Cross-post:Quote from: StraumliBlight on 05/06/2025 12:36 amQuote from: gongora on 05/06/2025 12:06 am0511-EX-CN-2025QuoteUFO-Odyssey will demonstrate rapid response to requirements for on-orbit testing and verification of optical and computational experiments. The experiments include imaging of other spacecraft during and immediately after deployment, data communications, and computer networking & edge processing.The spacecraft will be launched aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station NET 1 August 2025. It will be inserted into a 470 km circular orbit with an inclination of 54 degrees. It will be deployed concurrently with two NASA R5 spacecraft (R5-S3 and R5-S5) and immediately begin imaging their deployment for RPOD and mission assurance purposes. After this testing of onboard processing and data communications will begin, and will continue for the duration of the mission.The NET August 1st launch date and inclination (55°) seem to match up with the DarkSky-1-2 launch.Quote from: Salo on 05/03/2025 08:22 amTBD - ELaNa 42: DARLA, OrCa2, R5-S3, R5-S5, TechEdSat-16 - TBD - VandenbergVandenberg should be updated to LC-36.R5-S3 and R5-S5 were manifested on Firefly Alpha, with a NET May 2025 launch date. Maybe the recent launch failure caused the switch?
Quote from: gongora on 05/06/2025 12:06 am0511-EX-CN-2025QuoteUFO-Odyssey will demonstrate rapid response to requirements for on-orbit testing and verification of optical and computational experiments. The experiments include imaging of other spacecraft during and immediately after deployment, data communications, and computer networking & edge processing.The spacecraft will be launched aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station NET 1 August 2025. It will be inserted into a 470 km circular orbit with an inclination of 54 degrees. It will be deployed concurrently with two NASA R5 spacecraft (R5-S3 and R5-S5) and immediately begin imaging their deployment for RPOD and mission assurance purposes. After this testing of onboard processing and data communications will begin, and will continue for the duration of the mission.The NET August 1st launch date and inclination (55°) seem to match up with the DarkSky-1-2 launch.Quote from: Salo on 05/03/2025 08:22 amTBD - ELaNa 42: DARLA, OrCa2, R5-S3, R5-S5, TechEdSat-16 - TBD - VandenbergVandenberg should be updated to LC-36.R5-S3 and R5-S5 were manifested on Firefly Alpha, with a NET May 2025 launch date. Maybe the recent launch failure caused the switch?
0511-EX-CN-2025QuoteUFO-Odyssey will demonstrate rapid response to requirements for on-orbit testing and verification of optical and computational experiments. The experiments include imaging of other spacecraft during and immediately after deployment, data communications, and computer networking & edge processing.The spacecraft will be launched aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station NET 1 August 2025. It will be inserted into a 470 km circular orbit with an inclination of 54 degrees. It will be deployed concurrently with two NASA R5 spacecraft (R5-S3 and R5-S5) and immediately begin imaging their deployment for RPOD and mission assurance purposes. After this testing of onboard processing and data communications will begin, and will continue for the duration of the mission.
UFO-Odyssey will demonstrate rapid response to requirements for on-orbit testing and verification of optical and computational experiments. The experiments include imaging of other spacecraft during and immediately after deployment, data communications, and computer networking & edge processing.The spacecraft will be launched aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station NET 1 August 2025. It will be inserted into a 470 km circular orbit with an inclination of 54 degrees. It will be deployed concurrently with two NASA R5 spacecraft (R5-S3 and R5-S5) and immediately begin imaging their deployment for RPOD and mission assurance purposes. After this testing of onboard processing and data communications will begin, and will continue for the duration of the mission.
TBD - ELaNa 42: DARLA, OrCa2, R5-S3, R5-S5, TechEdSat-16 - TBD - Vandenberg
Another contract:https://investors.viasat.com/news-releases/news-release-details/viasat-and-blue-origin-partner-launch-telemetry-demonstration
The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars[...]After ESCAPADE, Blue Origin has several missions tentatively plotted out. However, sources cautioned that the manifest could be moved around due to the readiness of subsequent New Glenn vehicles and their payloads.Based upon information received by Ars, the launch manifest could look something like this:- New Glenn 2: ESCAPADE (fall 2025)- New Glenn 3: Firefly's Elytra orbital transfer vehicle (end of 2025, early 2026)- New Glenn 4: Blue Moon MK1 lander (first half of 2026)- New Glenn 5: First batch of 49 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites (mid-2026)[...]
