Author Topic: Antares : Cygnus NG-18 : 7 Nov 2022 (10:32 UTC) (Read 63297 times)

centaurinasa · « **Reply #200 on:** 11/09/2022 08:23 am »

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Antares/NG-18: The ISS and Cygnus are in orbital darkness, flying 259 miles above the north Pacific south of Alaska; sunrise expected in about 18 minutes

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1590273688280367105?cxt=HHwWgoDQ2c3f5JEsAAAA

http://www.satflare.com/track.asp#TOP

centaurinasa · « **Reply #201 on:** 11/09/2022 08:28 am »

As usual "Exercice constraint", now.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #202 on:** 11/09/2022 08:29 am »

Screen in the Cupola.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #203 on:** 11/09/2022 08:31 am »

Range: 75 meters.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #204 on:** 11/09/2022 08:36 am »

Sunrise in 5 minutes.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #205 on:** 11/09/2022 08:42 am »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1590278506168352771

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The first good view of NG-18 Cygnus with one of its arrays undeployed.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #206 on:** 11/09/2022 08:43 am »

About 30 meters, hold point "HP-2".

centaurinasa · « **Reply #207 on:** 11/09/2022 08:44 am »

Closeup view.

eeergo · « **Reply #208 on:** 11/09/2022 08:45 am »

30m out. Flashes from what appear to be TridDARs 1 and 3.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #209 on:** 11/09/2022 08:45 am »

Another GO/NO GO poll between NG and NASA mission controls.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #210 on:** 11/09/2022 08:47 am »

Daytime...

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #211 on:** 11/09/2022 08:54 am »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1590279759245676544

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LIDAR 2 has also failed, but still has 1 and 3.

eeergo · « **Reply #212 on:** 11/09/2022 08:57 am »

GO for approach to capture point.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #213 on:** 11/09/2022 09:00 am »

GO for Final Approach.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #214 on:** 11/09/2022 09:03 am »

centaurinasa · « **Reply #215 on:** 11/09/2022 09:08 am »

15 meters.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #216 on:** 11/09/2022 09:10 am »

CP "Capture Point" ~10-12 meters below the ISS.

eeergo · « **Reply #217 on:** 11/09/2022 09:10 am »

Capture point reached. GO/NO GO poll for capture is underway.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #218 on:** 11/09/2022 09:11 am »

Cygnus in Free Drift (and ISS into a Fine Attitude Hold with thrusters disabled).
GO/NO GO poll for capture underway.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #219 on:** 11/09/2022 09:12 am »

GO for capture.