SpaceX Manifest Updates Thread 5

[jpo234]

https://spacenews.com/south-korea-hires-spacex-to-launch-five-spy-satellites-by-2025/

South Korea has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch five spy satellites by 2025, with the first launch on a Falcon 9 rocket by the end of 2023.

[zubenelgenubi]

New boosters are also being introduced into the fleet to help that cadence, with booster B1073 expected to debut next month on a Starlink mission.

SpaceX is continuing its busy 2022 launch campaign with another Starlink mission today. A Falcon 9 booster on its 12th flight is scheduled to lift off at 11:14 AM EDT (15:14 UTC) from SLC-40.

https://twitter.com/TGMetsFan98/status/1517129176859529216

[Conexion Espacial]

Two more Falcon 9 rockets are scheduled to launch on Starlink missions May 8, followed as many as three additional Falcon 9 launches later next month from pads in Florida and California.
https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1517527891894054912

[mandrewa]

Two missions from ispace's website at https://ispace-inc.com/hakuto-r/eng/about/

"HAKUTO-R is a multinational commercial lunar exploration program operated by ispace. It includes ispace’s first two lunar missions: Mission 1, a soft lunar landing in 2022, and Mission 2, a lunar landing and deployment of a rover in 2023. For both missions, the HAKUTO-R lander will launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket."

[Conexion Espacial]

Two missions from ispace's website at https://ispace-inc.com/hakuto-r/eng/about/

"HAKUTO-R is a multinational commercial lunar exploration program operated by ispace. It includes ispace’s first two lunar missions: Mission 1, a soft lunar landing in 2022, and Mission 2, a lunar landing and deployment of a rover in 2023. For both missions, the HAKUTO-R lander will launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket."

The latest press release indicates that the second mission is now scheduled for 2024.

https://ispace-inc.com/news/?p=2231

The program includes ispace’s first two lunar missions: Mission 1 (M1), a soft lunar landing planned to launch in 2022*, and Mission 2 (M2), a lunar landing and deployment of a rover planned to launch in 2024*

* Current plan as of April 2022.

[Conexion Espacial]

Satellogic Announces Multiple Launch Agreement with SpaceX for its Next 68 Sub-Meter Resolution Earth Observation Satellites
https://satellogic.com/news/press-releases/satellogic-announces-multiple-launch-agreement-with-spacex-for-its-next-68-sub-meter-resolution-earth-observation-satellites/

[Comga]

Cross-post:

Now NET Q3:

SpaceX launch of 11 SES Satellites O3b mPower MEO-orbit sats slips & reshuffles to 5 launches, not 4.

Was: 2 launches, each 3 sats, in Q2 2022, another 3-sat late 2022 & final 2 sats 2024.

Now: 3 launches, each w/ 2 sats, in Q3, then 3-sat launch Q4 & final 2 sats in 2024.  [May 5]

Net plus 1 for the manifest in 2022
unchanged for 2024

[Josh_from_Canada]

EchoStar 24 / Jupiter 3 is scheduled for launch on a Falcon 9 in early 2023 [May 5]

https://spacenews.com/echostar-says-jupiter-3-wont-be-ready-for-2022-launch/

[Yiosie]

CACI to launch experimental satellite to demonstrate alternative to GPS navigation [dated May 9]

U.S. defense contractor CACI International is funding an experiment to demonstrate space technologies for military use, including an alternative to GPS navigation.

As part of the company’s plan to grow its space business,  CACI is launching two demonstration payloads on a York Space satellite scheduled to fly to low Earth orbit in January aboard the SpaceX Transporter 7 rideshare.

[scr00chy]

CACI to launch experimental satellite to demonstrate alternative to GPS navigation [dated May 9]

U.S. defense contractor CACI International is funding an experiment to demonstrate space technologies for military use, including an alternative to GPS navigation.

As part of the company’s plan to grow its space business,  CACI is launching two demonstration payloads on a York Space satellite scheduled to fly to low Earth orbit in January aboard the SpaceX Transporter 7 rideshare.

This satellite is called DemoSat: https://investor.caci.com/news/news-details/2022/CACI-Completes-Review-for-Planned-2023-Satellite-Launch/default.aspx

[scr00chy]

EchoStar 24 / Jupiter 3 is scheduled for launch on a Falcon 9 in early 2023 [May 5]

https://spacenews.com/echostar-says-jupiter-3-wont-be-ready-for-2022-launch/

F9 was a mistake. It's actually launching on FH:

https://twitter.com/ElonXnet/status/1526188916705042432

Thanks to @JasonRainbow for confirming that @EchoStar's massive Jupiter-3 satellite will indeed be launching on #SpaceX Falcon Heavy, not Falcon 9 as previously reported.

With a mass of 9,200 kg, as per @pbdes, F9 never made much sense.

