Sidus Space could launch LizzieSat-1 without thrusters (https://spacenews.com/sidus-space-mulls-rideshare-mission-for-debut-satellite/) [dated Aug. 9]Quote from: SpaceNewsSidus Space could launch LizzieSat-1 without thrusters if it can’t get safety clearances in time to deploy its first satellite from the International Space Station early next year.
It is unclear if Sidus can get all NASA approvals to add operational-life-extending thrusters to LizzieSat-1 for a cargo trip to the ISS in February, Sidus chief mission operations officer John Curry said Aug. 8 during the Small Satellite Conference here.
“It’s possible we may end up deciding not to fly the thruster,” Curry said Aug. 8 during the Small Satellite Conference here, so that it can “just get through the safety process and go ahead and fly.
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LizzieSat-1 was previously slated to launch on a mission to the ISS in October before NASA re-manifested it to February.
While Sidus still plans to launch LizzieSat-1 from the ISS, the company’s flexible deployment capabilities also enable it to leverage rideshare opportunities.
LizzieSat-1 is the first of 100 satellites Sidus is planning for a constellation that would initially provide in-orbit testing services.
The 100-kilogram spacecraft had been set to use a deployer on the ISS that Sidus manages as part of its existing government contractor business.
https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/space/iss-research/microgravity-research-flights/QuotePlanned Flights
Flight Date GRC Experiment
NG-18 October 2022 SoFIE MIST
SpX-26 November 2022
SpX-27 January 2023
NG-19 February 2023 CM-HT SoFIE RTDFS
The Moonlighter (MOONLIGHTER) program is a technology demonstration in Low Earth Orbit, consisting of a single 3U CubeSat supporting dedicated on-orbit cyber testbed for exercising defensive cyber operations (DCO), the development of cyber tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and verifying end-to-end closure of cyber-related kill chains across the space enterprise.
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated October 26Quote<snip>
March • Antares • NG-19
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
<snip>
The last Antares 230+ in the horizontal integration facility at Wallops for the NG-19 mission next spring.
The last Antares (200)
#wallops #nasa #ng18 #ng19
While #Cygnus18 has successfully reached the @Space_Station, #Cygnus19 is about to start its journey to US 🇺🇸, @northropgrumman & @NASA_Wallops. #spaceforlife
VSCP-1 Mission Objectives:
The VSCP-1 mission is the first in a series of cubesat launch opportunities from Virginia Space in collaboration
with Northrop Grumman. The two spacecraft, have common high level mission objectives:
1. Adhere to CubeSat standards as per CubeSat CDS Rev.13. Adhere to launch vehicle integration
requirements with the Planetary Systems Corporation Canisterized Satellite Dispenser (CSD).
2. For -1B, establish reliable UHF communications with the ground station network for primary Command
and Control (C2) and for -1A, S-Band communications for higher rate payload data downlink, and
Iridium for communication before TLEs are established.
3. Demonstrate payload boom deployment systems on each spacecraft and downlink required telemetry for
payload validation.
In addition, VSCP-1A, built by Old Dominion University (ODU) in collaboration with the US Coast Guard
Academy, will carry an Impedance Probe, a Multispectral Sensor and a Deployable Composite Structure
experiment. VSCP-1B, built by Virginia Tech (VT), will carry the Memory Exposure experiment.
The satellites will be launched as a secondary payload aboard the NG-19 Antares Launch Vehicle Second Stage
(“Antares”), from Wallops Flight Facility, No Earlier Than (NET) February 15, 2023. Antares will insert the
secondary payloads at uniquely low altitudes, 260 km apogee and 170 km perigee, on an inclination from the
equator of 51.6 degrees. Transmission will begin approximately 30 minutes after deployment, and cease when
thermal buildup consumes the spacecraft during re-entry, estimated to occur within 1 week after launch.
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VSCP-1A (3U), VSCP-1B (3U)QuoteVSCP-1 Mission Objectives:
The VSCP-1 mission is the first in a series of cubesat launch opportunities from Virginia Space in collaboration
with Northrop Grumman. The two spacecraft, have common high level mission objectives:
1. Adhere to CubeSat standards as per CubeSat CDS Rev.13. Adhere to launch vehicle integration
requirements with the Planetary Systems Corporation Canisterized Satellite Dispenser (CSD).
