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Electron : F38 FST-1: Scouts Arrow/DYNAMO-A : WFF LC2 : 18 June 2023 (01:24 UTC)
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 13 Jun, 2023 16:43
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Not sure this is for HASTE but seems possible/likely
https://twitter.com/nasa_wallops/status/1668648173286375425The Wallops Range is scheduled to support a Rocket Lab launch between June 15-20 in the evening. There is no live stream planned for launch and the Wallops Visitor Center will not be open for launch.
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#1
by
Ken the Bin
on 13 Jun, 2023 16:53
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I received this NGA Rocket Launching notice two days ago for June 16 to June 21 UTC (June 15 to June 20 EDT). I didn't post it anywhere earlier because I generally ignore suborbital launches.
120014Z JUN 23
NAVAREA IV 643/23(GEN).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
VIRGINIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
160045Z TO 160430Z JUN, ALTERNATE
0045Z TO 0430Z DAILY 17 THRU 21 JUN
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 37-46.00N 075-30.00W, 37-37.00N 075-22.00W,
37-30.00N 074-57.00W, 37-25.00N 074-33.00W,
37-25.00N 074-26.00W, 37-32.00N 074-26.00W,
37-42.00N 074-42.00W, 37-54.00N 075-13.00W,
37-54.00N 075-19.00W, 37-53.00N 075-28.00W,
37-51.00N 075-31.00W.
B. 37-07.00N 070-28.00W, 36-25.00N 070-43.00W,
34-52.00N 064-12.00W, 35-33.00N 063-55.00W.
C. 35-18.00N 062-59.00W, 34-35.00N 063-15.00W,
33-47.00N 060-40.00W, 34-26.00N 060-19.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 210530Z JUN 23.
Attached is a Notice to Mariners from
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/home.
The main Wallops launch schedule at
https://www.nasa.gov/wallops-launch-schedule doesn't mention it.
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#2
by
russianhalo117
on 13 Jun, 2023 18:28
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Not sure this is for HASTE but seems possible/likely
https://twitter.com/nasa_wallops/status/1668648173286375425
The Wallops Range is scheduled to support a Rocket Lab launch between June 15-20 in the evening. There is no live stream planned for launch and the Wallops Visitor Center will not be open for launch.
It is as HASTE flight one is the next LC2 launch.
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#3
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Ken the Bin
on 14 Jun, 2023 04:46
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#4
by
Ken the Bin
on 15 Jun, 2023 04:09
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There was an FAA TFR for June 16 UTC. Then later one was added for June 17. Now both are gone.
OTOH, it is now listed on the FAA ATCSCC current Ops Plan.
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jspROCKET LAB F38 DYNAMO-A WALLUPS ISLAND, VA
PRIMARY: 06/16/23 0045Z-0430Z
BACKUP: 06/17-21/23 0045Z-0430Z
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#5
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Steven Pietrobon
on 15 Jun, 2023 05:02
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Will NSF be covering the launch?
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#6
by
catdlr
on 15 Jun, 2023 06:03
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Will NSF be covering the launch?
With no live stream Steven, it's going to be hard. It's like the old Sea Launch days when all I had to cover launches were tweets. The video was released later.
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#7
by
catdlr
on 15 Jun, 2023 08:02
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#8
by
catdlr
on 15 Jun, 2023 08:04
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#9
by
Ken the Bin
on 15 Jun, 2023 13:47
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Now June 18 UTC (June 17 EDT) per this cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.
151145Z JUN 23
NAVAREA IV 655/23(GEN).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
VIRGINIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
180045Z TO 180430Z JUN, ALTERNATE
0045Z TO 0430Z DAILY 19 THRU 21 JUN
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 37-46.00N 075-30.00W, 37-37.00N 075-22.00W,
37-30.00N 074-57.00W, 37-25.00N 074-33.00W,
37-25.00N 074-26.00W, 37-32.00N 074-26.00W,
37-42.00N 074-42.00W, 37-54.00N 075-13.00W,
37-54.00N 075-19.00W, 37-53.00N 075-28.00W,
37-51.00N 075-31.00W.
B. 37-07.00N 070-28.00W, 36-25.00N 070-43.00W,
34-52.00N 064-12.00W, 35-33.00N 063-55.00W.
