Echostar 23 – Falcon 9 – Кеннеди LC-39A – 16.03.2017 06:00 UTC

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Scott Bachmeier‏ @CIMSS_Satellite 17 мар.

 
Thermal signatures of Space-X #EchoStar23 rocket launch also seen on #GOES16 Water Vapor images http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/23468 ...
 

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/23468

GOES-16 visible and thermal signatures of Space-X EchoStar 23 rocket launch
March 16th, 2017 | Scott Bachmeier              
                

GOES-16 Visible (0.64 µm, left), Near-Infrared (1.61 µm, center) and Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm, right) images [click to enlarge]

** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **
 
Visible and thermal signatures of the Space-X EchoStar 23 rocket launch were seen with GOES-16 imagery on 16 March 2017. The set of 3 images above consists of 5-minute CONUS sector scans at 05:54:33 UTC (about 5 minutes before launch), 05:59:33 UTC (around launch time) and 06:04:33 UTC (about 5 minutes after launch). The 05:59:33 UTC image was actually scanning the NASA Kennedy Space Center (station identifier KXMR)  area at 06:00:38 UTC, just after the 06:00 UTC launch time. A faint bright glow of the rocket booster was seen on the 0.5-km resolution Visible (0.64 µm) image; the 1-km resolution Near-Infrared (1.61 µm) rocket signature was much brighter, because this spectral band senses radiation from both visible and infrared portions of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum (which of the two was a stronger contributor to the bright signal is difficult to determine); the 2-km resolution Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) image displayed a warm (dark black enhancement) "hot spot", although it was not exceptionally warm (with a 306.8 K maximum brightness temperature).

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A "warm signal" was also observed on the three GOES-16 ABI Water Vapor bands: Lower-Level (7.3 µm), Mid-Level (6.9 µm) and Upper-Level (6.2 µm), as shown below. While water vapor is certainly a by-product of rocket booster combustion, it is important to remember that the Water Vapor bands are first and foremost Infrared bands that sense the brightness temperature of a layer of moisture (which can vary in both altitude and depth, depending on the temperature/moisture profile of the atmosphere and/or the satellite viewing angle). In this case, the atmosphere was relatively dry over the region, with little moisture aloft to attenuate the rocket signature — shifting the roughly-corresponding GOES-13 Sounder (had the GOES-13 Sounder instrument been operational)  water vapor weighting functions (available from this site) to lower altitudes. However, moisture considerations aside, the rocket signature seen on the 05:59:33 UTC water vapor imagery was primarily a thermal anomaly.
 

GOES-16 Lower-Level Water Vapor (7.3 µm, left), Mid-Level Water Vapor (6.9 µm, middle) and Upper-Level Water Vapor (6.2 µm, right) images [click to enlarge]

McIDAS-V images of GOES-16 Near-Infrared (1.6 µm and 2.2 µm) and Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) data at 05:59:33 UTC (below; courtesy of William Straka, SSEC) provided another view of the rocket launch signature.


GOES-16 Near-Infrared (1.61 µm and 2.2 µm) and Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images [click to enlarge]

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Любителям пламени
SpaceX - EchoStar23 - 4K - Launch 03-16-2017

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Опубликовано: 16 мар. 2017 г.
Exceptionally clear night. Continous Falcon 9 in the lens for minutes (A record for US). Sun plum appears a few seconds after second stage ignition.Would like to know range and alltitude after of flight ? Falcon Heavy will eliminate expendable. First commercial launch from KSC.

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Сабж начал подъём перигея орбиты

ECHOSTAR 23
1 42070U 17014A 17077.99108394 +.00000166 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 9994
2 42070 013.6928 093.9578 6080139 180.5006 007.3536 02.03751472000063
 
Эпоха UTC 2017-03-18 23:47:10, орбита 3931.4 km × 35891.8 km × 13.7°, период 706.7 min

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Apollo13 пишет:

Зловредный пишет:
Не знаю (((

Отож.

Т.е. Ваша версия - не пришлось?

[Apollo13]

LRV_75 пишет:

Apollo13 пишет:

Зловредный пишет:
Не знаю (((

Отож.

Т.е. Ваша версия - не пришлось?

Моя версия, что Эхостар-23 все равно запускали бы одноразовой версией, потому что он весит 5600 кг.

[LRV_75]

Apollo13 пишет:

LRV_75 пишет:

Apollo13 пишет:

Зловредный пишет:
Не знаю (((

Отож.

Т.е. Ваша версия - не пришлось?

Моя версия, что Эхостар-23 все равно запускали бы одноразовой версией, потому что он весит 5600 кг.

Спасибо за ответ, вопрос остался ))

[Not]

LRV_75 пишет:

Apollo13 пишет:

LRV_75 пишет:

Apollo13 пишет:

Зловредный пишет:
Не знаю (((

Отож.

Т.е. Ваша версия - не пришлось?

Моя версия, что Эхостар-23 все равно запускали бы одноразовой версией, потому что он весит 5600 кг.

Спасибо за ответ, вопрос остался ))

Отнимаем от ПН вес четвертого баллона, арматуры и гелия.

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Хорошо летим...
 
ECHOSTAR 23
1 42070U 17014A 17078.59354330 -.00000071 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 42070 7.2812 93.8343 4343338 180.7092 47.0244 1.71649662 70 
 
Эпоха UTC 2017-03-19 14:14:42, орбита 10296.4 km × 35891.7 km × 7.3°, период 838.9 min

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Всё выше, и выше, и выше!..

