![]() ![]() About one week after launch when teams in Norway have made contact with the satellite, the LCD screen will begin to display the stored images, take pictures of them, and beam the results back to Earth. Prior to launch, students in schools from around Norway submitted various images of themselves, pets, and friends to be stored on the satellite prior to launch. We haven’t really done anything like this.” The mission will serve as a critical component to advancing Voyager and Nanoracks’ goal of converting upper stages into in-orbit outposts.Īrtists render of SelfieSat (Credit: Orbit NTNU) In an interview with Everyday Astronaut, Robbie Harris, Director of Advanced Concepts stated, “This is a unique mission for our company. Three weeks prior to launch, the team mounted the payload onto the Falcon 9 upper stage. By doing so, the excess metal melts contrary to erupting from the material as macroscopic metal shards. Similar to friction stir welding, a technique used on many United Launch Alliance rockets, the cutting wheel heats up the metal to extreme temperatures. One of the biggest goals for OMD-1 is to cut metal without excess debris. Previous cutting related experiments have been performed, specifically in the Apollo program, but none this sophisticated and with this method. The resulting cuts are expected to be similar to each other, but there could still be differences. The cutting will be activated about eight to nine minutes after launch, shortly after Second Engine Cutoff.Ībout 10 minutes later, once the experiment is complete, the team will downlink photo and video data to analyze the results of each of the three coupons. The experiment is only set to last a maximum of one orbit before losing battery power. This stainless steel is the same material used on the United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur. ![]() ![]() Photo of OMD-1 mounted on Transporter 5 (Credit: Nanoracks)Ī video camera will be mounted to a robotic arm, developed by Maxar Technologies, with a cutting wheel, which when commanded, will cut through three coupons of CRES 316 stainless steel. The 15-inch ring ports can support a payload mass up to 454 kg (1,000 lb) while the 24-inch ring ports can support up to a 830 kg (1,830 lb) payload mass. Customers can also purchase the top slot, which allows for the largest possible payload on the mission. The larger ring allows for more volume, or a larger payload. ![]() Payloads have specific volumetric constraints and interface with one of two rings, one with a 15 in diameter and the other a 24 in diameter. The deployment sequence is determined by many variables including customer needs and satellite placement on the payload adaptor rings. What’s On Transporter 5?Ī total of 59 payloads will be packed into the 5.2 m Falcon 9 fairing and deployed across nearly 20 minutes of mission time after reaching a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The Falcon 9 Block 5 booster, B1061-8 will perform a boostback burn and touchdown on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1). Some customers have flown on previous Transporter missions, such as Satellogic on Transporter 4. Onboard Transporter-5 are 59 payloads from several customers. SpaceX will launch their fifth dedicated small satellite rideshare mission, Transporter 5, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Florida. – 48th consecutive booster landing (a record) The weather is currently 80% go for launch ( as of at 14:00 UTC) Will they be attempting to recover the fairings? Will they be attempting to recover the first stage? Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Transporter 5, the fifth SpaceX dedicated small satellite rideshare mission ![]()
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