C. 35-18.00N 062-59.00W, 34-35.00N 063-15.00W,
33-47.00N 060-40.00W, 34-26.00N 060-19.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 643/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 210530Z JUN 23.
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#10
by
Ken the Bin
on 15 Jun, 2023 16:50
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New FAA TFR.
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_3_1487.htmlAirspace Definition:
Region bounded by:
Latitude: Longitude: FRD:
From: 37º24'00"N 75º15'00"W CCV095035.9
To: 37º24'00"N 75º18'00"W CCV094033.5
To: 37º24'00"N 75º22'00"W CCV094030.3
To: 37º38'00"N 75º29'00"W SWL190025.4
To: 37º50'00"N 75º31'00"W SWL199013.6
To: 37º51'00"N 75º31'00"W SWL199012.6
To: 37º52'00"N 75º30'00"W SWL197011.5
To: 37º57'00"N 75º24'00"W SWL163007.1
To: 38º01'00"N 74º59'59"W SWL104022.1
To: 38º01'00"N 74º57'00"W SWL103024.5
To: 37º58'00"N 74º54'00"W SWL109027.3
To: 37º56'00"N 74º51'00"W SWL112030
To: 37º24'00"N 75º15'00"W CCV095035.9
To: 37º24'00"N 75º15'00"W CCV095035.9
Altitude: From the surface up to Unlimited
Effective Date(s):
From June 18, 2023 at 0045 UTC (June 17, 2023 at 2045 EDT)
To June 18, 2023 at 0430 UTC (June 18, 2023 at 0030 EDT)
Note: The FAA ATCSCC current Ops Plan still has it as June 16, but that's just advisory. The TFR is official.
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#11
by
catdlr
on 15 Jun, 2023 19:44
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Next Space Flight
DYNAMO-A
Launch Time
Sat Jun 17, 2023, 5:45 PM PDT
The first launch of Rocket Lab's HASTE program.
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#12
by
Ken the Bin
on 15 Jun, 2023 20:28
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The FAA ATCSCC current Ops Plan has been updated ... to say June
17 UTC, even though both the TFR and NGA notice say June 18. This is why I continue to emphasize that the Ops Plan is just advisory information for air traffic controllers and should always be taken with a grain of salt. It's often incorrect, incomplete, and/or out-of-date.
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jspROCKET LAB F38 DYNAMO-A WALLUPS ISLAND, VA
PRIMARY: 06/17/23 0045Z-0430Z
BACKUP: 06/18-21/23 0045Z-0430Z
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#13
by
OneSpeed
on 16 Jun, 2023 07:44
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Now June 18 UTC (June 17 EDT) per this cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.
Maps from the NGA notice.
Edit:
New FAA TFR.
TFR (pink) overlayed with NGA area A (red).
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#14
by
Ken the Bin
on 17 Jun, 2023 03:57
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The FAA ATCSCC current Ops Plan has been updated ... to say June 17 UTC, even though both the TFR and NGA notice say June 18. This is why I continue to emphasize that the Ops Plan is just advisory information for air traffic controllers and should always be taken with a grain of salt. It's often incorrect, incomplete, and/or out-of-date.
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp
ROCKET LAB F38 DYNAMO-A WALLUPS ISLAND, VA
PRIMARY: 06/17/23 0045Z-0430Z
BACKUP: 06/18-21/23 0045Z-0430Z
Finally fixed.
ROCKET LAB F38 DYNAMO-A WALLUPS ISLAND, VA
PRIMARY: 06/18/23 0045Z-0430Z
BACKUP: 06/19-21/23 0045Z-0430Z
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#15
by
GewoonLukas_
on 17 Jun, 2023 22:26
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Rocket is vertical on the pad. Notably it's lacking HASTE branding (no white interstage as shown on renders), suggesting that they might have pulled an Electron from their backlog.
We have an electron on LC-2 ahead of todays launch attempt. TFR goes into effect at 8:45pm and runs till 12:30!
