Суборбитальные пуски (научные и экспериментальные)

[Space Alien]

21 июня 2013 года с территории космопорта "Америка", шт. Нью-Мексика, осуществлен испытательный пуск суборбитальной ракеты SpaceLoft-7, разработанной и изготовленной специалистами компании UP Aerospace. Пуск успешный. Максимальная высота подъема ракеты составила 118,9 км.

http://www.newspacewatch.com/articles/up-aerospace-statement-on-successful-spaceloft-xl-7-launch-from-spaceport-america.html

[Space Alien]

Two suborbital rockets were successfully launched 15 seconds apart on the morning of July 4, 2013, from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility as part of a study of electrical currents in the ionosphere. The project is designed to study a global electrical current called the dynamo, which sweeps through the ionosphere.
The launch of the Black Brant V rocket at 10:31:25 a.m. and the Terrier-Improved Orion at 10:31:40 a.m. were part of the Daytime Dynamo experiment, a joint project between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA.
The first rocket carried a payload that collected data on the neutral and charged particles in the ionosphere. The second rocket released a long trail of lithium gas to track how the upper atmospheric wind varies with altitude. These winds are believed to be the drivers of the dynamo currents.

http://www.nasa.gov/content/daytime-dynamo-rocket-launch/

[Salo]

http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/s_rockets/index_e.html

Sounding rockets have been developed and launched by ISAS for more than 40 years. They have been dedicated to astrophysical observation, upper atmosphere exploration, space plasma physics, etc., for scientific research. Making use of these flight opportunities, ISAS engineering studies have also been conducted to demonstrate new vehicle systems such as attitude control systems, reentry flight technologies, recovery systems, new avionics, etc., some of which will be employed in the coming satellite launch vehicles and spacecraft. The community of micro-gravity utilization for both material research and life science also uses the sounding rockets.
 
 

	S-310	S-520	SS-520
Total Length	7.1m	8.0m	9.65m
Diameter	0.31m	0.52m	0.52m
Total Weight	0.7t	2.1t	2.6t
Summit Altitude	150km	300km	800km
Payload	50kg	95/150kg	140kg

 
S-310


The S-310 is a single-stage sounding rocket, 310 mm in diameter, and can reach an altitude of 150 km. In case of S-310, it is spun positively in the atmosphere to overcome resonance, and thus avoids continued resonance problems. It also corrects for attitude disturbance by aerodynamic damping. The spin is provided by twisted tail fins which cause 2.8 Hz spin to the body.
 The thrust programming is designed to peak in the early stage, and to keep the thrust level low in the latter half of burning time, when aerodynamic forces increase dramatically. This contributes to attaining increased summit altitude, and relieving aerodynamic heating by reducing dynamic pressure. The chamber is made of AISI 4340 steel. The CTPB composite propellant grain is single, and has axially two different wagon-wheel port configurations. Since the aftward portion of the grain is consumed earlier, a dual-thrust profile is given. Each tail fin is made of a solid titanium plate, and the ogive nose cone is made of FRP.
 In the payload bay is a yo-yo despinner system, which is actuated at 50 sec. after lift-off, to reduce the spin to 1 Hz during the observation period.
 The first flight of S-310 in January, 1975, was successful, and it has been launched at Kagoshima Space Center at Uchinoura, and Showa Base in Antarctica.
 
S-520
 
 
 The S-520 is a powerful single-stage rocket which is optionally equipped with three-axis attitude control and a recovery system. It has a capability for launching a 100 kg payload far above 300 km and provides more than 5 minutes for micro-gravity flight environments.
 The S-520 was developed to replace K-9M and K-10 type sounding rockets, and succeeded in doubling the payload capability of K-9M by applying high-performance propellant, optimum thrust program, and lightweight structure.
 The experience of S-310 was put to good use in the thrust programming and stabilization strategy of S-310, enabling quite stable flight performance since its first flight early in 1980.
 The merits of S-520, such as simplification of flight operation without staging, settlement of impact-related maritime safety, and reduction of launch cost, make the application of this sounding rocket more meaningful.
 The HTPB composite propellant grain is cast and molded in the case in the same way as the first stage of Mu launch vehicles. The propellant grain is single, and gives a dual-thrust profile similar to the S-310's. The forward portion of the grain has a seven pointed gear configuration and provides an initial period of high thrust, while the aftward portion with a simple tubular design sustains a lower level thrust period. The nozzle with an initial expansion ratio of 8:1 is designed to improve the effective specific impulse. The chamber is made of high tensile steel HT-140. For weight saving and heat resistance, the leading edge of the tail fins is made of titanium alloy and their body is an aluminum honeycomb sandwich plate with GFRP/CFRP laminated surface plates.
 Scientific instruments are stored inside the nose fairing made of GFRP, and common instruments are in the parallel section. As an option, an attitude control module or recovery module can be put into the part between common instruments and the rocket motor.
 The fourth flight carried out payload retrieval, and the third flight, launched later than the fourth, performed attitude control of the nose by the hydrazine side jet system. The attitude outside the atmosphere is stabilized by spinning with tail fins. The spin reaches 2.2 Hz at the last stage to be decelerated using a yo-yo despinner system.
 
