NGA cancellation notice. HAKUTO-R is now TBD.Quote from: NGA052235Z DEC 22NAVAREA IV 1308/22.WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1286/22 AND THIS MSG, OPERATIONS CANCELED.
052235Z DEC 22NAVAREA IV 1308/22.WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1286/22 AND THIS MSG, OPERATIONS CANCELED.
SFN Launch Schedule, updated December 5, differs re: launch time:December 7 22:32 UTC = 5:32 pm ESTQuote from: gongora on 12/05/2022 07:06 pmlatest NOTMAR has one day slipQuote from: scr00chy on 12/05/2022 07:43 pmQuote from: Emre Kelly tweetSpaceX now targeting Wednesday evening for launch of OneWeb (shift from 1737 EST Tuesday). Latest request shows window opening at the same time. [Dec 5]Launch ~14.5 hours after HAKUTO-R.Also, nothing the ABL RS1 first orbital launch is currently scheduled from Kodiak NET December 7 22:00 UTC.
latest NOTMAR has one day slip
Quote from: Emre Kelly tweetSpaceX now targeting Wednesday evening for launch of OneWeb (shift from 1737 EST Tuesday). Latest request shows window opening at the same time. [Dec 5]
SpaceX now targeting Wednesday evening for launch of OneWeb (shift from 1737 EST Tuesday). Latest request shows window opening at the same time. [Dec 5]
SFN Launch Schedule, updated December 5:December 13 ~21:20 UTC = ~4:20 pm EST
SFN Launch Schedule, updated December 5:Launch date TBD. (No change to the Starlink 2-2 listing.)
SFN Launch Schedule update, December 5:Launch January 2023
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of OneWeb satellites from pad 39A on December 7 at 5:32 p.m. EST. Sunset is 5:25 p.m. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the first HAKUTO-R lunar lander for iSpace on December TBD at 2-3 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a pair of internet satellites for SES on December TBD, around 4 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the Transporter-6 smallsat rideshare mission on December TBD, in the daytime EST. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch a batch of OneWeb internet satellites on January TBD. And a Falcon Heavy from pad 39A will launch the USSF-67 mission for the U.S. Space Force on January TBD.
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of OneWeb satellites from pad 39A on December TBD around 5-6 p.m. EST. Sunset is 5:25 p.m. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the first HAKUTO-R lunar lander for iSpace on December TBD at 2-3 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a pair of internet satellites for SES on December TBD, around 4 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the Transporter-6 smallsat rideshare mission on December TBD, in the daytime EST. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch a batch of OneWeb internet satellites on January TBD. And a Falcon Heavy from pad 39A will launch the USSF-67 mission for the U.S. Space Force on January TBD.
Quote from: ABL tweetDue to an incoming weather system, we are standing down from tomorrow's [Dec 7] launch attempt. We are monitoring elevated wind levels over the coming days and will provide an update on our next opportunity when conditions improve. [Dec 6]
Due to an incoming weather system, we are standing down from tomorrow's [Dec 7] launch attempt. We are monitoring elevated wind levels over the coming days and will provide an update on our next opportunity when conditions improve. [Dec 6]
Quote from: OneWeb tweetTo allow for additional pre-launch checks, OneWeb Launch #15 with @SpaceX is now targeted for no earlier than Thursday, 8th of December at 5:27pm ET. [Dec 6]
To allow for additional pre-launch checks, OneWeb Launch #15 with @SpaceX is now targeted for no earlier than Thursday, 8th of December at 5:27pm ET. [Dec 6]
Quote from: Chris BerginVirgin Orbit's LauncherOne mission has a "launch window scheduled to open Dec. 14, 2022, but that date could change to Dec. 15-16 or later".It'll take off with Cosmic Girl from Cornwall, UK. The launch will be over the Atlantic. [Dec 6]
Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne mission has a "launch window scheduled to open Dec. 14, 2022, but that date could change to Dec. 15-16 or later".It'll take off with Cosmic Girl from Cornwall, UK. The launch will be over the Atlantic. [Dec 6]
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated December 6:QuoteA Falcon 9 will launch the Transporter-6 smallsat rideshare mission on December TBD at 10:00 a.m. EST.= 15:00 UTC
A Falcon 9 will launch the Transporter-6 smallsat rideshare mission on December TBD at 10:00 a.m. EST.
