chore(init): scaffold Cycle 2 satellite launch template and starter artifacts

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Overview

This PR scaffolds the complete Atlas Mission Control infrastructure for Cycle 2 satellite expansion, including launch templates, registration guides, ceremonial documentation, and automation tools.

What's New

🛰️ Cycle 2 Launch Framework

Created cycles/cycle2-satellite-expansion.md - a comprehensive launch template that includes:

• Mission parameters and orbital configuration specifications
• Pre-launch checklist with detailed verification steps
• Complete launch sequence from T-60 minutes to T-0
• Post-launch operations and system verification procedures
• Expansion protocols for satellite network integration
• Contingency procedures and success criteria

📋 Registration System

Added complete satellite registration infrastructure:

• Registration Guide (guides/satellite-registration-guide.md) - 8-step walkthrough covering initial application through approval, with compliance requirements, documentation checklists, and troubleshooting tips
• Registry Template (templates/satellite-registry-template.md) - Standardized entry format for satellite identification, technical specs, orbital parameters, communication systems, mission profiles, and change history tracking

🎭 Launch Ritual & Traditions

Created ceremonial documentation in scrolls/satellite-launch-ritual.md:

• Seven-phase launch ritual from naming ceremony to first contact
• Elemental blessings for power, communication, navigation, and thermal systems
• Countdown incantations and team unity protocols
• Mission log inscription guidelines
• Honors the human element of space exploration

📚 Getting Started Guide

Comprehensive scrolls/starter-scrolls.md containing:

• Ten scrolls covering preparation, registration, troubleshooting, and best practices
• Essential orbital mechanics formulas and communication protocols
• Quick start ritual for launching first satellite in 7 steps
• Wisdom from past missions and common issues/solutions
• Quick reference card with commands and emergency contacts

🚀 Release Automation

Added scripts/releaseatomic.sh - an atomic deployment script that:

• Validates environment and creates timestamped release packages
• Packages all templates, cycles, scrolls, and guides
• Generates release manifests with file listings
• Verifies release integrity and tags as LATEST
• Provides color-coded output with ASCII banner

📖 Documentation

• Updated README with comprehensive overview, quick start instructions, and mission phase breakdown
• Added .gitignore to exclude release artifacts and temporary files
• All documentation follows consistent formatting and theming

Testing

• ✅ Shell script syntax validated
• ✅ Release script tested successfully (created test release 20251018_105159)
• ✅ CodeQL security scan passed with no issues
• ✅ All files properly organized and committed

File Summary

Atlas-/
├── cycles/
│   └── cycle2-satellite-expansion.md       (2,244 chars)
├── guides/
│   └── satellite-registration-guide.md     (6,444 chars)
├── scripts/
│   └── releaseatomic.sh                     (4,304 chars, executable)
├── scrolls/
│   ├── satellite-launch-ritual.md          (6,341 chars)
│   └── starter-scrolls.md                  (10,113 chars)
├── templates/
│   └── satellite-registry-template.md      (5,216 chars)
├── .gitignore                              (252 chars)
└── README.md                               (Updated)

Total: 1,434 lines of documentation and automation code

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Per aspera ad astra - Through hardships to the stars 🌟

Original prompt

chore(init): seed Cycle 2 satellite expansion with launch templatechore(init): add releaseatomic.sh, registration guide, and registry templatechore(init): inscribe satellite launch ritual and starter scrollschore(init): scaffold satellite launch template and starter artifacts

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