2. For -1B, establish reliable UHF communications with the ground station network for primary Command
and Control (C2) and for -1A, S-Band communications for higher rate payload data downlink, and
Iridium for communication before TLEs are established.
3. Demonstrate payload boom deployment systems on each spacecraft and downlink required telemetry for
payload validation.
In addition, VSCP-1A, built by Old Dominion University (ODU) in collaboration with the US Coast Guard
Academy, will carry an Impedance Probe, a Multispectral Sensor and a Deployable Composite Structure
experiment. VSCP-1B, built by Virginia Tech (VT), will carry the Memory Exposure experiment.
The satellites will be launched as a secondary payload aboard the NG-19 Antares Launch Vehicle Second Stage
(“Antares”), from Wallops Flight Facility, No Earlier Than (NET) February 15, 2023. Antares will insert the
secondary payloads at uniquely low altitudes, 260 km apogee and 170 km perigee, on an inclination from the
equator of 51.6 degrees. Transmission will begin approximately 30 minutes after deployment, and cease when
thermal buildup consumes the spacecraft during re-entry, estimated to occur within 1 week after launch.
LizzieSat-1, the maiden flight of the planned LizzieSat satellite constellation, is expected to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2023 from Cape Canaveral, Florida into a mid-inclination Low Earth Orbit.
LizzieSat is not on this flight.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221129005423/en/Sidus-Space-Receives-NOAA-Tier-1-LicenseQuoteLizzieSat-1, the maiden flight of the planned LizzieSat satellite constellation, is expected to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2023 from Cape Canaveral, Florida into a mid-inclination Low Earth Orbit.
These satellites were handed over at the Tsukuba Space Center in June this year and launched to the ISS on NG-19 in November. The image is from when BIRDS-5 was handed over. I hope that the satellite will be successfully deployed and put into operation in the future!
https://twitter.com/JAXA_Kiboriyo/status/1598176141998637056
FCC permit for Cygnus-19 launch NET April 1
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=120901&RequestTimeout=1000
April
Antares
NG-19
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
1112-EX-CN-2022
Moonlighter (3U), deployed after leaving ISSQuoteThe Moonlighter (MOONLIGHTER) program is a technology demonstration in Low Earth Orbit, consisting of a single 3U CubeSat supporting dedicated on-orbit cyber testbed for exercising defensive cyber operations (DCO), the development of cyber tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and verifying end-to-end closure of cyber-related kill chains across the space enterprise.
NextSpaceflight (Updated a while ago)The Spaceflight Now website (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/) has the launch of Cygnus NG-19 now scheduled for July.
Launch NET 21 April 2023
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6898
Yeah good point. Although I've heard there are potentially some doubts about that last Antares rocket launching.
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
The original request for the NG-19 Cygnus spacecraft was for a 21-day period after de-berthing, but only a 7-day period was granted, 0105-EX-ST-2023, WU9XHC. The purpose of this application is to request that the period currently specified in Condition 1 be changed to 21 days. The 21-day period is required by and directly supports NASA contractual obligations for the NASA secondary payload Saffire. The mission has been delayed since the original application as well, so this new application is for the current projected dates beginning July 1, 2023. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) will launch and operate the NG-19 Cygnus spacecraft as part of the NASA Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS2) program. The Cygnus mission will be up to 180 days in length, as follows: • Launch (from Wallops Island Virginia), orbit raising maneuvers, and approach to ISS (3 days); • Berthed operations (planned for 84 days); • De-berthing, departure, orbit maneuvers, secondary mission objectives, and controlled destructive re-entry into Earths atmosphere over southern Pacific ocean (up to 21 days). Cygnus spacecraft telemetry will be transmitted during all phases of the mission. An STA is required for the Cygnus spacecraft due to the short duration of the mission and because of the need for frequency coordination among users of the applicable frequency bands. This STA application is consistent with FCC/NTIA policies and is similar to STA applications submitted for previous Cygnus spacecraft.
https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/nasa-commercial-resupply-mission-ng-19/QuoteAbout the NG-19 Mission
Northrop Grumman is proud to name the NG-19 Cygnus spacecraft in remembrance and celebration of the life of NASA astronaut Dr. Laurel Clark.
