Quote from: SpaceX tweetNow targeting Thursday, March 11 at 3:13 a.m. EST for launch of Starlink – taking some additional time for pre-launch checks.
Now targeting Thursday, March 11 at 3:13 a.m. EST for launch of Starlink – taking some additional time for pre-launch checks.
Cross-post re: Starlink v1.0 Flight 20:Quote from: SPKirsch on 03/09/2021 11:55 pmQuote from: SpaceX tweetNow targeting Thursday, March 11 at 3:13 a.m. EST for launch of Starlink – taking some additional time for pre-launch checks.= 0813 UTC
According to Next Spaceflight, this launch is now planned for March 21, 05:37 UTC (1:37 AM local) from SLC-40.https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2677
There is active NOTAM in MELBOURNE information region for Stage 2 reentry, corresponding to primary launch date NET 21 Mar 04:37 UTC, with backup date 22 Mar 4:16 UTC.<NOTAM snipped>
United Launch Alliance won task orders for the USSF-112 and USSF-87 missions. Both launches will use ULA’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket and take off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida....The SpaceX missions will launch on Falcon 9 rockets, with one taking off from Cape Canaveral and the other from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The USSF-36 mission is scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2023, and the NROL-69 mission has a launch date in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Space and Missile Systems Center.
Quote from: SpaceX tweetTargeting Sunday, March 14 at 6:01 a.m. EDT for Falcon 9's next launch of 60 Starlink satellites. The first stage booster supporting this mission has completed eight flights to date.
Targeting Sunday, March 14 at 6:01 a.m. EDT for Falcon 9's next launch of 60 Starlink satellites. The first stage booster supporting this mission has completed eight flights to date.
Maxar is also working on the next-in-line satellite for SiriusXM (SXM-8) and on February 24th Jablonsky told analysts that SXM-8 would also be later to launch than originally planned.Meanwhile, Maxar’s engineers are continuing the process of troubleshooting and diagnosing the problems on SXM-7.
Ben Cooper lists this launch as TBD now...Next Spaceflight has it moved to 3/22 619pm EDT, suggesting a different orbital planehttps://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2677
In January, NASA issued a “sources sought” solicitation for commercial launch options for the mission “in anticipation of a full and open competition for the acquisition of launch services of the Europa Clipper mission,” but did not state that the agency had decided to move ahead with a commercial launch of the mission.The planned trajectory is the same as outlined in the solicitation, with a launch during a 21-day window in October 2024, with the spacecraft arriving at Jupiter in April 2030. ...SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch vehicle is the leading contender to launch Europa Clipper, and has been used in planning for alternatives to SLS. The fiscal year 2021 appropriations bill, though, requires NASA to consider all potential launch vehicles, including those not currently part of its NASA Launch Services 2 contract, through a “full and open competition.”
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch the Starlink 22 internet satellite batch on March 24 at 4:58am EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink missions on March-April TBD. And the next Crew Dragon carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station is targeted for April 22 at 6:11am EDT. Sunrise is 6:49am. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day.
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch the Starlink 22 internet satellite batch on March 24 at 4:28am EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink missions on March-April TBD. And the next Crew Dragon carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station is targeted for April 22 at 6:11am EDT. Sunrise is 6:49am. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day.
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/Starlink 23/V1-L22: LIFTOFF! At 4:28:24am EDT (0828 UTC)
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch the Starlink 22 internet satellite batch on March 24 at 4:28am EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink missions on April TBD. And the next Crew Dragon carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station is targeted for April 22 at 6:11am EDT. Sunrise is 6:49am. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day.