Dragon SpX-19 (CRS-19), HISUI, +... - Falcon 9-077 (B1059.1) - CCAFS SLC-40 - 05.12.2019, 17:29 UTC

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Виктор Воропаев написал:
И всё-таки остаётся вопрос, поднятый голландцем - почему проекция зоны отчуждения не ложится на траекторию с наклонением 51.6. На брифинге не задавали?

Задавали. Марко свой блог-пост подправил (с видео-цитатами Джессики) - https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2019/12/an-interesting-crs-19-falcon-upper.html

In reply to reporter questions she provided slightly more details somewhat later in the press conference, adding that the test is done at the request of a customer for future missions that require a long coast. During the long coast phase, they will a.o. measure the thermal environment in the fuel tanks. The apparent ~5 degree orbital inclination change was not mentioned

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https://spaceflight.com/spaceflights-seops-2-mission-to-launch-multiple-spacecraft-from-international-space-station/

SPACEFLIGHT'S SEOPS-2 MISSION TO LAUNCH MULTIPLE SPACECRAFT FR OM INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
By Jodi Sorensen
DECEMBER 3, 2019

High-altitude ISS deployment provides a routine, low-risk launch option for smallsats

SEATTLE – December 3, 2019 — Spaceflight, the leading provider of mission management and rideshare integration services, announced that together with Hypergiant SEOPS, it will be launching three CubeSats from the International Space Station (ISS) and Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft in early January.

The payloads will travel to the ISS through a NASA Commercial Resupply (CRS) mission aboard a SpaceX Dragon scheduled to launch atop Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on December 4. The payloads are expected to reach the ISS several days later. Once they arrive, the ISS crew will transfer the cargo from Dragon to the ISS, wh ere it will be stored for several weeks until the Cygnus cargo vehicle is prepared to depart the ISS.

At that time, astronauts will mount the dispensers with the satellites already attached on the Cygnus hatch bulkhead. Once the ISS side-hatch is closed, the space between the ISS and Cygnus spacecraft is depressurized. The ISS robotic arm will then unberth the Cygnus from the ISS. Cygnus will maneuver itself to a higher orbit (450-500 km altitude, 51.6-degree inclination) and then deploy the satellites in January.

Spacecraft on Spaceflight's SEOPS-2 mission include:

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• Two NASA CubeSats, both selected for flight by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative to fly on the ELaNa 28 mission:
  
• Compact Infrared Radiometer in Space instrument (CIRiS), built by Ball Aerospace, is designed to investigate and optimize the calibration of infrared images acquired from a 6U CubeSat and can benefit a variety of Earth science applications, including land and water use management. CIRiS was selected by NASA's In Space Validation of Earth Science Technology (InVEST) program.
  
• EdgeCube, a student-built 1U CubeSat, developed via a partnership with Sonoma State University, Santa Clara University, and Morehead State University, is designed to see ecosystem change over time, as well as train and educate future STEM students.
  

[/li][li]A DARPA 6U CubeSat
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A Ball Aerospace engineer makes final checks on the CIRiS cubesat. Image courtesy of Ball Aerospace


Students from Sonoma State University show off the EdgeCube, which they have designed, tested, and will operate.

Spaceflight has named the mission SEOPS-2, but it is also referred to as ISS SpX-19/NG-12, representing the two CRS missions converging at the ISS (a SpaceX Dragon and a Northrop Grumman Cygnus). Spaceflight and Hypergiant successfully executed a similar mission, dubbed SEOPS-1, in August 2019 which took three spacecraft to orbit.

"This unique approach to launch from the ISS has proven to be a valuable option for customers looking for a high-altitude deployment," said Curt Blake, CEO of Spaceflight. "After the success of our SEOPS-1 mission, we were eager to execute another with Hypergiant. These launches are particularly appealing to our customers because of the reliability of the launch vehicles, cost-effectiveness, and consistency in the launch schedule."