It is the company’s tradition to name each Cygnus spacecraft in honor of an individual who has made substantial contributions to human spaceflight. Dr. Clark was an accomplished undersea medical officer and naval flight surgeon prior to her NASA career. During her first and only spaceflight, STS-107, Dr. Clark and the rest of the crew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia tragically lost their lives on Feb. 1, 2003 when the shuttle did not survive reentry into Earth’s atmosphere.
Some discussion on the call [SpaceX CRS-28 pre-flight briefing] about the next Cygnus mission, NG-19, which has slipped to some time this summer. NASA says Northrop is still working to make sure the anomaly on NG-18 (undeployed solar array) doesn't happen again, but hinted at "other things" in work.
https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/space/iss-research/microgravity-research-flights/QuotePlanned Flights
Flight Date
SpX-28 June 2023
NG-19 July 2023
NG-20 December 2023
SpX-32 December 2024
USCV-9 February 2025
https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1648709812086091779QuoteYeah good point. Although I've heard there are potentially some doubts about that last Antares rocket launching.
https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1664732623782936578QuoteSome discussion on the call [SpaceX CRS-28 pre-flight briefing] about the next Cygnus mission, NG-19, which has slipped to some time this summer. NASA says Northrop is still working to make sure the anomaly on NG-18 (undeployed solar array) doesn't happen again, but hinted at "other things" in work.
You've asked and we have a date! 🗓️
The next Antares launch from Wallops is scheduled for Tuesday, August 1, at 8:30 p.m. EDT! This marks 10 years since the first Cygnus resupply launch to the @Space_Station! Stay tuned for more on how you can watch the launch.
The #Cygnus #NG19 spacecraft is named the S.S. Laurel Clark to honor the legacy of #NASA astronaut Dr. Laurel Clark — one of 7 crew members who were tragically lost along with Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003.
Jul 11, 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY M23-086
NASA to Discuss Science on Next Northrop Grumman Space Station Mission
NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 18, to discuss the next science investigations bound for the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft on the company’s 19th commercial resupply mission for NASA.
Audio of the media call will stream live at:
https://www.nasa.gov/live
NASA and Northrop Grumman are targeting launch no earlier than 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1. The Cygnus spacecraft, carried atop the company’s Antares rocket, will launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The mission will carry scientific research, crew supplies, and hardware to the space station to support its Expedition 69 crew.
Cygnus is scheduled to rendezvous with the station on Friday, Aug. 4, for robotic installation to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port.
To participate in the call, media must RSVP at least two hours prior to the start of the event to Joshua Finch at [email protected]. The public can submit questions on social media using #AskNASA. A copy of the agency’s media policy is online.
Heidi Parris, associate program scientist for the International Space Station Program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, will provide an overview of the research launching aboard the Cygnus spacecraft.
In addition to Parris, teleconference participants include:
Dr. David Urban, branch chief, and principal investigator for Saffire-VI, NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland
Katherine Toon, integration manager for exploration environmental control and life support, International Space Station Program at NASA Johnson, who will speak on Exploration Potable Water Dispenser
Dr. Shane Hegarty, chief scientific officer and co-founder of Axonis Therapeutics, Inc., and principal investigator for Neuronix
Dr. Lasse Clausen, professor of Plasma and Space Physics, University of Oslo, Norway, who will speak on Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe
Tsutomu Yamanaka, principal investigator IHI Corporation, and principal investigator for I-Space Essay
Cargo resupply from U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical hardware and science research to the space station, significantly increasing the ability of NASA to conduct new investigations at the orbital outpost. Other U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions can also conduct microgravity research through our partnership with the International Space Station National Laboratory.
The orbiting microgravity laboratory advances scientific knowledge in Earth, space, physical, and biological sciences. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration deeper into the solar system, including to the Moon through the agency’s Artemis missions.
