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#2160
by
russianhalo117
on 28 Oct, 2022 00:59
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This is a current Hazardous Operations warning from the NGA:
232350Z OCT 22
NAVAREA XII 794/22(18,19).
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 251730Z TO 260042Z OCT,
ALTERNATE 1730Z TO 0042Z DAILY 26 THRU 28 OCT
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 34-37.00N 121-24.00W, 34-40.00N 122-13.00W,
34-02.00N 122-58.00W, 32-12.00N 125-14.00W,
31-34.00N 125-29.00W, 31-04.00N 124-45.00W,
31-26.00N 124-07.00W, 34-02.00N 121-13.00W.
B. 23-17.00N 135-50.00W, 21-37.00N 137-03.00W,
19-58.00N 133-59.00W, 22-07.00N 132-44.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 778/22.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 290142Z OCT 22.
I speculate that this is a test of Firefly Aerospace under its new SSC VICTUS NOX contract, a.k.a. the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS-3) Launch Service Task Order under the Orbital Services Program 4 (OSP-4) Contract. It calls for launching a payload to orbit with very short notice, perhaps only 24 hr.
The NGA warning by itself indicates a launch will occur between 10:30am and 5:42pm PDT any day this week, from Oct 25-Oct 28. Now this was already a busy week, with a SpaceX/Starlink launch expected on Oct 27, and a ULA launch on Nov 1. How could there be a third Vandenberg launch within the same week? If my speculation is correct, the launch would be performed by Firefly from SLC-2. Unfortunately, I can't be there to watch for it.
Comments?
Submarines are known to be in the area because of patrols keeping visitors out of the trajectory corridor (per a recorded Navy intercept posted on IG et al). Trident-II testing is expected this quarter. Cruise and other missiles can also be tested in these zones as well
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#2161
by
Rik ISS-fan
on 28 Oct, 2022 19:04
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#2162
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 29 Oct, 2022 04:12
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#2163
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 29 Oct, 2022 04:18
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#2164
by
Fmedici
on 05 Nov, 2022 07:17
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REXUS 27 mission to be launched from Esrange today at 09:07 UTC:
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#2165
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 05 Nov, 2022 23:38
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REXUS 27 mission to be launched from Esrange today at 09:07 UTC:
Launch occurred as scheduled.
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#2166
by
russianhalo117
on 07 Nov, 2022 03:14
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REXUS-28 HCD:
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#2167
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 08 Nov, 2022 05:01
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#2168
by
catdlr
on 10 Nov, 2022 07:21
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Kip Daugirdas
56 Miles (90 km) Above Earth - Successful Amateur Rocket LaunchTwo-stage amateur rocket flight to 293,488 ft (55.6 mi/89.5 km). This rocket is called MESOS (short for mesosphere) because it is designed to fly there. The mesosphere is the third layer of Earth's atmosphere situated between 31 and 53 miles (50-85 km) above the surface. The amazing part about this rocket is it reached this altitude on less than 41,000 N-s of total impulse (full O-class high-power rocket motor)! Capable of carrying the equivalent of a 16 oz can of beer/energy drink as a payload, this rocket flew two GoPro Hero 9s with modified rectilinear lenses. Both stages are recovered via parachutes and are reusable. This video covers the development and launch of this record-breaking rocket. I hope you enjoy it!
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#2169
by
russianhalo117
on 17 Nov, 2022 14:20
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Livestream fot VIKRAM-S launch of PRARAMBH mission:
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#2170
by
russianhalo117
on 18 Nov, 2022 05:09
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Livestream fot VIKRAM-S launch of PRARAMBH mission:
Vikram-S flight declared successful (payloads will be known after recovery). 89.5 km apogee and 121km range. India by a law defines space starting at 89.0km mean sea level.
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#2171
by
Jrcraft
on 18 Nov, 2022 05:14
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Livestream fot VIKRAM-S launch of PRARAMBH mission:
Vikram-S flight declared successful (payloads will be known after recovery). 89.5 km apogee and 121km range. India by a law defines space starting at 89.0km mean sea level.
Glad it made it to space, but it appeared that there was a major anomaly onboard. The motor section tore itself off of the rocket over the course of quite some seconds. Definitely not a clean sep if sep was even intended at all.
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#2172
by
eeergo
on 18 Nov, 2022 10:43
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#2173
by
Star One
on 18 Nov, 2022 10:56
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VIKRAM-S launch:
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#2174
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 19 Nov, 2022 05:06
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Vikram-S flight declared successful (payloads will be known after recovery). 89.5 km apogee and 121km range. India by a law defines space starting at 89.0km mean sea level.
The planned peak altitude was 89.5 km, but the actual peak was 88.8 km. In the screen grab below, the first line is measured data and changes with time, while the second line is fixed and presumably is the expected performance.
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#2175
by
russianhalo117
on 20 Nov, 2022 17:08
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Livestream for NASA ACES II Launch Campaign:
Day 1 (Scrubbed for science conditions):
Day 2 (Scrubbed for science conditions):
Day 3 (Scrubbed for science conditions):
Day 4 (Scrubbed for science conditions):
Day 5 (launch 1 occurred at 17:20:00 UTC and launch 2 at 17:21:40 UTC):
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#2176
by
Fmedici
on 21 Nov, 2022 20:12
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#2177
by
russianhalo117
on 21 Nov, 2022 21:27
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#2178
by
Fmedici
on 23 Nov, 2022 08:22
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Launched at 08:23:00
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#2179
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 24 Nov, 2022 02:54
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