Author Topic: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread  (Read 107158 times)

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DISCUSSION Thread for Antares and Cygnus ORB-D mission.

Latest Full Overview Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/05/cygnus-mission-iss-moving-september/

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Please note the difference between this thread and the update thread.

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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #1 on: 07/12/2013 04:33 pm »
any movement of material(s) from the delayed SpaceX flight being transferred to Cygnus?
 
I for one would be very interested in the inner working of NASA in shipments to the ISS.
 
 
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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #2 on: 07/12/2013 05:14 pm »
any movement of material(s) from the delayed SpaceX flight being transferred to Cygnus?

Unlikely.  As this is a test flight for Orbital, NASA will probably do them the same courtesy as they did SpaceX and classify all cargo carried on the test flight as "non-critical" supplies.  Cargo on regular CRS delivery flights is classified as critical, however.  Thus any specific special hardware or cargo items (but not generic consumables like food and clothes) already scheduled for a ride in a CRS Dragon will already have the critical classification, making them unsuitable as cargo for this Cygnus test flight.
« Last Edit: 07/12/2013 10:50 pm by LegendCJS »
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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #3 on: 07/12/2013 05:56 pm »
So will the "late load" capability be used for perishable items (fruit, vegies, etc.), or maybe some non-critical ISS item that will take this flight of opportunity ?

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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #4 on: 07/12/2013 10:08 pm »
So will the "late load" capability be used for perishable items (fruit, vegies, etc.), or maybe some non-critical ISS item that will take this flight of opportunity ?
Unlikely IMO. The demo flight doesn't assume that the material will actually be delivered - there are acceptance gates to get through first -  and the timing is also uncertain due to all the approach and abort demonstrations that need to be done.
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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #5 on: 07/13/2013 05:13 am »
How late in the flow is late-load for Cygnus? I imagine access must be harder than for Dragon because Cygnus is buttoned up inside the fairing.

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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #6 on: 08/11/2013 03:42 pm »
Given that the launch date for ORB-D hasn't move a lot over the last few months, and that there are no more major orbit changes for the ISS over the next month or so, can someone help to calculate the approximate in-plane launch time on Sept. 14? (remember that all Antares/Cygnus launches go for the descending node)
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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #7 on: 08/14/2013 08:13 pm »
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/home/flightdata/calendar.html
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Processing Milestones

Updated: 08/14/13

09/15/13...16:08:00...Orbital/Cygnus demo launch (NET)
09/22/13...11:30:00...Orbital/Cygnus berthing (Harmony)
10/22/13..............Orbital/Cygnus unberth and deorbit (Harmony nadir)


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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #8 on: 08/14/2013 08:35 pm »
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12/08/13..............Orbital/Cygnus CRS-1 launch
12/11/13..............Orbital/Cygnus CRS-1 berthing (Harmony nadir)

Seems a tad aggressive... Lets hope they do not have to spend cycles digesting the 9/15/13 demo launch data, and can pull it off in less than three months! Though from previous Orbital posts it appears all the hardware for the next few flights is already on site.

What was Orbital's original prediction after the first flight for the demo?

For a new vehicle, 3 Antares launches in 2013 would be a nice flight rate. Have any new space companies achieved that rate?
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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #9 on: 08/15/2013 12:36 am »
We clearly need a ORB-1 Thread. I'll sort that out in the morning, per:

Launch date latest for CRS-3/SpX-3 - now 2014, with ORB-1 going in December.

Article by Pete Harding (with the meat) and the dates covered by yours truly.

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/08/nasa-planners-switch-spacex-dragon-mission-2014/
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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #10 on: 08/15/2013 07:15 am »
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/home/flightdata/calendar.html
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Processing Milestones

Updated: 08/14/13

09/15/13...16:08:00...Orbital/Cygnus demo launch (NET)
09/22/13...11:30:00...Orbital/Cygnus berthing (Harmony)
10/22/13..............Orbital/Cygnus unberth and deorbit (Harmony nadir)



That's UTC so the launch time is 12:08 pm EDT on Sept. 15. Prepare for your cameras and cars for the trip to Wallops!  :D
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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #11 on: 08/15/2013 10:06 am »
We clearly need a ORB-1 Thread.

And ORB-1 Party Thread. A name suggestion in the hopes that it will make it in December:

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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #12 on: 08/15/2013 01:14 pm »
"Nominal ORB-it" ?
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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #13 on: 08/23/2013 01:52 am »
With Cygnus ORB-D now to depart Earth 2 days later than planned & Atlas V/AEHF-3 flying a week earlier, the two launches are now less than 16 hours apart. Anyone here willing to try the ultimate NSF geek mission of catching both launches at once?  ;)

(shouldn't be too difficult to drive from Wallops to DC/Hampton Roads area and catch a flight to Orlando that evening.....  ::))

Maybe it's even worthy to try to catch all 5 US launches over the next 3 weeks, although that obviously requires loads of free holiday, bucks, buck rogers, prayers that all 5 goes on time and a transcon flight.  ;D
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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #14 on: 08/23/2013 02:13 am »
(shouldn't be too difficult to drive from Wallops to DC/Hampton Roads area and catch a flight to Orlando that evening.....  ::))

Actually, it is possible to drive it in that time frame...
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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #15 on: 08/23/2013 10:06 pm »
http://www.orbital.com/Antares-Cygnus/

COTS Demonstration Mission Schedule Update (as of August 22, 2013)
August 2013

Following a planning and coordination meeting held yesterday, August 21, Orbital and NASA have identified September 17, 2013 as the targeted launch date for the COTS Demonstration Mission to the International Space Station. The launch of Orbital's Antares rocket carrying the company's Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft will originate from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport launch pad 0A located at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Orbital's Antares team is targeting a launch time of 11:16 a.m., which is at the opening of an available 15-minute launch window.

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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #16 on: 09/03/2013 04:59 pm »
Any sign of Antares/Cygnus at the pad?
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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #17 on: 09/03/2013 05:19 pm »
Any sign of Antares/Cygnus at the pad?

It's scheduled to roll out on 9/11. I assume 1 week before launch is plenty of time at the pad.

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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #18 on: 09/05/2013 04:03 am »
So I guess I will be that guy that asks if the mission patch image is public. With all the good news about LADEE I haven't seen one on Orbital's website or Google image searches. Probably wait until Saturday if the answer is that they haven't.  :P

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Re: Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
« Reply #19 on: 09/12/2013 12:43 pm »
Notice to Mariners for the Sept 17 launch of Antares ORB-D1 is attached.   2 ship avoidance areas.

Updated to Rev1 with corrected coordinates.
« Last Edit: 09/12/2013 02:14 pm by rtphokie »

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