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#120 by centaurinasa on 19 Feb, 2022 16:56
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#121 by RocketLover0119 on 19 Feb, 2022 16:58
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NSF has signed off. Thanks for the coverage!
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#122 by centaurinasa on 19 Feb, 2022 17:03
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NSF has signed off. Thanks for the coverage!
and thanks to you too !
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#123 by Bean Kenobi on 19 Feb, 2022 17:11
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/02/18/northrop-grumman-ready-to-launch-space-station-resupply-mission/
It also appears that a cubesat called Kitsune is on this mission.Does anyone know if Cygnus-NG17 carries any other CubeSats besides NACHOS?
Found hints for Tumnonosat, Pearlafricasat (Bird Uganda) and Zimsat (Bird Zimbabwe).
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52450.msg2342825#msg2342825QuoteThe Cygnus spacecraft will also launch with a Japanese tech demo of a new lithiun-ion battery that could be used on future space missions, plus two CubeSats for deployment from the space station’s Kibo module and outside the Cygnus cargo ship itself in the next few months.
Tumnanosat will be launched on SpaceX Dragon:
https://www.ipn.md/en/tum-space-technology-center-present-first-nanosatellite-made-in-moldova-7967_1087948.html
PearlAfricaSat-1 -August 2022:
https://allafrica.com/stories/202112080186.html
You're right : Tumnanosat is scheduled on Dragon in May 2022.
See last line on the right screen on this video : https://www.privesc.eu/Arhiva/98263/Briefing-de-prezentare-a-Nanosatelitului--TUMnanoSAT---care-va-fi-implicat-in-misiuni-internationale-de-cercetare-spatiala--sustinut-de-Universitatea- -
#124 by Rondaz on 19 Feb, 2022 17:23
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U.S. Cargo Craft Launches to Station for Monday Delivery
Mark Garcia Posted on February 19, 2022
A fresh supply of 8,300 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo is on its way to the International Space Station on a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft after launching on an Antares rocket at 12:40 p.m. EST Saturday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Cygnus is scheduled to arrive at the space station around 4:35 a.m. Monday, Feb. 21. NASA Television, the NASA app, and agency’s website will provide live coverage of the spacecraft’s approach and arrival beginning at 3 a.m.
NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Kayla Barron will capture Cygnus with the station’s robotic Canadarm2 upon its arrival. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port. This is Northrop Grumman’s 17th contracted resupply mission under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
This is the first Cygnus mission featuring enhanced capabilities to perform a re-boost to the space station’s orbit as a standard service for NASA; one re-boost is planned while Cygnus is connected to the orbiting laboratory.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2022/02/19/u-s-cargo-craft-launches-to-station-for-monday-delivery/ -
#125 by zubenelgenubi on 19 Feb, 2022 19:10
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Thanks to you both.NSF has signed off. Thanks for the coverage!
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#126 by centaurinasa on 19 Feb, 2022 19:40
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#127 by centaurinasa on 19 Feb, 2022 20:13
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"The solar arrays have successfully deployed on Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft..."
https://blogs.nasa.gov/ng-crs-17/
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#128 by ddspaceman on 19 Feb, 2022 21:33
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https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1495155411229548544
Mark Garcia Posted on February 19, 2022
Following its launch earlier today, Cygnus’ solar arrays have deployed and the S.S. Piers Sellers is on its way to the International Space Station. The arrays deployed following launch on the Northrop Grumman Antares rocket at 12:40 p.m. EST from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, carrying 8,300 pounds of research, hardware, and supplies to the International Space Station. Solar array deployment completes the launch phase.
The Cygnus spacecraft will arrive at the space station Monday, Feb. 21, for a capture at approximately 4:35 a.m. Coverage of the spacecraft’s approach and arrival at the space station will begin at 3 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
Cygnus spacecraft is filled with supplies and payloads including critical materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expedition 66. Using the Canadarm2 robotic arm, NASA astronaut Raja Chari will capture Cygnus, and Kayla Barron will be acting as a backup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port. -
#129 by Yiosie on 19 Feb, 2022 21:49
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It also appears that a cubesat called Kitsune is on this mission.Does anyone know if Cygnus-NG17 carries any other CubeSats besides NACHOS?
Found hints for Tumnonosat, Pearlafricasat (Bird Uganda) and Zimsat (Bird Zimbabwe).
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52450.msg2342825#msg2342825
The tweet in that post appears to have been deleted. Here's an article I found about Kitsune:
Paraguay is part of the Kitsune satellite mission, which will be launched this Saturday [dated Feb. 18]
Google translate:QuoteThe Kitsune satellite will be launched tomorrow, February 19, at 2:39 p.m. from Wallops Island (Virginia, United States) and is expected to arrive at the International Space Station on February 21; Later, the date of its launching into orbit and start of operation will be defined.
