Antares : Cygnus NG-18 : 7 Nov 2022 (10:32 UTC)

• #200 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 08:23
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  Antares/NG-18: The ISS and Cygnus are in orbital darkness, flying 259 miles above the north Pacific south of Alaska; sunrise expected in about 18 minutes

  
  https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1590273688280367105?cxt=HHwWgoDQ2c3f5JEsAAAA
  
  http://www.satflare.com/track.asp#TOP

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• #201 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 08:28
• As usual "Exercice constraint", now.
• #202 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 08:29
• Screen in the Cupola.

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• #203 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 08:31
• Range: 75 meters.

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• #204 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 08:36
• Sunrise in 5 minutes.

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• #205 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Nov, 2022 08:42
• https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1590278506168352771
  
  

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  The first good view of NG-18 Cygnus with one of its arrays undeployed.

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• #206 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 08:43
• About 30 meters, hold point "HP-2".

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• #207 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 08:44
• Closeup view.

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• #208 by eeergo on 09 Nov, 2022 08:45
• 30m out. Flashes from what appear to be TridDARs 1 and 3.

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• #209 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 08:45
• Another GO/NO GO poll between NG and NASA mission controls.
• #210 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 08:47
• Daytime...

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• #211 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Nov, 2022 08:54
• https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1590279759245676544
  
  

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  LIDAR 2 has also failed, but still has 1 and 3.
• #212 by eeergo on 09 Nov, 2022 08:57
• GO for approach to capture point.
• #213 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 09:00
• GO for Final Approach.

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• #214 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 09:03

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• #215 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 09:08
• 15 meters.

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• #216 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 09:10
• CP "Capture Point" ~10-12 meters below the ISS.

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• #217 by eeergo on 09 Nov, 2022 09:10
• Capture point reached. GO/NO GO poll for capture is underway.
• #218 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 09:11
• Cygnus in Free Drift (and ISS into a Fine Attitude Hold with thrusters disabled).
  GO/NO GO poll for capture underway.
• #219 by centaurinasa on 09 Nov, 2022 09:12
• GO for capture.

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