ER-001 simulated real time mission on OLM

[fausto]

After ER-000 test mission in August, SpacePlane Eridanus is ready for another trip in Earth orbit. This time the goal is to reach ISS and station keeping for three days. Secondary goal is a special CubeSat release.

Mission launch is scheduled for Sunday, January 15th from Capo Passero spaceport (Italy). Mission duration 7 days.

Soon further details and a complete flight plan!

 

[fausto]

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FOIsat, the secondary mission goal (thanks to Pete Conrad (Robitallie_fan on OF))

 

[Cras]

Very cool. Can you make the CubeSat available on Orbit Hangar, I would love to fly an Eridanus mission to deploy it in LEO.

 

[fausto]

This cubesat will be avaiable in the next Eridanus update!

 

[Cras]

I look forward to it! And watching this mission!

 

[fausto]

AGILE satellite, second small payload for ER-001 mission

 

[fausto]

ER-001 launch T - 29 days!

Flight plan will be published at the end of the next week!

 

[fausto]

ER-001 MISSION flight plan (all times are in UTC)

Saturday January 14th
20:00 : live mission coverage starts

Sunday January 15th
09:15:00 - live launch coverage starts
09:37:00 - white room retraction
09:45:00 - Launch
09:47:30 - liquid rocket booster separation
09:54:20 - parking orbit achievment
09:55:00 - orbiter separation
09:56:00 - cargo bay and solar panel opened, ku-band antenna activated
10:04:25 - ISS final orbit allignment
10:34:48 - phase 1 maneuvre starts
13:17:20 - phase 1 maneuvre ends

Monday January 16th
12:25:16 - phase 2 maneuvre starts
13:57:28 - phase 2 maneuvre ends
20:04:32 - final approach maneuvre
21:00:00 - ISS visual contact
21:36:25 - ISS station keeping at 500 meters from ISS over Southern Argentina

Tuesday January 17th
04:51:00 - ISS closest approach (100 meters) over Asia
20:30:00 - Eridanus Boom Sensor System (EBSS) test

Wednesday January 18th
20:12:37 - phase 4 maneuvre starts
22:24:00 - pitching maneuvre starts, 300 meters from ISS
22:29:06 - phase 4 maneuvre ends

Tuesday January 19th
Day on orbit

Friday January 20th
20:19:48 - phase 5 maneuvre starts
21:30:00 - AGILE satellite release
21:55:00 - phase 5 maneuvre ends

Saturday January 21th
12:45:00 - FOIsat release
21:12:48 - reentry orbit achieved

Sunday January 22th
16:15:00 - deorbit burn, reentry phase starts
17:15:00 - touchdown at Cape Canaveral Shuttle Landing Facility

 

[fausto]

Eridanus rollout completed today. Launch t- 11 days:

 

[fausto]

Succesful countdown test today for Eridanus spaceplane. Further tests will go on during this week to prepare the launch, scheduled for Sunday January 15th at 09:45 UTC.
If you have a facebook account confirm your presence at this link: http://www.facebook.com/events/297688330282479/ ..

 

[Interceptor]

So Fausto, does that mean that the next updated version of the Eridanus will have a working rollout scenario?

 

[Robitaille_Fan]

For now this function isn't yet implemented, but we are working about to realize this feature. It is still in the "to do list".

 

[fausto]

T - 21 hours to launch.

Reagents will soon be pumped in the single fuel cell, in the hydraulic system and orbital maneuvering system tank.

AT -13 hours liquid oxygen and kerosene will be pumped in the main tank and in the two Quasar's Liquid Rocket Boosters.

AT -11 hours fuel cell and hydraulic system will be activated. Once in orbit, powe supply is provided both by the single fuel cell and two solar panels.

Live coverage will start today at 20:00 UTC and The launch is scheduled for tomorrow at 09:45 UTC

24/24 live broadcast on OLM: http://www.livestream.com/orbiterlivemissions

You can confirm your presence on facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/events/297688330282479/

 

[Interceptor]

Hi Fausto looking foward to the ER01s next launch,are you going to include the inflatable module, that one of the guys on OFI made for it? I read about it the other day,and hope you include it in to your next release.Thanks,and good luck with the mission.

 

[fausto]

Live coverage starts:

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterlivemissions

---------- Post added 01-15-12 at 06:40 AM ---------- Previous post was 01-14-12 at 10:16 PM ----------

Propellant load complete, crew members will enter the orbiter within an hour.

T- 4 hours and counting

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterlivemissions

 

[NovaSilisko]

I hope I'll still be awake at the time, it's set to launch at 4:43 AM where I live =p

 

[fausto]

T- 1 hour 34 minutes and counting

Astronauts perform air to ground voice checks with Launch Control

 

[Fabri91]

Liftoff!

 

[fausto]

Liftoff and orbit insertion replay:

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterli...8de0&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb

 

[Pipcard]

I just found out that the mission patch is based off STS-70: