Quote from: docmordrid on 05/16/2017 06:33 amLet's hope the gyros are Is this the first Southern Hemisphere orbital launch?
Let's hope the gyros are
Rocket Lab Verified account @RocketLabUSA 54s54 seconds agoWe successfully completed a wet dress rehearsal at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 today. Let's hope for the same weather next week! #ItsaTest
Quote from: ringsider on 05/16/2017 06:40 amQuote from: docmordrid on 05/16/2017 06:33 amLet's hope the gyros are Is this the first Southern Hemisphere orbital launch?Ninth. Four from Woomera ( two successes). Four from San Marco platform off Kenya (all successful).
Quote from: Dalhousie on 05/16/2017 07:03 amQuote from: ringsider on 05/16/2017 06:40 amQuote from: docmordrid on 05/16/2017 06:33 amLet's hope the gyros are Is this the first Southern Hemisphere orbital launch?Ninth. Four from Woomera ( two successes). Four from San Marco platform off Kenya (all successful).I count 15 orbital launch attempts from the southern hemisphere:* 9 Scouts from San Marco (all successful)* 1 Redstone Sparta from Woomera (successful)* 3 Europa-1 from Woomera (all failures)* 2 Black Arrows from Woomera (one success, one failure)List:Scout-B 26.04.1967 SM San Marco 2Redstone Sparta 29.11.1967 Wo LA-8 WresatEuropa-1 29.11.1968 F Wo LC-6A STV 1Europa-1 02.07.1969 F Wo LC-6A STV 2Europa-1 12.06.1970 F Wo LC-6A STV 3Black Arrow 02.09.1970 F Wo LA-5B Orba (X 2) / R-2 Instrument PackageScout-B 12.12.1970 SM Explorer 42 (SAS A, Uhuru)Scout-B 24.04.1971 SM San Marco 3Black Arrow 28.10.1971 Wo LA-5B Prospero (X 3)Scout-B 15.11.1971 SM Explorer 45 (SSS A)Scout-D1 15.11.1972 SM Explorer 48 (SAS B)Scout-D1 18.02.1974 SM San Marco 4Scout-B1 15.10.1974 SM Ariel 5 (UK 5)Scout-F1 07.05.1975 SM Explorer 53 (SAS C)Scout-G1 25.03.1988 SM San Marco 5
Quote from: Dalhousie on 05/16/2017 07:03 amQuote from: ringsider on 05/16/2017 06:40 amQuote from: docmordrid on 05/16/2017 06:33 amLet's hope the gyros are Is this the first Southern Hemisphere orbital launch?Ninth. Four from Woomera ( two successes). Four from San Marco platform off Kenya (all successful).I count 15 orbital launch attempts from the southern hemisphere:
Quote from: Skyrocket on 05/16/2017 10:21 amQuote from: Dalhousie on 05/16/2017 07:03 amQuote from: ringsider on 05/16/2017 06:40 amQuote from: docmordrid on 05/16/2017 06:33 amLet's hope the gyros are Is this the first Southern Hemisphere orbital launch?Ninth. Four from Woomera ( two successes). Four from San Marco platform off Kenya (all successful).I count 15 orbital launch attempts from the southern hemisphere:Technically, there may be more. SeaLaunch launched 31 times from a platform that was supposed to be right on the equator. Depending on minor positioning errors, at least some of them may have been from the Southern Hemisphere.
Quote from: LouScheffer on 05/16/2017 02:05 pmQuote from: Skyrocket on 05/16/2017 10:21 amQuote from: Dalhousie on 05/16/2017 07:03 amQuote from: ringsider on 05/16/2017 06:40 amQuote from: docmordrid on 05/16/2017 06:33 amLet's hope the gyros are Is this the first Southern Hemisphere orbital launch?Ninth. Four from Woomera ( two successes). Four from San Marco platform off Kenya (all successful).I count 15 orbital launch attempts from the southern hemisphere:Technically, there may be more. SeaLaunch launched 31 times from a platform that was supposed to be right on the equator. Depending on minor positioning errors, at least some of them may have been from the Southern Hemisphere.Oooh, nice nitpick point! Now we need to ask SeaLaunch for their GPS readings at launch time for each of their missions....
