stage Pegasus XL will be used to deploy eight small satellites for NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission into a Low-Earth orbit. Pegasus is carried aloft by Orbital ATK's Stargazer L-1011 aircraft to approximately 40,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean, wh ere it will be released and free-fall for five seconds before igniting its first stage rocket motor. With its unique delta-shaped wing, Pegasus will deliver these satellites into orbit in a little over 10 minutes.
CYGNSS, developed by the University of Michigan, will probe the inner core of hurricanes to learn about their rapid intensification. CYGNSS is designed to remedy the inability of current remote sensors to see through the heavy rain in the inner core of a hurricane or to observe changes in the storm over short periods of time.
For mission updates, follow us on Twitter @OrbitalATK and on Facebook. Images of the launch campaign are available on our Flickr and Instagram accounts.
 

 
About Pegasus
On April 5, 1990, Orbital ATK began a new era in commercial space flight when our Pegasus rocket was launched from beneath a NASA B-52 aircraft in a mission that originated from Dryden Flight Research Center in California. In the decades since its maiden flight, Pegasus has become the world's standard for affordable and reliable small launch vehicles. It has conducted 42 missions, launching 86 satellites.
This patented air-launch system provides customers with unparalleled flexibility to operate from virtually anywhere on Earth with minimal ground support requirements. Pegasus launches have been conducted from six separate sites in the U.S., Europe and the Marshall Islands, the first time a space launch vehicle has demonstrated such operational flexibility. Pegasus XL is a category 3 NASA-certified vehicle.
 More Information
Flight 43 Mission Fact Sheet
Pegasus Fact Sheet
Pegasus Mission History
Pegasus Users Guide
Pegasus IRIS Launch Video
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Цитировать James Dean Подлинная учетная запись ‏@flatoday_jdean  
NASA: Pegasus XL/CYGNSS weather forecast has deteriorated to 40% "go" for 8:24am Monday air-launch taking off from CCAFS. 80% on Tues.
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

Salo

"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"

Salo

Цитировать James Dean ‏@flatoday_jdean  12 мин.12 минут назад  
NASA's Pegasus XL/CYGNSS air-launch forecast remains 40% favorable on Monday. Rocket's drop from carrier aircraft targeted for 8:24am ET.
"Были когда-то и мы рысаками!!!"