Pierwszy Atlas w tym roku 21.01. o 19:00:00 z Cape Canaveral wystrzelona została RN Atlas-5/511, która wyniosła w T+6h 32' 59" na orbitę o parametrach: hp=36106 km, ha=36165 km, i=0° w ramach misji USSF 8 dwa satelity zwiadu orbity geostacjonarnej GSSAP 5 (Hornet 5) i GSSAP 6 (Hornet 6).
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n220116.htm#03Atlas V launches GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1484694936331206657https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/01/20/atlas-5-rocket-rolls-to-launch-pad-for-space-force-mission/ROCKET: Atlas 5 (AV-084)
MISSION: USSF 8
PAYLOAD: GSSAP 5 and GSSAP 6 space surveillance satellites
LAUNCH SITE: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
LAUNCH DATE: Jan. 21, 2022
LAUNCH TIME: 2 p.m. EST (1900)
WEATHER FORECAST: 80% chance of acceptable weather
BOOSTER RECOVERY: None
LAUNCH AZIMUTH: East
TARGET ORBIT: Approximately 22,440 miles, 0.0 degrees inclination
LAUNCH TIMELINE:T-00:00:02.7: RD-180 ignition
T+00:00:01.0: Liftoff
T+00:00:06.9: Begin pitch/yaw maneuver
T+00:00:57.8: Mach 1
T+00:01:07.4: Maximum aerodynamic pressure (Max-Q)
T+00:02:00.5: Solid rocket booster jettison
T+00:03:30.0: Payload fairing jettison
T+00:04:21.2: Atlas booster engine cutoff (BECO)
T+00:04:27.2: Atlas/Centaur stage separation
T+00:04:37.1: Centaur first main engine start (MES-1)
T+00:13:07.8: Centaur first main engine cutoff (MECO-1)
T+01:09:30.4: Centaur second main engine start (MES-2)
T+01:13:37.0: Centaur second main engine cutoff (MECO-2)
T+06:31:12.0: Centaur third main engine start (MES-3)
T+06:32:59.3: Centaur third main engine cutoff (MECO-3)
T+06:35:48.3: GSSAP 5 spacecraft separation
T+06:45:20.3: GSSAP 6 spacecraft separation
MISSION STATS:673rd launch for Atlas program since 1957
374th Atlas launch from Cape Canaveral
262nd mission of a Centaur upper stage
239th use of Centaur by an Atlas rocket
508th production RL10 engine to be launched
38th RL10C-1 engine launched
97th flight of an RD-180 main engine
91st launch of an Atlas 5 since 2002
35th U.S. Air Force/Space Force use of an Atlas 5
9th GEM-63 solid rocket boosters flown
75th launch of an Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral
1st Atlas 5 launch of 2022
133rd Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle flight
148th United Launch Alliance flight overall
83rd Atlas 5 under United Launch Alliance
106th United Launch Alliance flight from Cape Canaveral
33rd 500-series flight of the Atlas 5
1st Atlas 5 to fly in the 511 configuration
102nd launch from Complex 41
75th Atlas 5 to use Complex 41
4th orbital launch overall from Cape Canaveral in 2022
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/01/21/atlas-5-av-084-ussf-8-live-coverage/Photos: Atlas 5 rocket flies on ULA’s first mission of 2022January 25, 2022 Stephen Clark
Credit: Alex Polimeni / Spaceflight Nowhttps://spaceflightnow.com/2022/01/25/photos-atlas-5-rocket-flies-on-ulas-first-mission-of-2022/Atlas 5 rocket delivers two military inspector satellites to high-altitude orbitJanuary 21, 2022 Stephen Clark
An Atlas 5 rocket, boosted by an RD-180 main engine and one strap-on solid rocket motor, lifts off from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with a pair of U.S. Space Force tracking satellites. Credit: Alex Polimeni / Spaceflight Now(...) Not only can the surveillance platforms help the Space Force track objects in geosynchronous orbit — a capability needed to manage traffic and avoid collisions — the GSSAP spacecraft can adjust their orbits to approach and image other satellites using sharp-eyed optical cameras.
The GSSAP satellites’ ability to maneuver around other spacecraft gives military officials data on the location, orbit and size of other objects in geosynchronous orbit, according to the Space Force, “enabling characterization for anomaly resolution and enhanced surveillance, while maintaining flight safety.”
“Data from GSSAP uniquely contributes to timely and accurate orbital predictions, enhancing our knowledge of the geosynchronous orbit environment, and further enabling space flight safety to include satellite collision avoidance,” officials wrote in the Space Force’s official GSSAP fact sheet. (...)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/01/21/atlas-5-rocket-delivers-two-military-inspector-satellites-to-high-altitude-orbit/ULA launches two space surveillance satellites for U.S. Space Forceby Sandra Erwin — January 21, 2022
The Northrop Grumman-made satellites, named GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6, are part of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program(...) Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond called USSF-8 a “really important mission” because the GSSAP satellites are used to monitor objects in the geostationary belt. “The way I would describe it is as a neighborhood watch capability that allows us to better understand what’s going on in the domain especially in a really critical orbit like the GEO orbit,” said Raymond.
The first two pairs of GSSAP satellites were launched in 2014 and 2016 on ULA Delta 4 medium rockets. ”These next two satellites will add to that capability and enable us to understand more completely things that occur in the geosynchronous orbit. It’s a key piece in the puzzle for space domain awareness,” said Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of the Space Force’s Space Operations Command.
https://spacenews.com/ula-launches-two-space-surveillance-satellites-for-u-s-space-force/Mighty Atlas Launches, Begins Banner Year for ULAby Ben Evans January 21, 2022
Conceptualization of the Geosynchronous Space Situation Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites. Image Credit: U.S. Space Force(...) It marked the 75th Atlas V mission to originate from the Cape and kicked off an ambitious 2022 for ULA, which hopes to launch more than 12 times, a impressive flight-rate tempo unseen since 2016. (...)
https://www.americaspace.com/2022/01/21/mighty-atlas-launches-begins-banner-year-for-ula/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/01/ussf-satellite-inspection/https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/archived-launched/atlas-v-ussf-8GSSAP 5 (Hornet 5, USA 324, USSF 8, AFSPC 8 )
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/gssap-1.htmGSSAP 6 (Hornet 6, USA 325, USSF 8, AFSPC 8 )
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