ECHOSTAR 23
1 42070U 17014A 17079.95841219 -.00000111 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 9993
2 42070 002.4524 093.3881 1995845 181.1959 088.3604 01.31330264000090
 
Эпоха UTC 2017-03-20 23:00:07, орбита 21822.0 km × 35881.9 km × 2.5°, период 1096.5 min

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Шустрый какой, ты посмотри.

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Сабж почти скруглил орбиту
 
ECHOSTAR 23
1 42070U 17014A 17082.61110422 -.00000239 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 9996
2 42070 000.2167 204.1978 0031701 352.5475 161.0494 01.00729399000134 
 
Эпоха UTC 2017-03-23 14:39:59, орбита 35532.7 km × 35799.2 km × 0.2°, период 1429.6 min

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Not пишет:
 Отнимаем от ПН вес четвертого баллона, арматуры и гелия.

Да чего уж там, отнимайте вес четырёх баллонов, а заодно и всей ступени.

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Сабж пришел в точку тестирования
 
ECHOSTAR 23
1 42070U 17014A 17087.66883954 -.00000287 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 9996
2 42070 000.0908 296.1844 0012278 317.2739 129.0380 01.00272261000181
 
Эпоха UTC 2017-03-28 16:03:08, орбита 35741.8 km × 35845.4 km × 0.1°, период 1436.1 min

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http://www.echostar.com/Press/Newsandmedia/EchoStar%20XXIII%20Satellite%20Successfully%20Positioned%20in%20Orbital%20Slot.aspx

EchoStar XXIII Satellite Successfully Positioned in Orbital Slot

April 3, 2017
 
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Apr. 3, 2017 – EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) reported today that it has begun in-orbit testing of its new EchoStar XXIII satellite following successful placement into its geosynchronous orbital slot at 45° West longitude.

"We are excited to take this step in the expansion of our satellite fleet," said Anders Johnson, president of EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C. "EchoStar XXIII, a highly flexible Ku-band satellite capable of supporting multiple mission profiles, will provide high-power Direct-to Home services into Brazil."

The satellite was manufactured by Space Systems Loral (SSL) and launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center—the first commercial launch from the historic launch complex—at 2:00 am EDT, 6:00 am UTC on March 16, 2017. EchoStar XXIII brings the EchoStar fleet to 26 owned, leased and managed satellites. 
 
About EchoStar
 EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is a premier global provider of satellite communication solutions. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in secure communications technologies through its Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services business segments. For more information, visit echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 33 мин.3 назад

EchoStar and SES communications satellites launched fr om Cape Canaveral in March have entered commercial service. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/19/echostar-ses-satellites-enter-service-after-march-launches-from-cape-canaveral/ ...

https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/19/echostar-ses-satellites-enter-service-after-march-launches-from-cape-canaveral/

EchoStar, SES satellites enter service after March launches fr om Cape Canaveral
May 19, 2017 Stephen Clark

 
A forward-facing rocket-mounted camera captured this view of the SES 10 satellite deploying from the Falcon 9 upper stage over Africa about 32 minutes after liftoff March 30. Credit: SpaceX

Two communications satellites launched from Cape Canaveral in March aboard Falcon 9 rockets, including a broadcasting craft that lifted off on SpaceX's first re-flown booster, have entered commercial service, according to their owners.

The EchoStar 23 satellite launched March 16 from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is now in service providing direct-to-home broadcasting of television channels to viewers in Brazil, Colorado-based EchoStar Corp. said May 10 in a quarterly earnings report.

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Since its deployment from the Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage, EchoStar 23 fired an on-board engine several times to raise its orbit to geostationary altitude, a regime around 22,300 miles (35,800 kilometers) above Earth's equator, wh ere it orbits in lockstep with the planet's rotation. The spacecraft also extended its power-generating solar panels and communications antennas.

Manufactured by Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, California, EchoStar 23 entered service at 45 degrees west longitude, wh ere ultra-efficient plasma thrusters will maintain its position over a planned 15-year operational lifetime.

Based on the SSL 1300 satellite bus, EchoStar 23 was ordered by EchoStar Satellite Services in 2014 and is based on the spacecraft chassis originally built for the CMBStar mobile communications station, a venture into the Chinese market led by EchoStar and canceled in 2008.


The EchoStar 23 satellite is seen deploying from the Falcon 9 upper stage in orbit March 16. Credit: SpaceX

The tri-band EchoStar 23 satellite is designed with flexibility, according to EchoStar, with the ability to carry out multiple types of missions. Its communications payload includes Ku-band, Ka-band and S-band transponders.

The craft was originally supposed to launch by the end of 2016, in time to meet a licensing deadline from ANATEL, the Brazilian communications regulatory agency, that requires EchoStar 23 be in service by the end of June.

EchoStar says it has now met that deadline for the Ku-band spectrum, which the company intends to use for television broadcast services in Brazil. The operator has sought an extension on the Ka-band and S-band deadlines, "which may or may not be granted," EchoStar said in the May 10 quarterly earnings report.

The company said it is still exploring options to use its Ka-band and S-band spectrum rights by the regulatory deadline in mid-2017.

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