ASA - First HARP Missions and Preview - April 2011

kevin580

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Our first missions were wonderful.
The 3 satellites flown into Orbit, taken photos and soon they will be deorbited by the engine on the back of the Minisats.

HARP-01: Our first mission, flown into 550km orbit around the earth, now deorbited over africa. Was scrubbed a few times because of small problems.

HARP-02: We had in this mission more photos, out of 640km orbit, but later burned in the atmosphere. Again scrubbed, too.

HARP-03: First photos of land, Africa. This time was it a very stabile 400km orbit, Minisat 3 will be deorbited soon.
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Preview for next missions(Unmanned)

HARP-04: Today, pilot is Lennart K. Will launch into a 500km orbit, now not from Wideawake Int. Spaceport, it will launch from Habana spaceport.
It'll take Minisat 4 not into direction 90°, it shoots into 180°, due to energy saving and where it flys over. Shooting at 16.00 UTC

---UPDATE--- Mission HARP-04 tomorrow, together with HARP-05, time is 16.30 UTC

HARP-05: Tomorrow, again pilot is Lennart K. Will be like HARP-04. 16.00 UTC

HARP-06: Our last HARP mission. Shooting is on the 30.04, 16.00 UTC
Pilot:Kevin A. It will launch from Wideawake Int. Spaceport, 90° direction.
We'll let this satellite in 600km orbit, we will use the engine for a small course correction. When the satellite burns in the atmosphere, we'll take photos from the ground, at Ascension Island.
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Preview for next missions(Manned)

DRAGON-01: 28.04, 16.00 UTC -- Pilot: Kevin A. Mission Specalist: Lennart K.
Launches into 200km earth orbit, only 2 orbits, landing near Ascension Island.
Direction: 90° ---NOTE--- Mission will not be on 28.04, MS Lennart K. will be not here. Will be maybe on 26.04. I'll update all things on our website.
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Thanks for reading. More information here: www.ascensionspaceagency.jimdo.com

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I checked out your site. I'd like to participate. If this works for you, let me know and I'll do what I can.
 
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