| Planowana data startu: | 21 maja 2018, 10:39 - 10:44 CEST |
| Ładunek: | Cygnus OA-9E "S.S. J.R. Thompson" |
| Masa ładunku: | 6173 kg (statek + paliwo 800 kg + ładunek 3350 kg) |
| Orbita docelowa: | LEO (ISS) |
| Rakieta: | Antares 230 |
| Platforma startowa: | MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Wirginia |
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Mission Update: In conjunction with NASA, we have moved the #OA9 launch to NET Monday, May 21st at 4:39 a.m. EDT to support further pre-launch inspections and more favorable weather conditions. See the full statement on our mission page http://bit.ly/2FbdUrz
And we're up! #Antares sits vertical on @VCSFA_MARS Pad 0A at @NASA_Wallops. Launch is set for Monday, May 21 at 4:39am EDT/8:39am UTChttps://twitter.com/OrbitalATK/status/997648188881465344
Grapple is currently planned for approximately 05:20 EDT (0920 UTC) Thursday morning followed by berthing to Node-1 Unity’s nadir Common Berthing Mechanism port two hours later at 07:30 EDT (1130 UTC).https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/05/s-s-j-r-thompson-arrival-station-new-c2v2-radio/
The six satellites that will be deployed from the Cygnus itself are all three-unit CubeSats. Four are Lemur-2 spacecraft that are being flown for Spire Global.
Each Lemur carries two payloads: SENSE collects the Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals from ships and Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) signals from aircraft, relaying them back to ground stations to help improve maritime and aviation safety in areas that would not normally be monitored. A second payload, STRATOS. measures how signals from GPS satellites are affected as they pass through Earth’s atmosphere – allowing the satellite to infer atmospheric conditions including temperature, pressure and humidity.
The other two CubeSats that will deploy from Cygnus after it leaves the International Space Station comprise the dual-satellite AeroCube 12 mission for The Aerospace Corporation. AeroCube 12A and AeroCube 12B will test new components in orbit, including star-trackers and solar cells. AeroCube 12B also carries an experimental electric propulsion system that will be demonstrated on orbit.