"It's a privilege to help the U.S. government, students and scientists improve our ability to live, work and thrive on Earth through these deployments with Spaceflight, SpaceX, the ISS, and Northrop Grumman," said Chad Brinkley, chief space officer at Hypergiant.

This will be Spaceflight's seventh mission this year. In 2019, Spaceflight will launch nearly 50 spacecraft from four different launch vehicles. Other noteworthy missions from this year include Spaceflight's GTO-1, which deployed the first commercial lunar lander aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 and its first three missions with Rocket Lab. The SEOPS-2 mission will launch about one year after the Spaceflight's historic dedicated rideshare mission, SSO-A, which successfully launched 64 unique smallsats, making it the single largest deployment of satellites from a U.S.-based launch vehicle.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/12/06/crew-preps-for-two-space-deliveries-racing-to-station/

Crew Preps for Two Space Deliveries Racing to Station

Mark Garcia
Posted Dec 6, 2019 at 1:31 pm


(At left) The Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX with the Dragon space freighter on top lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (At right) Russia's Progress 74 resupply ship blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Two space deliveries are racing to the International Space Station and the Expedition 61 crew is getting ready to receive them. Several tons of science experiments, crew supplies and station hardware are in orbit right now to replenish the orbiting laboratory.
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The SpaceX Dragon commercial space freighter will arrive first on Sunday and astronauts Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan will be waiting in the cupola to capture it. The duo will carefully guide the Canadarm2 robotic arm to reach out and grapple Dragon at 5:30 a.m. Mission controllers will take over then remotely control the Canadarm2 and install the U.S. cargo craft to the Harmony module.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch are configuring the space station for the new research gear Dragon is delivering on Sunday. Morgan and Parmitano will also be unloading the multitude of science experiments and critical research samples. ...

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 Jonathan McDowell‏ @planet4589 3 ч. назад

Dragon CRS-19 continues on the way to ISS, latest TLE (epoch 1900 UTC) shows it still in the 200 x 381 km x 51.6 deg insertion orbit. The second stage presumably has been deorbited but has no TLEs despite completing multiple orbits and possibly changing its inclination

[Александр Репной]

tnt22 написал:
НОРАД определился с объектами запуска, ступень решил не регистрировать...

   
Дракон и две крышки от СБ

Стоп! А где сама ступень? Вы же вроде бы говорили, что должно быть четыре объекта.

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Александр Репной написал:
Стоп! А где сама ступень? Вы же вроде бы говорили, что должно быть четыре объекта.

Ступень затоплена в Южном океане после шестичасового полёта. - #248. Причины, по которым НОРАД не стал регистрировать 2-ю ступень РН, мне не известны, равно как известные эксперты тоже в недоумении (#264)

tnt22 написал:
The second stage presumably has been deorbited but has no TLEs...
Вторая ступень, по-видимому, была сведена с орбиты, но не имеет TLE...

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Jonathan McDowell‏ @planet4589 13 мин. назад

I've been trying to model the CRS-19 second stage. If I make a burn at first southbound equator crossing, 1810 UTC, 800m/s out of plane and 200m/s prograde, I get a 346 x 1887 km x 57.6 deg orbit that goes through the target area about 0.5-1 hr late, around 0h UTC




12 мин. назад

But I haven't managed to get a solution that fits the announced NOTAM time of 2240-2322 UTC. @Marco_Langbroek @cgbassa any thoughts?

[Брабонт]

Похоже, действительно проверили схему выведения для какого-то будущего undisclosed customer'а.

[Apollo13]

Все же интересно куда ушли дополнительные 400 м/с полученные от первой ступени. Это столько стоит пауза в 6 часов между включениями или все же ступень делала какие-то ещё манёвры.

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 SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet 3 ч. назад

Good morning everybody! OCISLY is within the vicinity of Port Canaveral but there is a big queue of cruise ships. That red dot is a chemical tanker due in at 7:30AM EST. I'm trying to work out if OCISLY will get to enter before they do.