Difficult to tell if the first stage has Electron or HASTE on it due to the haze.
https://twitter.com/kyle_LTS/status/1670178797650337793
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#16
by
zubenelgenubi
on 18 Jun, 2023 00:39
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#17
by
lightleviathan
on 18 Jun, 2023 00:43
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T-30mins and counting overheard from police officers radio
Kyle Henry (@kyle_LTS)
June 18, 2023
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#18
by
catdlr
on 18 Jun, 2023 00:48
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Thank you, everyone, for keeping us posted.
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#19
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 00:49
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Livestream!
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#20
by
zubenelgenubi
on 18 Jun, 2023 00:52
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Livestream!
Webcasting in portrait vs landscape mode.
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#21
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Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 00:52
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Livestream has started. Somebody please tell Kyle to put his camera into landscape mode!
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#22
by
zubenelgenubi
on 18 Jun, 2023 00:56
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Overhead on the radio in the webcast, 8:55 pm: 📻
Holding at T-5 minutes.
https://twitter.com/kyle_LTS/status/1670232037976858624Holding at t-5mins.
Webcast cuts out at times--rural bandwidth issue?
Conversations continue in the background, as do the sounds of Chesapeake Bay night critters. 🌙
Sounds of a 35 mm SLR camera? 📷 We caught a glimpse of at least one digital camera before, readout screen zoomed in on the launch complex.
Still holding.
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#23
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Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 00:59
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#24
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:08
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Night has fallen. The camera's stupid autofocus keeps blurring the scene!
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#25
by
lightleviathan
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:08
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Still holding :/
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#26
by
zubenelgenubi
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:09
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#27
by
lightleviathan
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:10
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The count has been picked up at T-15 min! (9:25/21:25 EDT)
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#28
by
Orbiter
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:10
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New T-0 roughly 9:25pm Eastern.
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#29
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Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:10
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T-15 minutes heard on the radio.
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#30
by
catdlr
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:11
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Understand Steven, but I'm happy with whatever we get.
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#31
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Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:15
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#32
by
zubenelgenubi
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:17
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#33
by
lightleviathan
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:19
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Strongback is moving to launch position!
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#34
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Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:21
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"T-5 minutes and counting." Enhanced image below as the camera has lost it!
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#35
by
lightleviathan
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:23
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Longest wait in my entire life haha
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#36
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Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:24
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"T-2 minutes and counting."
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#37
by
jcm
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:24
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Nitpick on title: pad is Rocket Lab LC2, but Wallops Pad 0C.
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#38
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Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:24
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"One minute and counting."
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#39
by
lightleviathan
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:24
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T-30 seconds
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#40
by
lightleviathan
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:25
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LAUNCH!
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#41
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Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:25
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#42
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:27
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#43
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:28
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T+2 minutes. Looks like the vehicle is out of view.
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#44
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:29
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"Thankyou all for coming. Good night."
Livestream has ended.
Big thanks to Kyle Henry for the livestream!
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#45
by
catdlr
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:29
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#46
by
catdlr
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:30
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I have his video and am editing it now.
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#47
by
catdlr
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:32
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The original video is again available. Just refresh the original link.
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#48
by
catdlr
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:35
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#49
by
zubenelgenubi
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:36
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More screencaps!
Attachments 6 & 7, and 8 & 9, are tough to distinguish. 10 is the pad after launch, shortly before the stream ended.
Stream died during first stage burn. 🔥 I think we missed MECO, stage 1/2 separation, and SEI.
The trajectory differs dramatically from an orbital launch.
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#50
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Steven Pietrobon
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:38
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#51
by
catdlr
on 18 Jun, 2023 01:43
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Lyle must have pulled the feed unexpectedly (or YouTube canceled the Feed). YouTube has ended the video while the live stream is still active. Lyle will need to end his live stream properly to allow me to download the video. For now, the clip I provided above is all I can do. Wasn't a good video anyway, only a 780p low frame rate.
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#52
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zubenelgenubi
on 18 Jun, 2023 02:13
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Congratulations to the entire launch campaign team! 🎊 👏 💐 🥳
Thank you, Kyle Henry, for the livestream!
Thank you, Steven, catdlr, and lightleviathan, for tonight's launch thread coverage!
Big thanks to Kyle Henry for the livestream!
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#53
by
zubenelgenubi
on 18 Jun, 2023 02:46
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#54
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 18 Jun, 2023 02:55
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#55
by
catdlr
on 18 Jun, 2023 03:10
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HASTE Flight 1 pulls a major dog leg maneuver on its way to space! Full launch gallery will be available soon on my website link in bio!