[Alexphysics]

Added a bunch of upcoming SpaceX launches to NextSpaceflight and some booster assignments. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/agency/upcoming/1/

Starlink Group 4-19 looking like mid June (I'd bet on LC-39A for that one) and using B1060-13
Starlink Group 4-20 by the end of the month (again betting on 39A but don't have confirmation on pads for none of these missions... well, except for the Vandy ones I guess lol)

And then in July and sort of in this order:
Starlink Group 3-1 from Vandenberg (betting on using B1063 for this one)
Starlink Group 4-21 from Florida (I'd say pad 40 is likely) using B1058-13
Starlink Group 4-22 from Florida (likely to be 39A imo)
Starlink Group 3-2 from Vandy (likely to use B1071 imo)
Starlink Group 4-25 from Florida (betting all my money on pad 40 for this one) using B1051-13

[scr00chy]

Added a bunch of upcoming SpaceX launches to NextSpaceflight and some booster assignments. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/agency/upcoming/1/

Starlink Group 4-19 looking like mid June (I'd bet on LC-39A for that one) and using B1060-13
Starlink Group 4-20 by the end of the month (again betting on 39A but don't have confirmation on pads for none of these missions... well, except for the Vandy ones I guess lol)

And then in July and sort of in this order:
Starlink Group 3-1 from Vandenberg (betting on using B1063 for this one)
Starlink Group 4-21 from Florida (I'd say pad 40 is likely) using B1058-13
Starlink Group 4-22 from Florida (likely to be 39A imo)
Starlink Group 3-2 from Vandy (likely to use B1071 imo)
Starlink Group 4-25 from Florida (betting all my money on pad 40 for this one) using B1051-13

Thanks for the update! Looks like a busy July for SpaceX.

But why do you think B1063 would be reflown before B1071? Shouldn't it be the other way since B1071 is probably about ready now, while B1063 only just flew.

[Alexphysics]

Added a bunch of upcoming SpaceX launches to NextSpaceflight and some booster assignments. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/agency/upcoming/1/

Starlink Group 4-19 looking like mid June (I'd bet on LC-39A for that one) and using B1060-13
Starlink Group 4-20 by the end of the month (again betting on 39A but don't have confirmation on pads for none of these missions... well, except for the Vandy ones I guess lol)

And then in July and sort of in this order:
Starlink Group 3-1 from Vandenberg (betting on using B1063 for this one)
Starlink Group 4-21 from Florida (I'd say pad 40 is likely) using B1058-13
Starlink Group 4-22 from Florida (likely to be 39A imo)
Starlink Group 3-2 from Vandy (likely to use B1071 imo)
Starlink Group 4-25 from Florida (betting all my money on pad 40 for this one) using B1051-13

Thanks for the update! Looks like a busy July for SpaceX.

But why do you think B1063 would be reflown before B1071? Shouldn't it be the other way since B1071 is probably about ready now, while B1063 only just flew.

I'm expecting B1071 to be used on SARah-1, then on Group 3-2 about a month or so later

Edit: Well, that or we see them using a different booster than 63 or 71 but I doubt it.

[Alexphysics]

Oh I forgot... B1069-2 is flying on Starlink Group 4-26. NET August from Florida

[Josh_from_Canada]

What about Starlink Group 4-23 and Group 4-24?

[Alexphysics]

What about Starlink Group 4-23 and Group 4-24?

Perhaps coming later down the line. They haven't been doing these missions in order for a while.

[gongora]

New release of orders. 5 to ULA on Vulcan all from Eastern range; 3 to SpaceX all on Falcon 9, 1 eastern, 2 Vandenberg.

https://twitter.com/USSF_SSC/status/1529969683671134209

Space Systems Command Issues Launch Task Orders for FY22 NSS Missions

EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. – Space Systems Command (SSC) ordered eight National Security Space (NSS) launch services under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement contract today; five to United Launch Alliance (ULA) for GPS III-7, USSF-23, USSF-43, WGS-11+, and USSF-16 using the Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle, and three to Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) for USSF-124, USSF-62, and one SDA Tranche 1 mission using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

USSF-124 is a mission being conducted with SSC partners at Missile Defense Agency. It will be launched onboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the eastern range into low earth orbit.

The USSF-62 mission, to be launched onboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the western range into a polar  orbit, includes the first Weather System Follow-on (WSF) satellite.

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The SDA mission is the first of six missions launched by the Space Development Agency for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer. It will be launched onboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the western range into a polar orbit.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/tgmetsfan98/status/1532091055251804161

In February, NASA announced that it had awarded SpaceX 3 additional Crew Dragon missions to the ISS. However, this notice says that SpaceX has been awarded 5 additional missions:

twitter.com/nasaprocurement/status/1532067026147364865

Kennedy Space Center has a special notice regarding 'Notice Of Intent (noi) To Issue A Sole Source Modification – NASA Commercial Crew Space Transportation Services'. See: sam.gov/opp/62c5cba7a9…

[Comga]

Cross post for the Manifest:

The February award stipulates the contract runs through March 31, 2028.

The starting date of the February contract was in 2023 (if needed). But if you look at the current schedule, SpaceX-6 would be in 2023. Overall, I get an extra mission for SpaceX in 2023 (or in 2029 if Boeing-1 is ready in 2023) but other than that, it's one per year for SpaceX.

2023 SpaceX-6 and 7
2024 SpaceX-8 and Boeing-1
2025 SpaceX-9 and Boeing-2
2026 SpaceX-10 and Boeing-3
2027 SpaceX-11 and Boeing-4
2028 SpaceX-12 and Boeing-5
2029- SpaceX-13 and Boeing-6
2030- SpaceX-14 and one other mission to be awarded.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Crew_Program

I suspect that whether Boeing or SpaceX gets the earlier launch in the years beyond 2023 will depend on how quickly Boeing gets thru CFT and into the rotation.