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#340
by
gongora
on 13 Jan, 2020 18:04
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Special Condition (1) on experimental Special Temporary Authority (STA) WO9XDR,
FCC File No. 1465-EX-ST-2019, limits the spacecraft time in orbit to two weeks after
International Space Station (ISS) departure. Orbital Sciences has received a request from the
Johnson Space Center (JSC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to extend
the Cygnus NG-12 mission time in orbit to 31 days after its departure from the ISS. The
additional time in orbit will be in direct support of NASA’s objectives for the NG-12 mission.
All other parameters and conditions of the license would remain unchanged.
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#341
by
joseph.a.navin
on 13 Jan, 2020 19:07
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Would this make two Cygnus spacecrafts in space for NG-13?
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#342
by
zubenelgenubi
on 13 Jan, 2020 19:52
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Would this make two Cygnus spacecrafts in space for NG-13?
Apparently, yes. If all goes according to request and schedule,
Cygnus NG-13 would launch and berth at ISS while
Cygnus NG-12 carries out its extended mission after departing
ISS on Jan. 31.
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#343
by
SMS
on 13 Jan, 2020 20:45
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Cross post:
Current schedule of ISS flight events
UTC time is used in table
2020
January 31 March 2 - Cygnus (NG-12) deorbit and reentered the atmosphere
Changes on January 13th
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#344
by
Chris Bergin
on 14 Jan, 2020 17:10
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#345
by
topopesto
on 15 Jan, 2020 20:41
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Can't they hook two Cygnus at the same time to the ISS?
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#346
by
SMS
on 24 Jan, 2020 19:23
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Jan. 24, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-013
NASA TV to Air Departure of Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft from Space Station
More than two months after delivering several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft, the SS Alan Bean, will depart the orbiting laboratory on Friday, Jan. 31.
Live coverage of the spacecraft’s release will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website beginning at 9:15 a.m. EST, with release scheduled for 9:35 a.m.
Cygnus will demonstrate a new release position for departure operations and will incorporate the first ground-controlled release. The new orientation allows for easier drift away from the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm. With Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir of NASA providing backup support, ground controllers will send commands to the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release the unpiloted cargo spacecraft after ground controllers remotely unbolt the craft from the Earth-facing port of the Unity module and maneuver it into release position.
Within 24 hours of its release, Cygnus will begin its secondary mission – deploying a series of payloads – before Northrop Grumman flight controllers in Dulles, Virginia, initiate its deorbit and it executes a safe, destructive reentry into Earth’s atmosphere at the end of February.
More details of Cygnus’ mission and Expedition 61 crew activities can be found at:
http://www.nasa.gov/stationhttps://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-departure-of-cygnus-cargo-spacecraft-from-space-station
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#347
by
Olaf
on 29 Jan, 2020 09:53
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/01/28/ultra-cold-science-cubesats-and-spaceship-departures-coming-up/Meir then installed a different small satellite deployer, this one called SlingShot, on the Cygnus space freighter attached to the Unity module. The SlingShot, attached to Cygnus’ hatch, will release a variety of small satellites after the U.S. cargo craft departs the space station on Friday at 9:35 a.m. EST. The suite of eight CubeSats will study different optical and communication technologies as well as atmospheric and natural phenomena.
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#348
by
Olaf
on 30 Jan, 2020 07:23
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#349
by
Targeteer
on 30 Jan, 2020 07:47
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Jessica and Christina are performing Cygnus egress right now.
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#350
by
Targeteer
on 31 Jan, 2020 06:33
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MCC-H reports all is go for Cygnus release during the morning DPC
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#351
by
centaurinasa
on 31 Jan, 2020 09:10
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Above South West Africa...
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#352
by
centaurinasa
on 31 Jan, 2020 09:12
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#353
by
centaurinasa
on 31 Jan, 2020 10:20
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#354
by
centaurinasa
on 31 Jan, 2020 10:59
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#355
by
SMS
on 31 Jan, 2020 11:01
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#356
by
starbase
on 31 Jan, 2020 11:35
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So unberthing was between 11:22 and 11:58 UTC.
@centaurinasa Did you also catch exact unberthing time?
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#357
by
centaurinasa
on 31 Jan, 2020 11:52
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#358
by
centaurinasa
on 31 Jan, 2020 11:53
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So unberthing was between 11:22 and 11:58 UTC.
@centaurinasa Did you also catch exact unberthing time?
no
But before 11.18 I think, in my first image it seems already unberthed...
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#359
by
centaurinasa
on 31 Jan, 2020 11:58
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