Cygnus NG-11 (CRS-11) - Antares 230 - MARS LP-0A - 17.04.2019, 20:46 UTC

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/04/22/iss-daily-summary-report-4222019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/22/2019

Northrop Grumman 11 (NG-11) Cygnus Cargo Operations:
After Friday's successful berthing of NG-11, the crew ingressed the vehicle and started unloading cargo; since then, the crew has completed approximately 17 hours of cargo operations. Ground teams estimate ~20 hours of cargo operations remain to completely unload the vehicle of the newly arrived equipment and science.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/04/23/iss-daily-summary-report-4232019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/23/2019

Northrop Grumman 11 (NG-11) Cygnus Cargo Operations:
The crew continued with NG-11 cargo ops today, having completed approximately 23 hours of cargo operations since berthing on Friday. Ground teams estimate ~14 hours of cargo operations remain to completely unload the vehicle of the newly arrived equipment and science.

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Наконец НОРАД опубликовал информацию о втором объекте запуска

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0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 44206U 19022B   19114.64283022  .01321808  11921-4  43244-3 0  9994
2 44206  51.6129 264.0523 0031918 165.8227 194.3701 16.23732071  113944206 / 2019-022B : 188 x 230 km x 51.613°, 2019-04-24 15:25:40

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T.S. Kelso‏ @TSKelso 8 мин. назад

CelesTrak has a TLE for another object from the CYGNUS NG-11 launch. It's in a 188 x 230 km orbit.

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 37 мин. назад

Finally, a new object cataloged from the Antares launch, after a week in orbit: 44206 is in a 191 x 228 km orbit. Probably the second stage, or maybe the SASSI-2 cubesat.


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What would be nice is if now that it's identified, they would post retrospective TLEs from earlier tracking data, but they almost never do that alas.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/04/24/iss-daily-summary-report-4242019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/24/2019

Cygnus Cargo Transfer Operations:
The crew has completed approximately 28 hours of cargo transfer activities. Approximately 13 hours remain to be completed.

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Thierry Legault‏ @ThierryLegault 21 апр.

I got the Cygnus NG-11 resupply cargo on Friday during a solar transit, at the precise moment of grapple by the articulated arm of the ISS (9:28UTC). They were flying over northern France at 28000km/h. The transit lasted 0.8s. #NorthropGrumman #InternationalSpaceStation #NASA

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Недавно найденный (см #243) 2-й объект запуска идентифицирован как 2-я ст РН Антарес-230

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Joseph Remis‏ @jremis 14 ч. назад

Obj. 44206 CYGNUS NG-11 ANTARES R/B decay prediction: April 28, 2019 UTC 12h30mn ± 20h

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/04/25/iss-daily-summary-report-4252019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/25/2019

Northrop Grumman 11 (NG-11) Cygnus Cargo Operations:
The crew completed Cygnus Cargo Message #2 yesterday afternoon. Approximately 32 hours of cargo operations have been performed. The next cargo message, which will be ready late next week, will direct the crew to begin loading items for disposal for Cygnus unberth in July.

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Space to Ground: Extreme Exposure: 04/26/2019

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 26 апр. 2019 г.

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 18 мин. назад

The Antares rocket stage from the NG-11 launch reentered over the Pacific at 1330 UTC Apr 28. Still no word on SASSI-2 and the ThinSats, which may also have reentered by now

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https://spacewatch.global/2019/07/spaceflight-to-launch-multiple-spacecraft-from-international-space-station-via-cygnus/

Spaceflight to Launch Multiple Spacecraft fr om International Space Station via Cygnus


SEOPS Mission Patch

Spaceflight has announced that it is providing mission management and rideshare integration services on an upcoming launch from the International Space Station (ISS) and Northrop Grumman's Cygnus launch vehicle. Spaceflight bought the capacity through an arrangement with Hypergiant SEOPS for a variety of customer spacecraft, including: RFTSat from Northwest Nazarene University; selected for flight via NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative; NARSSCube-2 from NARSS-Egypt developed by researchers from NARSS-Egypt for technology demonstration and environmental study; launch was coordinated by Smart Integrators and an undisclosed 6U Cubesat

In a unique arrangement, the spacecraft will be arriving at the ISS through an ISS Cargo Resupply Mission aboard via a SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon capsule from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in late July. Spaceflight has named the mission SEOPS-1, but it is also referred to as ISS SpX18/NG11, representing the launch vehicles meeting at the ISS (a SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon and a Northop Grumman Antares Cygnus).