Learn more about the mission and follow launch updates at:
https://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman
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The mission patch for the upcoming @northropgrumman NG-19 launch, the final flight of an Antares 230+ from @NASA_Wallops with RD-181 engines, currently targeting NET August 1st at 8:30PM EST.
📷- @northropgrumman
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html#.V9B_0DXTt1o [page last updated July 17]QuoteTuesday, August 1
8 p.m. – Launch coverage of the Northrop Grumman NG-19 Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station. Launch scheduled for 8:31 p.m.
<snip>
#Cygnus will once again host @NASA’s SAFFIRE experiment, helping scientists to understand how fire behaves in #microgravity environments. 🛰️🔬
More on the #NG19 mission: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/nasa-commercial-resupply-mission-ng-19/
#Antares #Resupply
.@NASA and @northropgrumman are targeting Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 8:31 p.m. EDT for the launch of the company's 19th resupply mission to the @Space_Station.
Live launch coverage will begin at 8 p.m. on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website.
Learn more: http://nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-cargo-launch-to-international-space-station
The thread launch date needs to be updated
gongora updated thread title shortly after Targeteer's post. I then updated a few post titles to match.The thread launch date needs to be updatedUnless I'm missing something, the date in the topic subject is correct.
1/2 August 2023 (00:31 UTC) = August 1 local time, August 2 UTC at 00:31 UTC.
gongora updated thread title shortly after Targeteer's post. I then updated a few post titles to match.The thread launch date needs to be updatedUnless I'm missing something, the date in the topic subject is correct.
1/2 August 2023 (00:31 UTC) = August 1 local time, August 2 UTC at 00:31 UTC.
Jul 26, 2023
Watch the next Antares NASA Cargo Resupply Launch from Wallops
The next Antares launch is scheduled for 8:31 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 1, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia.
The evening launch may be visible, weather permitting, to residents throughout the mid-Atlantic region and possibly the East Coast of the United States.
This will be Northrop Grumman’s 19th commercial resupply services mission for NASA, delivering science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
Viewing locations on Chincoteague Island include Robert Reed Park on Main Street or Beach Road spanning the area between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. The Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Atlantic beaches also provide good viewing locations.
Members of the public can experience the thrill of a rocket launch in person from the launch viewing area at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center. The Visitor Center will have special hours on launch day, opening from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. EDT. The Visitor Center will not be open outside of the launch viewing event on Aug. 1 to allow for event preparation. Visitors interested in viewing the launch from the Visitor Center are encouraged to carpool as parking is limited. More launch viewing information is available on the visitor center website.
Live launch coverage and countdown commentary will begin at 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Aug. 1, and air on NASA Television and the agency’s website, as well as YouTube, Twitter, and the NASA’s App.
Members of the public outside of the viewing area can register to attend the launch virtually. Virtual guests will have access to curated resources, schedule changes, and mission specific information straight to your inbox. Following each activity, virtual guests are sent a mission-specific collectable stamp for their virtual guest passport. Hear more about the virtual guest program from the Crew-5 astronauts!
For more information about International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
Get more information about Northrop Grumman, its Antares rocket and the Cygnus cargo spacecraft at:
http://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman
Media Contact:
Amy Barra
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA
[email protected]
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2023
Editor: Jamie Adkins
Tags: Commercial Resupply, Wallops Flight Facility
Infographic map of Delmarva listing six locations along the Atlantic coast to see a rocket that launches from Wallops Island, Virginia.
Six public locations to watch a rocket launch from Wallop Island, Virginia, on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Credits: NASA/Jamie Adkins
The @NorthropGrumman and Wallops teams have been hard at work preparing Cygnus for its upcoming launch to the International Space Station Aug. 1. Check out these behind-the-scenes photos of the process!
For more photos follow along on our Flickr page: flic.kr/s/aHBqjANPxC
Update from NASA (24th July, 2023):COMMENT | EVENT | TIG | ORB | DV | HA | HP |
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Soyuz MS-24 launch schedule on September 15 at 10:44 CDT = 15:44 UTC.
