170934Z APR 25NAVAREA IV 440/25(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 220043Z TO 220123Z APR, ALTERNATE 230021Z TO 230101Z, 232356Z TO 240036Z, 242331Z TO 250011Z, 252306Z TO 252346Z, 262244Z TO 262324Z AND 272219Z TO 272259Z APR IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-38.85N 080-37.58W, 28-40.00N 080-37.00W, 28-39.00N 080-27.00W, 28-33.00N 080-09.00W, 28-28.00N 080-06.00W, 28-22.00N 080-09.00W, 28-22.00N 080-16.00W, 28-26.04N 080-34.02W. B. 27-48.00N 077-39.00W, 27-58.00N 077-36.00W, 27-54.00N 076-26.00W, 27-45.00N 076-12.00W, 27-26.00N 076-19.00W, 27-23.00N 076-46.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 272359Z APR 25.//
170921Z APR 25HYDROLANT 670/25(23,24).SOUTH ATLANTIC.DNC 01.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 220241Z TO 220325Z, 230219Z TO 230303Z, 240154Z TO 240238Z, 250129Z TO 250213Z, 260104Z TO 260148Z, 270042Z TO 270126Z AND 280017Z TO 280101Z APR IN AREA BOUND BY 42-43.00S 016-07.00W, 41-03.00S 014-39.00W, 27-09.00S 042-53.00W, 28-49.00S 044-07.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280201Z APR 25.//
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated April 17:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the CRS-32 resupply mission to the ISS from pad 39A on April 21 at 4:15 a.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission from pad 40 on April 21 at 8:48 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 24 earliest at 9:32 p.m. - 1:32 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on late May. A Falcon 9 will launch the Axiom-4 spaceflight participant mission to the International Space Station from pad 39A on May 29 around 1 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the CRS-32 resupply mission to the ISS from pad 39A on April 21 at 4:15 a.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission from pad 40 on April 21 at 8:48 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 24 earliest at 9:32 p.m. - 1:32 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on late May. A Falcon 9 will launch the Axiom-4 spaceflight participant mission to the International Space Station from pad 39A on May 29 around 1 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
SPACEX BANDWAGON-3, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FLPRIMARY: 04/22/25 0043Z-0123ZBACKUP: 04/23/25 0021Z-0101Z
SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 21 at 8:48 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of the Bandwagon-3 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there is a backup opportunity on Tuesday, April 22 at 8:26 p.m. ET.A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.On board this mission is ADD’s 425Sat-3, Tomorrow Companies Inc.’s Tomorrow-S7, and Atmos Space Cargo’s PHOENIX re-entry capsule.This will be the third flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched O3b mPOWER-E and Crew-10. (=B1090-3) Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
PHOENIX 1 Protoflight: Mission ObjectivesAs stated before, we are looking towards achieving the following mission objectives on our first test: Mission Objective 01: Collect in-flight data from the capsule and sub-components in orbit. Mission Objective 02: Gather scientific data from our customer payloads operating in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).Mission Objective 03: Collect data on the deployment and stabilization of the Inflatable Heat Shield during atmospheric re-entry.With this mission, ATMOS will be the first private company in European history to conduct re-entry from space. After its de-orbit burn, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 second stage will deploy PHOENIX 1 before reentering the Earth’s atmosphere. Initially, our capsule was set to follow a return trajectory designed to pass over designated ground stations in Africa and Mauritius, before splashing down in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of La Réunion. We had set up ground stations along this path to ensure continuous data downlink from our heat shield sensors and onboard payloads – data essential for advancing PHOENIX’s development.With a recent update in the overall mission design, our flight path angle and return trajectory has changed, so we went back to the drawing room to quickly adapt, keeping our Mission Objectives in focus.Mission Parameter A: Changed Return TrajectoryNew ground stations identified and set up!The new flight path will have PHOENIX 1 initiate its de-orbit path over Los Angeles, CA, crossing over Colombia, and continuing over Cuiabá in central Brazil. Following this path, our vehicle will fly over South America before reentering Earth’s atmosphere at the EIP (Entry Interface Point), and shortly thereafter splashing down approximately 2,000 km off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean.In order to accommodate this new reentry and descent corridor, our team put in relentless efforts and successfully identified and set up suitable ground stations to establish communication with our capsule for critical downlink within just a few weeks.Introducing a New Mission Element: An Air-to-air reconnaissance mission to establish contact with our capsule. We expect to lose traditional communication during our reentry phase due to its location this far over the Atlantic Ocean. To address this, we have formed an agile team of specialists working closely with our Guidance, Navigation, Control (GNC) crew to develop an innovative, albeit untested, Air-to-Air recon mission. In this approach, we will chase PHOENIX with a chartered aircraft equipped with a mobile satellite terminal from its EIP (at roughly 120 km altitude) through the plasma blackout phase. And here’s how: Once deployment of PHOENIX is confirmed, the ATMOS Mission Control team will receive and pass on current trajectory data to our GNC team, who will quickly calculate an exact flight path to share with our airborne recon team in the chase plane, who will be on their way to meet and follow PHOENIX just as it enters Earth’s atmosphere and continues its descent. We added this experimental new chapter to our mission plan with the aim to visually monitor and confirm the status of our capsule while attempting to re-establish a data link after plasma blackout to recover the most valuable flight data for further heat shield analysis and the subsequent vehicle development of PHOENIX 2 – expected to launch in 2026.PHOENIX 2 will carry its own propulsion system on board, allowing us to independently determine the moment of re-entry as well as our return trajectory and angle.Observing the capsule at re-entry will not only deliver valuable insights, but it will also most likely be a pretty cool show, for sure 🌌Our team is already on their way to Brazil at the moment we are sharing this update with you.Mission Parameter B: Increased Flight Path AngleIn addition to these updated parameters, we are also expecting a steeper flight path angle, resulting in a higher vertical re-entry velocity, which introduces higher thermal and aerodynamic loads to our capsule’s re-entry scenario. Under these conditions, there is a high probability that the increased thermal stress and aerodynamic forces may affect the capsule structure and heat shield, but all flight data we will receive during this inaugural flight will inform our system analysis and optimization for PHOENIX 2. Conclusion: PHOENIX 1 is Ready for LaunchOur team remains determined and is relentlessly working to fine-tune every detail up until launch day. This mission will be hard, and we look forward to it.These days, our team continues working on the final preparations for launch. Teams have completed integrating PHOENIX 1 with the launch vehicle in collaboration with our integration partner, Exolaunch and updating our software.We have invested tremendous effort over the past 12 months to address all these challenges head-on.At this point, we can already report that we have reached a mission milestone: our team has proven its ability and dedication to plan for and react to the ever-changing, highly complex environment of space missions.
