Cygnus OA-7 (CRS-7) - Atlas V - Canaveral SLC-41 - 18.04.2017 15:11 UTC

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 Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight  3 мин.3 минуты назад
Atlas V OA-7 Cygnus mission delayed to NET March 21, due to a booster hydraulic issue discovered during prelaunch testing.

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ULA‏Подлинная учетная запись @ulalaunch 5 мин. назад

Launch update: #Atlas V #OA7 launch now scheduled for NET March 21 due to a booster hydraulic issue discovered during prelaunch testing.

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ULA‏Подлинная учетная запись @ulalaunch 5 мин. назад

#AtlasV and #Cygnus spacecraft remain secure in their processing facilities. #OA7

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Не ранее 22 марта в 05:08-05:38 ДМВ.
Захват и пристыковка соответственно не ранее 25.

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http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/ula/atlas-v-technical-issue-delays-oa-7-cygnus-flight-net-march-21/

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While an exact liftoff time has not be specified, opportunities for ISS missions typically shift about 20 minutes earlier for each day postponed. The mission was originally targeting the beginning of a 30-minute window that opened at 10:56 p.m. EDT March 19 (02:56 GMT March 20) from Space Launch Complex 41.
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Ещё одна эмблема

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https://ria.ru/science/20170311/1489787573.html

Старт грузового корабля Cygnus к МКС откладывается
ВАШИНГТОН, 11 мар – РИА Новости. Старт космического корабля Cygnus с грузом для МКС состоится не раньше 21 марта, задержка вызвана выявленной неполадкой в гидравлической системе ракеты-носителя, сообщила компания — владелец ракеты United Launch Alliance.
Ранее сообщалось, что запуск грузовика состоится 19 марта в 22.56 (5.56 мск 20 марта).
"Старт ракеты Atlas V с седьмой грузовой миссией (к МКС) корабля Cygnus для компании Orbital ATK и NASA состоится не раньше 21 марта из-за проблемы с гидравликой ускорителя, выявленной в ходе достартовых испытаний", — сообщила ULA.
"Дополнительное время позволит заменить деталь и завершить подготовку к старту", — добавили в компании.
Orbital ATK не использует для предстоящего старта собственную ракету Antares из-за большей грузоподъемностью Atlas V.
Полеты Cygnus на Antares прекратились после катастрофы 2014 году. После аварии Antares была модернизирована за счет оснащения российскими двигателями РД-181. Первый полет обновленной ракеты-носителя состоялся в октябре 2016 года, РН осуществила успешный запуск грузовика Cygnus к МКС.
Ожидается, что полеты Orbital ATK на собственной ракете Antares, оснащенной российскими двигателями РД-181, возобновятся в середине 2017 года.

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А вот и кубосаты
Выборочно из https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasakennedy/sets/72157677292731631

Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians prepare to install several Nanoracks on the exterior of the Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized cargo module.

Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians have completed installation of the final cargo and power in the Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized cargo module

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James Dean‏Подлинная учетная запись @flatoday_jdean 4 мин. назад
 
Current schedules, subject to change, have Delta IV/WGS-9 launching at 7:44pm March 18, Atlas V/OA-7 potentially moving to March 24.

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James Dean‏Подлинная учетная запись @flatoday_jdean 6 мин. назад
 
ULA confirms Atlas V launch of Cygnus/OA-7 now scheduled for March 24, approx. 9pm ET. Could move up to March 23 if range becomes available.

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ULA‏Подлинная учетная запись @ulalaunch 48 мин. назад

#AtlasV #OA7 is confirmed on the range for Mar 24. We've requested the option to launch Mar 23 pending range avail http://bit.ly/av_oa7

http://www.ulalaunch.com/atlas-v-to-launch-oa7-for-orbital-atk-nasa.aspx

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Date/Site/Launch Time: Friday, March 24, 2017, from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Liftoff is scheduled for approximately 9 p.m. EDT.
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ULA‏Подлинная учетная запись @ulalaunch 48 мин. назад
 
Add'l time allows ULA to replace, retest a first stage hydraulic component. #AtlasV & #Cygnus remain secure in their processing facilities.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/orbital/2017/03/15/crs-7-launch-targeted-for-march-24/?linkId=35514324

Orbital ATK CRS-7 Launch Targeted for March 24
Posted on March 15, 2017 at 4:51 pm by Steven Siceloff.

NASA, Orbital ATK and United Launch Alliance (ULA) now are targeting launch of Orbital ATK's seventh commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station at 9 p.m. EDT Friday, March 24. An option exists to move the launch earlier to March 23, if the Eastern Range becomes available. The additional time allows the ULA team to replace and retest a first stage hydraulic component. Orbital ATK has contracted with ULA for its Atlas V rocket for the launch service, which will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo spacecraft is packed with 7,600 pounds of supplies and research for crew aboard the orbiting laboratory.
                
