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#20
by
William Graham
on 08 Jan, 2008 20:10
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SCIFER scrubbed again, but they are hopeful of a launch tomorrow, same window.
http://mirl.sr.unh.edu/scifer2_launch.htmlAs for the two launches from WSMR, nothing yet. Usually there isn't much to go on with these until after they launch. I'm keeping an eye on the C810 homepage, and WFF ops schedule for any movement, but nothing yet, so we can assume the are still on the ground. I'm looking for more information. I do have daily launch windows, which are 01:00-08:00 GMT. The serial numbers for the rockets being used are 36.223 and 36.243. One (223) appears to be an astrophysics mission for the University of Wisconsin, the other (243) is for John Hopkin University. Not sure about content.
NASA has just released a sounding rockets programme newsletter, which is available from
http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/files/Rocket_Report_4th_quarter_07.pdf, which lists two further launches this month. These are both Terrier-Orions, believed to be NASA test flights, and are to launch from Wallops. They, however, are
not listed on the Wallops launch schedule for this month, I am looking into it. Serial numbers are 12.065 and 12.066.
http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/files/BlueBook.pdf is quite interesting.
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#21
by
William Graham
on 09 Jan, 2008 20:30
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Scrubbed again. Now scheduled for 10 January. Same window.
Interestingly, they extended the window during this morning's attempt, I don't know if we can expect to see this again.
http://mirl.sr.unh.edu/scifer2_launch.html
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#22
by
William Graham
on 10 Jan, 2008 19:27
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#23
by
William Graham
on 11 Jan, 2008 22:40
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#24
by
William Graham
on 12 Jan, 2008 11:22
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#25
by
William Graham
on 13 Jan, 2008 17:53
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No news yet on SCIFER for today, so I'm assuming it's been scrubbed again
Here's the current log and schedule for 2008.
Date - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (GMT) - Mission/Serial
11 January - BB IX - WSMR - 05:32 - 36.223
Date - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (GMT) - Mission/Serial
14? January - Black Brant XII - Andøya - 06:00-11:00 - SCIFER-2 - 40.021
January - Black Brant IX - White Sands - 01:00-08:00 - 36.223
January - VS-30/Orion - Andøya - HotPay-2
January - RH-200 - Sriharikota - ??
26 February - Mesquito - 13:00 - 21:30 - MLRS - 12.065
26 February - Mesquito - 13:00 - 21:30 - MLRS - 12.066
February - VSB-30 - Esrange - Texus-44
February - VSB-30 - Esrange - Texus-45
February (NET) - Minotaur II - Vandenberg - NFIRE-1B
17 March - Terrier - Wallops - 13:00-21:30 - SubTec-II - 41.075
March - Black Brant IX - White Sands - 13:00-21:00 - 36.225
March - Orion - Esrange - Rexus 5/6
15 April - FalconLAUNCH - Wallops - 12:00-20:30 - FL-VI
25 April - Polaris/STARS - Kodiak - 20:00 - 00:00 - FTG-04 Target
25 April - GBI (THAAD??) - Vandenberg - 20:00 - 00:00 - FTG-04 ABM
April - VSB-30 - Esrange - Maser-11
April - Black Brant IX - White Sands - 36.221
April - Black Brant IX - White Sands - 36.240
May - Black Brant IX - Wallops - 13:00-21:30 - NGSP - 39.008
May - Black Brant IX - White Sands - 36.226
23 June? - ALV - MARS - 00:00 - SOAREX-VI
June - Black Brant IX - White Sands - 36.213
June - Black Brant IX - White Sands - 36.219
June - Nike/Orion - Andøya - ECOMA
June - Nike/Orion - Andøya - ECOMA
June - Nike/Orion - Andøya - ECOMA
1 July - Peregrine - Wallops
July - Black Brant IX - White Sands - 36.235
September - Black Brant IX - White Sands - 36.239
November - Nike/Orion - Esrange - MAPHEUS
November - Minuteman III - Vandenberg - GT-194GM
December - VS-30/Orion - Andøya - JCI-2
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#26
by
Satori
on 17 Jan, 2008 13:43
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The following is a quote from the Jonathan's Space Report n. 590 issued on January 16th, and is about the launch of a a Black Brant IX Mod 2 sounding rocket from White Sands on January 11th. The Jonathan's Space Report is available
here and the Jonathan's Space Pages are available
hereFrom JSR n. 590:
NASA 36.243UG
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Stephan McCandliss reports that his far UV telescope and LIDOS UV
spectrograph have flown again, on sounding rocket NASA 36.243UG launched
at 0523:00 UTC on 2008 Jan 11. This was the first flight of a Black
Brant IX Mod 2 from White Sands. The Mod 2 uses a Mk 70 Terrier booster
and the new Black Brant Mk1 sustainer. The igniter for the Mk1 was recently
redesigned following the failure of NASA 40.17UE in 2006 Mar. This third
flight of LIDOS was targeted on the Orion Nebula, and the orbit was
around -6370 x 315 km.
End quote
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#27
by
Satori
on 17 Jan, 2008 20:59
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Apparently there will be a Japanese sounding rocket launch on January 28th. The vehicle is the S-310-38 and I think the launch will take place from the Uchinoura Space Center at Kagoshima. I will try to get more information about this.
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#28
by
William Graham
on 17 Jan, 2008 22:09
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#29
by
William Graham
on 18 Jan, 2008 07:05
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#30
by
Satori
on 18 Jan, 2008 10:15
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SCIFER-2 was launched on January 18th. More details soon!!!
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#31
by
Satori
on 18 Jan, 2008 12:14
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Images of SCIFER-2 launch from Andoya... Images available
here.... Info about the SCIFER-2 launch
here!
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#32
by
William Graham
on 18 Jan, 2008 16:20
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Known launches so far this year:
Date - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (GMT) - Mission/Serial
11 January - BB IX - WSMR - 05:32 - 36.223
17 January - Jericho - Palmachim - ?? - Missile
18 January - BB XII - Andøya - SCIFER-2/40.021
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#33
by
meiza
on 18 Jan, 2008 17:25
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That's one damn cool location for a launch site. The mountains are lighted by the rocket's glare.
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#34
by
Satori
on 21 Jan, 2008 12:51
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The HotPay2 launch campaign is about to start in Andoya. More information in
here.
Launch will take place between January 29th and February 9th!
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#35
by
Satori
on 28 Jan, 2008 13:11
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The HotPay2 launch campaign has started in Andoya!!!!
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#36
by
Olaf
on 28 Jan, 2008 16:18
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#37
by
William Graham
on 28 Jan, 2008 16:56
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Any news on that S-310?
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#38
by
Satori
on 28 Jan, 2008 17:18
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GW_Simulations - 28/1/2008 11:56 AM
Any news on that S-310?
I think it was launched. See
here (in japanese).
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#39
by
Olaf
on 28 Jan, 2008 17:22
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