Sucks to be a satellite operator these days, then. No rides available and the the one launcher with capacity and reliability is off limits.Look at the launch numbers, totals through 2010-2013 with failuresQuoteCZ: 58 (1) R-7: 57 (2)Proton : 37 (5)Ariane 5 : 21 (0)
CZ: 58 (1) R-7: 57 (2)Proton : 37 (5)Ariane 5 : 21 (0)
But CZ is actually three families...
SpaceX doesn't launch anything non-NASA.
Quote from: spectre9 on 08/16/2013 01:42 pmSpaceX doesn't launch anything non-NASA.ATSB?Cassiope?
Astrobotic Technology Annouces Lunar Mission on SpaceX Falcon 9PITTSBURGH, PA – February 6, 2011 – Astrobotic Technology Inc. today announced it has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch Astrobotic’s robotic payload to the Moon on a Falcon 9. The expedition will search for water and deliver payloads, with the robot narrating its adventure while sending 3D video. The mission could launch as soon as December 2013...
Perhaps, one more mission is for Astrobotic :QuoteAstrobotic Technology Annouces Lunar Mission on SpaceX Falcon 9PITTSBURGH, PA – February 6, 2011 – Astrobotic Technology Inc. today announced it has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch Astrobotic’s robotic payload to the Moon on a Falcon 9. The expedition will search for water and deliver payloads, with the robot narrating its adventure while sending 3D video. The mission could launch as soon as December 2013...http://astrobotic.net/2011/02/06/astrobotic-technology-announces-lunar-mission-on-spacex-falcon-9/Since that announce, the launch date was moved to fall-2015 - IIRC, could not find the ref. Also, I never saw Astrobotic contract in SpaceX news, and it was never added to their manifest. But may be it's because of the competition nature of this mission.
...Here's the reference for the 2015 launch on Falcon 9:http://www.astrobotic.com/2012/05/22/polaris-prototyping-underway-polaris-will-ride-falcon-9-to-the-moon-to-find-water-at-the-poles-in-2015/There's no indication Astrobotic has anywhere near the funding needed to actually pay for a Falcon 9 ride, though. Perhaps SpaceX only puts customers on their manifest when SpaceX is satisfied those customers have a good chance of being able to pay (or when they put down a sizeable deposit).
So the on site manifest names 41 launches.http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2668012061001/elon-musk-trying-to-advance-the-state-of-space-technologyElon just stated that they actually have 48 launches contracted....
"Well, we actually have about 48 missions under contract now..."
So, it's a "give-or-take" estimate rather than exact number. Perhaps, the rest 4 of these "48" are preliminary contracts which are not yet secured with down-payment.
So the on site manifest names 41 launches.http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2668012061001/elon-musk-trying-to-advance-the-state-of-space-technologyElon just stated that they actually have 48 launches contracted.I noticed that the two SARah flights and the Radarsat flight are not added yet. What are the other four?
Does anyone have a list of external payloads for the CRS missions?I am particularly interested in when ESA's ASIM, JPL's RapidScat, and NASA Langley's SAGE-III are scheduled to fly....
SpX-3: HDEV, OPALSpX-4: RapidScatSpX-5: CREAM
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130703/SPACE/307030023Does this none orbital flight show up on the manifest? I did not find it.
Quote from: fatjohn1408 on 09/30/2013 03:56 pmhttp://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130703/SPACE/307030023Does this none orbital flight show up on the manifest? I did not find it.They only list orbital flights on the manifest. Grasshopper tests and Dragon abort tests are not shown.
My bad somehow I thought they were going to launch on top of a falcon, but it's just the dragon that shoots itself up in the sky.