 This entry was posted in Uncategorized on March 15, 2017 by Steven Siceloff.

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http://tass.ru/kosmos/4098828

Старт американского корабля с грузом для МКС намечен на 24 марта
 16 марта, 9:10 UTC+3
 Ранее пуск был отложен минимум до 21 марта из-за проблемы с гидравликой разгонного блока ракеты
 
НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 16 марта. /Корр. ТАСС Алексей Качалин/. Старт ракеты-носителя Atlas V консорциума United Launch Alliance (ULA) с грузовым кораблем Cygnus к Международной космической станции намечен на 24 марта. Об этом сообщило в среду Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA).
Ранее пуск был отложен минимум до 21 марта "ввиду проблемы с гидравликой разгонного блока" ракеты. Неисправность была выявлена во время подготовки к пуску. "Дополнительное время будет использовано группой сотрудников ULA для замены и испытания гидравлического компонента первой ступени", - пояснили в среду в космическом ведомстве США. NASA подтвердило, что пуск состоится с базы ВВС на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида).
Всего на 18 октября 2016 года включительно осуществлено семь запусков корабля Cygnus - шесть удачных и один аварийный. Из них пять (включая аварийный) проведены с космодрома на острове Уоллопс в Атлантическом океане (близ побережья штата Вирджиния) ракетой Antares, и два - с космодрома на мысе Канаверал ракетой Atlas V. Каждому кораблю присваивается собственное имя в честь астронавтов NASA.
В настоящий момент вахту на МКС несут американцы Роберт Шейн Кимброу и Пегги Уитсон, россияне Андрей Борисенко, Сергей Рыжиков и Олег Новицкий, а также француз Тома Песке, представляющий Европейское космическое агентство. Помимо запасов воды, продовольствия и приборов, Cygnus доставит на орбитальный комплекс экспериментальный мини-спутник IceCube, разработанный специалистами Центра космических полетов им. Годдарда в Гринбелте (штат Мэриленд).
IceCube весит чуть больше 4,5 кг и достигает 10 см в ширину, столько же в длину и 30 см в высоту. Несмотря на небольшой размер, спутник представляет собой полноценный космический аппарат с системой определения пространственного положения относительно трех осей координат, разворачивающимися панелями солнечных батарей и антенной связи.
Главный рабочий инструмент аппарата - радиометр с диапазоном 883 ГГц, предназначенный для измерения уровня содержания воды в твердой форме (льда) в атмосфере на высотах от 15 до 5 км от Земли. Уровень технологической готовности таких приборов в данном сегменте измерений составляет шесть условных единиц, IceCube рассчитан на доведение этого параметра до девяти.

На самом деле в ночь с24 на 25 (25-го по ДМВ).

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/17/s-s-john-glenn-vessel-mounted-atop-atlas-5-rocket-for-launch-next-week/

S.S. John Glenn vessel mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for launch next week
 March 17, 2017 Justin Ray
 
Cygnus, as pictured last week, being prepped for encapsulation in Atlas 5 rocket's nose cone. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images

CAPE CANAVERAL — An eight-ton cargo ship destined for the International Space Station was hoisted aboard its United Launch Alliance Atlas-Centaur booster rocket today in preparation for liftoff to the orbiting laboratory next week.
The commercial Cygnus freighter — christened the S.S. John Glenn in tribute to America's first man to orbit Earth — is scheduled for launch either Thursday, March 23 or Friday, March 24 fr om Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral. A final determination of the date is expected Monday, based on Range availability.
ULA is boosting its third Cygnus payload for Orbital ATK, allowing the vessel to carry its maximum amount of cargo to the station.
March 23: Launch window 9:23-9:53 p.m. EDT; Rendezvous March 27
 March 24: Launch window 9:00-9:30 p.m. EDT; Rendezvous March 28
 March 25: Launch window 8:34-9:04 p.m. EDT; Rendezvous March 29
Liftoff was delayed a few days to replace a component in the first stage hydraulics that showed suspect behavior in pre-flight testing. Further date uncertainty was created by two SpaceX postponements and the ripple effects that had with scheduling on the Eastern Range.
The Cygnus mission, known as OA-7 under NASA's Commercial Resupply Service contract, carries 7,452 pounds of internal cargo and an 183-pound external deployer with cubesats.
The freighter weighs 15,928 pounds in totality.
"We have more than 2,000 pounds of scientific experiments on board spanning all fields of science onboard," said Holly Vavrin, a commercial visiting vehicle engineer in NASA's International Space Station Program Office.
"There are also 38 CubeSats launching on this mission, including four that will launch from the Cygnus and 34 that will be launched from the station to conduct a range of experiments including testing long-life battery systems, study cloud systems and measure background radiation."
 