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NAVAREA IV 850/23(GEN).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
VIRGINIA
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042245Z TO 050015Z, 052230Z TO 052345Z,
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AND 082115Z TO 082245Z AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 37-39.00N 075-31.00W, 37-50.00N 075-31.00W,
37-57.00N 075-27.00W, 37-52.00N 075-17.00W,
37-47.00N 075-08.00W, 36-37.00N 073-23.00W,
36-27.00N 073-44.00W.
B. 31-23.00N 065-17.00W, 28-31.00N 062-11.00W,
26-52.00N 064-05.00W, 30-03.00N 067-03.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 082345Z AUG 23.//
Antares has reached the pad! 🚀 The rocket made its journey to the launch pad this morning to get ready for launch Aug. 1 at 8:31 p.m. EDT. Later today, the rocket will be stood up for testing before it’s lowered back down for final cargo loading. go.nasa.gov/43Keh7U
"Antares has reached the pad! " .... it is really Antares AND Cygnus S.S. Laurel Clark has reached the pad - correct?
Today @northropgrumman’s Antares received a warm welcome to Pad 0A in preparation for Tuesday night’s NG-19 mission. We can’t wait to see NG-19 take flight on August 1st at 8:31 p.m. EDT!
#Antares #Rocket #VSA #Virginia #ISS #Space #Aerospace
One step closer! 🚀 @NorthropGrumman's Antares rocket was stood up on the pad for testing, getting ready for launch on Aug. 1 at 8:31 p.m. EDT. Next the rocket will be lowered back down for final cargo loading.
Follow along our blog for the latest:
L-72 Forecast: 80% Favorable for Antares Launch (https://blogs.nasa.gov/ng-crs-19/2023/07/29/l-72-forecast-80-favorable-for-antares-launch/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=NASA_Wallops&utm_campaign=NASASocial&linkId=227476317)
July 29, 2023
The Wallops Range forecast issued today for the Tuesday, Aug. 1, launch of Northrop Grumman’s 19th resupply mission to the International Space Station puts weather at 80% favorable.
A weak area of high pressure will move off the coast Sunday evening, as a weak upper-level disturbance tracks toward the Wallops region with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday morning through late Monday evening. The upper-level trough will remain over the Wallops Region Tuesday with a chance of an afternoon, sea breeze, pop-up shower or thunderstorms during the countdown. At this time, the primary concern for launch is a slight chance of cumulus clouds.
At this afternoon's NG-19 briefing, Northrop Grumman said that debris from an Antares acoustic blanket at stage separation lodged in the Cygnus solar array mechanism on NG-18, keeping one array from deploying. Made corrective actions to keep from happing on this launch.
Launch preparations for NG-19 are going well; liftoff scheduled for 8:31 pm EDT on Tuesday. That would set up an arrival of Cygnus at the ISS early Friday.
Cygnus doesn’t just deliver supplies – it also carries experiments! Cygnus has carried up plants, human cells, cancer therapies and even 40 mice to understand how microgravity affects these typically Earth-bound entities.
Learn more: http://nasa.gov/iss-science
48-Hour Weather Forecast 🌤️
The Wallops Range weather office continues to keep weather at 80% favorable, with a slight chance of cumulus clouds being the main concerns for Tuesday's Antares launch window. https://go.nasa.gov/3qbD0nP
Over the last decade, our #Cygnus spacecraft has delivered more than 130,000 pounds of cargo to the
@ISS_Research
. 🛰️ 🔭 🔬
And Cygnus is ready for what's next. #DefiningPossible
Two Glenn experiments are set to launch to the #InternationalSpaceStation aboard Northrop Grumman’s NG-19 Cygnus spacecraft on Aug.1! Saffire VI will explore how 🔥 acts in space. Flow Boiling & Condensation Experiment data may improve heating systems.
📸: NASA/Danielle Johnson
It’s a beautiful day for a launch at @NASA_Wallops! ☀️ 🚀 GO #NG19!
The five-minute launch window for our #Antares rocket carrying S.S. Laurel Clark #Cygnus opens at 8:31 pm ET.