SS-520
 
 
 The SS-520 is a two-stage rocket, the first stage of which comes from the main booster of the S-520, and has a capability for launching a 140 kg payload to an altitude of about 800 km.
 The SS-520 aims at reaching 800 km altitude, and at the same time, carrying out technological experiments concerning the development of a mini-satellite launch vehicle by adding the third stage atop. The first stage is stabilized aerodynamically by use of tail fins like the S-520.
 As the second stage is heavier than the head of S-520, the aerodynamic margin is secured more than ever. The whole motor case of the second stage is made of CFRP. The spin generated in the first stage is succeeded by the second stage, and it is utilized in the Rhumb-line control and spin stabilization.
 The SS-520 debuted in January, 1998, and ISAS has a plan to launch it from Spitsbergen, Norway, to send a payload into the cusp region of the geomagnetosphere.

[Salo]

http://twitpic.com/photos/koumeiShibata?page=1

[Salo]

http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/enterp/rockets/sounding/index.shtml

 
 Unlike a satellite launch vehicle, a sounding rocket performs an observation mission during its flight in space before impact. It usually comprises one or two stages. When the experiment is completed, the rocket dives into the sea along with its observation instruments.
The observation instruments are usually fixed to the rocket's nose fairing and covered by a nosecone like a pointed hat for protection from aerodynamic heating. When the rocket reaches a given altitude, timer-fixed functions start to open the nosecone, extend antennas, sometimes release test samples for observation, and conduct other tasks to prepare for the planned observation. The observation starts before the rocket reaches its maximum altitude and ends before it splashes down in the sea.
While balloons cannot float above approx. 50 km, many satellites can fly over 250 km in altitude. Thus, only sounding rockets are capable of directly observing space between these two altitudes, which is called the mesosphere, thermosphere or ionosphere. Sounding rockets have been launched to discover phenomena unique to this region. Observation subjects are sel ected from proposals by researchers at universities and institutes across the country.
ISAS sounding rockets have been the pillar of Japan's space science, contributing to astrophysical observation, upper atmospheric studies, space plasma physics, etc. The ISAS engineering team is developing new flying-vehicle systems, including propulsion systems, attitude control systems, and re-entry, recovery and navigation technology. Sounding rockets are also used in microgravity experiments for material and life sciences. Offering quick response to planning, implementation and results of experiments, sounding rockets also show excellent flexibility in function and performance confirmation tests of the new observation instruments and technical elements that are expected to be loaded on future satellites and space explorers.
ISAS currently uses three types of sounding rockets: S-310, S-520 and SS-520. One or two are launched annually from the Uchinoura Space Center located at the eastern tip of the Ohsumi Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture. The S-310 was also used for observation in Antarctic exploration by the National Institute of Polar Research. The S-310 and S-520 were launched for direct observation of aurora in the Andoya Rocket Range, Norway. The SS-520 was launched fr om Spitsbergen Island, Norway, to study a magnetospheric region called the "cusp."

[Salo]

http://www.jaxa.jp/pr/brochure/pdf/01/rocket06.pdf

[amez]

На астрофоруме новосибирский товарищ выложил фото инверсионного следа 20 июля 2013 года на закате и к западу от города, могла ли это быть ракета? http://www.astronomy.ru/forum/index.php/topic,18118.msg2499200.html#msg2499200

[Space Alien]

13 августа 2013 года в 10:00 UTC (14:00 мск) с полигона на о. Уоллопса специалистами NASA осуществлен пуск геофизической ракеты Terrier-Improved Malemute (полетное задание NASA 46.005 UO). В головной части ракеты находилась полезная нагрузка RockSat-X, созданная студентами американских университетов (руководитель работ – Кристофер Кёхлер (Christopher Koehler) из Colorado Space Grant Consortium. Максимальная высота подъема ракеты составила 151 км.

