Author Topic: LIVE: Delta II - Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July 2, 2014  (Read 158750 times)

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #60 on: 03/09/2014 12:10 am »
LINK: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=271

Photos in this post are of the ULA DII Second Stage being processed inside the Horizontal Processing Facility located at Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2).

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #61 on: 03/23/2014 05:47 pm »
First stage arrived at Vandenberg, great to see Delta II processing again (if only for a short time)

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #62 on: 03/28/2014 04:42 pm »
Booster should be going on-stand today.

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #63 on: 03/28/2014 06:34 pm »
LINK: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=271

Photos in this post are of the ULA DII First Stage arriving at VAFB Building 836.

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #64 on: 03/28/2014 06:53 pm »
LINK: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=271

Photos in this post are of the ULA DII First Stage being unloaded from its trailer at VAFB Building 836.
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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #65 on: 03/28/2014 07:09 pm »
LINK: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=271

Photos in this post are of the ULA DII First Stage being loaded onto its transportation and processing hardware cradle at VAFB Building 836.
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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #66 on: 03/28/2014 07:24 pm »
LINK: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=271

Photos in this post are of the ULA DII First Stage being transferred from VAFB Building 836 High Bay to the Horizontal Processing Facility located at Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2).
« Last Edit: 03/28/2014 07:31 pm by russianhalo117 »

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #67 on: 03/28/2014 07:42 pm »
LINK: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=271

Photos in this post are of pad preparations at the launch mount and of Mobile Service Tower (MST) Roll back at Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) ahead of receiving the DII fairings.
« Last Edit: 03/28/2014 07:43 pm by russianhalo117 »

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #68 on: 04/01/2014 04:41 pm »
OCO-2 Booster Hoisted Into Launcher

Friday, March 28, 2014 - 16:02

In preparation for the OCO-2 launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Delta II first stage booster was raised to vertical and hoisted into the launcher today at Space Launch Complex 2.  The OCO-2 mission is scheduled for launch on July 1 at 2:56 a.m. PDT.  NASA’s OCO-2 mission is dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in the Earth’s climate.
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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #69 on: 04/03/2014 09:03 pm »
LINK: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=271

Photos in this post are of transportation of the DII first stage to the Mobile Service Tower (MST) at Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) for unloading and raising tasks.

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #70 on: 04/03/2014 09:30 pm »
LINK: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=271

Photos also in this post are of transportation of the DII first stage to the Mobile Service Tower (MST) at Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) for unloading and raising tasks.

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #71 on: 04/03/2014 09:47 pm »
LINK: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=271

Photos in this post are of the securing of the DII first stage onto the launch mount at Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2).

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #72 on: 04/03/2014 10:02 pm »

Excellent shots--thanks rh117!  Nice to see DeltaII rise again, if only for a(nother) swan song.   Really like to see so much detail re: the launch mount (1918).

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #73 on: 04/04/2014 07:10 pm »

April 4, 2014

Media Accreditation Now Open for Launch of OCO-2 Earth Science Mission

Media accreditation now is open for U.S. and international news media interested in covering the launch of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California -- the second of NASA's five Earth science missions to launch in 2014.
 
OCO-2 is scheduled to launch at 2:56 a.m. PDT July 1 from Space Launch Complex 2 on a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. U.S. Air Force policy requires that international media apply for accreditation at least 30 days before the launch.
 
News media should contact TSgt Vincent Mouzon in writing at 30th Space Wing Public Affairs Office, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., 93437; by phone at 805-606-3595; by fax at 805-606-4571; or by email at [email protected].
 
International media are required to submit full legal name, date of birth, nationality, passport number and media affiliation. Information required for U.S. media includes full legal name, date of birth and media affiliation. A valid legal form of photo identification will be required upon arrival at Vandenberg.
 
OCO-2 is NASA's first mission dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide, the most significant human-produced greenhouse gas and the principal human-produced driver of climate change on Earth. OCO-2 will provide a new tool for understanding the human and natural sources of carbon dioxide emissions and the natural "sinks" that absorb carbon dioxide and help control its buildup. It will map the global geographic distribution of these sources and sinks and study their changes over time.
 
The OCO-2 project is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The agency's Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is responsible for management of the launch vehicle program for the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket.
 
For more information about the OCO-2 mission, visit:
 
http://oco.jpl.nasa.gov
 
For more information about NASA's Earth science activities in 2014, visit:
 
http://www.nasa.gov/earthrightnow
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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #74 on: 04/07/2014 04:30 pm »
LINK: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=271

Photos in this post are of views/activities around the Mobile Service Tower (MST) at Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2).
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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #75 on: 04/08/2014 09:20 am »
Booster Preps Underway for OCO-2

Monday, April 7, 2014 - 15:42

Now that the Delta II first stage has been hoisted into position inside the gantry at Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 2, preparations are underway to attach the three solid rocket boosters beginning Friday.  The second stage will then be hoisted atop the first stage April 16.  OCO-2  is scheduled to arrive at Vandenberg on April 29 to begin about six weeks of checkout and spacecraft processing.
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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #76 on: 04/11/2014 12:38 am »
Mission Overview

Published on Apr 10, 2014
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 is NASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the main human-produced driver of climate change.

The Observatory will collect hundreds of thousands of measurements each day, providing a global description of the atmospheric carbon dioxide distribution with unprecedented coverage and resolution.

OCO-2 will provide new insights into the sources emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and the processes at Earth's surface that absorb this gas.

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #77 on: 04/15/2014 06:37 pm »
Final Booster Attached to OCO-2 Launcher

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 11:31

The final of three solid-fueled boosters was attached to the Delta II rocket's first stage Monday at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as launch preparations continue on pace for the July launch of the OCO-2 spacecraft. The second stage of the rocket is to be hoisted to the top of the Delta II Wednesday to complete the launch vehicle. It will take six weeks of processing before the OCO-2 spacecraft, due to arrive at Vandenberg April 29, is ready to be encapsulated in a payload fairing and connected to the top of the Delta II.
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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #78 on: 04/19/2014 10:20 pm »
There are more photos in Kennedy Media Gallery. I will post them all next week when i can find a decent chunk of time.

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Re: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) - July, 2014
« Reply #79 on: 04/28/2014 03:51 pm »
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta II second stage for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted into the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Operations are underway to mate the second stage of the rocket to the first stage already in place on the launch stand. OCO-2 is scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket in July. The rocket's second stage will insert OCO-2 into a polar Earth orbit. OCO-2 will collect precise global measurements of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere and provide scientists with a better idea of the chemical compound's impacts on climate change. Scientists will analyze this data to improve our understanding of the natural processes and human activities that regulate the abundance and distribution of this important atmospheric gas. To learn more about OCO-2, visit oco.jpl.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin
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