Successful USSF-44 Launch ‘Sign of What’s to Come’EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- <snip> ...Dr. Walter Lauderdale, Space Systems Command's chief of Falcon Systems & Operations and USSF-44 Mission director...<snip> USSF-44 launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The rocket’s two side boosters were recovered on land and will be reused for the USSF-67 launch in January 2023, Lauderdale said.<snip> USSF-44 included six payloads on one satellite that advance communications, space weather sensing, and other technologies into near-geosynchronous orbits.<snip>The six payloads included three separable and three hosted payloads on LDPE-2. The separable payloads – which will fly independently – included Alpine, a Millennium Space Systems program to demonstrate GEO small satellite designs and leverage commercial GEO communications; Linus, a Lockheed Martin Independent Research and Development GEO servicing risk reduction effort; and Tetra-1, an SSC prototype small satellite designed as a pathfinder for streamlined acquisition processes, innovative methods of space vehicle design and on-orbit Tactics Techniques and Procedures development. The hosted payloads - which stay attached to the LDPE-2 in orbit - include: Mustang, a small size/weight/power communications experiment; Xenon, a commercial off-the-shelf component maturation for flight at GEO; and Energetic Charged Particle-Lite, an SSC space weather sensor.<snip>Lt. Col. Michael Rupp, materiel leader for the LDPE and Rooster programs at SSC...<snip>LDPE-2 has now completed its month-long post-launch checkout phase, and is in the process of deploying the three separable payloads into their respective orbits, Rupp said. LDPE-2, with the remaining three payloads on board, will be in GEO orbit for a one-year mission life, with the space vehicle being operated from the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Support Complex at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.<snip>This is the second launch to use the LDPE satellite, Rupp noted. The first was the STP-3 launch in late 2021, the second was USSF-44, and the third will be USSF-67 in January 2023. “We’re launching two satellites within 70 days of one another, which is fantastic from a program perspective,” Rupp said.<snip>
A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the first HAKUTO-R lunar lander for iSpace on December 11 at 2:38 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
Rocket Lab @RocketLab🚀 Launch update 🚀Due to an incoming weather front bringing strong upper-level winds and unsettled conditions through the weekend, we are now targeting no earlier than Tues December 13 for our inaugural mission from Launch Complex 2 for @hawkeye360 .
Agency officials have completed a rigorous technical and programmatic review, known as Key Decision Point C (KDP-C), and confirmed NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope (NEO Surveyor) – the next flight mission out of the agency's Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) – establishing NASA's commitment to the mission's technical, cost, and schedule baseline. The decision commits NASA to a development cost baseline of $1.2 billion and a commitment to be ready for a launch no later than June 2028. The cost and schedule commitments outlined at KDP-C align the NEO Surveyor mission with program management best practices that account for potential technical risks and budgetary uncertainty beyond the development project's control...
TERRAN 1The first flight of Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket is set for early 2023. The launch will take place from Complex 16.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=ispace-m1 has been updated for the new launch opportunity.Quote from: SpaceXSpaceX is targeting Sunday, December 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 – the first privately-led Japanese mission to land on the lunar surface – from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Also onboard this mission is NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Lunar Flashlight. The instantaneous launch window is at 2:38 a.m. ET (07:38 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Monday, December 12 at 2:31 a.m. ET (07:31 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched SES-22 and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.Note that SpaceX says that the booster is landing at LZ-2. (And says that the OneWeb booster is landing at LZ-1.)
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, December 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 – the first privately-led Japanese mission to land on the lunar surface – from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Also onboard this mission is NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Lunar Flashlight. The instantaneous launch window is at 2:38 a.m. ET (07:38 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Monday, December 12 at 2:31 a.m. ET (07:31 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched SES-22 and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
SFN Launch Schedule, updated December 7:Mid December ~21:20 UTC = ~4:20 pm EST. Launch remains at SLC-40.
Now slipped to 2023:Quote from: Jonathan Amos tweetThe @VirginOrbit launch from @SpaceCornwall is NOT going to happen this side of Xmas. VO is citing technical and regulatory challenges for its inability to meet next week's launch window. Neither VO nor its passenger satellites have yet been licensed. [Dec 8]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63895835
The @VirginOrbit launch from @SpaceCornwall is NOT going to happen this side of Xmas. VO is citing technical and regulatory challenges for its inability to meet next week's launch window. Neither VO nor its passenger satellites have yet been licensed. [Dec 8]
“The completion of environmental testing marks a critical step forward in our program,” Pete Frye, mechanical and fluid systems manager at Astrobotic, said in a statement about the tests. “This testing ensured the spacecraft is fully capable of meeting the rough environments it will feel during launch, transit and landing on the moon.”The lander is now undergoing electromagnetic interference testing, which will be followed by thermal vacuum tests. Once those tests are complete, the company said, it will ship the lander to Cape Canaveral, Florida, to be integrated with the Vulcan Centaur for a launch currently scheduled in the first quarter of 2023. That launch will be the inaugural flight of the Vulcan Centaur.
ABL @ablspacesystemsRS1 is go for vertical raise. Currently targeting 13:00 AKST (22:00 UTC) for launch. Upper level winds are being monitored and are currently acceptable.