A look inside the packed Cygnus, taken earlier this month, just before its hatch was closed for flight. Credit: NASA-KSC

The craft departed from the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at 12:30 a.m. today, riding aboard its motorized transporter north through the Kennedy Space Center, past the Vehicle Assembly Building and pad 39A, then down the coastal road to the Atlas 5 rocket's Vertical Integration Facility.
It arrived at 3:30 a.m. and hoisting operations began at 7:30 a.m.
The VIF is wh ere the Atlas 5 has been assembled aboard its mobile launch platform. There, an overhead crane lifted the encapsulated Cygnus atop the Centaur upper stage to top off the 194-foot-tall rocket.
Rollout to the Complex 41 pad will occur the day before launch.
In keeping with its tradition of naming Cygnus vehicles for distinguished astronauts who have passed away, Orbital ATK selected John Glenn for this mission. He died in December at age 95.
"John Glenn was probably responsible for more students studying math and science and being interested in space than anyone," said former astronaut Brian Duffy, Orbital ATK's vice president of Exploration Systems.
"When he flew into space in 1962, there was not a child then who didn't know his name. He's the one that opened up space for all of us."
Glenn was one of NASA's original Mercury astronauts and flew the first American orbital spaceflight by a human in 1962. He returned to space aboard shuttle Discovery for a science mission in 1998.
"He has paved the way for so many people to follow in his footsteps," said Frank DeMauro, vice president and general manager of Orbital ATK's Advanced Programs division. "It is my humble duty and our great honor to name this spacecraft the S.S. John Glenn."

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NASA Kennedy / KSC‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASAKennedy 1 ч назад
 
Technicians load a cargo unit into the @OrbitalATK CRS-7 #Cygnus spacecraft, scheduled to launch on March 24th at 9:00pm EDT.
 

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Выборочно из https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasakennedy/sets/72157677292731631 

Ящик с кубосатами


Видна эмблема




Taken on March 10, 2017

Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized cargo module has been encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V payload fairing.

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http://www.patrick.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1123154/next-launch-atlas-v-oa-7

Next Launch: Atlas V OA-7
 By 45th Space Wing Public Affairs / Published March 18, 2017

 

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О трансляции НАСА
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-seventh-orbital-atk-resupply-mission-to-international-space-station

March 17, 2017
 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-028
 
 NASA TV to Air Seventh Orbital ATK Resupply Mission to International Space Station
 

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NASA commercial cargo provider Orbital ATK is targeting its seventh commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
Credits: NASA/Tony Gray & Kevin O'Connell

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NASA commercial cargo provider Orbital ATK is targeting its seventh commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for 9 p.m., EDT Friday, March 24, the start of a 30-minute launch window. Coverage of the launch begins at 8 p.m. on NASA Television and the agency's website. An option exists to move the launch earlier to March 23, if the Eastern Range becomes available.

Two prelaunch briefings will air the day prior to launch. At 1 p.m., scientists and researchers will discuss some of the investigations to be delivered to the station, and at 4 p.m., mission managers will provide an overview and status of launch operations.

Dubbed S.S. John Glenn, the Cygnus spacecraft name is a tribute to the former astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio. It will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Coverage of the spacecraft's solar array deployment will begin at 10:40 p.m., March 24, and will include post-launch interviews on console with mission managers.

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Under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract, Cygnus will carry more than 7,600 pounds of science research, crew supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory in support of the Expedition 50 and 51 crew members.

The new experiments will include magnetized tools to make it easier to reproduce experiments on Earth, an antibody investigation that could increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs for cancer treatment, and an advanced plant habitat for studying plant physiology and growth of fresh food in space. Cygnus also is carrying 38 CubeSats, including many built by university students from around the world as part of the QB50 program. The CubeSats are scheduled to deploy from either the spacecraft or space station in the coming months.

When Cygnus arrives to the space station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) will use the space station's robotic arm, Canadarm2, to take hold of the spacecraft. After Canadarm2 captures Cygnus, ground commands will be sent for the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Unity module.

Cygnus will remain on the station until June, when it will depart with several tons of trash for a fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere. Prior to re-entry, a third experiment to test will be conducted to study how fire burns in space.

This is Orbital ATK's third launch from Cape Canaveral. Missions from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia are scheduled to resume for the eighth and subsequent contracted flights.