PHOENIX 1 Integration completed. Our AIT team on-site has successfully completed the flight integration of our PHOENIX 1 capsule to @SpaceX 's Falcon 9 rocket, in collaboration with our integration partner @Exolaunch . The capsule is ready to launch aboard the upcoming Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission. We're grateful to Carolyn de Oliveira Baumann and Anna-Christina Preg from Exolaunch for their expert support in ensuring a seamless integration process 🔗
As the capsule separates and begins its re-entry path, a specialized ATMOS recon unit aboard a chase plane takes off to intercept PHOENIX 1, obtain visual confirmation, and attempt to download heat shield data after blackout – data that would otherwise be irretrievable.To prepare, we conducted a full-scale dress rehearsal simulating real mission conditions with all mission parties involved.What we did in short:We equipped one airplane with an almost identical configuration as PHOENIX 1, while our crew aboard a second aircraft – our chase plane – intercepted and tracked the decoy in real time.Together with Mission Control, we simulated this critical mission segment, including live updates of trajectory coordinates, required for establishing visual contact and an airborne data link, all under real-world conditions.
Bandwagon-3 Pre-Launch Derived from individual Pre-Launch Bandwagon-3 state vectors for each object in the initial deployment, provided by SpaceX.Launch: 2025-04-22 00:48:33.990 UTC.Deployments: 2025-04-22 01:01:46.950 UTC to 2025-04-22 02:27:35.370 UTC.
https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Supplemental GP Element SetsCurrent as of 2025 Apr 21 19:20:23 UTC (Day 111)QuoteBandwagon-3 Pre-Launch Derived from individual Pre-Launch Bandwagon-3 state vectors for each object in the initial deployment, provided by SpaceX.Launch: 2025-04-22 00:48:33.990 UTC.Deployments: 2025-04-22 01:01:46.950 UTC to 2025-04-22 02:27:35.370 UTC.
Haven-Demo is not listed either in celestrak.org supplemental TLE list https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/sup-gp.php?FILE=bandwagon-3&FORMAT=tle or in the description of the Bandwagon-3 launch by SpaceX https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=bandwagon-3Do I miss something or it will not be on this launch?
Quote from: Vultur on 04/06/2025 11:22 pmQuote from: GewoonLukas_ on 04/04/2025 09:45 pmQuoteHaven Demo integration is underway as we prepare for on orbit testing of Haven-1’s core systems later this year. The satellite's testing will include power, communications, propulsion, video, thermal control, software, avionics, ground systems, attitude control, and mission operations.Does "later this year" (as opposed to "this month") imply Haven Demo has been bumped off this flight?No, Haven Demo, launching on Bandwagon-3, is preparation for the first Haven launching next year. The demo mission will perform these tests over several months.
Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 04/04/2025 09:45 pmQuoteHaven Demo integration is underway as we prepare for on orbit testing of Haven-1’s core systems later this year. The satellite's testing will include power, communications, propulsion, video, thermal control, software, avionics, ground systems, attitude control, and mission operations.Does "later this year" (as opposed to "this month") imply Haven Demo has been bumped off this flight?
QuoteHaven Demo integration is underway as we prepare for on orbit testing of Haven-1’s core systems later this year. The satellite's testing will include power, communications, propulsion, video, thermal control, software, avionics, ground systems, attitude control, and mission operations.
Haven Demo integration is underway as we prepare for on orbit testing of Haven-1’s core systems later this year. The satellite's testing will include power, communications, propulsion, video, thermal control, software, avionics, ground systems, attitude control, and mission operations.
Next up, watch Falcon 9 launch Bandwagon-3 from pad 40 in Florida → https://spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=bandwagon-3