I noticed on his live stream that his cell phone was attached to his high def video camera. So I expect a much better video coming soon from him. When he does, I'll delete my video.
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#56
by
TrevorMonty
on 18 Jun, 2023 04:25
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#57
by
Chinakpradhan
on 18 Jun, 2023 05:29
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Apogee?
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#58
by
russianhalo117
on 18 Jun, 2023 05:51
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Apogee?
Classified government mission so its unlikely to be publicly disclosed however armchair mathematicians can attempt to calculate it.
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#59
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 18 Jun, 2023 07:02
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https://twitter.com/nasa_wallops/status/1670271162067058688This evening, Wallops supported the launch of @RocketLab's first ever Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) launch vehicle at 9:24 p.m. EDT. Wallops supports these commercial missions with our range, safety & emergency teams.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/wallops/2023/wallops-range-supports-first-rocket-lab-haste-launch Jun 18, 2023
Wallops Range Supports First Rocket Lab HASTE Launch
Rocket Lab launched its first-ever Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron, or HASTE, launch vehicle from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Saturday, June 17, at 9:24 p.m. EDT from the company’s Launch Complex-2 on Wallops Island in Virginia.
"The range team worked tirelessly to support this first HASTE mission for Rocket Lab," said David L. Pierce, Wallops Flight Facility director. "Wallops, at its core, is a test and research range perfectly suited for these sorts of missions."
Wallops, NASA’s only owned and operated launch range, enabled the mission providing services such as tracking, telemetry, and range safety to ensure a safe and successful mission.
Next up for Wallops is the launch of a Terrier-Improved Orion sounding rocket carrying more than 30 university student experiments into space Thursday, June 22, as part of NASA’s RockOn and RockSat-C student flight opportunity programs.
Jeremy Eggers
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.
[email protected]
Last Updated: Jun 18, 2023
Editor: Jamie Adkins
Tags: Wallops Flight Facility
Photo caption:
Rocket Lab's HASTE launch vehicle took flight from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility June 17 at 9:24 p.m. EDT.
Credits: NASA/Patrick Black
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#60
by
Fmedici
on 18 Jun, 2023 07:26
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#61
by
GewoonLukas_
on 18 Jun, 2023 20:41
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#62
by
zubenelgenubi
on 19 Jun, 2023 01:04
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#63
by
Gliderflyer
on 20 Jun, 2023 00:21
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https://www.leidos.com/insights/leidos-mach-tb-program-successfully-completes-1st-test-launchLeidos’ MACH-TB program successfully completes 1st test launch
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA (June 19, 2023) – Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a Fortune 500® technology, engineering and science solutions and service leader, announced its Dynetics team has successfully completed a large-scale test for its MACH-TB program. The Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) program is meant to increase the speed of testing for all commercially available hypersonic systems. The program also called for the creation of an experimental glide body (EGB) that will allow the team to gather data on and validate performance of hypersonic glide body components.
“This successful test has demonstrated first hypersonic insertion of a payload from a commercial launch vehicle and the team is ready to move forward into the next phase of this program,” said Leidos CEO Tom Bell. “It took our MACH-TB team only 49 days to create this innovative technology demonstration, which highlights our ability to deliver on promises.”
The inaugural launch took place on June 17 at 9:24 p.m. UTC from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 2 at Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. Rocket Lab was selected by Leidos to provide hypersonic test launch capabilities under the MACH-TB project awarded by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane through the
Strategic and Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S2MARTS) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) vehicle on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense.
“Today marks a significant milestone in our commitment to pushing forward the boundaries of hypersonic innovation," said Dr. Angie Lewis, NSWC Crane Technical Director. "Our approach will accelerate progress so that the nation has the right capabilities to counter and address the threat landscape today and throughout this decisive decade."
The next phase of the program will expand upon this successful test to develop additional opportunities to increase the U.S.’ cadence of hypersonic flight testing in support of technology maturation.
“This cutting-edge technology has yet to be developed and is breaking new ground for an important and necessary sector of our industry,” concluded Bell.” Leidos is proud to manufacture a test bed that can provide the U.S. with an advantage in the great power competition.”
