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#OrbitalATK #Minotaur | the #Halloween afternoon launch of the SkySat and Dove Satellites on a multiple hitchhikers ride- Highlights

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One of the sequences of launches that follow during the eve of SpaceX KoreanSat5A in which was launched on a very clear east coast afternoon from the iconic NASA-KSC Launch Complex 39A on the 30th October 2017, Korean Television Communications Satellite.. On the following Halloween 31st October 2017 day  it’s the Orbital ATK’s Minotaur C rocket that was launched from the other side from the Californian West Coast from Vandenberg Air force Base from Space Launch Complex -SLC-576E weather wise it met the launch criteria.. in which it Launched 1437 Hours Pacific time..

From the timely launch it, accent into deployment twelve minutes after the launch deploying from its removed payload flaring, deploying six SkySat Spacecraft into one by one into Targeting Sun Synchronous orbit 500 Kilometers above Earth…  Follow on multiple piggy backing payloads is the final of deployment of four Dove Satellite Spacecraft’s into the same..

The sequences of deployments for home-grown made Californian manufactured SkySat also Dove Spacecraft operate in combinations with each other as they provide the provisionment of remote sensing of Data and Telecommunications towards non and governmental organisations business… in which this case the client was for Planet labs Inc. whom provides extremely high ultra-resolution  rich orbital imagery of Earth Terrain from orbit..

#SpaceX #Iridium3 | #JustReadTheInstructions with Ten #IridiumNext ’s on one Falcon nine launch- Highlights…..

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On that California west coast morning, from Space X Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base… is the Launch of a piggy back ride of ten Thales Alenia Space   Iridium 3 – Iridium Next Satellites in which is constructed by Orbital ATK.. In which was launched on that Californian Monday of 9th October 2017 on 0531 hours Los Angeles Time- Pacific Date Time…

As per usual on some payload is singular, but currently trends with the increase in technologies on satellite technologies making them smaller, compact…? Meaning on carrier launch providers can launch two or more, this case its call piggy packing on a singular launch vehicle …. In this case the Iridium 3- Next satellites are design to have that clustering payload…  in which the clustering payloads are launched into a LEO-Low Earth Orbit for more maximized communications coverage with overlapping communications coverage…  in sequences from satellite one to ten..

Within ten minutes least from the launch is the landing of the first stage of reusable  staging carrier rocket on an off shore drone ship “ Just Read The Instructions”  that was station in the Pacific Ocean.

Iridium Next Constellation is built from very ground up like assembly of building from a ground up of an aircraft or a car… in which the satellites are designed for LEO- Low Earth Orbit in with back up, also spare parts…. As with the LEO- Low Earth Orbit of 780 Kilometers above earth to allow shorter transmission paths also with given stronger signal gains of a LEO with a lower Latency, shorter registration time than having a GEO- Geo Stationary Orbit..  With the numerous clusters of the Iridium Next network in LEO, it’ll will minimized the empty spots therefore increasing the area coverage of continuing communications with overlapping communication coverage spots to minimizes dropped connections and various types of communications….  As the network is in LEO travelling in orbit at 27360 Km/hour it cover more communications requirements in each orbit takes 100 minutes ….

 

#ULA United Launch Alliance | #AtlasV #NROL42 – Highlights

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On 24th September 2017,  West coast- California time is the United Launch Alliance of NROL-42- National Reconnaissance Office Satellite, launching from the West Coast Californian coast line from Launch Complex three from Vandenberg Air Force Base… The launch window of the Atlas V 541 opens at 2238 hours Pacific Date Time…

Featuring in the commentary for the launch, is Amanda Kuker, is talking throughout the process… in which it the whole process of the launch of NROL 42, did had some issues, but the issues was resolved rapidly… as the launch did had some issue prior in the battery replacement on the Atlas V booster carrier rocket.. Due then, the weather was favourable for the night time launch as the initial launch process was actual to launch on 21st September 2017, in which was launch slated, Due to the nature of the payload the live webcast stream of the launch stream was only broadcast till before the flaring was deployed..

The client is the National Reconnaissance Office Launch Enterprise- Air Force, in which the NROL-42 is launch from an Atlas V 541 configuration, in which the primary stage is an Atlas V, with four core solid rocket boosters, in which the primary carrier stage is powered by a RD-180 Engine, with a secondary Centaur Stage is powered by a Areojet Rocketdyne RL10C-1 Engine..

The NROL-42- is a Data observationally data gathering communications assessment satellite in which one of many purposes is also assessments of weather observation also earth environmental sciences of data analysis natural disasters, earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding’s, and fires… also provides the provisions of communications of supporting peacekeeping and humanitarian relief operations..

As for the next United Launch Alliance for NROL 52 is slated for 5th October 2017 from Space Launch complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida  with the launch window at 0300 to 0700 Eastern Morning Date time  with the Atlas V 421 rocket configuration…

#ULA United Launch Alliance | #AtlasV #NROL42 – Mission launch profile…..

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On 21st September 2017 Thursday West coast time, is the United Launch Alliance of NROL-42- National Reconnaissance Office Satellite, launching from the West Coast Californian coast line from Launch Complex three from Vandenberg Air Force Base… The launch window of the Atlas V 541 opens at 2238 hours Pacific Date Time…in which the live stream of the event will be stream broadcast at Sept. 21 at 2218 Hours Pacific Date Time in which will be a night time launch due to the nature of the position of the payload need to be placed.

The client is the National Reconnaissance Office Launch Enterprise- Air Force, in which the NROL-42 is launch from an Atlas V 541 configuration, in which the primary stage is an Atlas V, with four core solid rocket boosters, in which the primary carrier stage is powered by a RD-180 Engine, with a secondary Centaur Stage is powered by a Areojet Rocketdyne RL10C-1 Engine..

The NROL-42- is a Data observationally data gathering communications assessment satellite in which one of many purposes is also assessments of weather observation also earth environmental sciences of data analysis natural disasters, earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding’s, and fires… also provides the provisions of communications of supporting peacekeeping and humanitarian relief operations

#SPACEX | #Iridium2- That west coast launch with “Just Read the Instructions- I still Love You..” – Highlights.

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It was only forty eight hours ago that there was a SpaceX Launch from that Iconic NASA-KSC launch complex 39A that launched the first Bulgaria Telecommunications satellite BulgariaSat-1   in which was launched on 23rd June 2017 in which that Falcon nine reusable landed on a drone ship “ I still Love You..” ….. In which happen on East Coast… Within forty eight hours it was the West Coast  in which from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California from Space  Launch complex  4E (SLC-4E)

The 25th June 2017 is the  Iridium 2  launch is particular unique in which it launches ten Iridium satellites in low earth orbit for a telecommunications company in which provides the provisions of Data, Voice mobile high velocities data communications…  In which that launched has partnership with Thales Alenia Space whom are the manufactures of iridium satellite systems…  As the east coast launch is also duplicated wise of landing on a drone ship on Pacific Ocean “Just Read the Instructions” ….. with the Iridium launch it as series of launches in which a total of seventy five iridium communications satellites launched in a units of ten per launch..