Fire in space, neuron cell cultures, water sanitization — these are just a few of the experiments launching to the
@Space_Station at 8:31 pm EDT (Wed., Aug. 2, 12:31 am UTC). Also on board? Fresh fruit, a pizza kit, & assorted cheeses for the astronauts!
https://go.nasa.gov/47eHaMe
The final launch of the Antares 230+ launch vehicle, set to launch the NG-19 Cygnus "S.S. Laurel Clark" from Wallops to the ISS.
Overview:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/08/antares-230-farewell-launch/ - by Justin Davenport.
On a beautiful summer day, the final Antares 200 series appears ready for liftoff tonight at 8:31 PM EDT / 00:31 UTC.
@NASASpaceflight will be live with our own on-site views around 7:45 PM EDT / 23:45 UTC.
Livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=K0PQdw…
Article: nasaspaceflight.com/2023/08/antare…
T+5 minutes.
NASA's cargo mass breakdown, and other highlights. Though no clarification on CubeSats, unless I missed something when skimming through it.
https://www.nasa.gov/content/overview-for-northrop-grummans-19th-commercial-resupply-mission
It is noteworthy that the last launch of the Antares using Russian-made engines for its first stage comes a decade after the first launch of the Antares rocket.
The rocket’s design has been upgraded with newly-built RD-181 first stage engines to provide greater payload performance and increased reliability.
RD-181 is Russian de-rated RD-191. Hence no more engines for Antares and Atlus.It is noteworthy that the last launch of the Antares using Russian-made engines for its first stage comes a decade after the first launch of the Antares rocket.
Russian Engines?? Not since 2014QuoteThe rocket’s design has been upgraded with newly-built RD-181 first stage engines to provide greater payload performance and increased reliability.
https://youtu.be/BSr4hUcROwo
RD-181 is Russian de-rated RD-191. Hence no more engines for Antares and Atlus.
Liftoff! The final Antares 230+ rocket launches from Wallops Island, Virginia this evening with the NG-19 Cygnus resupply capsule headed to the International Space Station.
Beautiful blue hour launch from Wallops!
LIFTOFF: The Ukrainian-built first stage of the Antares rocket, powered by two Russian RD-181 engines, launched from Wallops Island, Virginia tonight, propelling the NG-19 Cygnus resupply capsule towards the International Space Station.
This flight marked the final mission for this version of the Antares rocket, signaling the end of a largely successful series of missions dating back to 2013.
Going forward, Cygnus resupply vehicles will transition to launching on Falcon 9 rockets from Florida, until an effectively-new commercial launch vehicle, which will retain the Antares name, resumes Cygnus launches later this decade.
Liftoff of the final #Antares 200 series rocket from @NASA_Wallops as it delivers more cargo to the @Space_Station! #NG19
Update. 100% success🤩
Godspeed, Antares
- @NASASpaceflight
Fair winds and following seas, Antares.
Cygnus and NG-19 are on their way to the ISS after launching at 8:31pm EDT.
We hate to watch you go but we love to watch you leave.
📸 - @NASASpaceflight
📺 - youtube.com/live/K0PQdwLyS…
Crispy bacon.
The fury of twin oxygen-rich staged combustion cycle RD-181’s hurling the last 230+ series Antares & NG-19 into the heavens.
📸 - @NASASpaceflight
LAUNCH! Antares 230+ launches for the final time, with NG-19 Cygnus to the ISS from Wallops.
Overview: nasaspaceflight.com/2023/08/antare…
Live Coverage: youtube.com/watch?v=K0PQdw…
Staging 1-2 up the cost via @lonseidman for NSF!
And on to the Castor 30XL!
S/C Sep. On the way to the ISS.
Our #Antares rocket carrying the #NG19 S.S. Laurel Clark successfully launched from @NASA_Wallops at 8:31 pm ET this evening!
Special deliveries 200+ miles up.
That’s #DefiningPossible 🚀
#Resupply #Cygnus
Liftoff! @NorthropGrumman’s Antares rocket lights up the night sky over @NASA_Wallops. The #CRS19 S.S. Laurel Clark, named after the late astronaut, will deliver science, supplies, and snacks to the @Space_Station.
Cygnus NG-19 cataloged as object 57488, in a 208 x 369 km x 51.6 deg orbit.