"We are always looking for creative and innovative ways to get our customers' spacecraft in orbit, and our partnership with Hypergiant SEOPS helps us deliver on this promise," said Curt Blake, CEO of Spaceflight. "The rideshare campaign is a low schedule risk option because of the regular cadence of ISS Cargo Resupply Missions and the maturity of the Dragon/Falcon 9 and Cygnus/Antares launch systems. We're looking forward to commissioning more of these types of missions in the future."

The Cygnus vehicle is already docked at the ISS, following its launch on April 17, 2019 and landing on April 19, 2019. During the weeks following the arrival of the Dragon capsule in late July which will carry the rideshare customers' spacecraft, the ISS crew will transfer the cargo from the Dragon to the ISS, wh ere they will place the SEOPS SlingShot Deployer with the installed satellites into the SlingShot hardware attached to the Cygnus hatch bulkhead. After the ISS side-hatch is closed and the space between the ISS and Cygnus spacecraft depressurized, the ISS robotic arm will unberth the Cygnus from the ISS. Cygnus will then manoeuvre itself to a higher orbit (450-500 km altitude, 51.6-degree inclination) to deploy the satellites and conduct more tests.

SEOPS brings a wealth of experience to the mission, with personnel who have been responsible for deploying more than 200 small satellites from the ISS and Cygnus spacecraft since 2012. The team was responsible for the development, construction, qualification, safety and integration of these satellites through the NASA Human Space Program, one of the most demanding government qualification programs for spaceflight. In February 2019, SEOPS successfully completed the deployment using the SlingShot deployer from NG-10 – Cygnus.

"Our focus is on improving the Earth-to-Space experience for all customers whether it's through our ability to use machine learning and AI to interpret complex data, or in improving the ability of our customers to get to space when they want, how they want," said Chad Brinkley, Chief Space Officer at Hypergiant. "Spaceflight has been an integral partner in continuing to provide the best-in-class experience for our customers."

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http://spaceflight.com/seops-mission-preview/

SEOPS MISSION PREVIEW
By Hilary Meyerson
JULY 10, 2019

Spaceflight is all about getting to space, in the most cost effective and reliable way. That's why we're so excited about our upcoming SEOPS-1 mission. This will be a ground breaker in several ways. We'll be launching six cubesats for three different customers, using two different launch vehicles, the International Space Station and several intrepid astronauts.

The International Space Station (ISS) uses two vehicles for resupplying the astronauts: Northrup Grumman's Cygnus, which launches on their Antares launch vehicle, and SpaceX's Dragon Capsule, which launches using their Falcon 9. Both Cygnus and Dragon berth with the ISS and offload supplies and experiments.  After completing its on-station mission, Dragon is deberthed fr om the ISS, it re-enters and returns back to Earth for reuse. Cygnus is loaded with trash and disposables from the ISS, is deberthed, conducts extended mission operations, and ultimately deorbits and  burns up in the atmosphere. For this mission, during the extended mission operations of Cygnus it will serve as a deployment platform for our customers' cubesats.
Here's how it will work: 

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• The Cygnus was launched on April 17, 2019 and is currently berthed with the ISS. In mid-July, the Dragon will launch aboard the Falcon 9 in late July and will also berth with the ISS. They will be berth mates for about a week. Besides the astronaut supplies and experiments, the Dragon will also have our customers' cubesats and a unique Slingshot Deployment system on board.
  

