Anomalija Na Raketi Vulcan: Pentagon Navodno Pauzira Lansiranja

United Launch Alliance (ULA) je uspešno izvršio najnoviju misiju raketom Vulcan, ali tokom leta je primećena anomalija koja je navela Pentagon da privremeno obustavi sledeća nacionalno-bezbednosna lansiranja dok se ne razjasni uzrok.

Šta se dogodilo

Tokom lansiranja označenog kao USSF-87, 12. februara u 4:22 po istočnoameričkom vremenu sa Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, posmatrani su iskri i varnice koje su se odvajale od rakete u sred leta. ULA je potvrdio da je reč o anomaliji, iako je booster i Centaur V funkcionisao nominalno i isporučio teret u preciznu geosinhronu orbitu.

„Dok se ova anomalija ne reši, nećemo lansirati misije na Vulcanu,” rekao je pukovnik Eric Zarybnisky tokom okruglog stola na Air Warfare Symposium-u.

Zašto je to važno

Space Force je ranije planirao da značajan deo nacionalno-bezbednosnih misija preusmeri na Vulcan, a ULA je najavila ambiciozan raspored — 18 do 22 lansiranja u 2026. godini. Privremeni prekid lansiranja predstavlja ozbiljan logistički i ugovorni izazov za kompaniju i Pentagon dok traje istraga.

Detalji misije USSF-87

USSF-87 je nosio satelit koji je razvio Northrop Grumman za Space Force, namenjen detekciji poremećaja u geosinhronoj orbiti. Raketa je poletela sa četiri kruta bočna pojačivača koji su se naknadno odvojili, nakon čega je Centaur V nastavio let sa svojim dvema motorima i isporučio teret na ciljanu orbitu.

Istraga i naredni koraci

ULA je saopštila da će sprovesti detaljnu istragu — pregledati podatke leta, snimke i poslati tim za oporavak radi prikupljanja potencijalnih ostataka. Space Force će „usko sarađivati sa ULA” pre nastavka nacionalno-bezbednosnih lansiranja. Zarybnisky je upozorio da analiza može potrajati mesecima dok se ne identifikuje i otkloni koren uzroka.

Incident podseća na sličan događaj sa varnićem primećenom u mlaznici pojačivača tokom drugog leta Vulcana u oktobru 2024. Iako dosadašnja opažanja nisu uticala na uspeh misije, ponavljajući simptomi povećavaju potrebu za temeljnom analizom i mogućim korektivnim merama.

Kontakt: Eric Lagatta, Space Connect / USA TODAY Network — elagatta@usatodayco.com

Izvor: USA TODAY — originalni članak: "Vulcan rocket launch schedule on possible pause by Pentagon".

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