The suborbital thread!

[russianhalo117]

MesOrion livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/live/t5LJpCSOKBw?feature=share

The video has been deleted as the launch was scrubbed.

No replacement livestream was posted at the time as the launch was also postponed until TBD.

The new launch date is 16th of February 2023 with a daily launch window of 12:00 UTC to 14:30 UTC (07:00 EST to 09:30 EST).

New livestream at the time of posting is scheduled to start 11:50 UTC (06:50 EST) with commentary beginning 10 minutes prior to the first launch attempt:
https://www.youtube.com/live/y4clG3OhM7w?feature=share

EDIT: added replacement livestream and date.

[Fmedici]

Suborbital launch scheduled for today from Esrange. It carries the BROR payload from the Swedish Institute of Space Physics, with liftoff planned for 17:38 UTC using an Improved Malemute/Improved Orion sounding rocket (this should be the first flight of this configuration).

More info: https://sscspace.com/sounding-rocket-bror/

[Fmedici]

Launch scrubbed because of wind issues, new attempt tomorrow.

EDIT: further delay because of bad weather. No official date set for the next attempt but it will likely be on thursday. The launch window stretches until 24 March.

[russianhalo117]

NASA VorTex launch campaign consists of two Black Brant  IX launchers and two Terrier-Improved Orion (TIO) launchers. The livestreams for for the launch attempts permitting potential science conditions are below:

Attempt 1:


Attempt 2:


Attempt 3:


Attempt 4:
Cancelled outright before the stream reminder was made public due to prohibitive weather conditions.

Attempt 5:


Attempt 6:

[Fmedici]

Launch scrubbed because of wind issues, new attempt tomorrow.

EDIT: further delay because of bad weather. No official date set for the next attempt but it will likely be on thursday. The launch window stretches until 24 March.

Launch scrubbed again because of weather conditions, new attempt possibly tomorrow:

https://twitter.com/SSCspace/status/1636425133324730372?s=20