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Offline jimvela

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RE: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #60 on: 03/15/2008 06:18 am »
Intermittent data coming in, LOS from Guam.

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RE: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #61 on: 03/15/2008 06:22 am »
Handshakes, but unable to confirm S/C separation.

Everything up to now is nominal, but again no announced sep.  1hour 11minutes 06sec in flight so far.

PAYLOAD SEP CONFIRMED!!

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RE: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #62 on: 03/15/2008 06:34 am »
Bet it's a bit tense when you can't confirm your payload has separated.

Interesting that the USAF can talk to the S/C while ULA can't see the 3rd stage.

Guess you'd expect that from the outfit that runs the space command :-)

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Re: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #63 on: 03/15/2008 07:37 am »
This is the 80th consecutive successful Delta 2 rocket launch dating back to May 1997. The Delta 2's overall history since debuting in 1989 has achieved 133 successes in 135 flights.

The next Delta 2 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral is scheduled for May 16 during a window extending from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. EDT. Flying in its Heavy configuration with larger strap-on solid rocket boosters, vehicle will haul NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) observatory into orbit.

The next GPS launch is planned for the end of June.


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Re: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #64 on: 03/15/2008 12:44 pm »
Is there any recording of the launch?

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Re: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #65 on: 03/15/2008 01:39 pm »
Good to se that some one is advertising GPS tracking systems.  Those that haven't tried geocaching should try it.  Geocaching.com is a good site.   Anyway, that was what was being advertised when I first posted.  :frown:
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RE: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #66 on: 03/16/2008 10:05 am »
NOTICE ADVISORY TO NAVSTAR USERS (NANU) 2008029
SUBJ: SVN 48 (PRN 07) LAUNCH JDAY 075
1.     NANU TYPE: LAUNCH
       NANU NUMBER: 2008029
       NANU DTG: 160248Z MAR 2008
       SVN: 48
       PRN: 07
       LAUNCH JDAY: 075
       LAUNCH TIME ZULU: 0610
2. GPS SATELLITE SVN 48 (PRN 07) WAS LAUNCHED ON JDAY 075
A USABINIT NANU WILL BE SENT WHEN THE SATELITTE IS SET ACTIVE TO
SERVICE.
3. POC: CIVILIAN - NAVCEN AT 703-313-5900, http://HTTP://WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV
   MILITARY - GPS OPERATIONS CENTER AT
http://HTTP://gps.afspc.af.mil/GPSOC, DSN 560-2541,
   COMM 719-567-2493, [email protected],
http://HTTP://HTTP://gps.afspc.af.mil/GPSOC/GPS
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RE: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #67 on: 03/16/2008 07:05 pm »
6TH MODERNIZED GPS SATELLITE BUILT BY LOCKHEED MARTIN SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED FROM CAPE CANAVERAL

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., March 15, 2008 -- A U.S. Air Force modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance
(ULA) Delta II launch vehicle.

The satellite, designated GPS IIR-19M, is the sixth in a line of eight GPS IIR satellites that Lockheed Martin Navigation Systems, Valley Forge, Pa. has modernized for its customer, the Global Positioning Systems Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

Today's mission represented the third successful launch of a GPS IIR-M satellite in under five months and is one of the final three Block IIR-M satellites planned for launch in 2008 to sustain and improve the GPS constellation.

Each IIR-M satellite includes a modernized antenna panel that provides increased signal power to receivers on the ground, two new military signals for improved accuracy, enhanced encryption and anti-jamming capabilities for the military, and a second civil signal that will provide users with an open access signal on a different frequency.

"All of us at Lockheed Martin are proud of our long-standing partnership with the Air Force and the Block IIR-M's impressive record of performance," said Don DeGryse, Lockheed Martin's vice president of Navigation Systems. "We look forward to conducting another timely and efficient on-orbit checkout so that the warfighter and civil users around the globe can benefit from this satellite's advanced navigational capabilities as quickly as possible."

The GPS constellation provides critical situational awareness and precision weapon guidance for the military and supports a wide range of civil, scientific and commercial functions -- from air traffic control to the Internet -- with precision location and timing information.

Lockheed Martin and its navigation payload provider ITT of Clifton, N.J. designed and built 21 IIR spacecraft and subsequently modernized eight of those spacecraft designated Block IIR-M for the Air Force. The final satellite, which includes a new demonstration payload that will provide a temporary on-orbit demonstration for the new civil signal, known as L5, has just completed final integration testing and is on track for shipment to Cape Canaveral next month in preparation for launch in June.

The Global Positioning System enables properly equipped users to determine precise time and velocity and worldwide latitude, longitude and altitude to within a few meters. Air Force Space Command's 2nd Space Operations Squadron (2SOPS), based at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., manages and operates the GPS constellation for both civil and military users.

Lockheed Martin is also leading a team which includes ITT and General Dynamics in the competition to build the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System, GPS Block III. The next-generation program will improve position, navigation, and timing services for the warfighter and civil users worldwide and provide advanced anti-jam capabilities yielding improved system security, accuracy and reliability.

A multi-billion dollar development contract is scheduled to be awarded by the Global Positioning Systems Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. in early 2008.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.

