S4 CROSSOVERLaunch TimeSun Feb 20, 2022 14:30 UTCLV0009...Mission DetailsS4 CROSSOVERS4 CROSSOVER is designed to obtain flight heritage testing for a prototype payload host platform. Features that will be tested for use in supporting future payloads, include a Globalstar transmitter and an Iridium transceiver, as well space environmental instruments to characterize the radiation and plasma densities to which the payloads will be exposed.This payload will not be separated from the rocket.LocationLP-3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak, Alaska, USA
That upper stage was being tested ahead of the first RS1 launch from Kodiak Island, Alaska. “After some final engine design changes were identified last summer, we set an aggressive schedule to try to launch by the end of 2021,” Piemont said. “Our schedule slipped a bit in past few months, but our programs were converging towards a launch from Kodiak in February.”After the incident, he said the company expects a three-month delay in that first launch. The upper stage being built for the second RS1 launch will now be used for the first launch. The lower stage is complete and currently in storage in Kodiak, while the interstage between the first and second stages is being shipped to Kodiak. The payload fairing has completed acceptance testing and will soon be shipped to the launch site.
Next Spaceflight, updated January 29:https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/5338Primary launch time is 19:17 UTC, January 31. No listing yet for secondary launch time, same date.
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the CSG-2/Cosmo-SkyMed satellite to polar orbit from pad 40 on January 30 at 6:11pm EST. Sunset is 5:58pm. The first stage will land back at the Cape eight mins after launch. Then, a Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch another Starlink batch on January 31 at 2:17pm or 5:34pm EST. Upcoming launches include more batches of Starlink satellites on TBA. And a Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch four private astronauts on the Axiom-1 mission to the ISS on March 31 around 1pm EDT.
SpaceX @SpaceXStanding down from today's launch of COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 due to ship in the hazard area; team is setting up for next opportunity tomorrow, January 31 at 6:11 p.m. EST
I see that gongora accidentally posted the Rocket Launching notice three times instead of the Rocket Launching notice and the two Space Debris notices, so here are those two notices.Here also are my calculated launch times:February 1 at 18:56 and 22:13 UTC.February 2 at 18:34 and 21:51 UTC.
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsLIFTOFF! At 6:11:14pm EST (2311 UTC)
The first batch of Blackjack satellites is now planned for launch this fall on a SpaceX rideshare, which would be the Transporter-6 mission in October 2022.CACI ramping up production of optical terminals for low Earth orbit satellites [dated Jan. 30]QuoteBlackjack is an experiment to demonstrate the capabilities of small satellites in low Earth orbit for military communications, missile warning and navigation.Optical terminals from SA Photonics already are in space as part of a DARPA demonstration called Mandrake 2. Two small satellites — launched June 30 on a SpaceX rideshare mission — were deployed by the agency to prove out optical inter-satellite link technology in preparation for the first launch of Blackjack satellites. A DARPA spokesperson said Jan. 28 that the Mandrake 2 satellites “remain healthy and testing is ongoing.”The first batch of Blackjack satellites will launch this fall also on a SpaceX rideshare, the spokesperson said.Batch consists of four satellites, according to this article from April.QuoteJulie Pecson, Lockheed Martin’s Blackjack program director, said the first four spacecraft are scheduled to launch in June 2022.
Blackjack is an experiment to demonstrate the capabilities of small satellites in low Earth orbit for military communications, missile warning and navigation.Optical terminals from SA Photonics already are in space as part of a DARPA demonstration called Mandrake 2. Two small satellites — launched June 30 on a SpaceX rideshare mission — were deployed by the agency to prove out optical inter-satellite link technology in preparation for the first launch of Blackjack satellites. A DARPA spokesperson said Jan. 28 that the Mandrake 2 satellites “remain healthy and testing is ongoing.”The first batch of Blackjack satellites will launch this fall also on a SpaceX rideshare, the spokesperson said.
Julie Pecson, Lockheed Martin’s Blackjack program director, said the first four spacecraft are scheduled to launch in June 2022.
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another Starlink batch on February 1 or 2 at 1:56pm or 5:13pm EST if 1st. Upcoming launches include more batches of Starlink satellites on February/March TBA. A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch four private astronauts on the Axiom-1 mission to the International Space Station on March 31 around 2pm EDT. And another crew of four astronauts, NASA's Crew-4, will head to the ISS from pad 39A on April 15 around 8am EDT.
Binar Prospector Launching – 2025 via Commercial Lunar Payload Service (CLPS) Configuration – 2 x 6U Orbit – Low Lunar orbit Aims – Two spacecraft inserted into lunar orbit via a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Service (CLPS) mission. Binar Prospector will perform high resolution magnetometry of the Moon over targets of interest, to identify economically viable resources.
Feb. 2 • Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-7Launch time: 2151 GMT (4:51 p.m. EST)Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida...Feb. 5 • Astra Rocket 3 • VCLS Demo 2Launch window: 1800-2100 GMT (1:00-4:00 p.m. EST)Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/NROL-87: LIFTOFF! At 3:27:26pm EST (2027 UTC)
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another Starlink batch on February 3 at 1:13pm or 4:30pm EST.
