Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : RCM (RADARSAT) : Vandenberg : June 12, 2019 - UPDATES (Read 47551 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #80 on:** 06/12/2019 06:02 pm »

https://twitter.com/maxar/status/1138858130736111616

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We are excited to announce that three #RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellites developed by @MDA_maxar for the @csa_asc are performing according to plan & have began sending & receiving signals from space, after a successful @SpaceX launch this morning.

http://investor.maxar.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2019/MDA-a-Maxar-Company-Announces-Successful-Launch-of-Canadas-RADARSAT-Constellation-Mission/default.aspx

ugordan · « **Reply #81 on:** 06/12/2019 06:08 pm »

gongora · « **Reply #82 on:** 06/12/2019 07:18 pm »

3 sats on space-track.org, orbit about 592 x 610km

1 44323U 19033B 19163.77119213 -.00000056 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994
2 44323 97.7703 170.9230 0013358 252.9304 104.3196 14.91239027 11

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #83 on:** 06/12/2019 07:52 pm »

Sam with the goodies again. Full set in L2 (blatant plug), but here's two super ones (see the booster returning in Sam's reply).

https://twitter.com/BirdsNSpace/status/1138894912705818625

https://twitter.com/BirdsNSpace/status/1138894915021053952

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #84 on:** 06/12/2019 10:13 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1138928956692844544

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Falcon 9 breaks through the fog

Lars-J · « **Reply #85 on:** 06/12/2019 10:50 pm »

Full-res versions: (embedded in the tweet, just change the suffix from :large to :orig)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #86 on:** 06/12/2019 11:57 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1138957620666961921

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Falcon 9 returns to Earth on LZ-4 after launching the RADARSAT Constellation Mission to orbit – SpaceX’s 2nd West Coast land landing

Edit to add: 2nd photo from SpaceX flickr

OneSpeed · « **Reply #87 on:** 06/13/2019 12:01 pm »

The telemetry was pretty much as expected for a polar launch to LEO, but it seems the bucket is now reduced to a V-shaped ditch.

Jdeshetler · « **Reply #88 on:** 06/14/2019 01:44 am »

gongora · « **Reply #89 on:** 06/14/2019 07:59 pm »

Quote from: gongora on 06/12/2019 07:18 pm

3 sats on space-track.org, orbit about 592 x 610km

Space-Track.org has them at 584 x 604km.

1 44323U 19033B 19165.18077944 -.00000050 00000-0 59284-6 0 9994
2 44323 97.7668 172.3055 0013832 246.4091 113.5702 14.91254144 236

Jdeshetler · « **Reply #90 on:** 06/15/2019 05:08 am »

https://twitter.com/jdeshetler/status/1139757073804087296

Jdeshetler · « **Reply #91 on:** 06/21/2019 03:28 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1142075876013740032

Draggendrop · « **Reply #92 on:** 07/05/2019 02:33 am »

https://twitter.com/csa_asc/status/1146841163925729282

Draggendrop · « **Reply #93 on:** 07/06/2019 12:38 pm »

https://twitter.com/csa_asc/status/1146482454074707968

jacqmans · « **Reply #94 on:** 07/12/2019 01:01 pm »

Photo credit: SpaceX

jacqmans · « **Reply #95 on:** 07/12/2019 01:02 pm »

First engineering image captured by the RADARSAT Constellation Mission

2019-06-29 - One of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites captured its very first engineering image of the sea ice in the Strait of Davis and the coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut, including the community of Qikiqtarjuaq, home to about 600 people. This non-calibrated image was acquired on June 29, 2019, at a 100-metre resolution in a low noise ScanSAR mode.

The RCM is currently in a three- to six-month commissioning phase after being launched to space on June 12, 2019. The trio of satellites will provide daily images of Canada's vast territory and maritime approaches, as well as images of the Arctic. It will have daily access to 90 per cent of the world's surface. The RCM is also equipped with an Automatic Identification System (AIS), allowing safe navigation as well as improved detection and tracking of ships, including those conducting illegal fishing.