A backup launch opportunity is available on Friday, October 7, and the 69-minute launch window opens at 7:06 p.m. ET (23:06 UTC).
Rocket Lab @RocketLabWatch our launch for the “It Argos Up From Here” live webcast from around T-20 mins! Target lift-off:UTC| 17:09NZT | 06:09EDT | 13:09PDT | 10:09
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsElectron/31: Rocketlab is counting down to launch of its 31st Electron fom the company's Mahia, New Zealand launch complex; liftoff from pad B is targeted for 1:09:21pm EDT (1709 UTC)
SpaceX @SpaceXNow targeting tomorrow for launch of @Intelsat G-33/G-34 to allow additional time for vehicle checkouts. Tomorrow’s 70-minute launch window opens at 7:05 p.m. ET
Quote from: Ken the Bin on 10/06/2022 01:09 pmThis week's USCG District 17 weekly Local Notice to Mariners does not include any notice from PSCA. The notice for P137 that was still embedded as of last week is now gone.Also, the Alaska Aerospace / PSCA website does not contain any indication of an upcoming launch (except in the Integrated Range Schedule, which has not been updated since September 13th).The FAA TFR is still in place.The FAA TFR is now gone.
This week's USCG District 17 weekly Local Notice to Mariners does not include any notice from PSCA. The notice for P137 that was still embedded as of last week is now gone.Also, the Alaska Aerospace / PSCA website does not contain any indication of an upcoming launch (except in the Integrated Range Schedule, which has not been updated since September 13th).The FAA TFR is still in place.
Prometheus 2 & OthersLaunch TimeNET Oct 29, 2022...RocketLauncherOne...LocationSpaceport Cornwall, Newquay Airport in Cornwall, United Kingdom
Atlas V to Launch JPSS-2A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket will launch the Joint Polar Satellite (JPSS)-2 civilian polar-orbiting weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA and NASA's Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID). Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.Launch Date and Time: November 1, 2022 at 2:25 a.m. PDT (5:25 a.m. EDT; 0925 UTC)Go Atlas! Go Centaur! Go JPSS-2!
Orbital Test FlightLaunch TimeNET November, 2022First full-stack launch of Starship and Super Heavy. First Starship launch to attempt to reach orbit.
ATLAS V & VULCANUpcoming Atlas V launches include the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the space station in February TBD. Vulcan will use the same launch pad when it flies.
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/Galaxy 33/34: LIFTOFF! At 7:05:00pm EDT (2305 UTC)
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Hotbird 13F communication satellite for Eutelsat on October TBD at 11:25 p.m. EDT. The launch window stretches two hours. A Falcon 9 will launch more Starlink satellites from pad 40 on October TBD.
Now October 14 UTC (late October 13 EDT) per this NGA notice.Quote from: NGA080100Z OCT 22NAVAREA IV 1055/22(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 140325Z TO 140611Z OCT, ALTERNATE 0325Z TO 0611Z DAILY 15 THRU 19 OCT AND 200326Z TO 200609Z OCT IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-35.76N 080-34.98W, 28-38.00N 080-29.00W, 28-37.00N 080-11.00W, 28-33.00N 080-10.00W, 28-31.00N 080-17.00W, 28-31.00N 080-33.28W, 28-31.68N 080-33.61W. B. 28-56.00N 075-59.00W, 29-02.00N 072-55.00W, 28-40.00N 071-53.00W, 28-01.00N 071-53.00W, 27-37.00N 072-49.00W, 28-10.00N 075-58.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 200709Z OCT 22.
080100Z OCT 22NAVAREA IV 1055/22(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 140325Z TO 140611Z OCT, ALTERNATE 0325Z TO 0611Z DAILY 15 THRU 19 OCT AND 200326Z TO 200609Z OCT IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-35.76N 080-34.98W, 28-38.00N 080-29.00W, 28-37.00N 080-11.00W, 28-33.00N 080-10.00W, 28-31.00N 080-17.00W, 28-31.00N 080-33.28W, 28-31.68N 080-33.61W. B. 28-56.00N 075-59.00W, 29-02.00N 072-55.00W, 28-40.00N 071-53.00W, 28-01.00N 071-53.00W, 27-37.00N 072-49.00W, 28-10.00N 075-58.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 200709Z OCT 22.