[Liss]

Rohini RH-200:

A1899/13 - VOD-175(THUMBA) ACT. ROCKET TYPE RH-200. LAUNCHER COORD - 083159N 0765203E. DNG ZONE: A SECT OF RADIUS 85NM FM THE LAUNCHER BTN AZM ANGLES 190DEG AND 300DEG. GND - UNL, DLY 0830-1030, 06 OCT 08:30 2013 UNTIL 08 OCT 10:30 2013. CREATED: 24 SEP 13:15 2013

[Liss]

A2277/13 - VOD175 ACT. ROCKET TYPE RH200 LAUNCHER COORD 083159N0765203E DNG ZONES : A SECT OF RADIUS 85NM FM LAUNCHER BTN AZM ANGLES 190 DEG AND 300 DEG ? VOD175A?.LAUNCHER SETTINGS : EFFECTIVE AZM 235 DEG EFFECTIVE ELEV 75 DEG. GND - UNL, 1200-1400 ON 21 AND 25 NOV, 21 NOV 12:00 2013 UNTIL 25 NOV 14:00 2013. CREATED: 18 NOV 08:06 2013

[интересующийся]

Похоже у аргентинцев 26 февраля была неудачная попытка пуска Vex1A. Нашел только испаноязычные ссылки. Типа поднялась на 2 метра и упала. Дальше то ли взорвалась, то ли просто упала:
http://puntaindioweb.com/asi-termino-el-tronador-ii.htm

[Liss]

A0460/14 - VOD-175 (THUMBA) ACT. ROCKET LAUNCH FROM VSSC (TERLS) WITH FLW DETAILS:- ROCKET TYPE RH200 WITH CHAFF INSTRUMENTED PAYLOAD. LAUNCHER COORD :083159N0765203E. DANGER ZONE : A SECTOR OF RADIUS 85 NM FM THE LAUNCHER BTN AZM ANGLES 190 DEG AND 300 DEG. LAUNCHER SETTINGS :EFFECTIVE AZM 235 DEG. EFFECTIVE ELEV 75 DEG. GND - UNL, 19 MAR 05:30 2014 UNTIL 19 MAR 07:30 2014. CREATED: 10 MAR 09:49 2014

[che wi]

NASA to Test Suborbital Rocket Technologies during June 28 Launch from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia
http://www.nasa.gov/content/wallops/nasa-to-test-suborbital-rocket-technologies/

[che wi]

трансляция пуска Terrier-Improved Orion

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops

[che wi]

трансляция пуска Terrier-Improved Malemute (SubTec-6 mission)

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops

[che wi]

пуск Terrier-Improved Malemute перенесён на завтра

...due to poor science conditions, winds exceeding limits and boats in the hazard area

[Прол]

che wi пишет:
пуск Terrier-Improved Malemute перенесён на завтра

...due to poor science conditions, winds exceeding limits and boats in the hazard area

Ну вот, и здесь перенос :cry: .

[Liss]

Она?

NAVAREA IV 485/14 
 WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
 VIRGINIA.
 ROCKETS.
 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 280400Z TO 280530Z JUN, 
 ALTERNATE 0400Z TO 0530Z 29, 30 JUN,
 01 AND 02 JUL 
 IN AREAS BOUND BY:
 A.37-50.1N 075-29.1W, 37-47.7N 075-21.2W, 
 37-47.0N 075-16.0W, 37-51.0N 075-15.3W, 
 37-51.1N 075-20.3W, 37-50.6N 075-28.6W. 
 B.37-26.8N 074-48.9W, 37-19.3N 074-08.6W, 
 37-59.2N 074-01.1W, 38-04.4N 074-39.4W. 
 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 020630Z JUL 14.//
 Authority: WALLOPS 261133Z JUN 14.
 Date: 
 Cancel: 02063000 Jul 14

[che wi]

повторная попытка пуска Terrier-Improved Malemute через ~40 мин

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops

[che wi]

и опять перенос на сутки