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Orbital's Antares/Cygnus ORB-D Discussion Thread
by
Chris Bergin
on 06 May, 2013 21:41
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#1
by
Prober
on 12 Jul, 2013 16:33
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any movement of material(s) from the delayed SpaceX flight being transferred to Cygnus?
I for one would be very interested in the inner working of NASA in shipments to the ISS.
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#2
by
LegendCJS
on 12 Jul, 2013 17:14
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any movement of material(s) from the delayed SpaceX flight being transferred to Cygnus?
Unlikely. As this is a test flight for Orbital, NASA will probably do them the same courtesy as they did SpaceX and classify all cargo carried on the test flight as "non-critical" supplies. Cargo on regular CRS delivery flights is classified as critical, however. Thus any specific special hardware or cargo items (but not generic consumables like food and clothes) already scheduled for a ride in a CRS Dragon will already have the critical classification, making them unsuitable as cargo for this Cygnus test flight.
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#3
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Lurker Steve
on 12 Jul, 2013 17:56
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So will the "late load" capability be used for perishable items (fruit, vegies, etc.), or maybe some non-critical ISS item that will take this flight of opportunity ?
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#4
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Joffan
on 12 Jul, 2013 22:08
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So will the "late load" capability be used for perishable items (fruit, vegies, etc.), or maybe some non-critical ISS item that will take this flight of opportunity ?
Unlikely IMO. The demo flight doesn't assume that the material will actually be delivered - there are acceptance gates to get through first - and the timing is also uncertain due to all the approach and abort demonstrations that need to be done.
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#5
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Jason1701
on 13 Jul, 2013 05:13
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How late in the flow is late-load for Cygnus? I imagine access must be harder than for Dragon because Cygnus is buttoned up inside the fairing.
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#6
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 11 Aug, 2013 15:42
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Given that the launch date for ORB-D hasn't move a lot over the last few months, and that there are no more major orbit changes for the ISS over the next month or so, can someone help to calculate the approximate in-plane launch time on Sept. 14? (remember that all Antares/Cygnus launches go for the descending node)
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#7
by
Salo
on 14 Aug, 2013 20:13
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#8
by
kevin-rf
on 14 Aug, 2013 20:35
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(from the update thread)
12/08/13..............Orbital/Cygnus CRS-1 launch
12/11/13..............Orbital/Cygnus CRS-1 berthing (Harmony nadir)
Seems a tad aggressive... Lets hope they do not have to spend cycles digesting the 9/15/13 demo launch data, and can pull it off in less than three months! Though from previous Orbital posts it appears all the hardware for the next few flights is already on site.
What was Orbital's original prediction after the first flight for the demo?
For a new vehicle, 3 Antares launches in 2013 would be a nice flight rate. Have any new space companies achieved that rate?
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#9
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Chris Bergin
on 15 Aug, 2013 00:36
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#10
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 15 Aug, 2013 07:15
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http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/home/flightdata/calendar.html
Processing Milestones
Updated: 08/14/13
09/15/13...16:08:00...Orbital/Cygnus demo launch (NET)
09/22/13...11:30:00...Orbital/Cygnus berthing (Harmony)
10/22/13..............Orbital/Cygnus unberth and deorbit (Harmony nadir)
That's UTC so the launch time is 12:08 pm EDT on Sept. 15. Prepare for your cameras and cars for the trip to Wallops!
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#11
by
R7
on 15 Aug, 2013 10:06
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We clearly need a ORB-1 Thread.
And ORB-1 Party Thread. A name suggestion in the hopes that it will make it in December:
Urbi et ORB-1
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#12
by
kevin-rf
on 15 Aug, 2013 13:14
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"Nominal ORB-it" ?
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#13
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 23 Aug, 2013 01:52
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With Cygnus ORB-D now to depart Earth 2 days later than planned & Atlas V/AEHF-3 flying a week earlier, the two launches are now less than 16 hours apart. Anyone here willing to try the ultimate NSF geek mission of catching both launches at once?
(shouldn't be too difficult to drive from Wallops to DC/Hampton Roads area and catch a flight to Orlando that evening.....
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Maybe it's even worthy to try to catch all 5 US launches over the next 3 weeks, although that obviously requires loads of free holiday, bucks, buck rogers, prayers that all 5 goes on time and a transcon flight.
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#14
by
kevin-rf
on 23 Aug, 2013 02:13
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(shouldn't be too difficult to drive from Wallops to DC/Hampton Roads area and catch a flight to Orlando that evening..... )
Actually, it is possible to drive it in that time frame...
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#15
by
Salo
on 23 Aug, 2013 22:06
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http://www.orbital.com/Antares-Cygnus/COTS Demonstration Mission Schedule Update (as of August 22, 2013)August 2013
Following a planning and coordination meeting held yesterday, August 21, Orbital and NASA have identified September 17, 2013 as the targeted launch date for the COTS Demonstration Mission to the International Space Station. The launch of Orbital's Antares rocket carrying the company's Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft will originate from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport launch pad 0A located at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Orbital's Antares team is targeting a launch time of 11:16 a.m., which is at the opening of an available 15-minute launch window.
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#16
by
Joffan
on 03 Sep, 2013 16:59
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Any sign of Antares/Cygnus at the pad?
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#17
by
Lurker Steve
on 03 Sep, 2013 17:19
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Any sign of Antares/Cygnus at the pad?
It's scheduled to roll out on 9/11. I assume 1 week before launch is plenty of time at the pad.
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#18
by
averagespacejoe
on 05 Sep, 2013 04:03
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So I guess I will be that guy that asks if the mission patch image is public. With all the good news about LADEE I haven't seen one on Orbital's website or Google image searches. Probably wait until Saturday if the answer is that they haven't.
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#19
by
rtphokie
on 12 Sep, 2013 12:43
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Notice to Mariners for the Sept 17 launch of Antares ORB-D1 is attached. 2 ship avoidance areas.
Updated to Rev1 with corrected coordinates.
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