payload fairing

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payload
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpeɪ.ləʊd/us
/ˈpeɪ.loʊd/
the amount of goods or people that a vehicle, such as a truck or aircraft, ...
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The standardpayloadfairingis typically a cone-cylinder combination, due to aerodynamic considerations; however specialized fairings are in use as well.
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Apayloadfairingis a clamshell-shaped cover that encloses and protects a payload on the pad and during early flight.
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Thepayloadfairingseparates 144 seconds after launch.
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Thepayloadfairingdid not separate from the rocket, leaving the upper stage with too much mass to reach orbit.
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Payloadfairingfailed to separate, and the extra weight prevented the vehicle from reaching orbit.
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Changes to the electrical system that operates thepayloadfairingwere also to be made.
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Fifty one seconds after launch, thepayloadfairingfailed, however the rocket continued to fly normally.
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Thepayloadfairingwill have a diameter of 5-metre and a payload volume of 100 cubic metre.
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This was attached to the upper stage the next day, and the day after that the spacecraft was encapsulated in thepayloadfairing.
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The second attempt was scrubbed after the failure of apayloadfairingair conditioning compressor, which is also part of the ground support equipment at the launch pad.
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Three minutes after launch, during the second stage burn, thepayloadfairingseparated.
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A third object, thepayloadfairing, also achieved orbit.
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Thepayloadfairingand first stage detached 200 seconds after launch.
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Thepayloadfairingand supporting constructions must endure all stresses and loads during launch and flight.
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Again, windshear led to the collapse of thepayloadfairing, however on this occasion, the rocket exploded.
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The second digit denotes the diameter of thepayloadfairing.
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Windshear caused thepayloadfairingto implode 45 seconds into flight.
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