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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #500 on: 11/13/2017 08:15 pm »
two debris objects have been cataloged.  Covers of some kind?

43008   ANTARES R/B DEB   2017-071C    89.02'  51.63deg 260km 192km      

43009   ANTARES R/B DEB   2017-071D 89.00'  51.62deg 257km  194km
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #501 on: 11/13/2017 11:34 pm »

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #502 on: 11/14/2017 12:09 pm »
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #503 on: 11/27/2017 09:36 am »
I saw the last launch of Antares and noticed, that they drained the LOX to the ground in case launch cansellation! Is it right? Is it safely? There were many vapors! Iwonder if there is a spacial place/pool with grit or maybe water?

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #504 on: 11/27/2017 10:16 am »
I saw the last launch of Antares and noticed, that they drained the LOX to the ground in case launch cansellation! Is it right? Is it safely? There were many vapors! Iwonder if there is a spacial place/pool with grit or maybe water?

Standard procedure is to drain the LOX and fuel back into tanks of ground facility in case of scrub. The vapor visible is venting of oxygen gas constantly boiling inside the tank.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #505 on: 11/27/2017 03:34 pm »
I saw the last launch of Antares and noticed, that they drained the LOX to the ground in case launch cansellation! Is it right? Is it safely? There were many vapors! Iwonder if there is a spacial place/pool with grit or maybe water?

Standard procedure is to drain the LOX is fuel back into tanks of ground facility in case of scrub. The vapor visible is venting of oxygen gas constantly boiling inside the tank.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #506 on: 11/27/2017 04:14 pm »
Likely for gaseous O2 venting.

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #507 on: 11/27/2017 07:14 pm »
I suppose dump pod is aimed not only for gaseous O2, but designed for liquid O2 too! And I wonder whether it is a pool with water or with grit (something else)?
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #508 on: 11/27/2017 08:21 pm »
And I wonder whether it is a pool with water or with grit (something else)?

Containment pond, likely to store the dirty water must be treated before disposal, is the big one on the other side.

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #509 on: 11/27/2017 09:23 pm »
The dump pond is just built as a safe place for LOX to spill until it evaporates into the atmosphere. As opposed to it just spilling on the ground and spreading out and potentially igniting or damaging something with critically cold temperatures. It shouldn't need anything in the pond (it will boil on its own) although I suspect rain water builds up in there on its own (and likely must be pumped out occasionally).

I'm not sure whether that is where it vents to, or if it is a containment pond for contingencies, or both.

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #511 on: 08/04/2022 10:26 am »
Update: obj. 43042 AEROCUBE 7B decay prediction: August 06, 2022 UTC 02h20mn ± 12h. 

https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1555103917628866562

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #512 on: 08/05/2022 06:11 pm »
Update: obj. 43042 AEROCUBE 7B decay prediction: August 05, 2022 UTC 20h10mn ± 4h

https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1555614690281152514

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #513 on: 08/08/2022 05:41 pm »
Obj. 43043 AEROCUBE 7C decay prediction: August 14, 2022 UTC 09h16mn ± 36h

https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1556678837437698049

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #514 on: 08/10/2022 04:27 pm »
Update: obj. 43043 AEROCUBE 7C decay prediction: August 11, 2022 UTC 21h46mn ± 10h

https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1557376260422213637

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #515 on: 08/12/2022 10:41 am »
Update: obj. 43043 AEROCUBE 7C decay prediction: August 14, 2022 UTC 14h53mn ± 15h

https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1557998538424045568

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #516 on: 09/09/2022 09:45 am »
Update: obj. 43049 ASGARDIA 1 decay prediction: September 12, 2022 UTC 08h59mn ± 20h

https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1568148009610788866

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #517 on: 09/11/2022 02:21 pm »
Update: obj. 43049 ASGARDIA 1 decay prediction: September 12, 2022 UTC 05h29mn ± 7h

https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1568899527309942785

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