Quote from: William Harwood tweetF9/OneWeb 15: Good afternoon; we're standing by for launch of a Falcon 9 from KSC pad 39A carrying 40 OneWeb internet relay satellites; liftoff is targeted for 5:27:48pm EST (2227 UTC); weather is forecast 90% go.. [Dec 8]
F9/OneWeb 15: Good afternoon; we're standing by for launch of a Falcon 9 from KSC pad 39A carrying 40 OneWeb internet relay satellites; liftoff is targeted for 5:27:48pm EST (2227 UTC); weather is forecast 90% go.. [Dec 8]
Per the Alaska Aerospace / PSCA website, the next launch attempt is NET Saturday, December 10 at 22:00 UTC.
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated December 8:December 16 4:21 pm EST = 21:21 UTC
NextSpaceFlight, updated December 9:NET December 17, from KSC LC-39A
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated December 8:Time of day of launch is 9:55 am EST = 14:55 UTC. Date is still "December TBD."
Per the new FAA TFR and the updated Alaska Aerospace / PSCA website, ABL's next launch opportunity has slipped to NET Sunday, December 11 at 22:00 UTC.https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_2_2825.htmlQuote from: FAAEffective Date(s): In UTC: 2200 to 0130 UTC Daily starting December 11 and ending December 15.
Effective Date(s): In UTC: 2200 to 0130 UTC Daily starting December 11 and ending December 15.
Cross-post:Quote from: gongora on 12/09/2022 10:57 pm2031-EX-ST-2022SpaceX Mission 1601 Starlink Group 2-6 from SLC-4ENET mid-January [NET January 12]ASDS North 29 19 10 West 117 49 35Will there be any "external" customer payloads launched by Vandenberg Falcon 9's in January? = Will SpaceX launch Starlink 2-4 and 2-6 as the only January Vandenberg Falcon 9 launches?Or one Starlink, one other?
2031-EX-ST-2022SpaceX Mission 1601 Starlink Group 2-6 from SLC-4ENET mid-January [NET January 12]ASDS North 29 19 10 West 117 49 35
Quote from: gongora on 12/09/2022 11:13 pmhttps://spacenews.com/space-development-agencys-first-launch-slips-to-march-due-to-satellite-glitch/ [Dec 9]Quote“Our plan now is to launch 10 satellites in March and the remaining 18 in June,” he said.More:Quote[Space Development Agency Director Derek] Tournear said the latest delay resulted from a “noisy power supply” issue that requires a fix for all eight York satellites that were manifested to launch in December.“Technical issues came up during testing … we had a noisy power supply,” Tournear told SpaceNews. “We have to take the satellites apart and add in an electrical filter to all the York [Space Systems] satellites.”<snip>The launch rescheduled for March includes York’s eight satellites and two of four SpaceX-Leidos missile-tracking satellites the companies are building for SDA’s Tracking Layer Tranche 0.
https://spacenews.com/space-development-agencys-first-launch-slips-to-march-due-to-satellite-glitch/ [Dec 9]Quote“Our plan now is to launch 10 satellites in March and the remaining 18 in June,” he said.
“Our plan now is to launch 10 satellites in March and the remaining 18 in June,” he said.
[Space Development Agency Director Derek] Tournear said the latest delay resulted from a “noisy power supply” issue that requires a fix for all eight York satellites that were manifested to launch in December.“Technical issues came up during testing … we had a noisy power supply,” Tournear told SpaceNews. “We have to take the satellites apart and add in an electrical filter to all the York [Space Systems] satellites.”<snip>The launch rescheduled for March includes York’s eight satellites and two of four SpaceX-Leidos missile-tracking satellites the companies are building for SDA’s Tracking Layer Tranche 0.
Quote from: Emre Kelly tweetGorgeous Florida night for SpaceX's ispace/Hakuto-R launch from Cape Canaveral SFS. Liftoff set for 02:38:13 EST. [Dec 11]
Gorgeous Florida night for SpaceX's ispace/Hakuto-R launch from Cape Canaveral SFS. Liftoff set for 02:38:13 EST. [Dec 11]
There's not a new FAA TFR (yet), but the Alaska Aerospace / PSCA website has been updated to December 12 for the next attempt.
Quote from: Space TFRs tweetRocket Lab has withdrawn 2/1866, 2/1867, 2/1868, 2/5155, and 2/2326 which were Electron launch attempts from Wallops scheduled for 12/21-12/23, 12/11, and 12/14 respectively.As of this tweet, daily TFRs remain on record for 12/15-12/19. [Dec 10]
Rocket Lab has withdrawn 2/1866, 2/1867, 2/1868, 2/5155, and 2/2326 which were Electron launch attempts from Wallops scheduled for 12/21-12/23, 12/11, and 12/14 respectively.As of this tweet, daily TFRs remain on record for 12/15-12/19. [Dec 10]
YAUPKFRL (Yet Another Updated Press Kit From Rocket Lab). The launch period now ends on December 19 instead of December 20.Despite the lack of an FAA TFR, this Press Kit still has Rocket Lab targeting December 13.https://www.rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/Virginia-is-for-Launch-Lovers-Press-Kit5.pdf
