Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated May 14:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket [Starlink 4-18] will launch a batch of Starlink satellites from pad 39A on May 18 around 5:15am EDT.= ~09:15 UTCSame source: Sunrise is at 6:30 am EDT.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket [Starlink 4-18] will launch a batch of Starlink satellites from pad 39A on May 18 around 5:15am EDT.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink satellites from pad 39A on May 18 between 6:10 and 7:10am EDT.
Starlink Group 4-18Launch TimeWed May 18, 2022 10:40 GMT
SFN Launch Schedule update, May 16:Starlink 4-18 launch circa 10:30 UTC = circa 6:30 am EDT.
Quote from: TS Kelso tweetCelesTrak has pre-launch SupTLEs for the #Starlink Group 4-18 launch scheduled for 2022-05-18 at 10:59:40 UTC. Deployment of 53 satellites is planned for 11:54:06.900 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements
CelesTrak has pre-launch SupTLEs for the #Starlink Group 4-18 launch scheduled for 2022-05-18 at 10:59:40 UTC. Deployment of 53 satellites is planned for 11:54:06.900 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements
QuoteSpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 18 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 6:20 a.m. ET, or 10:20 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Thursday, May 19 at 6:38 a.m. ET, or 10:38 UTC.https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl4-18/
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 18 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 6:20 a.m. ET, or 10:20 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Thursday, May 19 at 6:38 a.m. ET, or 10:38 UTC.https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl4-18/
Quote from: Josh_from_Canada on 05/06/2022 06:27 pmEchoStar 24 / Jupiter 3 is scheduled for launch on a Falcon 9 in early 2023 [May 5]https://spacenews.com/echostar-says-jupiter-3-wont-be-ready-for-2022-launch/F9 was a mistake. It's actually launching on FH:https://twitter.com/ElonXnet/status/1526188916705042432Quote from: ElonXnet tweetThanks to @JasonRainbow for confirming that @EchoStar's massive Jupiter-3 satellite will indeed be launching on #SpaceX Falcon Heavy, not Falcon 9 as previously reported.With a mass of 9,200 kg, as per @pbdes, F9 never made much sense.
EchoStar 24 / Jupiter 3 is scheduled for launch on a Falcon 9 in early 2023 [May 5]https://spacenews.com/echostar-says-jupiter-3-wont-be-ready-for-2022-launch/
Thanks to @JasonRainbow for confirming that @EchoStar's massive Jupiter-3 satellite will indeed be launching on #SpaceX Falcon Heavy, not Falcon 9 as previously reported.With a mass of 9,200 kg, as per @pbdes, F9 never made much sense.
Space Force to select small rocket for ‘responsive space’ missionQuote from: SpaceNewsThe U.S. Space Force plans to select a small satellite launcher to fly a payload to low Earth orbit on short notice, a capability known as tactically responsive space.The Space Force’s Space Systems Command on May 12 announced it plans to award a contract in August for the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS-3) mission. <snip>TacRS-3 will be managed by the Space Force’s Rocket Systems Launch Program. Vendors that were pre-selected for the Orbital Services Program OSP-4 will compete for the task order.
The U.S. Space Force plans to select a small satellite launcher to fly a payload to low Earth orbit on short notice, a capability known as tactically responsive space.The Space Force’s Space Systems Command on May 12 announced it plans to award a contract in August for the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS-3) mission. <snip>TacRS-3 will be managed by the Space Force’s Rocket Systems Launch Program. Vendors that were pre-selected for the Orbital Services Program OSP-4 will compete for the task order.
The selected launcher will deploy a space domain awareness payload called Victus Nox.
Nilesat 301 is scheduled for liftoff June 10 from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and SES 22 is set for launch in late June.
https://spacenews.com/abl-space-systems-completes-acceptance-testing-of-rs1-upper-stage/ [May 17]QuotePiemont said after the recent acceptance tests that the company was now targeting “early summer” for its first launch, pending completion of acceptance tests of the first stage.
Piemont said after the recent acceptance tests that the company was now targeting “early summer” for its first launch, pending completion of acceptance tests of the first stage.
LSP is a KSC program.
https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1526607162025328642QuoteJanet Petro, director of KSC, showed this slide of 2022 key milestones at a Space Transportation Association event.It shows Artemis 1’s launch no earlier than August.Astra’s three launches of NASA’s TROPICS CubeSats are TBD as Astra is “working through some issues,” she said.
Janet Petro, director of KSC, showed this slide of 2022 key milestones at a Space Transportation Association event.It shows Artemis 1’s launch no earlier than August.Astra’s three launches of NASA’s TROPICS CubeSats are TBD as Astra is “working through some issues,” she said.
The in service date has been postponed, quarterly report from March 31st. (not paying attention )
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1526880441382363137
https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1526955562864455681QuoteThursday's precise liftoff time has been established for #AtlasV to send #Starliner capsule on its journey to the @Space_Station. Based on latest calculations of when the station's orbital plane passes over the pad, launch will occur at 6:54:47 p.m. EDT (2254:47 UTC).
Thursday's precise liftoff time has been established for #AtlasV to send #Starliner capsule on its journey to the @Space_Station. Based on latest calculations of when the station's orbital plane passes over the pad, launch will occur at 6:54:47 p.m. EDT (2254:47 UTC).
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter-5 rideshare mission from pad 40 on May 25 at 2:27pm EDT.