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• The astronauts will unpack their supplies and pull the cubesats and dispensers from the cargo transfer bags. One of our spacecraft is packaged in a CTB with snacks for the astronauts, so we're sure it will get careful handling! They will then re-pack the Cygnus with the ISS refuse and some other experiments, and close the hatch. Then they will install the Slingshot dispenser rails and cubesat dispensers on the outside of the Cygnus.
  

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• When installation is complete, the Cygnus will deberth after the dispenser installation and will raise up to a 500km orbit, using its propulsion system. Engineers on the ground will initiate the deployment sequence, and our customers' cubesats will be deployed.
  

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• After that, the Cygnus will allow its final experiments to run. Once complete, the Cygnus' mission is done, and it will use its propulsion one last time to push back to the atmosphere wh ere it will burn up.
  

This innovative mission has several advantages for our customers. First and foremost, it is cost effective as it is using capacity that is already there. Our customers are "hitching a ride" on some of the most reliable launches out there – resupply missions that are already scheduled and will be going regardless of commercial payloads. Also, these launches have a reliable and consistent schedule, allowing our customers to get on orbit faster. We have several more SEOPS launches planned and look forward to taking many more customers to space via the ISS resupply missions.


At the ISS, the SEOPS SlingShot Deployer with the installed satellites will be attached to the Cygnus hatch bulkhead.

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-television-to-broadcast-space-station-departure-of-cygnus-cargo-ship

Aug. 1, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY M19-078

NASA Television to Broadcast Space Station Departure of Cygnus Cargo Ship


The Canadarm2 robotic arm is positioned to grapple the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft as it approaches its capture point with the International Space Station orbiting 255 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. Highlighting the foreground is the Soyuz MS-12 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module.
Credits: NASA

More than three months after delivering several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft, the SS Roger Chaffee, will depart the orbiting laboratory Tuesday, Aug. 6.

Live coverage of the craft's release will air on NASA Television and the agency's website beginning at noon EDT, with release scheduled for 12:15 p.m.

Expedition 60 Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA will use the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to release Cygnus after ground controllers remotely unbolt the craft from the Earth-facing port of the Unity module and maneuver it into release position.

Within 24 hours of its release, Cygnus will begin its secondary mission, deploying a series of CubeSats. Once at a safe distance away from station, two deployment systems – one provided by NanoRacks and the other by Hypergiant SEOPS (Satellite, Extraterrestrial Operations and Procedures) – will begin deploying the small satellites. After about a month of free-flight operations, NASA's Seeker Robotic External CubeSat Inspection Vehicle will be deployed and operations will begin to demonstrate its ability to maneuver around Cygnus and take high-resolution photos. Seeker will transmit those images to its Kenobi receiver inside Cygnus for storage and transmission to the ground at a later date.

Cygnus also will demonstrate a Control Moment Gyroscope attitude control system and perform operations for the UbiquitiLink payload during the secondary mission. Cygnus will remain in orbit until later this year to demonstrate Northrop Grumman's ability to fly two Cygnus spacecraft simultaneously and support payloads on the cargo craft for extended durations.

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Last Updated: Aug. 1, 2019
Editor: Katherine Brown

Начало трансляции: 16:00 UTC / 19:00 ДМВ 06.08.2019

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/08/02/3-d-bioprinting-grip-studies-on-station-may-benefit-earth-and-space-systems/

3-D Bioprinting, Grip Studies on Station May Benefit Earth and Space Systems

Norah Moran
Posted Aug 2, 2019 at 12:28 pm

... A U.S. space freighter will begin its secondary mission after it departs the station on Tuesday.
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Hague and Koch are ... training for next week's robotic release of the Cygnus space freighter after 109 days in space. Cygnus will depart the station Tuesday and eject a set of CubeSats for space research after it reaches a safe distance from the station. The commercial cargo craft will orbit Earth for a few months of systems tests and nanosatellite deployments before its fiery, but safe atmospheric destruction above the Pacific Ocean.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/08/02/iss-daily-summary-report-8022019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/02/2019

SlingShot:

The crew installed SlingShot Controller inside the NG-11 vehicle in preparation for SlingShot Deployer installation. NG-11 will host the second mission for Slingshot, which is planned to deploy four satellites. In addition to the deployed satellites, one payload will remain attached to Slingshot.  SlingShot is a small satellite deployment system that fits inside the Cygnus spacecraft's Passive Common Berthing Mechanism (PCBM). SlingShot can accommodate up to 18 satellites that are deployed post Cygnus unberth.

