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#60 by GewoonLukas_ on 02 Feb, 2024 20:06
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🛰🚀L-4 days until the launch of PACE!
The spacecraft for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission was transported to SLC 40 on @SLDelta45 in FL. A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch PACE into a sun-synchronous orbit in the early hours of Feb. 6.
➡️http://blogs.nasa.gov/pace/
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#61 by FutureSpaceTourist on 02 Feb, 2024 21:41
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#62 by Ken the Bin on 03 Feb, 2024 04:04
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No NGA notices yet, but the FAA ATCSCC Current Operations Plan Advisory now has:
The reason I didn't have the NGA notices yet was because their email system was borked. I've received fifty-some emails of notices issued yesterday and today. 🙁
NGA Rocket Launching notice:Quote from: NGA011005Z FEB 24
NAVAREA IV 109/24(11,26).
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
BAHAMAS.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
060625Z TO 060708Z FEB, ALTERNATE
0625Z TO 0708Z DAILY 07 THRU 12 FEB
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-36.93N 080-36.01W, 28-36.00N 080-23.00W,
28-20.00N 080-12.00W, 28-14.00N 080-14.00W,
28-15.00N 080-25.00W, 28-22.00N 080-28.00W,
28-26.44N 080-33.33W.
B. 26-50.00N 079-24.00W, 26-54.00N 079-12.00W,
26-26.00N 078-49.00W, 26-07.00N 078-46.00W,
26-04.00N 078-55.00W, 26-15.00N 079-12.00W.
C. 24-22.00N 080-00.00W, 24-39.00N 079-53.00W,
24-43.00N 079-43.00W, 24-44.00N 079-31.00W,
24-36.00N 079-11.00W, 24-15.00N 079-09.00W,
24-05.00N 079-24.00W, 24-05.00N 079-46.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 120808Z FEB 24.
NGA Space Debris notices (the same notice for two different Navigational Areas).Quote from: NGA011015Z FEB 24
NAVAREA XII 46/24(22).
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
0809Z TO 0842Z DAILY 06 THRU 12 FEB
IN AREA BOUND BY
03-40.00N 109-15.00W, 04-13.00N 111-46.00W,
09-04.00S 114-40.00W, 09-37.00S 112-07.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 120942Z FEB 24.Quote from: NGA011015Z FEB 24
HYDROPAC 391/24(22).
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN.
DNC 06, DNC 13.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
0809Z TO 0842Z DAILY 06 THRU 12 FEB
IN AREA BOUND BY
03-40.00N 109-15.00W, 04-13.00N 111-46.00W,
09-04.00S 114-40.00W, 09-37.00S 112-07.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 120942Z FEB 24. -
#63 by OneSpeed on 03 Feb, 2024 04:59
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NGA Rocket Launching notice:
Maps from the NGA notices. Failed boostback burn splashdown about 290km downrange. Fairing recovery about 475km downrange.
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#64 by FutureSpaceTourist on 04 Feb, 2024 04:48
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NASA briefing on Monday:Quote
Prelaunch News Conference for NASA Mission Studying Earth's Atmosphere and Oceans (Feb. 5, 2024)
NASA
5 Feb 2024
Targeted to launch on Tuesday, Feb. 6, NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite mission will study how our oceans and atmosphere interact in a changing climate. Prelaunch activities include a news conference on Monday, Feb. 5 at 9 a.m. EST (1400 UTC) with the following participants:
NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free
Karen St. Germain, director, Earth Science Division, NASA
Tim Dunn, senior launch director, Launch Services Program, NASA
Julianna Scheiman, director, Civil Satellite Missions, SpaceX
Brian Cizek, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, U.S. Space Force
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#65 by FutureSpaceTourist on 04 Feb, 2024 04:52
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NASA science briefing Sunday:Quote
Science Briefing on NASA Mission Studying Earth's Atmosphere and Oceans (Feb. 4, 2024)
NASA
4 Feb 2024
Targeted to launch on Tuesday, Feb. 6, NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite mission will study how our oceans and atmosphere interact in a changing climate. Prelaunch activities include a briefing on the mission science on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 11 a.m. EST (1600 UTC) with the following NASA participants:
Kate Calvin, chief scientist and senior climate advisor
Karen St. Germain, director, Earth Science Division
Jeremy Werdell, PACE project scientist
Andy Sayer, PACE atmospheric scientist
Natasha Sadoff, Satellite Needs Program Manager
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#66 by FutureSpaceTourist on 04 Feb, 2024 13:57
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#67 by Ron Lee on 04 Feb, 2024 15:12
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NGA Rocket Launching notice:
Maps from the NGA notices. Failed boostback burn splashdown about 290km downrange. Fairing recovery about 475km downrange.