1 ч. назад

OCISLY is set to arrive in the next 90 - 120 minutes (7:30 - 8:00 EST).

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Stephen Marr‏ @spacecoast_stve 33 мин. назад

Falcon 9 booster B1059 can be seen from Jetty Park coming over the horizon. This booster launched SpaceX's Cargo Dragon just a few days ago on the #CRS19 mission for @NASA.




Trevor Mahlmann‏ @TrevorMahlmann 31 мин. назад

I spy with my little eye, something on the horizon that may have returned to @PortCanaveral in record time #Falcon9 #CRS19




Stephen Marr‏ @spacecoast_stve 21 мин. назад

The tanker we're waiting for is entering port now.




Trevor Mahlmann‏ @TrevorMahlmann 7 мин. назад

Can just barely make out the landing legs and tops of the support ships on the horizon #Falcon9 #CRS19

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Julia‏ @julia_bergeron 24 мин. назад

Crazy how the Earth is round and mirages happen. #SpaceXFleet #B1059




 Trevor Mahlmann‏ @TrevorMahlmann 7 мин. назад

Looks like we've got crew transfer going on now #Falcon9 #CRS19

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 Greg Scott  :f09f9a80: :f09f9aa2: :f09f988e:‏ @GregScott_photo 5 мин. назад

Arrival of the #SpaceX booster 1059.1 pulled by tug Hawk & sitting nicely in the middle of OCISLY. It comes into Port this morning after a successful Thur launch & recovery 214 miles offshore. Nice to see a relatively clean booster for a change #NASA #Space #F9

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 Jared-Base | Starliner OFT‏ @baserunner0723 6 мин. назад

B1059 and #OCISLY have entered the port @SpaceXFleet #SpaceXFleet

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 SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet 3 мин. назад

OCISLY is almost home. The droneship is currently being turned 180 degrees for berthing.  Photo: http://PTZtv.com

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Trevor Mahlmann‏ @TrevorMahlmann 20 мин. назад

Incredible experience seeing B1059.1 return to @PortCanaveral from the air!




Brady Kenniston‏ @TheFavoritist 11 мин. назад

Such a gorgeous view this morning as B1059.1 made its way into Port Canaveral, especially from the air!   Stay tuned to @NASASpaceflight's YouTube channel for my footage from this morning.





John Kraus  :f09f9a80:‏ @johnkrausphotos 8 мин. назад

Oh boy, this morning was absolutely beautiful.  Here's aerial views of Falcon 9 B1059.1 returning to Port Canaveral aboard SpaceX's "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship following the launch of CRS-19 on Thursday. – Port Canaveral






Trevor Mahlmann‏ @TrevorMahlmann 5 мин. назад

Watching B1059.1 return today was only my second doing so, since they usually don't until several days after launch. Watching the tugs/support ships all work together is my favorite part. They've got it down to a science!

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https://www.interfax.ru/world/687093

04:00, 8 декабря 2019
Американский "грузовик" Cargo Dragon совершит стыковку с МКС

Москва. 8 декабря. INTERFAX.RU - Выведенный на орбиту грузовой корабль Cargo Dragon американской компании SpaceX в воскресенье должен будет состыковаться с Международной космической станцией (МКС), сообщает Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA).

Cargo Dragon доставит на МКС около 2,5 тонн продовольствия, а также оборудования и материалов для проведения 38 научных экспериментов экипажем станции.

Стыковка "грузовика" с МКС будет осуществляться путем захвата сблизившегося с ней "грузовика" 17-метровой автоматической рукой-манипулятором Canadarm-2 МКС в 05:30 по времени восточного побережья США (13:30 мск) и последующим присоединением его к американскому сегменту станции - модулю Harmony.

"Ловить" корабль будет итальянский астронавт Лука Пармитано. А процесс его подводки рукой-манипулятором к станции и непосредственной стыковки будет осуществляться по командам из Центра управления полетами NASA в Хьюстоне.

