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#1960
by
jcm
on 24 Nov, 2020 00:20
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Just wondering but could that closure be related to the Hayabusa2 return on Dec 6th which should come down close to Woomera?
Yes, that must be it.
https://www.industry.gov.au/news-media/hayabusa2-re-entry-capsule-to-land-in-south-australia
"The sample return capsule will land in Australia’s Woomera Prohibited Area on 6 December 2020."
The notice in today's paper made it sound like a big military test.
It is not completely unfair to regard Haya-2 as a 'hypersonic missile' :-)
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#1961
by
russianhalo117
on 24 Nov, 2020 04:26
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Full article: https://www.mda.mil/news/20news0003.html
Note: I have to use the Tor browser to access the site, it does not work in three other browsers I use (Basilisk, Chrome and Brave). It has to do with a certificate issue; this matter has been playing for a couple of years now.
Try using Firefox or Seamonkey, which allows you to accept expired and invalid security certificates. As long as you're not buying anything from from mda.mil, its no problem to do this. Using Chrome is more of a security risk anyway!
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/google-chrome-privacy-isnt-best-these-browser-extensions-will-help/
There are particular USG/DoD government certificates certain government sites use. Unfortunately I can't help you in that department by providing what you need for OPSEC sake. If someone else in government that is told otherwise and want to provide feel free.
In this case the cipher suite used has been obsoleted Chome by based browsers and hasn't been updated. It is best send them an email about it with the details.
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#1962
by
Lewis007
on 18 Dec, 2020 08:30
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#1963
by
SpaceThomas
on 25 Jan, 2021 03:52
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#1964
by
Fmedici
on 28 Jan, 2021 04:17
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According to their scheduled YouTube webcast, the maiden flight of bluShift Aerospace's Stardust 1.0 sounding rocket will be on 31 January
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#1965
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 29 Jan, 2021 03:09
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Here's an article on Stardust 1.0.
https://www.space.com/blushift-stardust-rocket-first-launch-webcast"The Stardust Gen.1 rocket stands 20 feet (6 m) tall and can carry payloads of just over 17 lbs. (8 kilograms) into the sky. It is powered by bluShift's hybrid rocket motor — called MAREVL (Modular Adaptable Rocket Engine for Vehicle Launch) — which uses both solid and liquid propellant. The motor runs on a proprietary biofuel that is non-toxic, carbon-neutral and "can be cheaply sourced from farms across America," the company said."
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#1966
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 26 Feb, 2021 08:04
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#1967
by
Fmedici
on 02 Mar, 2021 18:03
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A sounding rocket will be launched tomorrow afternoon (3 March) by the US Department of Defense to study ionization in space. Rocket, launch time and payload details are still unknown:
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/rocket-launch-scheduled-march-3-from-nasa-s-wallops-flight-facilityA three-stage suborbital sounding rocket is scheduled for launch the afternoon of March 3, 2021, for the Department of Defense from NASA’s launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
The launch will study ionization in space just beyond the reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.
After flying to an altitude of several hundred miles and about 500 miles off-shore, the rocket’s payload will release a small quantity of vapor – an amount equivalent to about two BBQ grill propane tanks - into the near-vacuum of space. There is no danger to public health or the Earth’s environment from the vapor release.
After the vapor release, colorful clouds may be visible over the ocean to residents in the mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States as the Sun illuminates the vapor before it diffuses harmlessly into space.
No real-time launch status updates will be available. The launch will not be shown live on the Internet nor will launch status updates be provided during the countdown on social media. The NASA Visitor Center at Wallops will not be open for viewing the launch.
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#1968
by
Jrcraft
on 03 Mar, 2021 23:52
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It was launched. Do we have an idea of what the rocket was?
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/three-stage-rocket-launches-from-nasa-s-wallops-flight-facilityA three-stage suborbital sounding rocket was launched in the afternoon on March 3, 2021, for the Department of Defense from NASA’s launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
The launch was to study ionization in space just beyond the reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.
After flying to an altitude of several hundred miles and about 500 miles off-shore, the rocket’s payload released a small quantity of vapor into the near-vacuum of space. There is no danger to public health or the Earth’s environment from the vapor release.
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#1969
by
Fmedici
on 04 Mar, 2021 01:46
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It was launched. Do we have an idea of what the rocket was?
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/three-stage-rocket-launches-from-nasa-s-wallops-flight-facility
A three-stage suborbital sounding rocket was launched in the afternoon on March 3, 2021, for the Department of Defense from NASA’s launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
The launch was to study ionization in space just beyond the reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.
