Lucy wyruszyła 16.10. o 09:34:00,192 z Cape Canaveral wystrzelona została RN Atlas-5/401, która wyniosła w T+46' 40,1" na orbitę
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Applause is heard in the @ULALaunch control room as the #LucyMission spacecraft successfully separates. Up next: deployment of the two 24-foot (7-meter) solar arrays.
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1449323951432388610Start misji Lucy BY KRZYSZTOF KANAWKA ON 20 PAŹDZIERNIKA 2021
(...) Misja podstawowa Lucy została zaplanowana na 12 lat. W 2022 i 2024 sonda wykona asysty grawitacyjne obok Ziemi, co skieruje ten pojazd bezzałogowy na orbitę z najdalszym punktem w pobliżu orbity Jowisza.
Następnie, w 2025 roku nastąpi przelot obok planetoidy 52246 Donaldjohanson (obiekt Pasa Planetoid), po czym w 2027 Lucy odwiedzi „chmurę planetoid” w pobliżu punktu L4 w układzie Jowisz-Słońce. W tym otoczeniu Lucy zbada cztery planetoidy: 3548 Eurybates (i jego księżyc), 15094 Polymele, 11351 Leucus oraz 21900 Orus. Następnie, dzięki asyście grawitacyjnej w 2029 roku obok Ziemi, w 2021 roku Lucy odwiedzi „chmurę planetoid” w pobliżu punktu L5 w układzie Jowisz-Słońce i przeleci w pobliżu planetoidy 617 Patroclus (i jego dużego księżyca). (...)
https://kosmonauta.net/2021/10/start-misji-lucy/https://www.space24.pl/sonda-lucy-niebawem-na-wyrzutni-zbada-planetoidy-trojanskiePhotos: Atlas 5 rocket stands on the launch pad with NASA’s Lucy spacecraftOctober 15, 2021 Stephen Clark
Credit: United Launch Alliancehttps://spaceflightnow.com/2021/10/15/photos-atlas-5-rocket-stands-on-the-launch-pad-with-nasas-lucy-spacecraft/Here are some statistics on this afternoon’s mission:671st launch for Atlas program since 1957
372nd Atlas launch from Cape Canaveral
260th mission of a Centaur upper stage
237th use of Centaur by an Atlas rocket
506th production RL10 engine to be launched
36th RL10C-1 engine launched
95th flight of an RD-180 main engine
89th launch of an Atlas 5 since 2002
25th Atlas 5 launch for NASA
73rd launch of an Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral
3rd Atlas 5 launch of 2021
131st Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle flight
146th United Launch Alliance flight overall
81st Atlas 5 under United Launch Alliance
104th United Launch Alliance flight from Cape Canaveral
56th 400-series flight of the Atlas 5
40th Atlas 5 to fly in the 401 configuration
100th launch from Complex 41
73rd Atlas 5 to use Complex 41
24th orbital launch overall from Cape Canaveral in 2020
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/10/16/atlas-5-av096-mission-status-center/Images: Atlas 5 blasts off with NASA’s Lucy asteroid missionOctober 22, 2021 Stephen Clark
Credit: Alex Polimeni / Spaceflight Nowhttps://spaceflightnow.com/2021/10/22/images-atlas-5-blasts-off-with-nasas-lucy-asteroid-mission/https://spacenews.com/nasas-planetary-science-program-shifts-priority-to-asteroid-missions/https://spacenews.com/government-shutdown-could-delay-nasas-lucy-asteroid-mission/Lucy Launches, Begins Multi-Billion-Mile Trek to Explore Dawn of the Solar Systemby Ben Evans October 17, 2021
After one of its least-flown years on record, United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully executed its fourth mission of 2021 with a rousing, pre-dawn liftoff of NASA’s ambitious Lucy mission to explore multiple Trojan-class asteroids which lead or trail the orbital path of the giant planet Jupiter. A “barebones” Atlas V rocket—flying for the first time in its “401” configuration from the Space Coast in more than four years—rose from storied Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., at 5:34 a.m. EDT Saturday. Launch occurred at the opening instant of a 23-day “window” to reach its Trojan targets. (...)
https://www.americaspace.com/2021/10/16/lucy-launches-begins-multi-billion-mile-trek-to-explore-dawn-of-the-solar-system/NASA investigating issue with Lucy solar arrayby Jeff Foust — October 17, 2021
(...) Both solar panels are generating power, the agency stated, and there are no other problems with the spacecraft. “In the current spacecraft attitude, Lucy can continue to operate with no threat to its health and safety,” NASA said in the statement. “The team is analyzing spacecraft data to understand the situation and determine next steps to achieve full deployment of the solar array.” (...)
https://spacenews.com/nasa-investigating-issue-with-lucy-solar-array/Lucy Stable in Cruise ModeKaren Fox Posted on October 27, 2021
The Lucy spacecraft remains in cruise mode, which is the standard flight mode for outbound flight and allows for substantial autonomy for the spacecraft. The spacecraft has successfully executed several small planned maneuvers, which have had no adverse effect on the one solar array that is not fully deployed. On Oct. 29, NASA will adjust Lucy’s position to point toward Earth in preparation for instrument checkout. (...)
https://blogs.nasa.gov/lucy/2021/10/27/lucy-stable-in-cruise-mode/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/10/nasa-ula-launch-lucy/https://blogs.nasa.gov/lucy/https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/lucy/in-depth/https://flickr.com/photos/152188355@N03/sets/72157719885506145AA (3)
https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=3514.msg170428#msg170428https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lucy.htmEDIT 17.10.2023
https://twitter.com/airandspace/status/1714073028651303145Two years ago today, NASA's #LucyMission launched on an Atlas V rocket on a journey to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. Through its discoveries, Lucy aims to revolutionize our knowledge of planetary origins and the formation of the solar system.
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lucy/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(spacecraft)https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(sonda_kosmiczna)