Media Contact: Steve Tatum, 408-742-7531; e-mail, [email protected]
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Re: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #68 on: 03/17/2008 05:11 pm »
Haven't found any recording from the launch feed, but these two (recorded by people in the "vicinity")




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Re: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #69 on: 03/17/2008 05:21 pm »
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DarthVader - 17/3/2008  6:11 PM

Haven't found any recording from the launch feed, but these two (recorded people in the "vicinity")




There is a video on the Central Florida News website:
http://www.cfnews13.com/Space/DestinationSpace/2008/3/15/delta_ii_rocket_carrying_gps_satellite_launched.html

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Re: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #70 on: 03/17/2008 05:46 pm »
Thanks for the link GW_Simulations. I also found this one:



That one have some nice audio :cool:

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RE: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #71 on: 03/25/2008 04:44 pm »
NOTICE ADVISORY TO NAVSTAR USERS (NANU) 2008033
SUBJ: SVN48 (PRN07) USABLE JDAY 084/2008
1.     NANU TYPE: USABINIT
       NANU NUMBER: 2008033
       NANU DTG: 242011Z MAR 2008
       REFERENCE NANU: N/A
       REF NANU DTG: N/A
       SVN: 48
       PRN: 07
       START JDAY: 084
       START TIME ZULU: 2008
       START CALENDAR DATE: 24 MAR 2008
       STOP JDAY: N/A
       STOP TIME ZULU: N/A
       STOP CALENDAR DATE: N/A

2.  CONDITION: GPS SATELLITE SVN48 (PRN07) WAS USABLE AS OF JDAY 084
    (24 MAR 2008) BEGINNING 2008 ZULU.

3.  POC: CIVILIAN - NAVCEN AT 703-313-5900, http://HTTP://WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV
    MILITARY - GPS OPERATIONS CENTER at http://HTTP://GPS.AFSPC.AF.MIL/GPSOC,
DSN 560-2541,
    COMM 719-567-2541, [email protected],
http://HTTP://gps.afspc.af.mil
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    COMM 805-606-9994, [email protected]

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RE: LIVE: Delta-II - GPS-IIR-M, March 15, 2008
« Reply #72 on: 04/07/2008 03:30 pm »
MODERNIZED GPS SATELLITE BEGINS OPERATIONS FOLLOWING ANOTHER RECORD ON-ORBIT DEPLOYMENT BY JOINT U.S. AIR FORCE/LOCKHEED MARTIN TEAM Next Launch to Include Demonstration Payload for New Third Civil Signal

DENVER, April 07, 2008 -- A combined U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team has completed a rapid on-orbit deployment of the modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite launched on March 15 from Cape Canaveral. The spacecraft, which includes new features that enhance operations and navigation signal performance, has been declared operational for military and civilian navigation users worldwide.

Lockheed Martin's operations team assisted Air Force Space Command's 2ndSpace Operations Squadron (2 SOPS) and its Reserve associate unit 19 SOPS based at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., with the launch and early orbit maneuvers. The record on-orbit deployment and checkout of all spacecraft systems and subsequent payload initialization was completed in just over nine days, allowing 2SOPS to set the spacecraft healthy for users around the globe.

The satellite declared operational represents the third successful deployment of a GPS IIR-M satellite in less than six months and is one of the final three Block IIR-M satellites planned for launch in 2008 to sustain and improve the GPS constellation. The next GPS mission will feature a IIR-M spacecraft with a demonstration payload that will temporarily transmit the new third civil signal, known as L5. The launch, designated GPS IIR-20M is scheduled for June 30, from Cape Canaveral.

"The successful launch and operational turnover of this modernized IIR satellite is a profound testament to the close collaboration and partnership between the Lockheed Martin and Air Force team," said Don DeGryse, Lockheed Martin's vice president of Navigation Systems. "We take great pride in providing world class, high-performance GPS spacecraft at rapid cycle times and look forward to achieving mission success on the next modernized spacecraft launch which will feature a demonstration payload for the new civil signal."

The satellite, designated GPS IIR-19M, is the sixth in a line of eight GPS IIR satellites that Lockheed Martin Navigation Systems, Valley Forge, Pa. has modernized for its customer, the Global Positioning Systems Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

Each IIR-M satellite includes a modernized antenna panel that provides increased signal power to receivers on the ground, two new military signals for improved accuracy, enhanced encryption and anti-jamming capabilities for the military, and a second civil signal that will provide users with an open access signal on a different frequency.

The Global Positioning System enables properly equipped users to determine precise time and velocity and worldwide latitude, longitude and altitude to within a few meters. Air Force Space Command's 2nd Space Operations Squadron (2 SOPS) manages and operates the GPS constellation for both civil and military users.

Lockheed Martin is also leading a team which includes ITT and General Dynamics in the competition to build the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System, GPS Block III. The next-generation program will improve position, navigation, and timing services for the warfighter and civil users worldwide and provide advanced anti-jam capabilities yielding improved system security, accuracy and reliability.

A multi-billion dollar development contract is scheduled to be awarded by the Global Positioning Systems Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. in early 2008.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Low- and high-resolution JPEG image files of a GPS IIR-M satellite are available at:

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/gps

Media Contact: Steve Tatum, 408-742-7531; e-mail, [email protected]
Jacques :-)

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