Building on today’s success, Firefly is completing the Acceptance Testing Protocol (ATP) for its Alpha 3 vehicle in preparation for its upcoming NASA VCLS Demo 2-FB ELaNa 43 launch. In addition, Firefly continues the production of multiple rockets at its Texas manufacturing facilities using all the lessons learned from existing flights and testing. Firefly is scheduled for six Alpha launches to take customer payloads to space in 2023, and 12 more in 2024.
QuoteFor the first time in over 3 years SpaceX will expend a Falcon booster on purpose. But it's not just one, it'll be three boosters. If schedules hold, the order will be B1066, then B1051-14, and finally B1049-11. nextspaceflight.com/launches/agenc…Here goes a 🧵QuoteB1066 is a Falcon Heavy center core that will fly NET October 28th as part of the USSF-44 mission. It's new and it being expended will allow the second stage have enough performance to push that mission's payloads into GEO. Will look more or less like this.QuoteB1051-14 is a Falcon 9 booster set to fly the Galaxy 31&32 mission. It first flew on the Demo-1 mission, Crew Dragon's first flight into orbit, and it was the first booster to reach 10 flights. It'll push both Galaxy satellites into a more energetic GTO.QuoteB1049-11 is a Falcon 9 booster that will fly on the Eutelsat 10B mission. Among its flights, this booster supported the first launch of Starlink satellites in May 2019. Its last flight is part of a previously unannounced three-mission deal with Eutelsat.
For the first time in over 3 years SpaceX will expend a Falcon booster on purpose. But it's not just one, it'll be three boosters. If schedules hold, the order will be B1066, then B1051-14, and finally B1049-11. nextspaceflight.com/launches/agenc…Here goes a 🧵
B1066 is a Falcon Heavy center core that will fly NET October 28th as part of the USSF-44 mission. It's new and it being expended will allow the second stage have enough performance to push that mission's payloads into GEO. Will look more or less like this.
B1051-14 is a Falcon 9 booster set to fly the Galaxy 31&32 mission. It first flew on the Demo-1 mission, Crew Dragon's first flight into orbit, and it was the first booster to reach 10 flights. It'll push both Galaxy satellites into a more energetic GTO.
B1049-11 is a Falcon 9 booster that will fly on the Eutelsat 10B mission. Among its flights, this booster supported the first launch of Starlink satellites in May 2019. Its last flight is part of a previously unannounced three-mission deal with Eutelsat.
As per Spaceflight Now , this launch is going to use an expendable boosterQuoteDual satellite launch for Intelsat next on SpaceX’s launch scheduleOctober 6, 2022 Stephen Clark...Intelsat has five more C-band satellites left to launch after Galaxy 33 and 34. The next pair of C-band satellites, Galaxy 31 and 32, are scheduled to launch as soon as Nov. 5 from Cape Canaveral on another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.For that mission, SpaceX will not recover the Falcon 9 booster, committing all of the rocket’s propellant to sending Galaxy 31 and 32 into as high of an orbit as possible. “Those satellites, Galaxy 31 and 32, are built by Maxar. They’re a little heavier, so we decided go for an expendable launch to get the extra performance,” Froeliger said.“You pay extra when it’s expendable,” Froeliger said. “From a business point of view, you may also get a booster that has flown many times that they may retire anyhow, but you’re still paying because you pay for the expendable.”...
Dual satellite launch for Intelsat next on SpaceX’s launch scheduleOctober 6, 2022 Stephen Clark...Intelsat has five more C-band satellites left to launch after Galaxy 33 and 34. The next pair of C-band satellites, Galaxy 31 and 32, are scheduled to launch as soon as Nov. 5 from Cape Canaveral on another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.For that mission, SpaceX will not recover the Falcon 9 booster, committing all of the rocket’s propellant to sending Galaxy 31 and 32 into as high of an orbit as possible. “Those satellites, Galaxy 31 and 32, are built by Maxar. They’re a little heavier, so we decided go for an expendable launch to get the extra performance,” Froeliger said.“You pay extra when it’s expendable,” Froeliger said. “From a business point of view, you may also get a booster that has flown many times that they may retire anyhow, but you’re still paying because you pay for the expendable.”...