[USSF-12 launch is] June 29th.https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/atlas-v-ussf-12
Added a bunch of upcoming SpaceX launches to NextSpaceflight and some booster assignments. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/agency/upcoming/1/ [May 20]Starlink Group 4-19 looking like mid June (I'd bet on LC-39A for that one) and using B1060-13Starlink Group 4-20 by the end of the month [June] (again betting on 39A but don't have confirmation on pads for none of these missions... well, except for the Vandy ones I guess lol)And then in July and sort of in this order:Starlink Group 3-1 from Vandenberg (betting on using B1063 for this one)Starlink Group 4-21 from Florida (I'd say pad 40 is likely) using B1058-13 Starlink Group 4-22 from Florida (likely to be 39A imo)Starlink Group 3-2 from Vandy (likely to use B1071 imo)Starlink Group 4-25 from Florida (betting all my money on pad 40 for this one) using B1051-13
I'm expecting B1071 to be used on SARah-1, then on Group 3-2 about a month or so later.Edit: Well, that or we see them using a different booster than 63 or 71 but I doubt it.
Oh I forgot... B1069-2 is flying on Starlink Group 4-26. NET August from Florida.
Perhaps coming later down the line. They haven't been doing these missions in order for a while.
Per NextSpaceFlight:“NET June, 2022Second demonstration flight of Firefly Alpha. This mission may carry some educational payloads.”https://mobile.twitter.com/Firefly_Space/status/1528027889542864898
NextSpaceFlight indicates that B1060.13 will support the launch of this mission [NET June]. [May 20]
NextSpaceFlight [May 20]
NextSpaceFlight indicates that this launch is scheduled for [NET] July 05. [May 20]
NextSpaceFlight indicates that B1058.13 will support the launch of this mission [NET July]. [May 20]
NextSpaceFlight indicates that B1051.13 will support the launch of this mission [NET July]. [May 20]
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter-5 rideshare mission from pad 40 on May 25 at 2:27pm EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch the CRS-25 resupply mission to the ISS on June 7 at 11:30am EDT. And a Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the Nilesat 301 communication satellite on June 10. Other upcoming launches include more Starlink batches on TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the SES-22 communication satellite from pad 40 on late June. And the next Falcon Heavy launch will carry NASA's Psyche probe to an asteroid on August 1 at 2:26pm EDT. The two side boosters will land back at the Cape. The next astronaut launch, Crew-5, is set for September 1 around midnight EDT.ATLAS 5The next United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch USSF-12 for the U.S. Space Force on June 29. Other upcoming launches include an Atlas 5, flying with the classic Atlas four-meter payload fairing for the final time from Florida, carrying SBIRS-6 for the U.S. Space Force on TBD.
SARah 1 & RidesharesLaunch TimeNET Jun 18, 2022
STP-S28ALaunch TimeThu Jun 30, 2022 06:00 GMT+3
Korea's first lunar orbiter will be launched on August 1 According to the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KAI) on the 16th, the Korean lunar orbiter will be launched at 8:35 am on August 1 (local time) on July 31st 11:35 p.m. It is launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida, USA on a SpaceX Falcon 9 projectile.
Now under construction after completing an intensive design process, the MethaneSAT instrument is on schedule for a launch window that opens October 1, 2022.
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1529219742128427008QuoteCelesTrak has pre-launch SupTLEs for the #Transporter5 launch on a Falcon 9 heading south from Cape Canaveral on 2022-05-25 at 18:26:59.990 UTC. Deployment of 39 primary payloads is set for 19:26:00.510 to 19:42:22.810 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.AMSBRONCOSAT-1CNCE V4 & CNCE V5CONNECTA T1.1FIFTH ICEYEFIRST ICEYEFLEET SPACE CENTAURI-5FORESAIL-1FOURTH ICEYEGEOOPTICS CICERO-2 VEH 1GEOOPTICS CICERO-2 VEH 2GHGSAT-C3 LUCAGHGSAT-C4 PENNYGHGSAT-C5 DIAKOHAWK-5AHAWK-5BHAWK-5CION SCV006 THRILLING THOLEMUR 2 HANCOM-1LEMUR 2 KAREN BLEMUR 2 MIMI1307LEMUR 2 TENNYSONLILYLEMUR 2 VANDENDRIESNASA CUBESAT PROXOPSNASA PATHFINDER TD 3NEWSAT 28NEWSAT 29NEWSAT 30NEWSAT 31PLANETUM-1 & SPIN-1SECOND ICEYESHAREDSAT 2141SHERPA-AC1SPARK-2THIRD ICEYEUMBRAURDANETAVARISAT-1CVIGORIDE(Need to sort through these, less than I was expecting)
CelesTrak has pre-launch SupTLEs for the #Transporter5 launch on a Falcon 9 heading south from Cape Canaveral on 2022-05-25 at 18:26:59.990 UTC. Deployment of 39 primary payloads is set for 19:26:00.510 to 19:42:22.810 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.
now scheduled on June 9 at 14:45 UTC it seemsQuoteJune 9, Thursday10:15 a.m. – Coverage of the Launch of the SpaceX/CRS-25 Cargo Dragon Mission to the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled at 10:45 a.m. EDT (All Channels)https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html
June 9, Thursday10:15 a.m. – Coverage of the Launch of the SpaceX/CRS-25 Cargo Dragon Mission to the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled at 10:45 a.m. EDT (All Channels)
The launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission, which was set for Aug. 1 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, has been delayed to no earlier than Sept. 20 after ground teams discovered an issue during software testing on the spacecraft, officials said Monday.