SAT-STA-20250411-00099QuoteXM Radio LLC (“XM Radio”) respectfully requests special temporary authority (“STA”) for a 180-day period beginning July 1, 2025, to permit relocation of the XM-3 Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service space station to 64.0° W.L. and to maintain the satellite there with an east-west station-keeping tolerance of +/- 0.1 degrees to complete propellant venting in preparation for the satellite’s retirement.1...1 XM Radio expects operation under this requested STA would not commence until August 2025, if not later. However, the same limited earth station resources are necessary both for operation under this request for STA and for in-orbit testing of the SXM-10 satellite, currently scheduled for launch between June 6, 2025, and June 12, 2025. If the SXM-10 launch is substantially delayed, Sirius XM will want to advance the date of operation under this request to no earlier than July 1, 2025, to take advantage of the window of availability of earth station resources.
XM Radio LLC (“XM Radio”) respectfully requests special temporary authority (“STA”) for a 180-day period beginning July 1, 2025, to permit relocation of the XM-3 Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service space station to 64.0° W.L. and to maintain the satellite there with an east-west station-keeping tolerance of +/- 0.1 degrees to complete propellant venting in preparation for the satellite’s retirement.1...1 XM Radio expects operation under this requested STA would not commence until August 2025, if not later. However, the same limited earth station resources are necessary both for operation under this request for STA and for in-orbit testing of the SXM-10 satellite, currently scheduled for launch between June 6, 2025, and June 12, 2025. If the SXM-10 launch is substantially delayed, Sirius XM will want to advance the date of operation under this request to no earlier than July 1, 2025, to take advantage of the window of availability of earth station resources.
News2025/4/12 RSP-03 has been rescheduled from its original launch date and will now be launched in the summer of 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket (CRS SpX-33).
1:04:24 THERE ISES A PARTICULAR SPACEX CARGO FLIGHT CRS33 THAT HAS THE1:04:33 ABILITY TO DO SOME REBOOST. FOR THE SPACE STATION AND THAT1:04:38 NEEDS TO FLY IN THAN LATE AUGUST EARLY SEPTEMBER TIMEFRAME TO SO1:04:46 WE MOVED THE HANDOVER UP. THE BOOST TRUNK THAT WE CALL IT WILL BE THERE FOR A LARGE PART OF THE FALL TIMEFRAME.1:04:53 SO TO GET ALL OF THE PROPELLENT USED ON THAT MISSION, SO THAT IS WHY WE LOOKED AT MOVING IT UP.1:04:59 RIGHT NOW, WE THINK, UM, WE WILL FLY PROBABLY THE CAPSULE 2061:05:05 WHICH IS THE FLEET LEADER THAT WILL BE ON THE SIXTH FLIGHT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK THAT WITH SAYS X. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER SPACE
Looks like the satellite for Orbith has been removed from the Block 3 manifest:QuoteAstranis clinches $115 million Taiwan deal despite satellite setbackApril 15, 2025[...]Joining Chunghwa in Block 3 are two satellites for Mexican telco Apco Networks, one for Thailand’s Thaicom and another for Orbits Corp of the Philippines, which also has a Block 2 satellite slated to come online later this year.[...]
Astranis clinches $115 million Taiwan deal despite satellite setbackApril 15, 2025[...]Joining Chunghwa in Block 3 are two satellites for Mexican telco Apco Networks, one for Thailand’s Thaicom and another for Orbits Corp of the Philippines, which also has a Block 2 satellite slated to come online later this year.[...]
CRS SpX-34Launch TimeNET 2025
CRS SpX-35Launch TimeNET November, 2026
22 Satellites have been cataloged:https://celestrak.org/satcat/table-satcat.php?INTDES=2025-074
63596 USA 521 2025-077A PAYLOAD US 2025-04-16 AFWTR 63597 USA 522 2025-077B PAYLOAD US 2025-04-16 AFWTR 63598 MINOTAUR 4 R/B 2025-077C ROCKET BODY US 2025-04-16 AFWTR
NET 2026 - Crewed Dream Chaser - Vulcan-VC4L - Canaveral SLC-41
Sierra Space is looking beyond cargo missions and is starting work on a crewed version of Dream Chaser that could launch as soon as 2026.
