Author Topic: Vega Flight VV12 - ADM-Aeolus - August 22, 2018 (Read 49292 times)

jcm · « **Reply #100 on:** 08/22/2018 09:31 pm »

Anyone got the NOTAM for the third and fourth stage reentry locations?

bolun · « **Reply #101 on:** 08/22/2018 09:32 pm »

https://twitter.com/esaoperations/status/1032379307652395008

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Exact #Vega liftoff 🚀🛰️ time of flight #VV12 with #Aeolus is confirmed as 21:20:09.478Z

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #102 on:** 08/22/2018 09:32 pm »

T+11 minutes. Talking about Aladdin laser.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #103 on:** 08/22/2018 09:33 pm »

T+12 minutes. Laser pulse generates a temperature of 1200 C on mirror.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #104 on:** 08/22/2018 09:34 pm »

T+13 minutes. Laser initially would not work in a vacuum.

SciNews · « **Reply #105 on:** 08/22/2018 09:34 pm »

Launch replay

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #106 on:** 08/22/2018 09:35 pm »

T+14 minutes. Showing Airbus video.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #107 on:** 08/22/2018 09:35 pm »

T+15 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #108 on:** 08/22/2018 09:36 pm »

T+16 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #109 on:** 08/22/2018 09:37 pm »

AVUM first cutoff.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #110 on:** 08/22/2018 09:39 pm »

T+18 minutes. Upcoming events.

+ 00h 53min 06s 2nd ignition of AVUM
+ 00h 53min 29s 2nd cut-off of AVUM
+ 00h 54min 57s Separation of Aeolus

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #111 on:** 08/22/2018 09:41 pm »

T+20 minutes. Commentators taking a break.

bolun · « **Reply #112 on:** 08/22/2018 09:44 pm »

https://twitter.com/ESA_EO/status/1032382540600856579

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The first signal from #Aeolus is expected around 00:16 CEST (22:16 GMT) via @esa’s 4.5 m-diameter dish at New Norcia, Australia.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #113 on:** 08/22/2018 09:46 pm »

T+25 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #114 on:** 08/22/2018 09:51 pm »

T+30 minutes. Over Siberia.

Rik ISS-fan · « **Reply #115 on:** 08/22/2018 09:55 pm »

Darn Bermuda tracking station, why didn't you function. Lost of signal exactly at the point of AVUM ignition. The evidence for this is the interruption in the Yellow (actual flight path) line.
I feared for the worst for about three minutes. Luckily The signal was picked up in Canada.
And again the English broadcast translates the French massages wrongly. The callout of Bermuda not picking up the signal was translated as Bermuda picked up the signal.
Luckily all is fine.

Yellowstone10 · « **Reply #116 on:** 08/22/2018 09:56 pm »

Quote from: jcm on 08/22/2018 09:31 pm

Anyone got the NOTAM for the third and fourth stage reentry locations?

Found the following - I think these are 2nd, 3rd, and AVUM respectively:

A0914/18 - TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING VEGA
ZB/VV12.
LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL:
1920N05339W 1920N05331W 1739N05325W 1738N05333W. AMSL - UNL, DLY 2020-2151,
21 AUG 20:20 2018 UNTIL 31 AUG 21:51 2018. CREATED: 31 JUL 18:38 2018

A0205/18 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING
VEGA ZA/VV12
LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL:
0901N05250W 0901N05245W 0807N05245W 0807N05250W. AMSL - UNL, DAILY 2020-2151,
21 AUG 20:20 2018 UNTIL 31 AUG 21:51 2018. CREATED: 31 JUL 19:10 2018

F2181/18 NOTAMR F2031/18
Q) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/2003S09119E360
A) YMMM
B) 1808222326 C) 1808310043
D) DAILY 2326/0043
E) ROCKET LAUNCH FROM FRENCH GUIANA WILL TAKE PLACE
VEGA LAUNCH VV12 LAST STAGE FALLING AREA (AVUM) WILL IMPACT THE
MELBOURNE FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION (FIR)

THE DANGER ZONE IS BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES:

S25 15 E090 04
S14 47 E092 11
S14 50 E092 29
S25 19 E090 25
F) SFC G) UNL

Edit - nope! That's 1st, 2nd and AVUM. 3rd is here:

A0529/18 - HAZARD AREA DUE TO FALLING ROCKET DEBRIS WI AN AREA BOUNDED BY
8350N12822W TO 8153N16830E TO 8131N17048E TO 8321N12946W TO POINT
OF ORIGIN. THIS NOTAM APPLIES ONLY TO THE ANCHORAGE ARCTIC FIR.
SEE UHMM AND CZEG NOTAMS FOR ADDITIONAL HAZARD AREA INFORMATION.
REFER TO PAZA NOTAMS FOR CROSS POLAR ROUTING RESTRICTIONS. REFER
QUESTIONS TO ANCHORAGE (ZAN) ARTCC TRAFFIC MANAGMENT AT
(907)-269-1108. SFC - UNL, DLY 2129-2246, 22 AUG 21:29 2018 UNTIL 31 AUG 22:46
2018. CREATED: 20 AUG 18:10 2018

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #117 on:** 08/22/2018 09:56 pm »

T+35 minutes and 14 seconds.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #118 on:** 08/22/2018 10:01 pm »

T+40 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #119 on:** 08/22/2018 10:05 pm »

Interview with ESA Director of Earth Observation Programmes.