After flying to an altitude of several hundred miles and about 500 miles off-shore, the rocket’s payload released a small quantity of vapor into the near-vacuum of space. There is no danger to public health or the Earth’s environment from the vapor release.
The last time that the Department of Defense launched from Wallops was in 2019 and used a Black Brant IX, but it was actually a two-stage rocket. Maybe a Black Brant XI in this case?
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#1970
by
Jrcraft
on 04 Mar, 2021 04:02
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https://twitter.com/USSF_SMC/status/1367333730256257024Congrats to the government and industry team on the successful launch for @AFResearchLab , the 1st
@SpaceForceDoD small launch mission of 2021! The launch vehicle for this mission was Space Vector’s Terrier-Terrier-Oriole (TTO) Sounding Rocket!
It was a Terrier-Terrier-Oriole.
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#1971
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Mar, 2021 04:44
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Here's Space Vector's website
https://www.spacevector.com/CMS/"Space Vector Corporation provides sounding and target rockets to the US government."
"As a rocket system prime contractor, SVC has successfully launched 35 suborbital guided rockets for important US Government customers."
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#1972
by
Fmedici
on 05 Mar, 2021 18:36
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#1973
by
Fmedici
on 05 Mar, 2021 18:37
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And more info from the
link in the previous tweet:
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --
The U.S. Space Force and the Space and Missile Systems Center's Launch Enterprise successfully launched an experimental research payload for the Air Force Research Laboratory March 3, 2021, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.
The payload was aboard a Terrier-Terrier-Oriole Sounding Rocket and the successful mission was full of many firsts for SMC’s Small Launch and Targets Division. This was the first USSF small launch mission for 2021, the first AFRL dedicated partnership launch from WFF, the first sounding rocket launch under the Sounding Rocket Program-4 contract, and the first USSF sounding rocket launch with Space Vector Corporation. The TTO vehicle was built by Space Vector, a small business, and Kratos Space and Missile Defense who were responsible for the integration, interface and mission planning for the launch.
“This mission is a great example of the innovation in SMC contracting and using Small Launch contracts to expand our capability and provide support in launching experimental missions,” stated Lt. Col. Ryan Rose, chief of the Launch Enterprise’s Small Launch and Targets Division and Mission Director for today’s launch. “Congratulations to the entire government and industry team on successfully executing this important mission, and launching in only 16 months from contract award during the challenging conditions presented this past year.”
The USSF's SMC, located at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, Calif., is the center of excellence for acquiring and developing military space systems. SMC’s portfolio includes space launch, global positioning systems, military satellite communications, a defense meteorological satellite control network, range systems, space-based infrared systems, and space domain awareness capabilities.
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#1974
by
Fmedici
on 13 Mar, 2021 05:47
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#1975
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Mar, 2021 06:24
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Images of the RH-560 launch. The labal on the rocket seems to say RH560 MkIII F02.
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#1976
by
Fmedici
on 13 Mar, 2021 07:25
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Images of the RH-560 launch. The labal on the rocket seems to say RH560 MkIII F02.
When did the first flight take place? On Wikipedia it was credited as the maiden flight of the Mk.III version
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#1977
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 14 Mar, 2021 01:19
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When did the first flight take place? On Wikipedia it was credited as the maiden flight of the Mk.III version
The last digit in the number is obscured by a light reflection. It could be F01, but I'm not sure.
This website gives some details on the Mk.III. Payload is 100 kg to 550 km.
https://www.vssc.gov.in/VSSC/index.php/launchers/sounding-rocket
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#1978
by
Fmedici
on 20 Apr, 2021 07:28
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Black Brant IX launched yesterday at White Sands:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/shields-up-nasa-rocket-to-survey-our-solar-system-s-windshield The Spatial Heterodyne Interferometric Emission Line Dynamics Spectrometer (SHIELDS) mission was successfully launched at 4:30 a.m. EDT April 19 from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The NASA black Brant IX sounding rocket carried the payload to an apogee of 177 miles before descending by parachute and landing at White Sands. Preliminary indications show that vehicle systems performed as planned and data was received.
Personal curiosity: what does the alphanumeric code associated to this kind of launches (e.g. 36.324 US in this case) refer to? Serial of the rocket, payload or launch per se?
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#1979
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 20 Apr, 2021 08:32
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Personal curiosity: what does the alphanumeric code associated to this kind of launches (e.g. 36.324 US in this case) refer to? Serial of the rocket, payload or launch per se?
The first two digits is the rocket type and the last three digits is the launch number for that rocket. The first letter refers to the agency and the second letter the mission type. See pages 33-35 of the Sounding Rocket Handbook.
https://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/files/SRHB.pdf