Rocket Lab의 가벼운 Class Electron Launcher는 NASA에서 첫 번째 임무를 수행하기 위해 13 개의 CubeSats를 목표로 뉴질랜드에서 4 번째 비행을 시작했습니다. 2 단, 55 피트 높이 (17 미터) 로켓은 오후 11시에 곧 벗을 수 있습니다. 뉴질랜드 북섬의 마 히아 반도 (Mahia Peninsula)에있는 로켓 연구소의 상용 발사 단지에서 12 월 15 일 (12 월 16 일 04:00 GMT) 사적으로 개발 된 전자 발사기는 2017 년 5 월에 처녀 비행이 끝난 후 4 번째 비행을하고 있지만, 궤도에 도달하기 전에 비틀 거리고, 낮은 지구 궤도에 나노 위성을 배치 한 성공적인 성공적인 임무가 뒤 따랐습니다. Rocket Lab은 1976 년 퇴직 할 때까지 22 년간 캘리포니아 주 패서 디나 (Pasadena)에있는 제트 추진 연구소 (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) 소장이었던 뉴질랜드 태생의 과학자 인 윌리엄 피커링 (William Pickering)을 기리기 위해 "Pickering for This Pickering" 아래에 게시 된 타임 라인에는 주요 비행 이벤트의 대략적인 모습을 보여주는 Rocket Lab에서 제공 한 애니메이션이 수반됩니다.
데이터 소스 : Rocket Lab
T-0:00:00: Liftoff
<img class="size-full wp-image-28968" src="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_liftoff.jpg" alt="" width="675" height="352" srcset="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_liftoff.jpg 675w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_liftoff-300x156.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" /> The Electron rocket lifts off on the power of nine kerosene-fueled Rutherford main engines, generating 34,500 pounds of thrust at liftoff and powering up to 41,500 pounds of thrust as the rocket climbs into the upper atmosphere. T+0:01:20: Max-Q
<img class="size-full wp-image-28969" src="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_maxq.jpg" alt="" width="675" height="388" srcset="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_maxq.jpg 675w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_maxq-300x172.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" /> The Electron rocket experiences the most intense aerodynamic pressures at this phase of flight. T+0:02:31: MECO
<img class="size-full wp-image-28970" src="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_meco.jpg" alt="" width="675" height="407" srcset="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_meco.jpg 675w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_meco-300x181.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" /> The nine first stage Rutherford main engines shut down after a two-and-a-half minute burn. T+0:02:34: First Stage Separation
<img class="size-full wp-image-28971" src="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_staging.jpg" alt="" width="675" height="422" srcset="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_staging.jpg 675w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_staging-300x188.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" /> The Electron’s first stage separates from its second stage. T+0:02:37: Second Stage Ignition
<img class="size-full wp-image-28972" src="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_2ndstage.jpg" alt="" width="675" height="471" srcset="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_2ndstage.jpg 675w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_2ndstage-300x209.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" /> The Electron’s second stage Rutherford engine ignites to continue the trip into orbit, producing approximately 5,000 pounds of thrust in vacuum. T+0:03:07: Fairing Jettison
<img class="size-full wp-image-28973" src="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_fairing.jpg" alt="" width="675" height="486" srcset="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_fairing.jpg 675w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_fairing-300x216.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" /> The Electron rocket’s payload fairing, which protected the satellites during the initial phase of ascent, jettisons once the rocket is above the dense, lower layers of the atmosphere. The composite 3.9-foot-diameter (1.2-meter) shroud will fall into the Pacific Ocean. T+0:09:06: SECO
<img class="size-full wp-image-28974" src="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_seco.jpg" alt="" width="675" height="506" srcset="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_seco.jpg 675w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_seco-300x225.jpg 300w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_seco-326x245.jpg 326w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/electron_seco-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" /> The second stage’s Rutherford vacuum engine shuts down after reaching an elliptical parking orbit. T+0:09:10: Kick Stage Separation
<img class=" wp-image-36067" src="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_sep_file.jpg" alt="" width="677" height="379" srcset="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_sep_file.jpg 900w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_sep_file-300x168.jpg 300w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_sep_file-768x430.jpg 768w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_sep_file-678x381.jpg 678w" sizes="(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px" /> The Electron rocket’s kick stage separates from the second stage. T+0:50:00: Kick Stage Ignition
<img class="size-full wp-image-36068" src="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_ign_file.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="566" srcset="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_ign_file.jpg 900w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_ign_file-300x189.jpg 300w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_ign_file-768x483.jpg 768w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_ign_file-678x426.jpg 678w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> The kick stage’s Curie engine ignites for a 90-second burn to place the mission’s CubeSat payloads into a circular 310-mile-high (500-kilometer) orbit with an inclination of 85 degrees. The Curie engine burns a proprietary non-toxic “green” propellant and produces about 27 pounds of thrust. T+0:51:30: Kick Stage Shutdown
<img class="size-full wp-image-36069" src="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_shutdown_file.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="535" srcset="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_shutdown_file.jpg 900w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_shutdown_file-300x178.jpg 300w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_shutdown_file-768x457.jpg 768w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_shutdown_file-678x403.jpg 678w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> The kick stage’s Curie engine shuts down after achieving the proper orbit. T+0:51:30: End of Payload Separation Sequence
<img class="size-full wp-image-36070" src="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_sep.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="497" srcset="https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_sep.jpg 900w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_sep-300x166.jpg 300w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_sep-768x424.jpg 768w, https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curie_sep-678x374.jpg 678w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> The 13 CubeSats are all separated from the Electron kick stage.
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