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1579316127846395910?s=46&t=HgMh9TQBGjFo_CVJg-wB2gQuote Pending successful FTS (Flight Termination System) work in the VAB, SLS rollout for Artemis I is tracking November 7-8. This would allow for a November 14 launch attempt.These are current targets and are very much subject to change.Pic: Nathan Barker (@NASA_Nerd) for NSF.
Pending successful FTS (Flight Termination System) work in the VAB, SLS rollout for Artemis I is tracking November 7-8. This would allow for a November 14 launch attempt.These are current targets and are very much subject to change.Pic: Nathan Barker (@NASA_Nerd) for NSF.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Hotbird 13F communication satellite for Eutelsat on October 14 at 11:26 p.m. EDT. The launch window stretches two hours.
launch delayed to Q1/2023Quote...While the SpaceX F9 launcher for SES-22 was available in June 2022, the F9 launcher for SES-18 and SES-19 will not be available before January 2023 due to the delays from the original Northrop Grumman delivery and priority of US government launches. Assuming the current Northrop Grumman delivery schedule for SES-18 and SES-19 is maintained, SES expects SES-18 and SES-19 to start commercial service by April 2023. ...As described above, the Northrop Grumman satellites, SES-18 and SES-19, have experienced manufacturing delays. Since our last report, we have also been informed by SpaceX that the earliest available launch opportunity for SES-18 and SES-19 is Q1 2023 as a result of higher priority US government launches scheduled for Q4 2022. Because of these delays, which are beyond SES’s control, there is a significant risk SES-18 and SES-19 will not be commercially available until the beginning of Q2 2023....Construction by Thales of the second ground spare, SES-23, began on June 1, 2021 and is expected to be delivered in March 2023. Subject to the successful launch and deployment of all necessary C-band transition satellites, SES-23 may become unused....The Northrop Grumman SES-18 and SES-19 satellites are expected to be launched in Q1 2023; however the launch slot week is still to be confirmed by SpaceX. The launcher for SES-23 has not been contracted.
...While the SpaceX F9 launcher for SES-22 was available in June 2022, the F9 launcher for SES-18 and SES-19 will not be available before January 2023 due to the delays from the original Northrop Grumman delivery and priority of US government launches. Assuming the current Northrop Grumman delivery schedule for SES-18 and SES-19 is maintained, SES expects SES-18 and SES-19 to start commercial service by April 2023. ...As described above, the Northrop Grumman satellites, SES-18 and SES-19, have experienced manufacturing delays. Since our last report, we have also been informed by SpaceX that the earliest available launch opportunity for SES-18 and SES-19 is Q1 2023 as a result of higher priority US government launches scheduled for Q4 2022. Because of these delays, which are beyond SES’s control, there is a significant risk SES-18 and SES-19 will not be commercially available until the beginning of Q2 2023....Construction by Thales of the second ground spare, SES-23, began on June 1, 2021 and is expected to be delivered in March 2023. Subject to the successful launch and deployment of all necessary C-band transition satellites, SES-23 may become unused....The Northrop Grumman SES-18 and SES-19 satellites are expected to be launched in Q1 2023; however the launch slot week is still to be confirmed by SpaceX. The launcher for SES-23 has not been contracted.
https://spacenews.com/spacex-deploys-two-of-six-c-band-satellites-intelsat-is-launching-this-year/QuoteIntelsat said SpaceX will launch its final C-band replacement spacecraft in the second quarter of 2023.
Intelsat said SpaceX will launch its final C-band replacement spacecraft in the second quarter of 2023.
New information directly from someone on the team:The spacecraft for MethaneSAT is now expected to be delivered to Ball in December.This is actually farther out than the last time, when I was told it was due in the following month.A December delivery would eat up more than the "several weeks" of schedule margin I was told they had to the Transporter 9 launch, which is scheduled less than a year from now.This suggests that MethaneSAT launch will slip at least to the next Transporter, number 10, if not to the one after that.
Hotbird 13FLaunch TimeSat Oct 15, 2022 03:26 GMT...B1069Flight #3Just Read the Instructions