Delta-4H NROL-82 (?) - VAFB - 26.4.2021

L'un des badges du lancement NROL-82 :

RocketShip, la barge d'ULA, arrive à Vandenberg le 4 avril 2020 avec les éléments du lanceur Delta-4 Heavy.


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

A United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, waits to enter the docking area April 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge docked April 5, 2020 at Vandenberg AFB to offload Delta IV Heavy boosters for an upcoming launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Le lancement est reporté au début de l'année prochaine.

Ce lanceur DELTA 5 toujours équipé de RD-180 ?

Bladerunner2020 a écrit:Ce lanceur DELTA 5 toujours équipé de RD-180 ?

Comme indiqué dans le titre du sujet, ce lanceur est un Delta-4. Il n'existe pas de Delta-5.

Le moteur russe RD-180 n'est utilisé que sur le lanceur Atlas V. Le Delta-4 utilise au décollage le moteur américain RS-68A.

oui, j'ai cherché sur le net. c'est ça. merci pour les infos.

La barge RocketShip attend d'entrer dans la zone d'amarrage, le 5 avril 2020 :


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

A United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, waits to enter the docking area April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge docked at Vandenberg AFB to offload Delta IV Heavy boosters for an upcoming launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

La barge Rocket Ship dans la zone d'amarrage :


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

A United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, docks April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge docked at Vandenberg AFB to offload Delta IV Heavy boosters for an upcoming launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Ouverture de la barge, le 5 avril 2020 :


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

The hatch opens on a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, revealing Delta IV Heavy boosters April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge docked at Vandenberg AFB to offload Delta IV Heavy boosters for an upcoming launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Début du déchargement de la barge, le 5 avril 2020 (1/4) :


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

Members of TracTide Marine Corporation prepare to conduct a safety check during an offload of Delta IV Heavy boosters April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The TracTide members are based out of Port Hueneme, Calif., and assisted during the offload of the boosters to ensure the safety of the members and the United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Début du déchargement de la barge, le 5 avril 2020 (2/4) :


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

Jason Diaz, TracTide Marine Corporation water operator, conducts a safety check during an offload of Delta IV Heavy boosters April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The TracTide members are based out of Port Hueneme, Calif., and assisted during the offload of the boosters to ensure the safety of the members and the United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Début du déchargement de la barge, le 5 avril 2020 (3/4) :


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

Tom Lattoz, United Launch Alliance technician, prepares to secure a Delta IV Heavy booster for transport April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. A United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, docked at Vandenberg AFB to offload Delta IV Heavy for an upcoming launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Début du déchargement de la barge, le 5 avril 2020 (4/4) :


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

Mission partners and base members extract a Delta IV Heavy booster from a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge docked at Vandenberg AFB to offload Delta IV Heavy boosters for an upcoming launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Fin du déchargement de la barge, le 5 mai 2020 (1/3) :


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

The hatch opens on a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, revealing a Delta IV Heavy booster May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge docked at Vandenberg AFB to offload the final Delta IV Heavy booster for an upcoming launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Fin du déchargement de la barge, le 5 mai 2020 (2/3) :


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

Mission partners and base members extract a Delta IV Heavy booster from a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge docked at Vandenberg AFB to offload the final Delta IV Heavy booster for an upcoming launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Fin du déchargement de la barge, le 5 mai 2020 (3/3) :


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

Mission partners guide a Delta IV Heavy booster from a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, to a Horizontal Integration Facility, May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. This was the third and final booster delivered on the RocketShip, which was offloaded four weeks after the first two due to weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Un des propulseurs latéraux arrive au SLC-6, le 5 mai 2020 :





A Delta IV Heavy booster from a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, proceeds to the Horizontal Integration Facility May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. A HIF is a building within which the stages of a multistage rocket are brought together before the assembled stack is rolled out to the launch pad or space launch complex and raised into a vertical position for final integration and launch. (Courtesy photo)

Les éléments de la Delta-4 Heavy dans le bâtiment d'intégration horizontale :


Photo USAF / Senior Airman Aubree Owens

Three Delta IV Heavy boosters, which were extracted from a United Launch Alliance barge known as the RocketShip, are placed in a Horizontal Integration Facility, May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. A HIF is a building within which the stages of a multistage rocket are brought together before the assembled stack is rolled out to the launch pad or space launch complex and raised into a vertical position for final integration and launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Le lanceur a été érigé à la verticale sur le pas de tir SLC-6 le 16 février 2021.

Une répétition du compte à rebours avec remplissage des réservoirs (Wet Dress Rehearsal) est prévue durant le printemps.

Le lancement est actuellement prévu au cours du 2^e trimestre 2021.

https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/nrol-82-delta-iv-heavy-rocket-rolled-to-launch-pad

Lancement annoncé pour le 26 avril (NET).

"Le patch de la mission commémore les nombreux actes héroïques et sacrifices consentis pour protéger notre mode de vie. Le logo représente un aigle, symbole américain de la liberté, portant l'équipement de vol d'un Fighter Ace de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en particulier Gregory «Pappy» Boyington."
National Reconnaissance Office.

Le poster d'ULA pour ce lancement :

ULA commencera les mises à jour du blog du lancement à partir de 11h00 GMT.

La retransmission commencera à 20h26 GMT.



Stay tuned for live coverage of #NROL82, launching April 26 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA atop the #DeltaIVHeavy rocket from SLC-6. Live blog begins at 4amPDT (7amEDT; 1100 UTC) and the launch broadcast starts at 1:26pmPDT (4:26pmEDT; 2026 UTC).

Les prévisions météorologiques donnent actuellement 40 % de chances de conditions favorables pour le lancement, prévu à 20h46 GMT.

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1385339327874441218

Les prévisions pour le lendemain, mardi 27 avril, donnent la même probabilité de 40 %.

https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1385331379530051589

Voilà la bête, sur son pas de tir à Vandenberg !