Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Intelsat 40e/TEMPO : CCSFS SLC-40 : 7 April 2023 04:30 UTC (Read 31078 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #100 on:** 04/13/2023 12:16 pm »

Clear shot of Octagrabber being used again (unlike last return to port)

https://twitter.com/jerrypikephoto/status/1646482728450248709

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Falcon 9 arrives under gloomy skies this morning

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #101 on:** 04/13/2023 02:07 pm »

https://twitter.com/nasa_nerd/status/1646510943310839808

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SpaceX Falcon 9 B1076.4 makes a morning return to Port Canaveral.

Check out the mission story: nasaspaceflight.com/2023/04/intesl…

📸 for @NASASpaceflight

Lewis007 · « **Reply #102 on:** 04/13/2023 06:02 pm »

https://twitter.com/rbalephoto/status/1646516979145277440

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #103 on:** 04/14/2023 04:56 am »

https://twitter.com/nasa_nerd/status/1646660252811636737

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A few other captures from this morning’s SpaceX Falcon 9 journey through Port Canaveral.

📸 for @NASASpaceflight

Targeteer · « **Reply #104 on:** 04/14/2023 10:43 pm »

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 04/12/2023 02:30 am

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1645969020917612547

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The IS-40e/TEMPO satellite has begun orbit raising: from an initial 182 x 30717 km x 27.0 deg orbit it is now in 209 x 35659 km x 26.9 deg orbit.
The strategy is to raise apogee to GEO altitude, then raise perigee and decrease inclination.

56174 INTELSAT 40E 2023-052A 709.68min 15.40deg 35658km 4296km

Targeteer · « **Reply #105 on:** 04/19/2023 09:23 pm »

Quote from: Targeteer on 04/14/2023 10:43 pm

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 04/12/2023 02:30 am
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1645969020917612547

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The IS-40e/TEMPO satellite has begun orbit raising: from an initial 182 x 30717 km x 27.0 deg orbit it is now in 209 x 35659 km x 26.9 deg orbit.
The strategy is to raise apogee to GEO altitude, then raise perigee and decrease inclination.

56174 INTELSAT 40E 2023-052A 709.68min 15.40deg 35658km 4296km

56174 INTELSAT 40E 2023-052A 1428.56min 0.03deg 35660km 35618km

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #106 on:** 04/20/2023 05:14 am »

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1648871244735946755

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The IS-40e/TEMPO satellite has completed orbit raising and is now drifting in GEO over 107 deg W at 2 deg E per day @TEMPO_Mission

Targeteer · « **Reply #107 on:** 06/15/2023 03:21 am »

https://www.intelsat.com/newsroom/intelsat-starts-testing-nasa-air-pollution-monitor/?fbclid=IwAR0v8EIIP2ZguzIhEtHUnv3f5_y8UAaQ13BUp8y8NlS8GSjGTYj6li4rX6c

Intelsat Starts Testing NASA Air Pollution Monitor
June 14, 2023

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), successfully powered up the first space-based instrument to monitor major air pollutants across North America and send data back to earth as part of the first phase of in-orbit testing.

The new UV-visible spectrometer, operated by Intelsat for NASA and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), is hosted on the Maxar-manufactured Intelsat 40e (IS-40e) satellite launched in April and now operating in its final geostationary orbit location. TEMPO data will play an important role in scientific studies of phenomena such as rush-hour pollution and the movement of emissions from forest fires and volcanoes.

“The Intelsat communications and ground system is working seamlessly as we start sending commands to TEMPO and receiving data,” said Jean-Luc Froeliger, Intelsat’s Senior VP of Space Systems. “Working closely with our partners, the rigorous testing is on schedule with the next milestone coming in July when we start to receive high-resolution data and images.”

With TEMPO powered up, Intelsat and team turned on heaters to dry out the instrument and extract any moisture that accumulated on the ground before the April launch. While the instrument is drying out, periodic data is being transmitted. The instrument will then be cooled down to operational temperatures in space for the next phase of system testing. The early data that NASA and SAO scientists collect this summer will allow them to adjust settings to optimize TEMPO’s performance before routine operations start in October.