TBD - Aspera - TBD - TBDTBD - StarBurst - TBD - TBDTBD - MANTIS (Monitoring Activity from Nearby sTars with uv Imaging and Spectroscopy) - TBD - TBD
▪ C: BlackCat, July 2025, launch not yet identified.▪ C: SPRITE, Space-X rideshare with ESD, April 2025▪ P: Pandora, LRD 9/2025▪ P: ASPERA, LRD 2/2026▪ P: TIGERISS, LRD 10/2026▪ P: StarBurst, LRD 1/2027▪ P: Landolt, launch NET 2027▪ C: MANTIS, launch NET 2028▪ P: POEMM, launch NET 2029
TBD - Buccanneer Main Mission (BMM) - TBD - TBD
NET 2031 - Uranus Orbiter and Probe - Falcon Heavy (TBD) - CanaveralMid to Late 2030s - UOP (Uranus Orbiter and Probe) - NLS III - TBD
Examination of recent slowdown of Cape Canaveral launches, including Atlas V/KA-01.Ars Technica There’s a secret reason the Space Force is delaying the next Atlas V launch April 17, Stephen Clark
Quote from: Martin_G on 04/18/2025 06:50 amhttps://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:QuoteNROL-145, VANDENBERG SFB, CAPRIMARY: 04/19/25 1041Z-1510ZBACKUP: 04/20/25 1027Z-1456ZAnd there's now a one day's slip:NROL-145, VANDENBERG SFB, CAPRIMARY: 04/20/25 1027Z-1456ZBACKUP: 04/21/25 1013Z-1442Z
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:QuoteNROL-145, VANDENBERG SFB, CAPRIMARY: 04/19/25 1041Z-1510ZBACKUP: 04/20/25 1027Z-1456Z
NROL-145, VANDENBERG SFB, CAPRIMARY: 04/19/25 1041Z-1510ZBACKUP: 04/20/25 1027Z-1456Z
https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1913362159750328626QuoteKuiper 1, the launch of a ULA Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the first production satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper, is now planned for April 28, 2025.The launch is scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT at the opening of a two-hour window, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.This launch begins a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon partners with ULA to deliver the first batch of their advanced satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO).
Kuiper 1, the launch of a ULA Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the first production satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper, is now planned for April 28, 2025.The launch is scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT at the opening of a two-hour window, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.This launch begins a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon partners with ULA to deliver the first batch of their advanced satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO).
Prelaunch Media Teleconference20:00: Confirmed that tanks and thrusters will be inside the trunk, launch date in "late Summer" and the Dragon will stay at the ISS for a longer duration than normal to test ISS reboost.25:00: CRS-33 will a launch a "few weeks" after Crew-10 has departed after the docking port has become available.
CRS-32 Prelaunch Media Teleconference26:30: Cygnus-23 will launch "mid-September".
In today's CRS-32 Prelaunch News Teleconference (at 27:30), Dream Chaser launch date is now expected "sometime later this fall".
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, April 20 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-145 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 5:29 a.m. PT. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Monday, April 21 starting at 5:08 a.m. PT.A live webcast of this mission will begin about 10 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.This is the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched USSF-62, OneWeb Launch 20, and nine Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.There is the possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experience will depend on weather and other conditions.
SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 21 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 32nd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-32) mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 4:15 a.m. ET, with a backup launch opportunity available on Tuesday, April 22 at 3:53 a.m. ET if needed.A live webcast of this mission will begin about 20 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.CRS-32 is the fifth flight for this Dragon spacecraft, which previously flew CRS-22, CRS-24, CRS-27, and CRS-30 to the space station. After an approximate 28-hour flight, Dragon will autonomously dock with the orbiting laboratory on Tuesday, April 22 at approximately 8:20 a.m. ET. This is the third flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-69 and a Starlink mission. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1).
SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 21 at 8:48 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of the Bandwagon-3 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there is a backup opportunity on Tuesday, April 22 at 8:26 p.m. ET.A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.On board this mission is ADD’s 425Sat-3, Tomorrow Companies Inc.’s Tomorrow-S7, and Atmos Space Cargo’s PHOENIX re-entry capsule.This will be the third flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched O3b mPOWER-E and Crew-10. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Lots of launches coming up! [Mar 4]Quote▪ C: BlackCat, July 2025, launch not yet identified.▪ C: SPRITE, Space-X rideshare with ESD, April 2025▪ P: Pandora, LRD 9/2025▪ P: ASPERA, LRD 2/2026▪ P: TIGERISS, LRD 10/2026▪ P: StarBurst, LRD 1/2027▪ P: Landolt, launch NET 2027▪ C: MANTIS, launch NET 2028▪ P: POEMM, launch NET 2029
Scheduled:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)2026NET March - Dream Chaser Cargo System [DCC-2] (SNC-2): Reverence, Shooting Star - Vulcan-VC4L - Canaveral SLC-41Changes on April 19
Plan is still Tenacity for 1st 4 flights before Reverence enters service.QuoteThe goal remains for the first flight of Tenacity this year. That spacecraft is expected to fly the first four missions to the ISS. A second vehicle, named Reverence, is currently undergoing primary structure work at the Dream Factory located in Louisville, Colorado, and will fly on flight five.
The goal remains for the first flight of Tenacity this year. That spacecraft is expected to fly the first four missions to the ISS. A second vehicle, named Reverence, is currently undergoing primary structure work at the Dream Factory located in Louisville, Colorado, and will fly on flight five.
On Sunday, April 20 at 5:29 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the NROL-145 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.This was the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched USSF-62, OneWeb Launch 20, and nine Starlink missions.
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589LAUNCH at 1229 UTC Apr 20 of more NRO Starshield satellites on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg.
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/CRS-32: LIFTOFF! At 4:15:45am EDT (0815 UTC)
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/CRS-32: The European Space Agency's ACES payload -- the Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space -- also will be mounted outside Columbus; ACES will study the relationship between gravity and the passage of time in unprecedented detail
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/CRS-32: One research package not mentioned in NASA's background is STP-H10, a suite of 7 unclassified instruments sponsored by Space Force's Space Test Program that will be mounted outside the Columbus module; details here: aegisaero.com/stp-h10/
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589The Dragon CRS-32 cargo ship is due for launch at 0815 UTC. The trunk carries ESA's ACES and Space Force's STP-H10 payloads. For some reason @NASA and SpaceX have omitted all mention of STP-H10 from their prelaunch info.
STARS-Me2...◆2025/03/12: After cargo adjustments for the ISS supply ship, launch is scheduled for the summer of 2025.
NextSpaceFlight has this as 12-23 on Apr 27 at 22:04 ET (28th @ 0204 UTC).
UPDATED APRIL 21, 2025...FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission from pad 40 on April 21 at 8:48 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 24 at 9:32 p.m. - 1:32 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 27 at 10:04 p.m. - 2:04 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the Axiom-4 spaceflight participant mission to the International Space Station from pad 39A on May 29 around 1 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on late May.VULCAN & ATLAS VThe next United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the first batch of satellites for the Amazon Kuiper constellation on April 28 at 7:00-9:00 p.m. EDT.
Bandwagon-3 Pre-LaunchDerived from individual Pre-Launch Bandwagon-3 state vectors for each object in the initial deployment, provided by SpaceX.Launch: 2025-04-22 00:48:33.990 UTC.Deployments: 2025-04-22 01:01:46.950 UTC to 2025-04-22 02:27:35.370 UTC.