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The Kitsune satellite is a multi-mission, 6U research CubeSat developed at the Kyutech institute, the product of collaboration between academia and the private sector in Japan. The letters of Kitsune's name represent in English the mission objectives Kyutech standardized bus, Imaging Technology System, Utilization of Networking and Electron content measurements (in Spanish, Kyutech bus standardized, imaging technology system, use of networks and content measurements of electrons).
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#130 by Ronsmytheiii on 19 Feb, 2022 23:58
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Personal images
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#131 by Rondaz on 20 Feb, 2022 00:24
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The good ship Piers Sellers, named after a very good man, launches today. I’m very grateful to have crossed paths with Piers and proud of what he stood for. His good-natured humor and ready laugh will never be forgotten.
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#132 by Rondaz on 20 Feb, 2022 00:26
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To the @NorthropGrumman team: Thanks for the smooth ride into space on board the good ship S.S. Piers Sellers #AdAstra #CRS17 #NG17
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#133 by Rondaz on 20 Feb, 2022 00:27
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With payload separation #Cygnus #CRS17 is now in orbit with the #Nanoracks-integrated DMARS, LisR, Moon Gallery, NACHOS, RadPC payloads and with the new Nanoracks ISS Trash disposal system and #BishopAirlock power distribution unit.
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#134 by Rondaz on 20 Feb, 2022 00:35
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Under bright, sunny skies, Antares lifts the Cygnus S.S. Piers Sellers on its mission to the ISS.
https://twitter.com/SausseImages/status/1495187366033727488 -
#135 by Rondaz on 20 Feb, 2022 00:35
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The power of the RD-181 engines lifts Antares off of the pad.
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#136 by tbellman on 20 Feb, 2022 02:11
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Paraguay is part of the Kitsune satellite mission, which will be launched this Saturday [dated Feb. 18]
Google translate:Quote<snip>
The letters of Kitsune's name represent in English the mission objectives Kyutech standardized bus, Imaging Technology System, Utilization of Networking and Electron content measurements (in Spanish, Kyutech bus standardized, imaging technology system, use of networks and content measurements of electrons).
Also, the word "kitsune" in Japanese means "fox". Thus the fox next to the satellite in the emblem.
(In Japanese folklore, foxes are capable of shapeshifting into human form, and are often seen as mischieveous tricksters. See the Wikipedia article for more information. I don't see any immediately obvious connection between that and what the Kitsune satellite will be doing, though.) -
#137 by Rondaz on 20 Feb, 2022 03:06
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CelesTrak has TLEs for 2 objects from the launch (2022-015) of CYGNUS NG-17 to the ISS atop an Antares booster from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island on Feb 19 at 1740 UTC:
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#138 by Salo on 20 Feb, 2022 05:35
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https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=000000026.000074539&g=prtIt also appears that a cubesat called Kitsune is on this mission.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52450.msg2342825#msg2342825
The tweet in that post appears to have been deleted. Here's an article I found about Kitsune:
Paraguay is part of the Kitsune satellite mission, which will be launched this Saturday [dated Feb. 18]
Google translate:QuoteThe Kitsune satellite will be launched tomorrow, February 19, at 2:39 p.m. from Wallops Island (Virginia, United States) and is expected to arrive at the International Space Station on February 21; Later, the date of its launching into orbit and start of operation will be defined.
<snip>
The Kitsune satellite is a multi-mission, 6U research CubeSat developed at the Kyutech institute, the product of collaboration between academia and the private sector in Japan. The letters of Kitsune's name represent in English the mission objectives Kyutech standardized bus, Imaging Technology System, Utilization of Networking and Electron content measurements (in Spanish, Kyutech bus standardized, imaging technology system, use of networks and content measurements of electrons).
Google translate:QuoteMitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, "our company") announced on November 18, 2021, Harada Seiki Co., Ltd. (Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, "Harada Seiki"), Addnics Corp. (Hachioji City, Tokyo). "Adonics") and Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, "Kyushu Institute of Technology") manufactured a "wide 6U *" size ultra-small satellite manufactured by a consortium (hereinafter, "HAK Consortium"). We handed over "KITSUNE" to the National Institute of Technology and Aeronautics and Astronautics (Mitaka City, Tokyo, hereinafter "JAXA").
* "1U" is a cube with a side of about 10 cm, "Wide 6U" is a rectangular parallelepiped with a side of about 10 x 20 x 30 cm
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#139 by edkyle99 on 20 Feb, 2022 14:01
