Time for another of my periodic requests for a list of payload that are ready and just waiting for a rocket to launch.
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Quote from: smoliarm on 09/11/2018 11:35 pmUpdated FPIP:As the 3rd quarter is almost over, would it make sense to extend the chart into 2019 by now? (Especially since a number of launches previously on the chart have slipped there?)
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral is on November TBD at the earliest. Upcoming launches include the second flight of the Falcon Heavy from pad 39A carrying the Arabsat 6A communication satellite as early as November. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the next Dragon resupply mission to the ISS, CRS-16, on November 27 at the earliest, in the afternoon EST if that day. And a Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the first Block III GPS satellite on December 15 at the earliest, likely in the morning EST. Other upcoming launches include a Falcon 9 with the first Crew Dragon capsule on an uncrewed demonstration mission, DM-1 to the ISS, from pad 39A on December at the earliest. And a Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the Es'Hail-2 communication satellite for Qataras early as late 2018 or early 2019.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral is TBD. Upcoming Falcon 9 launches include a Falcon 9 with the Es'Hail-2 communication satellite for Qatar. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the next Dragon resupply mission to the ISS, CRS-16, on November 27 at 4:19pm EST. The first stage will land back at Cape Canaveral about eight minutes after launch. The launch time gets 22-25 minutes earlier each day. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the first Block III GPS satellite on December 15, likely at 9:08am EST. And a Falcon 9 will launch from pad 39A with the first Crew Dragon capsule on an uncrewed demonstration mission, DM-1 to the ISS, on December at the earliest, in the middle of the night if that time period. The launch time gets 22-25 minutes earlier each day.
Nothing definitive, but in the TED talk announcing 'Methane Sat', images of F9's launching were pretty prominent. Current target is NET late 2020.
Viasat is preparing a global broadband systems comprising three geostationary satellites. Arianespace and ULA both have launch contracts, though Viasat has not said which launch provider will go first. Viasat has yet to sign a launch contract for the third satellite.In Viasat’s statement, the company said it remains in discussion with Arianespace and SpaceX for that mission.
However, Koenigsmann said after the talk that a Block 5 booster could make its third flight later this year, possibly on the SSO-A mission, a “dedicated rideshare” mission of dozens of smallsats planned for November from Vandenberg.
We have about a hundred missions on the manifest, and that represents a value of about twelve billion dollars
https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/10/04/nasas-commercial-crew-program-target-test-flight-dates-4/QuoteTest Flight Planning Dates:Boeing Orbital Flight Test (uncrewed): March 2019Boeing Crew Flight Test (crewed): August 2019SpaceX Demo-1 (uncrewed): January 2019SpaceX Demo-2 (crewed): June 2019...Anticipated Readiness Dates for Operational Missions:First operational mission: August 2019Second operational mission: December 2019Those dates sure look like they've decided to make the Boeing CFT an operational mission.
Test Flight Planning Dates:Boeing Orbital Flight Test (uncrewed): March 2019Boeing Crew Flight Test (crewed): August 2019SpaceX Demo-1 (uncrewed): January 2019SpaceX Demo-2 (crewed): June 2019...Anticipated Readiness Dates for Operational Missions:First operational mission: August 2019Second operational mission: December 2019
Confirmed by the NASA SWOT website. Launch is delayed to September 2021.https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/mission.htm
Just got news that RCM mission has now been officially delayed to February.There's also a new blog post on the Canadian Space Agency website about the mission status:http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/blog/2018/10/16/radarsat-constellation-a-major-milestone-reached.asp?utm_source=website&utm_medium=banner-txt&utm_campaign=rcm&utm_content=major-milestone&utm_term=home-pageedit/gongora: linked blog has "Launch window: Week of February 18, 2019"
I'm not sure I understand what is behind this "giving up slot" discussion.Is something wrong with this hypothetical launch sequence from VAFB? -Nov 19, 2018 ... Spaceflight Sherpa "SSO-A"Nov 29, 2018 ... NROL-71: KH-11 17 (Crystal 17, Block 5 #1)Mid-late Dec 19, 2018 ... Iridium Next Flight 8 (x10)And in general - any corrections to big picture?
https://twitter.com/IridiumBoss/status/1052934106135359488
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