Как сообщалось, ракета-носитель Falcon 9 в четверг вывела на орбиту Земли 19-й по счету грузовой космический корабль Cargo Dragon в рамках коммерческого контракта между NASA и компанией SpaceX по снабжению МКС. Запуск был осуществлен с 40-го стартового комплекса на авиабазе на мысе Канаверал в штате Флорида.

Это уже третий полет данного многоразового корабля к МRC. Ранее он дважды побывал в космосе - в сентябре 2014 года и в июне 2017 года.

Среди прочего на МКС будет доставлен гиперспектральный сенсор (Hyperspectral Imager Suite - HISUI) японского космического агентства JAXA для наблюдения за воздействием добычи нефти, газа и минералов на прибрежные районы. "Грузовик" привезет на станцию 40 мышей для проведения экспериментов по уменьшению влияния невесомости на их костно-мышечный аппарат. После завершения исследований грызуны будут возвращены на Землю со спускаемой капсулой корабля. Кроме того, "грузовик" доставит на МКС платформу, которая будет установлена на ее внешней поверхности для "парковки" роботизированных систем.

Cargo Dragon также привезет на МКС материалы для эксперимента Budweiser по изучению влияния невесомости на процесс соложения ячменя. По словам главного научного сотрудника Национальной лаборатории МКС NASA Майкла Робертса, изучение влияния микрогравитации на процесс соложения ячменя, начиная от прорастания зародыша, важен для понимания того, как будут реагировать растения. Это необходимо "для разработки новых способов выращивания растений для употребления в пищу в ходе дальних космических полетов", сказал ученый. В случае успеха эксперимента на МКС удастся воспроизвести пиво в условиях космоса.

В настоящее время Cargo Dragon является единственным космическим кораблем для снабжения МКС, который способен возвращать грузы на Землю.

Cargo Dragon будет находиться в составе МКС около месяца. Затем он будет сведен с орбиты, и его спускаемая капсула приводнится в Тихом океане вблизи Калифорнии. Она доставит на Землю результаты 54 экспериментов, проведенных экипажем МКС на орбите, общим весом более 1,5 тонн.
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 Jonathan McDowell‏ @planet4589 2 ч. назад

Reading the SpaceX comments on the second stage coast, it seems clear the only post sep burn was the deorbit burn. So, I like the following solution better: a  burn at 2225 UTC, 1.8 km/s out of plane and 0.3 km/s retro to a -31 x 280 km x 58.6 deg path




2 ч. назад

For comparison, here is the groundtrack if no burn is made




2 ч. назад

My new solution gives entry in the target zone at 2302 UTC, consistent with the 2242-2322 UTC period given in the NOTAMs

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/12/07/nasa-tv-broadcasts-dragons-arrival-at-station-on-sund...

NASA TV Broadcasts Dragon's Arrival at Station on Sunday

Mark Garcia
Posted Dec 7, 2019 at 11:26 pm


The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured on May 18, 2014, attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

SpaceX Dragon is on track to arrive at the International Space Station tomorrow morning Dec 8, with an expected capture of the cargo spacecraft around 5:30 a.m. EST. NASA Television coverage will begin at 4 a.m. Watch live at http://www.nasa.gov/live.

Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) will grapple Dragon with NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan acting as a backup. NASA's Jessica Meir will assist the duo by monitoring telemetry during Dragon's approach. Coverage of robotic installation to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module will begin at 7:30 a.m.

Dragon lifted off on Thursday, Dec. 5, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The cargo spacecraft with more than 5,700 pounds of research, equipment, cargo and supplies that will support dozens of investigations aboard the orbiting laboratory. Dragon will join three other spacecraft currently at the space station

[К.А.]

На сайте http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/log2019.html#rate масса корабля опять по моему написана с "потолка".

12/05/19 Falcon 9 v1.2     F9-77   CRS-19/Dragon 6.3      ~7.804   CC 40     LEO/ISS

По моим прикидкам должна быть в районе 8107 кг.