Cygnus NG-17

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https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1486399152061919233

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/nasa-commercial-resupply-mission-ng-17/

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Start nadal planowany na 19 lutego!

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Space station cargo spacecraft named for late astronaut Piers Sellers

January 26, 2022 — A British-American climate scientist who launched on three missions to the International Space Station is being honored with the naming of a U.S. commercial spacecraft bound for the orbiting complex that he helped build. (...)

Sellers began his career with NASA in 1982, 14 years before he was selected to become an astronaut. Born in England, where he earned his bachelor's degree in ecological science and a doctorate in biometeorology from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Leeds, respectively, Sellers moved to the United States to join a research team NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.

"Piers created the simple biosphere model, the first model to realistically simulate the interaction of global photosynthesis and Earth climates," said Zourzoukis. (...)
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-012622a-northrop-grumman-ng17-piers-sellers.html

w PJS https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=2734.msg100197#msg100197

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Aha! To dziś!

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Aha! To dziś!

Dokładnie o 18:40:02 czasu polskiego, transmisja na NASA TV:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

Pogoda 75% na start.

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Fotki wcześniejsze sprzed dzisiaj planowanym startem.

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Parametry warunków startu na GO

[Orionid]

Cygnus leci do ISS
  19.02. 17:40:07,300 z Wallops wystrzelona została RN Antares-230+. Wyniosła ona na orbitę statek transportowy
Cygnus NG-17 "SS Piers Sellers". Połączy się on z ISS 21.02.2022 o 09:35.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n220216.htm#01

NG-17 Antares launches S.S. Piers Sellers Cygnus


Here are some statistics on today's launch:

16th Antares rocket launch
6th launch of the Antares 230+ configuration
24th orbital launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
18th launch of a Cygnus spacecraft
1st orbital launch from Wallops in 2022
10th orbital launch attempt by a U.S. company in 2022
16th global orbital launch attempt in 2022
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/02/19/antares-cygnus-ng-17-mission-status-center/

Northrop Grumman ready to launch space station resupply mission
February 18, 2022 Stephen Clark


A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket rolls out to its launch pad Feb. 15 at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: NASA/Brian Bonsteel

The Cygnus mission, designated NG-17, will deliver more than 8,300 pounds (about 3,800 kilograms) of cargo to the space station.. Here’s a breakdown of the NG-17 cargo manifest:

• 2,980 pounds (1,352 kilograms) of crew supplies
• 2,883 pounds (1,308 kilograms) of vehicle hardware
• 1,975 pounds (896 kilograms) of science investigations
• 200 pounds (100 kilograms) of unpressurized cargo
• 132 pounds (60 kilograms) of spacewalk equipment
• 77 pounds (35 kilograms) of computer resources
(...)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/02/18/northrop-grumman-ready-to-launch-space-station-resupply-mission/

Antares launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to ISS
by Jeff Foust — February 19, 2022 [SN]


An Antares rocket lifts off Feb. 19 from Wallops Island, Virginia, carrying a Cygnus cargo spacecraft. Credit: NASA TV

WASHINGTON — A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft carrying several tons of cargo for the International Space Station Feb. 19.

The Antares 230+ rocket lifted off on schedule at 12:40 p.m. Eastern from Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia, on the NG-17 mission. The two-stage rocket placed the Cygnus spacecraft into orbit nearly nine minutes later. The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the station early Feb. 21 and be berthed by the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm.

The Cygnus spacecraft, named by Northrop the S.S. Piers Sellers after the late NASA astronaut, is carrying nearly 3,800 kilograms of cargo for the station. That includes 1,352 kilograms of crew supplies, 1,308 kilograms of vehicle hardware, 896 kilograms of science investigations and smaller amounts of spacewalk equipment and computer resources.
https://spacenews.com/antares-launches-cygnus-cargo-spacecraft-to-iss-3/

https://twitter.com/Astro_Raja/status/1496186729119817737

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2022/02/19/solar-arrays-deploy-on-cargo-craft-heading-to-station/

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/nasa-commercial-resupply-mission-ng-17/
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/02/antares-cygnus-ng-17/

Cygnus CRS-17 (NG 17, SS Piers Sellers)  https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cygnus-pcm-e.htm
KITSUNE →  https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/kitsune.htm
NACHOS →  https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/nachos.htm

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Górny stopień Castor 30XL odłączył się od Cygnusa. Cygnus znajduje się na trajektorii zmierzającej ku ISS.
Rozwinięcie paneli słonecznych za ok. 1,5 h.
Połączenie z ISS zaplanowano na 21 lutego ok. 10:35 CET.
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1495093331268972549
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1495100902709018627

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I już został przechwycony przez ramię robotyczne Stacji:

[Orionid]

O 10:44 CET nastąpiło przechwycenie
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1495699621754118148

https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/02/19/antares-cygnus-ng-17-mission-status-center/

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Przyłączenie do ISS o 13:02 czasu polskiego:

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1495732431013527552

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Po odłączeniu od ISS Cygnus obniżył orbitę.
https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=4923.msg177336#msg177336
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2022/06/28/cygnus-leaves-station-as-crew-maintains-research-and-operations/
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1542266925430018049