For an updated schedule of prelaunch briefings, events and NASA TV coverage, visit:

 

https://www.nasa.gov/content/orbital-atk-crs-7-briefings-and-events

For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit:

 

http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

Follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at:

 

http://blogs.nasa.gov/orbital

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Cheryl Warner
 Headquarters, Washington
 202-358-1100
cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov
Amber Philman/Stephanie Martin
 Kennedy Space Center, Florida
 321-867-2468
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov /stephanie.a.martin@nasa.gov

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Last Updated: March 18, 2017
Editor: Katherine Brown
 

В итоге:
пуск 2017-03-24 в 9:00 p.m. EDT (2017-03-25 в 01:00 UTC, 04:00 ДМВ)
пусковое окно - 30 мин
начало трансляции за 1 час до пуска примерно на 1 ч 30 мин
трансляция пуска 2017-03-24 с 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. EDT (2017-03-25 с 00:00 - 01:30 UTC, 03:00 - 04:30 ДМВ)*
опция на пуск 2017-03-23 в соответствии с

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March 23: Launch window 9:23-9:53 p.m. EDT; Rendezvous March 27
 March 24: Launch window 9:00-9:30 p.m. EDT; Rendezvous March 28
 March 25: Launch window 8:34-9:04 p.m. EDT; Rendezvous March 29

В день пуска 2 брифинга

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• научный - в 1:00 p.m. EDT 2017-03-24 (17:00 UTC, 20:00 ДМВ)
• обзорный предпусковой - в 4:00 p.m. EDT 2017-03-24 (20:00 UTC, 23:00 ДМВ), трансляция примерно 1 ч*
  

После вывода на орбиту ещё трансляция с 10:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. EDT 2017-03-24
(2017-03-25 c 02:30 - 03:30 UTC, 05:30 - 06:30 ДМВ)*

* отмечены события, имеющиеся в расписании трансляций NASA TV

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/20/atlas-5-rocket-aims-for-friday-night-launch-to-send-supplies-to-space-station/

Atlas 5 rocket aims for Friday night launch to send supplies to space station
 March 20, 2017 Justin Ray

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The Atlas 5 will be rolled to the launch pad later this week. Credit: United Launch Alliance

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CAPE CANAVERAL — Officials have accepted a Friday launch date for a commercial cargo ship to the International Space Station after Range availability scuttled notions of moving up the Atlas 5 flight by a day.

The United Launch Alliance booster will haul Orbital ATK's Cygnus automated resupply freighter into low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral.

A Thursday launch had been considered, but the Eastern Range was unavailable that day due to unrelated SpaceX mission testing on the Space Coast.

Liftoff on Friday will be possible during any of five specific opportunities in a 30-minute launch window, with the rocket's in-flight steering capabilities employed to guide Cygnus into the station's orbital plane:

Option 1: 9:00 p.m. EDT
 Option 2: 9:07 p.m. EDT
 Option 3: 9:15 p.m. EDT
 Option 4: 9:22 p.m. EDT
 Option 5: 9:30 p.m. EDT

(* exact times down to the second will be determined based on final radar tracking of the station's orbit on launch day.)

It will be the 71st Atlas 5 launch and the third to deploy a Cygnus for the space station.

The spacecraft weighs 15,928 pounds, and it is loaded with 7,443 pounds of internal cargo and an 183-pound external deployer for cubesats.

Cygnus will take a three-and-a-half-day trek to the orbiting laboratory for rendezvous on March 28. Grapple of the vessel by the station's robotic arm is planned for 6:40 a.m. EDT (1040 GMT).

Weather forecasters predict a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions for launch, with cumulus clouds and ground winds posing only slight concerns.

"Favorable weather over the spaceport through mid-week with high pressure dominating. The next cold (cool) front advances into North Florida overnight Wednesday (Thursday morning) and slowly pushes through the spaceport through the day. Easterly flow develops as the front pushes through with showers associated with the front. High pressure builds in on Friday with breezy east winds," Air Force meteorologists said this morning.

"On launch day, high pressure migrates east as the next system advances into Central and East Texas. Over Central Florida, with the exception of breezy winds, favorable weather is expected with an isolated shower threat. On-shore east winds remain breezy with gusts in the mid-20s during the count and low 20s during the window.

The launch time specifics include scattered clouds, good visibility, winds from the east at 18 to 22 knots, a relative humidity of 70 percent and a temperature of 72 degrees F.

"In the event of a 24-hour delay, the next cold front pushes into the Central Gulf of Mexico with pre-frontal showers in the Florida panhandle during the afternoon. There is an isolated shower threat during the count as the system pushes east. Winds remain breezy Saturday morning and begin trending down during the afternoon with gusts in the upper teens to 20 knots during the window. The primary concern for launch is cumulus clouds," forecasters say.

There is an 80 percent chance of good launch weather on Saturday night during the 30-minute window that opens at 8:37 p.m. EDT (0037 GMT).