Still no data for the PSLV-C56 fourth stage.
🔊Here's a quick illustration showing the (rough) time it took the sound of the launch to reach our @NASASpaceflight camera during the @northropgrumman Antares launch tonight out of @NASA_Wallops.
Massive thanks to @dpoddolphinpro for the animation and @spacepat_o for the track!
Antares 230+ streaks into its retirement with a gorgeous sunset launch!
#antares #ng19 #cygnus #wallops #nasa
How loud was the final Antares 230+? Take a look, and let’s see how the 300 series compares when it eventually comes around!
📸 me for @space_explored
CelesTrak has GP data for 2 objects from the launch (2023-110) of CYGNUS NG-19 atop an Antares rocket from Wallops Island on Aug 2 at 0031 UTC: spaceflightnow.com/2023/08/01/nas…. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?INTDES=2023-110
Another remote shot from my cameras at the launchpad for last night’s NG-19 Antares rocket launch.
The Ukrainian-built first stage and Russian RD-181 engines have lifted their last Antares.
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1686535139508023296QuoteWilliam Harwood @cbs_spacenews
Antares/Cygnus NG-19: LIFTOFF! At 8:31:14pm EDT (0031 UTC)
Antares lifts off from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad-0A at Wallops Island, Virginia, on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Quick look video from my remote launch pad camera! Warning: Loud!
ICYMI @NASASpaceflight Livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=K0PQdw…
#NG19
🔊Here's a quick illustration showing the (rough) time it took the sound of the launch to reach our @NASASpaceflight
camera during the @northropgrumman
Antares launch tonight out of @NASA_Wallops
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Massive thanks to @dpoddolphinpro
for the animation and @spacepat_o
for the track!
The last Mohican!!!! #NorthropGrumman #NG19 #Antares 230+ liftoff at 8:31 PM 8-1-23 with the #Cygnus S.S. Laurel Clark and 8,200 pounds of cargo to the #ISS from Wallops Island Virginia. Stunning launch tonight!
Meanwhile, in space. NG-19 Cygnus has been captured and since berthed at the ISS.
Bittersweet... the only word that comes to mind when looking at this picture. A major chapter closes at @NASA_Wallops, with the final Antares. Immensely honored & proud to have been in great company (too many to tag!) documenting this historic finale to a launch vehicle.
#NG19
Saved my favorite for last. Fire and fury to a nice and thin light as Antares arks out over the ocean!
#Antares #NASA #wallops #NG19 #cygnus #MARS
Is NG-19 still carrying cubesats? There were three cubesats - 2 from Virginia universities and one from CU Aerospace - on board last I understood. They were supposed to be launched into separate orbits. However, have heard some chatter that NASA may not be allowing independent cubesat deploys from Cygnus anymore. Is this true?
NASA's cargo mass breakdown, and other highlights. Though no clarification on CubeSats, unless I missed something when skimming through it.
https://www.nasa.gov/content/overview-for-northrop-grummans-19th-commercial-resupply-mission
Students and researchers at Virginia Tech are preparing to launch an experimental satellite called Ut ProSat-1 to test new spacefaring technology. The satellite will be launched on a rocket in December and will be controlled from the university’s Ground Station in Blacksburg. The team at Virginia Tech is responsible for building and testing the satellite, with the exception of the experimental boom provided by NASA.
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Ut ProSat-1 is being launched alongside another spacecraft developed by Old Dominion University and the Coast Guard Academy.
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Originally scheduled for launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, the satellites were bumped to launch from California in December due to changes in the rocket and dispensers. Despite this change, the mission is moving forward and the Ut ProSat-1 satellite will orbit Earth for a few years before eventually burning up upon re-entry.
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iss069e086203 (Sept. 7, 2023) -- Soaring 262 miles over the Northeastern coast of Australia, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen captured this photo from the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft, which has been docked to the station since Aug. 4, 2023, is positioned to the right of the image, displaying its prominent cymbal-shaped solar arrays.
departure is indeed planned for 12/21/2023.
Our current estimate for reentry is 1/8/2024.
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo craft is pictured moments away from being captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm controlled by NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg from inside the International Space Station.
