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UASO Launch Schedule To Be Released; Full Schedule Through February 2012:
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(Norfolk, VA) Today, the UASO Spaceflight Operations Department released to top UASO Administrators the current launch schedule pertaining to both the Constellation and Endeavour spaceflight programs. This launch schedule is complete through February of 2012 and encompasses 26 unmanned spaceflight missions to complete the Constellation satellite program as well as four unmanned test launches and one manned mission utilizing the Saturn C-3a launch vehicle which will be used for manned missions to the moon.

The current launch schedule is subject to change, however, UASO officials are stating that once released to the public, very few changes will be made unless absolutely necessary.

Copies of the UASO launch schedule will be made available publically on the UASO website on Friday March 12th.
Posted by ksutton on March 11, 2010 at 01:28 AM
Constellation-1 Mission Successful:
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(Cape Canaveral, FL) On Wednesday January 20th, 2010 at 6:04 pm EST, the UASO successfully kicked off its Constellation program with the successful launch of a Titan-34D launch vehicle carrying a Boing BSS 702 satellite.

The launch was streamed live via the UASO website and ustream tv. The launch went smoothly and flawlessly and resulted in the Centaur-D/C-01 satellite stack being placed into a 152.1 x 220.8 km low earth orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 152 km.

The Guidance Systems Officer reports satellite solar panel deployment occured on Saturday January 23, 2010 at 2:23 am EST. The next step in the Constellation-1 mission is for the Flight Director to officially deem the mission complete and to hand over control of the spacecraft from Mission Control in Cape Canaveral to Constellation Program Mission Control (CPMC) located in the Oberth Unnammed Systems Research Center (OUSRC) in Cleveland, OH. CPMC is where the Constellation program will be monitored for the duration of the satellite constellation's life-time.

All mission information will be released upon the Flight Director's declaration of a mission complete and will be posted on the UASO website located at http://www.vuaso.org/

To view the recorded launch coverage, please visit: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/uaso-tv
Posted by ksutton on January 23, 2010 at 06:55 PM
Constellation-1 'GO' For Jan 20 6pm Launch:
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(Norfolk, VA) The UASO's Constellation-1 mission has been given the green light for its January 20th 6pm EST launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) Complex 40 located at Cape Canaveral, FL.

Constellation-1 is the result of hundreds of man hours contributed towards designing and planning the first virtual satellite system which shall serve as a commercial and military GPS, telecommunications, and tracking satellite system. The launch vehicle, the Titan-34D selected for this mission shall carry the Boeing BSS 702 satellite designed for the Constellation satellite constellation.

The UASO will be multi-casting live audio and video of the launch beginning at 5 pm EST. All who are interested may tune in at one of two links: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/uaso-tv and http://www.vuaso.org/live.php.
Posted by ksutton on January 19, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Constellation-1 Launch Date Under Review:
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(Norfolk, Virginia) A redeterminination of the Constellation-1 launch date is currently under review by the Spaceflight Operations Director and Mission Control Operations Director. The redetermination comes after staffing issues were identified. Currently the Titan-34D launch vehicle carrying the Boeing BSS 702 satellite sits atop Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) and is slated to launch on Wednesday January 20, 2010 at 6pm EST / 11 pm GMT. A decision will be made by the Mission Control Operations Director Brian Davis on Friday and released to the public. More information to come on Friday.
Posted by ksutton on January 13, 2010 at 01:09 AM
UASO TV Now Live and Broadcasting Weekly:
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(Norfolk, VA) Today, the UASO has unveiled the newest addition to its widely growing list of interactive multimedia formats. UASO TV that only aired during live spaceflight mission events will now be broadcast 24/7 using ustream, a multi-casting program enabling a continuous stream of clips and video's to be played off-air, and allowing UASO spaceflight missions to be broadcast via streaming realtime video online as the events happen to the second.

The UASO plans to use UASO TV to broadcast not only upcoming spaceflight missions, but show a myriad of educational shows and clips covering astronomy, aerospace, and spaceflight, in addition to its weekly UASO news broadcast. A broadcasting schedule will be posted on the UASO website on December 27, 2009.

The first live broadcast will take place on January 20, 2010 at 5:00 pm EST, as Constellation-1 takes to the skies an hour later to launch a GPS and telecommunications satellite into geosynchronous orbit. More information on the Constellation-1 launch will be posted on the UASO website in coming days. Stay tuned for further updates

To access UASO TV, please visit: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/uaso-tv. For more information regarding the UASO and upcoming events, please visit: http://www.vuaso.org
Posted by ksutton on December 23, 2009 at 05:23 AM
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