Cygnus Robotics Onboard Trainer (RoBOT):

In preparation for NG-11 release, the crew performed a session of RoBOT training during which they practiced three release runs. Cygnus departure is scheduled for next Tuesday, August 6.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/08/05/us-cargo-ship-preps-to-depart-as-crew-studies-bioprinting-and-time-perception/

US Cargo Ship Preps to Depart as Crew Studies Bioprinting and Time Perception

Mark Garcia
Posted Aug 5, 2019 at 1:33 pm

A U.S. resupply ship is packed and ready to depart the International Space Station on Tuesday. ...

NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch finished loading and closed the hatches to the Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman today. Hague will lead the robotics activities and command its release from the Canadarm2 on Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. EDT. NASA TV begins its live broadcast of Cygnus' departure at noon after 109 days at the station.

The crew outfitted Cygnus with the SlingShot Deployer that will eject a series of nanosatellites once the spacecraft reaches a safe distance and a higher altitude from the station. Cygnus will continue orbiting Earth for a few more months of systems tests before it reenters the atmosphere above the Pacific Ocean for a fiery demise.
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https://www.interfax.ru/world/671687

00:01, 6 августа 2019
Американский космический корабль Cygnus расстыкуется с МКС

Москва. 6 августа. INTERFAX.RU - Спустя более трех месяцев после доставки грузов на Международную космическую станцию (МКС) американский космический корабль Cygnus корпорации Northrop Grumman во вторник должен будет покинуть ее, сообщает Национальное управление по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства США (NASA).

По данным американского космического агентства, расстыковка запланирована на 19:45 по Москве.

Cygnus заберет с собой со станции мусор и отходы. После расстыковки он поднимется на более высокую орбиту, чтобы запустить несколько малых исследовательских спутников. Кроме того, через месяц после самостоятельного полета с его борта будут выпущен "инспекционный" наноаппарат, который продемонстрируют способность производить маневры вокруг корабля и осуществлять его фотосъемку с высоким разрешением. Снимки будут передаваться на борт "грузовика" для последующей трансляции на Землю, сообщает NASA.

Cygnus продолжит автономный полет до декабря, когда он будет сведен с орбиты и прекратит свое существование в акватории Тихого океана. Большая его часть сгорит в плотных слоях атмосферы Земли. В общей сложности полет "грузовика" продлится рекордные для этого типа кораблей восемь месяцев.

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Как сообщалось, 19 апреля грузовой корабль Cygnus пристыковался к американскому сегменту станции - модулю Unity. Он доставил на МКС около 3,5 тонн груза, в том числе продовольствие, а также оборудование и материалы для проведения десятков научных исследований. Среди прочего он впервые привез на МКС живые организмы - 40 лабораторных мышей, а также мини-робота Astro B, который будет использоваться для помощи экипажу при проведении различных экспериментов.

Корабль был выведен на орбиту ракетой-носителем Antares, стартовавшей с космодрома Уоллопс, который расположен на одноименном острове у атлантического побережья американского штата Вирджиния.

Запуск был осуществлен в рамках коммерческого контракта NASA с корпорацией Northrop Grumman, которой принадлежит ракета-носитель и автоматический грузовой космический корабль.

Это был уже 11-й полет американского космического грузовика данного типа к МКС. Был также еще один неудачный запуск в 2014 году, когда "грузовик" не долетел до станции вследствие аварии ракеты-носителя Antares. Первый запуск Cygnus состоялся 18 сентября 2013 года.
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