SpaceX @SpaceXTargeting Monday, November 21 at 9:57 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of the Eutelsat 10B mission from SLC-40 in Florida → http://spacex.com/launches
SpaceX is targeting Monday, November 21 for launch of the Eutelsat 10B mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 9:57 p.m. ET (02:57 UTC on November 22). A backup launch opportunity is available on Tuesday, November 22 at the same time.The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Telstar 18 VANTAGE, Iridium-8, and eight Starlink missions.
ABL @ablspacesystemsThe ABL team has polled GO for propellant fill. We are targeting a T0 of 13:24 AKST (22:24 UTC). Weather is tracking at a 40% POV due to triggered lightning.
The launch team then conducted a full launch countdown, ending before the final step of engine ignition of Electron’s Rutherford engines. Electron was then detanked of fuel and returned to Rocket Lab’s Integration and Control Facility (ICF) at the Wallops Research Park to await launch during a window that extends from December 7 – 20.
Toronto-based STELLS unveiled its plans Nov. 21 to develop its Mobile Power Rover (MPR), a rover that will generate power from its solar arrays and can transfer it through wireless charging to other vehicles on the lunar surface. Its MPR-1 rover is slated to launch by 2025 as a payload on an Intuitive Machines lander to the south polar regions of the moon....The announcement of MPR-1 comes a week after the Canadian Space Agency announced it awarded a $43 million Canadian ($32 million) contract to Canadensys Aerospace Corporation to build a rover carrying six scientific payloads. That rover will fly on a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission to the moon no earlier than 2026. Kapralov said that while STELLS had been working on a scientific lunar rover initially, it did not compete for the Canadian Space Agency mission.
ABL @ablspacesystemsRS1 aborted during ignition at T-1.75s. The vehicle is healthy, and the team is setting up to offload propellant for today. Our next launch window opens on December 7th.
SpaceX @SpaceXStanding down from tonight’s launch of the Eutelsat 10B mission to allow for additional pre-flight checkouts; now targeting tomorrow, November 22 at 9:57 p.m. ET for liftoff. Weather is currently 20% favorable
VCLS Demo-2RLaunch TimeNET March, 2023
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/CRS-26: SpaceX has called off today's launch attempt due to foul weather; the next two opportunities come on 11/26-27, after FAA holiday airspace restrictions are lifted; meanwhile, SpaceX presumably will press ahead with the Eutelsat 10B launch try later tonight
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, November 26 for Falcon 9's launch of Dragon's 26th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-26) mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 2:20 p.m. ET (19:20 UTC), and a backup launch opportunity is available on Sunday, November 27 at 1:58 p.m. ET (18:58 UTC).Following stage separation, Falcon 9's first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first flight of the Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission.Dragon will autonomously dock with the space station on Sunday, November 27 at approximately 7:30 a.m. ET (12:30 UTC).
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated November 22:QuoteA Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the HAKUTO-R lunar lander for iSpace on November 29 at 3:42 a.m. EST.One day delay likely caused by the one day delay of the launch of Eutelsat 10B from SLC-40:Quote from: SpaceX tweetStanding down from tonight’s launch of the Eutelsat 10B mission to allow for additional pre-flight checkouts; now targeting tomorrow, November 22 at 9:57 p.m. ET for liftoff. Weather is currently 20% favorable. [Nov 22 UTC]
A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the HAKUTO-R lunar lander for iSpace on November 29 at 3:42 a.m. EST.
Standing down from tonight’s launch of the Eutelsat 10B mission to allow for additional pre-flight checkouts; now targeting tomorrow, November 22 at 9:57 p.m. ET for liftoff. Weather is currently 20% favorable. [Nov 22 UTC]
The SpX-26 launch delay would push the next launch from LC-39A into early December.Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 11/22/2022 07:55 pmQuote from: SpaceX tweetDue to unfavorable weather, we are standing down from today's launch of CRS-26. Next launch opportunity is Saturday, November 26 at 2:20 p.m. ET. [Nov 22]Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated November 22:QuoteA Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch a batch of OneWeb satellites on early December TBD.
