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#860
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jcm
on 31 Oct, 2012 21:28
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Space News has a story about the Oct 20 test flight of a Garvey/Orbitec P-15 rocket. The story is stunning in its lack of technical details, but I am guessing this launch was to just a few km - does anyone have real details?
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#861
by
jcm
on 02 Nov, 2012 01:31
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#862
by
Satori
on 02 Nov, 2012 18:26
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According to the Brazilian blog 'Brazilian Space', the sixth Brazilian FTB (Foguete de Treinamento Básico) was launched from the Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara (CLA) - Alcântara Launch Center, on October 31st.
The launch took place at 1703UTC. The vehicle traveled 16 km and reached 32.06 km in altitude on a 78 second flight. The flight duration was 167 seconds.
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#863
by
Salo
on 06 Nov, 2012 14:59
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#864
by
Salo
on 06 Nov, 2012 15:01
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Ventions Rocket to Launch from NASA WallopsPosted by Doug Messier on November 5, 2012, at 11:48 am in News
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA (NASA PR) – NASA will support the test flight of a commercial suborbital rocket between 6 and 9 a.m. EST, November 7, from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The backup launch days are November 8 – 14.
Ventions VR-1 is a 10.6 feet tall, 6-inch diameter liquid-fueled rocket from Ventions LLC. It is projected to fly to about 3 miles altitude during its nearly 3.5 minute flight.
The launch may be seen in the Wallops area.
Mission status on launch day also can be followed on Twitter and Facebook at:
www.twitter.com/NASA_Wallops and
www.facebook.com/NASAWFF
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#865
by
Salo
on 07 Nov, 2012 10:16
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Wallops Island commercial rocket launch postponedSource: The Virginia Pilot | Nov. 6, 2012
The launch of a commercial suborbital rocket on Wednesday [Nov. 7] from the Wallops Flight Facility has been postponed because of the weather.
The earliest the launch will now happen is Saturday between 6 and 9 a.m., according to a NASA news release.
The Ventions VR-1 is more than 10 feet tall and is about 6 inches in diameter. The liquid-fueled rocket belongs to Ventions LLC. It is expected to achieve an altitude of about 3 miles during a 3.5 minute flight.
http://www.spacenews.com/article/wallops-island-commercial-rocket-launch-postponed#.UJpBdWJAcqE
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#866
by
thydusk666
on 07 Nov, 2012 11:17
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It is expected to achieve an altitude of about 3 miles during a 3.5 minute flight.
I wonder if these figures are correct...
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#867
by
Satori
on 08 Nov, 2012 18:47
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Brazil as launch the seventh FTB (Foguete de Treinamento Básico) - Basic Tranning Rocket at 1700UTC on November 7th, from the Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno at Parnamirim (Barreira do Inferno Launch Center, Parnamirim).
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#868
by
catdlr
on 13 Nov, 2012 00:11
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Source:
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=103522Minuteman III Test Launch
updated: Nov 12, 2012, 1:21 PM
Source: Launch Alert
An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Nov. 14 between 1:44 a.m. and 7:44 a.m. from North Vandenberg.
The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the weapon system, according to Air Force Global Strike Command.
Col. Brent McArthur, 30th Space Wing vice commander, is the Launch Decision Authority.
"Team V Hawks, working with AFGSC, are poised to provide safe launch operations to ensure a secure and effective combat ready ICBM force,'" said McArthur. "It's a pleasure to work with our military, government civilian and contractor mission partners."
The launch team, under the direction of the 576th Flight Test Squadron, includes crew members from the 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Mont. Maintenance and operations task force members from the 341st Missile Wing have also conducted operational tasks in support of the launch.
The 576 FLTS is responsible for installed tracking, telemetry and command destruct systems on the missile, which collect data and ensure safety requirements are met.
The entire ICBM community, including the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, will use the data collected from this mission for continuing force development evaluation.
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#869
by
sdsds
on 13 Nov, 2012 04:28
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Minuteman III Test Launch
Brian Webb has a bit more on this:
http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/launch-alert/2012-November/000774.htmlThe launch, known as "GT 206GM", was originally planned for 2012 March
1, but was delayed until November 14 due to problems with a unit
carried onboard the missile for safety and tracking purposes. The
unit is only installed for Minuteman III test launches.
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#870
by
Lewis007
on 14 Nov, 2012 07:07
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It seems the Ventions VR-1 rocket has finally been launched from Wallops on Nov 11 (delayed from Nov 10 and Nov 7).
On NASA's Wallops Facebook site has been posted:
on Nov 9: "The VENTIONS launch scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed. The next possible launch date is Sunday morning. Stay tuned."
and then: "The Ventions mission has been completed. Next launch is a Terrier-Lynx suborbital rocket for the Department of Defense. Date is December 1."
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#871
by
Lewis007
on 14 Nov, 2012 07:23
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#872
by
catdlr
on 14 Nov, 2012 18:03
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Minuteman III Test Launch
Brian Webb has a bit more on this:
http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/launch-alert/2012-November/000774.html
The launch, known as "GT 206GM", was originally planned for 2012 March
1, but was delayed until November 14 due to problems with a unit
carried onboard the missile for safety and tracking purposes. The
unit is only installed for Minuteman III test launches.
Launched !!
This morning's planned Minuteman III launch from Vandenberg AFB took place at 03:07 PST.
As mentioned in a previous Launch Alert, the high altitude portion of the missile exhaust may be visible at dawn.
Brian Webb
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#873
by
Lewis007
on 15 Nov, 2012 07:41
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#874
by
Lewis007
on 15 Nov, 2012 07:47
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Some pix of the Minuteman-III launch
Source: VAFB
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#875
by
Lewis007
on 16 Nov, 2012 07:30
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#876
by
arkaska
on 16 Nov, 2012 13:02
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#877
by
Lewis007
on 22 Nov, 2012 06:58
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#878
by
Satori
on 29 Nov, 2012 13:18
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Rawalpindi - November 28, 2012:
Pakistan today successfully conducted the training launch of Medium Range Ballistic Missile Hatf V (Ghauri). The launch was conducted by a Strategic Missile Group of the Army Strategic Force Command on the culmination of a field training exercise that was aimed at testing the operational readiness of the Army Strategic Force Command. Ghauri ballistic missile is a liquid fuel missile which can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads over a distance of 1300 kms.
The test monitoring of the launch was conducted at the National Command Centre through the medium of National Command Authority’s fully automated Strategic Command and Control Support System (SCCSS). It may be recalled that the SCCSS enables robust Command and Control capability of all strategic assets with round the clock situational awareness in a digitized network centric environment to decision makers at the National Command Centre (NCC). The test consolidates and strengthens Pakistan’s deterrence capability, and national security.
The President and Prime Minister congratulated all ranks of the Army Strategic Force Command on the excellent standard achieved during training which was reflected in the proficient handling of the weapon system in the field and the accuracy of the training launch.
Source:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakistan-strategic-forces/221560-hatf-5-missile-test-fired-successfully.html#ixzz2DcZ3Lvav
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#879
by
Satori
on 01 Dec, 2012 16:26
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Brazil launch a FTI (Foguete de Treinamento Intermediário - Intermediary Training Rocket) from the Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara (CLA - Alcântara Launch Center). This launch was part of the Operação Iguaiba (Iguaiba Operation) initiated on November 19 with the objective of launching the VS-30/ORION V10 sounding rocket.
The FTI was launched at 1752UTC on November 29, reaching 52.39 km altitude at T+108 seconds. The flight traveled 82.58 km in 215 seconds.