OneSpeed, do you have the ability to show the deorbit groundtrack at least up to the US - Canada border? I saw the post-deorbit burn fuel venting from Colorado after the 31 January 2022 CSG-2 launch. The same might be possible on this launch IF the second stage is sunlit as it crosses the US southbound. Based upon the launch time I am skeptical but will be checking to see if it works for someone. -
#68 by catdlr on 04 Feb, 2024 19:31
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#69 by Ken the Bin on 04 Feb, 2024 20:47
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L-2 weather forecast. 40% 'Go' for February 6. 60% 'Go' for February 7. Upper-Level Wind Shear risk is Low-Moderate for February 7. All other Additional Risk Criteria are Low or N/A.
Note: This weather forecast was not posted on 45th Weather Squadron webpage. I "borrowed" the image from Spaceflight Now's post on X and cropped white space. twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1754222778654277874
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#70 by FutureSpaceTourist on 04 Feb, 2024 22:01
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https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=paceQuote
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, February 6 at 1:33 a.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Wednesday, February 7 at the same time.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on NASA+ and NASA Television about 45 minutes prior to liftoff.
This is the fourth flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Booster is 1081-4 -
#71 by zubenelgenubi on 04 Feb, 2024 22:08
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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1754278754883645476Quote
Targeting Tuesday, February 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of @NASA’s PACE mission from pad 40 in Florida → http://spacex.com/launches
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#72 by realnouns on 05 Feb, 2024 03:42
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Bob departed PC on Feb 4 @ 1:48pm ET
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#73 by GewoonLukas_ on 05 Feb, 2024 13:02
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Falcon 9 is vertical (from NASA KSC Flickr)
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#74 by FutureSpaceTourist on 05 Feb, 2024 13:20
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From the prelaunch news conference (live now):
Weather officer says still 60% POV tonight. Reduces to 40% POV with 24 hr delay
Also live view of F9 shown during press conference
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#75 by FutureSpaceTourist on 05 Feb, 2024 13:21
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https://twitter.com/nasa_lsp/status/1754507793346826450Quote
🚀 PACE is Go for Launch!
The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission is proceeding toward liftoff at 1:33 am EST, Feb. 6 on a @SpaceX Falcon 9.
Use #AskNASA to submit a question to this morning's Prelaunch News Briefing which is LIVE NOW! ➡️ https://blogs.nasa.gov/pace/ -
#76 by FutureSpaceTourist on 05 Feb, 2024 13:26
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Launch window is 90s long - so enough to adjust for any late breaking collision avoidance required. Obviously not long enough to avoid any weather issues. They plan to target the middle of the 90s window and leave the 2nd half (last 45s) for collision avoidance if needed.
Launch cost to NASA for this mission is about $81M. -
#77 by ZachS09 on 05 Feb, 2024 14:57
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Launch window is 90s long - so enough to adjust for any late breaking collision avoidance required. Obviously not long enough to avoid any weather issues. They plan to target the middle of the 90s window and leave the 2nd half (last 45s) for collision avoidance if needed.
Launch cost to NASA for this mission is about $81M.
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#78 by Galactic Penguin SST on 05 Feb, 2024 15:35
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Launch window is 90s long - so enough to adjust for any late breaking collision avoidance required. Obviously not long enough to avoid any weather issues. They plan to target the middle of the 90s window and leave the 2nd half (last 45s) for collision avoidance if needed.
Launch cost to NASA for this mission is about $81M.
So the targeted launch time is 06:33:45 UTC.
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#79 by Ron Lee on 05 Feb, 2024 16:07
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Unless you know the actual launch window...to the second (start and end times), you can't determine the middle of the launch window.