Quote from: SpaceX tweetDue to unfavorable weather, we are standing down from today's launch of CRS-26. Next launch opportunity is Saturday, November 26 at 2:20 p.m. ET. [Nov 22]
Due to unfavorable weather, we are standing down from today's launch of CRS-26. Next launch opportunity is Saturday, November 26 at 2:20 p.m. ET. [Nov 22]
A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch a batch of OneWeb satellites on early December TBD.
SFN Launch Schedule, updated November 22:December launch
SFN Launch Schedule updated November 22:11:46 UTC = 3:46 am PST
https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1595426341746364416QuoteNASA awards the remaining pair of TROPICS launches to Rocket Lab $RKLB:The four cuebsats are expected to launch on two Electron rockets no earlier than May 1:https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-launch-services-task-order-for-tropics-cubesats-mission/QuoteNov 23, 2022RELEASE 22-123NASA Awards Launch Services Task Order for TROPICS CubeSats MissionNASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission, as part of the agency's Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract.Rocket Lab is one of 13 companies NASA selected for VADR contracts in 2022. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, manages the VADR contracts. As part of VADR, the fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts have a five-year ordering period with a maximum total value of $300 million across all contracts.The TROPICS mission consists of four CubeSats intended for two low-Earth orbital planes and is part of NASA’s Earth System Science Pathfinder Program. Rocket Lab will launch the TROPICS satellites into their operational orbits during a 60-day period (first insertion to final insertion). These two dedicated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) licensed launches, each on an Electron Rocket are targeted to launch no earlier than May 1, 2023, enabling NASA to provide observations during the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1....
NASA awards the remaining pair of TROPICS launches to Rocket Lab $RKLB:The four cuebsats are expected to launch on two Electron rockets no earlier than May 1:
Nov 23, 2022RELEASE 22-123NASA Awards Launch Services Task Order for TROPICS CubeSats MissionNASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission, as part of the agency's Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract.Rocket Lab is one of 13 companies NASA selected for VADR contracts in 2022. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, manages the VADR contracts. As part of VADR, the fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts have a five-year ordering period with a maximum total value of $300 million across all contracts.The TROPICS mission consists of four CubeSats intended for two low-Earth orbital planes and is part of NASA’s Earth System Science Pathfinder Program. Rocket Lab will launch the TROPICS satellites into their operational orbits during a 60-day period (first insertion to final insertion). These two dedicated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) licensed launches, each on an Electron Rocket are targeted to launch no earlier than May 1, 2023, enabling NASA to provide observations during the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1....
Date: December 12, 2022 - 6:46 a.m. EasternMission: Surface Water and Ocean Topography
1st Quarter • Falcon 9 • O3b mPOWER 3 & 4Launch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida...Early 2023 • Falcon 9 • WorldView Legion 3 & 4Launch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida...1st Quarter • Falcon 9 • O3b mPOWER 5 & 6Launch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
The long, tangled journey of a European rover to Mars takes another twist ... ... However, in the end, ministers decided that they would invest hundreds of millions of more euro into the project for Europe to develop its own entry, descent, and lander module for the vehicle. "I am very glad to say that we have found a positive way forward," Aschbacher said. "Europe will take responsibility, and a majority of the work will be done with European technology." NASA, he said, is expected to contribute a rocket for the mission, an engine for the descent module with adjustable thrust, and radioactive heating units. This exchange will be done via barter. So, for example, in exchange for a rocket launch, Europe might provide an Airbus Beluga aircraft to transport large cargo. The mission now has a launch date of no earlier than 2028, Aschbacher said. At this time, the only available US rocket capable of boosting the mission is SpaceX's Falcon Heavy booster, but the competition for the launch vehicle will not be held for a couple of years. At that time United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket and SpaceX's Starship may be options, as well as Blue Origin's New Glenn vehicle.
Jeff Foust @jeff_foustTwo-day slip for the launch of ispace's HAKUTO-R M1 lunar lander mission, to Nov. 30 at 3:39am EST from Cape Canaveral.https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=3994
NextSpaceFlight, updated November 24:Launch NET December