Four months after arriving at the @Space_Station, @NorthropGrumman's uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is set to depart on Friday, Dec. 22, at 8:05am ET (1305 UTC). Live coverage on NASA+ and social media starts at 7:45am ET (1245 UTC): https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-cover-northrop-grumman-cygnus-departure-from-space-station-2/
Photos from NASA Johnson flickr
Photos from NASA Johnson flickr
What's the experiment package attached to Cygnus for disposal?
Robotic Arm Releases Cygnus from Station
At 8:06 a.m. EST, Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm which earlier detached Cygnus from the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s Unity module. At the time of release, the station was flying about 260 miles over the Atlantic Ocean.
The Cygnus spacecraft successfully departed the space station more than four months after arriving at the microgravity laboratory to deliver about 8,200 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commercial products, hardware, and other cargo for NASA and its international partners.
Following a deorbit engine firing in early January, Cygnus will begin a planned destructive re-entry, in which the spacecraft – filled with trash packed by the station crew – will safely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.
Cygnus arrived at the space station Aug. 4, following a launch on Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. It was the company’s 19th commercial resupply services mission to the space station for NASA. Northrop Grumman named the spacecraft after the late NASA astronaut Laurel Clark.
Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
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Author Mark Garcia
Posted on December 22, 2023
Categories Expedition 70Tags Canadian Space Agency, cygnus, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Roscosmos
The Cygnus space freighter is poised for release from the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm ending a four-and-a-half month space station cargo mission. Credit: NASA TV
NASA Johnson
iss070e044080 Dec 22 2023 This view from the main window on the International Space Station s cupola shows Northrop Grumman s Cygnus space freighter in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments before its release The orbital complex was soaring 261 miles above the icy landscape of Quebec Canada at the time of this photograph
The Cygnus space freighter completed its stay in space when it reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 1:22 p.m. EDT today for a fiery, but safe destruction over the Pacific Ocean. Cygnus departed the orbital lab on Dec. 22, after four-and-a-half months berthed to the station’s Unity module. The private resupply ship from Northrop Grumman launched over 8,200 pounds of science and cargo to the Expedition 70 crew on Aug. 1 from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
QuoteThe Cygnus space freighter completed its stay in space when it reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 1:22 p.m. EDT today for a fiery, but safe destruction over the Pacific Ocean. Cygnus departed the orbital lab on Dec. 22, after four-and-a-half months berthed to the station’s Unity module. The private resupply ship from Northrop Grumman launched over 8,200 pounds of science and cargo to the Expedition 70 crew on Aug. 1 from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/01/09/crew-keeps-up-pace-with-space-biology-life-support-duties/
This is my understanding. I hope its right.QuoteThe Cygnus space freighter completed its stay in space when it reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 1:22 p.m. EDT today for a fiery, but safe destruction over the Pacific Ocean. Cygnus departed the orbital lab on Dec. 22, after four-and-a-half months berthed to the station’s Unity module. The private resupply ship from Northrop Grumman launched over 8,200 pounds of science and cargo to the Expedition 70 crew on Aug. 1 from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/01/09/crew-keeps-up-pace-with-space-biology-life-support-duties/
What it was doing during the solo flight?
This is my understanding. I hope its right.QuoteThe Cygnus space freighter completed its stay in space when it reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 1:22 p.m. EDT today for a fiery, but safe destruction over the Pacific Ocean. Cygnus departed the orbital lab on Dec. 22, after four-and-a-half months berthed to the station’s Unity module. The private resupply ship from Northrop Grumman launched over 8,200 pounds of science and cargo to the Expedition 70 crew on Aug. 1 from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/01/09/crew-keeps-up-pace-with-space-biology-life-support-duties/
What it was doing during the solo flight?
To hit a specific spot on the Earth's surface (the "safe destruction over the Pacific Ocean") you must start at the correct place and time in space. It does not cost much fuel to move within your orbital plane, in this case the orbital plane of the ISS, and it takes less fuel if you are willing to take more time. Cygnus spent a nice slow time adjusting its position within the plane, and then began its de-orbit burn at the point that caused it to hit its target in the Pacific.