Rocket Lab USA is authorized to conduct three test launches of Electron launch vehicles from Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC) in New Zealand, with each transporting an inert payload to low Earth orbit....(c) On a launch azimuth of 174 degrees
FAA License for 3 test flights (found via Jeff Foust tweet)Edit:QuoteRocket Lab USA is authorized to conduct three test launches of Electron launch vehicles from Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC) in New Zealand, with each transporting an inert payload to low Earth orbit....(c) On a launch azimuth of 174 degrees
The current weather forecast is for sun and minimal wind on the 22nd, however forecasts six days out are always iffy, doubly so in the trade latitudes
Rocket Lab Verified account @RocketLabUSA 11m11 minutes agoRutherford is specifically designed for Electron and is the first of its kind to use 3D printing for all primary components #ItsaTest
SPACEFLIGHT PURCHASES AN ELECTRON ROCKET FROM ROCKET LAB FOR MORE FREQUENT, AFFORDABLE RIDESHARE TO SPACEMAY 17, 2017 JODI SORENSENPurchase reflects an increasing demand for mid-inclination orbits from small satellite industrySEATTLE – May 17, 2017 — Spaceflight, the company reinventing the model for launching small satellites into space, today announced the purchase of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket to increase the frequency of its dedicated rideshare missions. The Electron is an ideal launch vehicle for dedicated and rideshare missions, especially those serving difficult-to-come-by launch destinations such as mid-inclination orbits for remote sensing satellites. In late 2015, Spaceflight began its dedicated rideshare launch service with the purchase of a SpaceX Falcon 9 and now expands the rocket partnership to Rocket Lab with the Electron.Spaceflight purchases a Rocket Lab Electron for additional rideshare opportunitiesDedicated rideshare for smallsats is a new launch alternative that blends cost-effective rideshare pricing (where several payloads share the same launch to a specific destination) with first-class service, typically associated with buying a private rocket. Spaceflight provides multiple launch options to ensure organizations can access space when they need to, at a much lower cost than buying their own launch vehicle.“There are numerous rideshare launches each year to Sun Synchronous Orbit, but getting to 45 to 60 degrees is hard to find, and can cost the equivalent of buying an entire rocket,” said Curt Blake, President of Spaceflight’s launch business. “We are thrilled to be working with Rocket Lab to enable our customers’ remote sensing missions that require high revisit time over North America, Europe, and the Middle East.”Peter Beck, Rocket Lab CEO added, “The Electron is an entirely carbon-composite vehicle that is designed to carry payloads of 225kg to an elliptical orbit and up to 150kg to a nominal 500km sun synchronous low earth orbit. We look forward to expanding this relationship and operational manifest with Spaceflight as we increase our market reach and remove the barriers to commercial space.”Spaceflight has launched more than 100 satellites to date from a variety of launch vehicles including PSLV, Dnepr, Antares, Cygnus, Soyuz and others. The frequency of satellite launches, combined with Spaceflight’s cross-section of customers and variety of mission-applications, is a strong indicator of the growing capabilities of small satellites and the need for more timely and cost-effective access to space.The companies have not yet announced a date for the Electron dedicated rideshare mission. Organizations interested in learning more about this and other launch options should contact [email protected].
Quote from: gongora on 05/16/2017 05:37 pmFAA License for 3 test flights (found via Jeff Foust tweet)Edit:QuoteRocket Lab USA is authorized to conduct three test launches of Electron launch vehicles from Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC) in New Zealand, with each transporting an inert payload to low Earth orbit....(c) On a launch azimuth of 174 degreesThere we go. Also now on the FAA websitehttps://www.faa.gov/data_research/commercial_space_data/licenses/FAA CST has control of Rocket Lab activities and the New Zealand launch site.Hard to argue anymore that this is not a US launcher.
Quote from: ringsider on 05/16/2017 07:53 pmQuote from: gongora on 05/16/2017 05:37 pmFAA License for 3 test flights (found via Jeff Foust tweet)Edit:QuoteRocket Lab USA is authorized to conduct three test launches of Electron launch vehicles from Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC) in New Zealand, with each transporting an inert payload to low Earth orbit....(c) On a launch azimuth of 174 degreesThere we go. Also now on the FAA websitehttps://www.faa.gov/data_research/commercial_space_data/licenses/FAA CST has control of Rocket Lab activities and the New Zealand launch site.Hard to argue anymore that this is not a US launcher.Ugh. U.S. paperwork didn't build this rocket. Kiwi's did! - Ed Kyle
Quote from: edkyle99 on 05/17/2017 06:36 pmUgh. U.S. paperwork didn't build this rocket. Kiwi's did! - Ed KyleWith lot of US funding.
Ugh. U.S. paperwork didn't build this rocket. Kiwi's did! - Ed Kyle
Rocket LabVerified account @RocketLabUSA 3m3 minutes agoMission Control (MCC) is the technological hive of Rocket Lab where more than 25,000 data channels are processed during a launch #ItsaTest