[zubenelgenubi: We are allowed to quote press releases in full. That's what they are published for.]
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#64
by
jcm
on 20 Jun, 2023 00:37
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#65
by
edzieba
on 20 Jun, 2023 16:52
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https://www.leidos.com/insights/leidos-mach-tb-program-successfully-completes-1st-test-launch
Careful wording here. So the payload was *not* a hypersonic glide body (which they will build but have not built yet), but just probably a piece of junk that was inserted in the right trajectory so they could say they have worked out all the
organizational and hardware interfaces with RocketLab.
The payload could be anything from an irregular lump of concrete to an existing or modified existing hypersonic glide body created previously but not used (both Dynetics and Leidos have participated in several similar hypersonics programmes in the past), with instrumentation and control capability anywhere from 'none' to 'full'.
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#66
by
Yeknom-Ecaps
on 20 Jun, 2023 20:49
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#67
by
GewoonLukas_
on 20 Jun, 2023 20:53
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Anyone have a white background "Scout's Arrow" mission logo to post?
Here's the one from Rocket Lab's website with a transparant background:
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#68
by
Yeknom-Ecaps
on 20 Jun, 2023 20:57
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Anyone have a white background "Scout's Arrow" mission logo to post?
Here's the one from Rocket Lab's website with a transparant background:
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#69
by
Fmedici
on 20 Jun, 2023 21:12
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So uhm trying to the distinguish all the names and codes associated to this mission so far:
- DYNAMO-A is the name of the payload (what's the primary source of that though, besides launch tracking sites?)
- MACH-TB is Dinetics' procject dealing with hypersonic tests that gave birth to the payload
- Scout's Arrow is Rocket Lab's mission name
- F38 is the usual launch code associated to Electron launches
- FST-1 is
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#70
by
Zed_Noir
on 20 Jun, 2023 21:44
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https://www.leidos.com/insights/leidos-mach-tb-program-successfully-completes-1st-test-launch
Careful wording here. So the payload was *not* a hypersonic glide body (which they will build but have not built yet), but just probably a piece of junk that was inserted in the right trajectory so they could say they have worked out all the
organizational and hardware interfaces with RocketLab.
The payload could be anything from an irregular lump of concrete to an existing or modified existing hypersonic glide body created previously but not used (both Dynetics and Leidos have participated in several similar hypersonics programmes in the past), with instrumentation and control capability anywhere from 'none' to 'full'.
Could also be a hypersonic air inlet on a rocket motor body. Or just external skin test panels exposed to hypersonic flow. AIUI the problem isn't the glide body's flight characteristics, is rather if said glide body's exterior survives the hypersonic flight.
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#71
by
russianhalo117
on 21 Jun, 2023 01:22
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I have renamed the thread title to reflect the offical press releases and mission patches and retained the USG interagency mission codename.
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#72
by
catdlr
on 21 Jun, 2023 02:25
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Kyle posted his video. I've pulled down the version I previously posted earlier in this thread.
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#73
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 21 Jun, 2023 04:36
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#74
by
GewoonLukas_
on 21 Jun, 2023 06:49
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So uhm trying to the distinguish all the names and codes associated to this mission so far:
- DYNAMO-A is the name of the payload (what's the primary source of that though, besides launch tracking sites?)
The launch showed up as "Rocket Lab F38 DYNAMO-A" in the
FAA Current Operations Plan AdvisoryROCKET LAB F38 DYNAMO-A WALLUPS ISLAND, VA
PRIMARY: 06/16/23 0045Z-0430Z
BACKUP: 06/17-21/23 0045Z-0430Z
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#75
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 27 Jun, 2023 22:17
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#76
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 17 Jul, 2023 04:35
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#77
by
catdlr
on 18 Jul, 2023 04:09
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#78
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 18 Jul, 2023 17:24
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twitter.com/akd_ams/status/1681298966980476929
More remote photos of @RocketLab’s inaugural HASTE mission, which launched from LC-2 for @LeidosInc & @Dynetics.
https://twitter.com/akd_ams/status/1681298975952093186Electron is an incredible launch vehicle; it’s surreal to play a part in documenting its launches and also supporting the Prop Team.
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Grateful to the Team for entrusting me to document the launch campaign. 📸 🚀
