a Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the SES-12 communication satellite on May 24, likely just after midnight EDT. The launch window stretches about one hour.
OK. Where does the Starliner uncrewed demo flight moving to NET November 2018 information come from? Again, I have people on Twitter seeing this as an official update from NSF, and I can't find any reference anywhere in the Starliner or Commercial Crew threads for this.
Quote from: ChrisGebhardt on 04/21/2018 02:22 pmOK. Where does the Starliner uncrewed demo flight moving to NET November 2018 information come from? Again, I have people on Twitter seeing this as an official update from NSF, and I can't find any reference anywhere in the Starliner or Commercial Crew threads for this.As Salo also updates the same kind of update threads on the Russian NK forums, I checked there and found the source to be a Russian article from Interfax, quoting an unnamed source: http://www.interfax.ru/world/609267The same article also claimed that Dragon v2 DM-1 is still planned in August and that NASA has not confirmed these two dates.
a Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the SES-12 communication satellite on May 24 at 12:29am EDT. The launch window stretches to 1:27am EDT.
Many people and outlets use this thread and view its well-kept schedule as "official NSF confirmation" of the U.S. launch calendar.
Launch alert! We are excited to announce that we are targeting Sunday, May 20 for the launch of our #OA9 mission to @Space_Station. The 5-minute launch window will open at 5:04 a.m. EDT. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/2FbdUrz
Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflightA newspaper in Bangladesh notes Bangabandhu-1's launch on the Falcon 9 has been pushed to the right by three days, citing the Telecom and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar. https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/04/25/bangladesh-delays-launch-of-its-first-satellite-again …
Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight"Orion will be integrated on to the amazing SLS rocket. Hopefully for launch at the end of 2019. That's our goal. In-depth assessment, but likely in 2020, but pressure is on for 2019." In other words, it's 2020.
A couple of articles today mention mid-August as the current date, citing comments from Finance Director of Telkom Indonesia Harry M. Zen.http://industri.bisnis.com/read/20180428/101/789598/telkom-luncurkan-satelit-telkom-4-pada-agustus-2018http://www.en.netralnews.com/news/business/read/20647/pt.telkom..tlkm..prepares.capex.of.idr30.tln.to.strengthen.broadband.business
The USAF Mycroft satellite and another, secret, ESPASat have been ejected from the EAGLE satellite launched on Apr 14, and cataloged as USA 285 and USA 286
This enables Firefly to stay on track for Alpha's first flight by the third quarter of 2019 and ramp up to monthly launches by the end of 2020.
Tweet from Orbital ATK:QuoteThe Orbital ATK-designed and built ICON spacecraft has arrived in Vandenberg ahead of its June 14 launch. ICON will launch from Kwajalein Atoll aboard one of our #Pegasus rockets!Tweet from NASA Sun & Space:QuoteICON is headed toward launch! The spacecraft has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and its launch from Kwajalein Atoll is now scheduled for June 14 US time / June 15 local time. #NASAICON https://go.nasa.gov/2HMI6M1 [NASA] ICON Spacecraft Arrives at Vandenberg
The Orbital ATK-designed and built ICON spacecraft has arrived in Vandenberg ahead of its June 14 launch. ICON will launch from Kwajalein Atoll aboard one of our #Pegasus rockets!
ICON is headed toward launch! The spacecraft has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and its launch from Kwajalein Atoll is now scheduled for June 14 US time / June 15 local time. #NASAICON https://go.nasa.gov/2HMI6M1
The launching of Bangladesh's first satellite Bangabandhu-1, scheduled for 7 May, has been deferred again..The launching has been put on hold due to technical reason and unfavourable weather, the posts, telecommunications and information technology minister Mustafa Jabbar told UNB on Wednesday.The new schedule for the launch will be announced later, he said.US company SpaceX was supposed to hold a small test on Wednesday ahead of the launching of Bangabandhu-1 satellite on 7 May. The company has now fixed 4 May for the test, the sources said.The satellite launching date is expected to be known by 5 May, the minister said. “We have nothing to do here. We all are waiting for the launch. They'll launch the satellite on completion of all preparations.”
Bangabandhu-1 now set to be launched May 10