Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously supported launch of GPS III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat 5A, and five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. One half of Falcon 9’s fairing previously supported Transporter-1 and a Starlink mission, and the other previously flew on SAOCOM 1B and a Starlink mission.On board this launch are 85 commercial and government spacecraft (including CubeSats, microsats, and orbital transfer vehicles) and 3 Starlink satellites. While there are fewer spacecraft on board compared to Transporter-1, this mission is actually launching more mass to orbit for SpaceX’s customers.
I thought YAM-3 was launching in December 2020: https://spacenews.com/exolaunch-loft-orbital-contract/
Under the agreement announced Oct. 8, Germany’s Exolaunch plans to integrate 30 U.S. and European cubesats and microsatellites on Falcon 9 rideshare flights to sun-synchronous orbit scheduled to launch in December. Exolaunch plans to integrate roughly the same number of satellites on a SpaceX rideshare flight in mid-2021.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210119005117/en/Satellogic-and-SpaceX-Announce-Multiple-Launch-AgreementQuote Satellogic and SpaceX Announce Multiple Launch AgreementFirst mission, scheduled for mid-2021, will further expand Satellogic’s industry-leading in-orbit capacityJanuary 19, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Standard TimeMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Satellogic, the first company to develop a scalable Earth observation platform with the ability to remap the entire planet at both high-frequency and high-resolution, today announced a Multiple Launch Services Agreement (MLA) with SpaceX. Through the agreement, SpaceX becomes Satellogic’s preferred vendor for rideshare missions. The first launch, scheduled for June 2021, will deliver Satellogic satellites to Low Earth Orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket....
Satellogic and SpaceX Announce Multiple Launch AgreementFirst mission, scheduled for mid-2021, will further expand Satellogic’s industry-leading in-orbit capacityJanuary 19, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Standard TimeMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Satellogic, the first company to develop a scalable Earth observation platform with the ability to remap the entire planet at both high-frequency and high-resolution, today announced a Multiple Launch Services Agreement (MLA) with SpaceX. Through the agreement, SpaceX becomes Satellogic’s preferred vendor for rideshare missions. The first launch, scheduled for June 2021, will deliver Satellogic satellites to Low Earth Orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket....
Geospatial analytics provider @Satellogic selects @SpaceX for multiple ride-share LEO missions, starting w/ 4 sats in June. Deal covers SSO & mid-inclination orbits carrying @SpaceXStarlink sats. Like SpaceX, Satellogic is vertically integrated. Wants >300 sats by 2025.
u/Straumli_BlightExoLaunch are manifested on several Falcon 9 rideshares, will they launch on SpaceX's June 2021 Smallsat mission?u/exo_connorWe'll be there, and with more ports and payload mass than this mission!
Mini-Cubes, LLC overall goal for the Challenger mission, is to develop a space based method todistribute secure system keys (SSH keys) for Internet of Things devices.The satellite will be launched as a secondary payload carried by the Momentus Vigoride vehicleaboard SpaceX Falcon 9, from Vandenburg AFB, currently scheduled for June 2021. It will bedeployed from the Momentus Vigoride into a Sun-synchronous orbit with a roughly circular orbit,altitude between 450km and 550 km. Orbital inclination from the equator is about 97 degrees.Transmission will begin upon deploy into orbit, and cease 2 years later. Atmospheric friction willslow the satellite and reduce the altitude of the orbit, until de-orbiting occurs much less than 25years after launch. See the Orbital Debris Assessment Report for details.The spacecraft is a 3p pocketqube with deployable elements. Measurements after deployment ofthe solar panels and antennas are 19.2 cm X 14.5 cm X 24.4 cm. The total mass is about 0.75 Kg.
Is there a change in the Vigoride mission and what number it will be? What's the next opportunity for a Momentus Vigoride rideshare? I understand that it Vigoride-1 wasn't able to fly on Transporter-1.
Quote from: theprotobe on 02/09/2021 03:28 amIs there a change in the Vigoride mission and what number it will be? What's the next opportunity for a Momentus Vigoride rideshare? I understand that it Vigoride-1 wasn't able to fly on Transporter-1.It's not really clear to me yet if the Vigoride from Transporter-1 is going to be on this flight. There was another rideshare before June (we don't know the primary payload) that was going to be the second Vigoride flight, so the first Vigoride could be on that one instead (if that mission is still happening).edit: I'm guessing Transporter 2 will be the next SSO launch, and therefore would probably have Vigoride-1. I'm just not 100% certain of that yet. I'm also not sure if having Vigoride-1 on this flight would preclude also having Vigoride-2 on this flight.
Not sure I will ever got used to the feeling of having years of life riding on top of a rocket. Thanks for the passage! #ION #SCV002 #transporter1 @SpaceX @elonmusk See you in June! @D_Orbit #pulse #feelthepulse
Update: Space Development Agency director Derek Tournear says the damaged satellites that were supposed to fly on SpaceX rideshare Transporter-1 will be repaired and will launch in the next rideshare Transporter-2 https://spacenews.com/darpa-satellites-damaged-at-processing-facility-ahead-of-spacex-launch/
