We’ve successfully wrapped up testing and integrations in California for the upcoming SpaceX Transporter-11 mission!
SAT-LOA-20240417-00081 7/2 update.QuoteImpulse Space, Inc. (“Impulse”) has frozen the Impulse-2 satellite’s customer manifest and offers the following final update for the related pending satellite license application.Impulse-2 will deploy two third-party satellites: FOSSASat TAT-O (3U cubesat) (also known as FO020) and Bluebon (6U XL cubesat) (also known as SAT-TPX).Impulse-2 will host only three payloads (Triclops, Holmes, and Impulse cameras).
Impulse Space, Inc. (“Impulse”) has frozen the Impulse-2 satellite’s customer manifest and offers the following final update for the related pending satellite license application.Impulse-2 will deploy two third-party satellites: FOSSASat TAT-O (3U cubesat) (also known as FO020) and Bluebon (6U XL cubesat) (also known as SAT-TPX).Impulse-2 will host only three payloads (Triclops, Holmes, and Impulse cameras).
San XavierQuoteLunasonde’s 6U satellite, San Xavier, is our next-stage satellite. San Xavier will fly on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter-14 in summer 2025 via launch provider Exolaunch, deploying into sun-synchronous orbit. San Xavier will use our proprietary low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) radar technological stack capable of detecting subsurface mineral deposits.
Lunasonde’s 6U satellite, San Xavier, is our next-stage satellite. San Xavier will fly on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter-14 in summer 2025 via launch provider Exolaunch, deploying into sun-synchronous orbit. San Xavier will use our proprietary low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) radar technological stack capable of detecting subsurface mineral deposits.
Same 6U form factor. Same payload. Up to 10x more hyperspectral data. Here's how HYSPO-2 aims to outperform its predecessor once launched on SpaceX Transporter-11 for our repeat customer @NTNU:🛰️ Thanks to a faster data interface between the satellite bus and the payload, coupled with an X-band transmitter, HYSPO-2 will be able to transfer and transmit several times more data in the same time frame as HYPSO-1.🛰️ However, increased data rates are not always advantageous without capturing more data. HYPSO-2's deployable solar panels will increase its duty cycle, offering more opportunities to image areas of interest.NTNU's next-generation satellite will significantly increase the program's capabilities to monitor the world's ocean health and water quality using hyperspectral imagery. We can't wait to see it in space along with three other customer satellites on the same launch. 🚀 Stay tuned for more Transporter-11 updates.
On March 6, 2024, Indonesia unveiled their plan to launch a satellite network for maritime monitoring, with the satellites from Denmark and the first satellite flying in July 2024
Our team members Amit and Priyank successfully integrated Deimos into the @Exolaunch EXOpod deployer for it’s flight on SpaceX Transporter-11The satellite is now at Vandenberg AFB, where it will launch on a Falcon 9 in the coming daysWe’ll see Deimos again in orbit. Godspeed!
We are thrilled to announce our upcoming satellite launch 🚀Our advanced SAR satellites, including the first satellite for our customer @yahsatofficial & @bayanatg42's constellation, are heading to space via @Exolaunch on @SpaceX 's Transporter-11 mission. Stay tuned!
We are getting ready for a double launch🚀Soon both Φsat-2 and the Arctic Weather Satellite will share a ride into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, in the US.
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 07/02/2024 05:46 pmNextSpaceflight; updated July 2:Launch NET July 18What happened?The Celestis website says NET July 18 now
NextSpaceflight; updated July 2:Launch NET July 18What happened?
ASBM launches NET 16 July (03:40 UTC) from VSFB, so Transporter-11 probably will slip some more.https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=48469.msg2606993#msg2606993Fastest turnaround on VSFB SLC-4E so far was 4 ½ days (7 & 11 April 2024, 10 & 14 May 2024).
As expected:https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1811769334529950072Quote from: Michael Sheetz tweet"The FAA is requiring an investigation" of the Starlink 9-3 mission inflight failure, the agency says in a statement: [Jul 12]QuoteThis information is preliminary and subject to change.The FAA is aware an anomaly occurred during the Space Starlink Group 9-3 mission that launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 11. The incident involved the failure of the upper stage rocket while it was in space. No public injuries or public property damage have been reported. The FAA is requiring an investigation.BackgroundAn investigation is designed to further enhance public safety, determine the root cause of the event, and identify corrective actions to avoid it from happening again.The FAA will be involved in every step of the investigation process and must approve SpaceX's final report, including any corrective actions.A return to flight is based on the FAA determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not affect public safety. In addition, SpaceX may need to request and receive approval from the FAA to modify its license that incorporates any corrective actions and meet all other licensing requirements.
"The FAA is requiring an investigation" of the Starlink 9-3 mission inflight failure, the agency says in a statement: [Jul 12]
This information is preliminary and subject to change.The FAA is aware an anomaly occurred during the Space Starlink Group 9-3 mission that launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 11. The incident involved the failure of the upper stage rocket while it was in space. No public injuries or public property damage have been reported. The FAA is requiring an investigation.BackgroundAn investigation is designed to further enhance public safety, determine the root cause of the event, and identify corrective actions to avoid it from happening again.The FAA will be involved in every step of the investigation process and must approve SpaceX's final report, including any corrective actions.A return to flight is based on the FAA determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not affect public safety. In addition, SpaceX may need to request and receive approval from the FAA to modify its license that incorporates any corrective actions and meet all other licensing requirements.
Fossa had planned to launch its three small IoT technology FossaSat satellites in the second half of July from Vandenberg Space Base in California on the shared Transporter-11 mission.
Quote from: StraumliBlight on 07/15/2024 05:14 pmQuote from: NASA Space Communications and NavigationThe Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) has been integrated on a @YorkSpaceSystem S-CLASS bus, a small commercial satellite, which will launch to low-Earth orbit on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-13 for a six-month flight demonstration. [Jun 25]Moved from T11
Quote from: NASA Space Communications and NavigationThe Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) has been integrated on a @YorkSpaceSystem S-CLASS bus, a small commercial satellite, which will launch to low-Earth orbit on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-13 for a six-month flight demonstration. [Jun 25]
The Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) has been integrated on a @YorkSpaceSystem S-CLASS bus, a small commercial satellite, which will launch to low-Earth orbit on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-13 for a six-month flight demonstration. [Jun 25]
📢 Exciting news! Umbra is set to launch a new tandem pair of SAR satellites aboard the upcoming Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with @SpaceX, targeted for no earlier than August 2024.Stay tuned for more updates as we push the boundaries of space technology & remote sensing.
Celestis now states launch is TBD.https://www.celestis.com/launch-schedule/harmony-flight/
The postponement of the rocket launch that is supposed to bring the Fraunhofer satellite into space is causing subsequent problems, explains Schimmerohn, because the satellite's battery has since become considerably discharged. Although the satellite's solar panels could recharge the battery later in space, the company wants to avoid damaging the deeply discharged battery.That's why an employee of the institute flew to the USA to recharge the battery. "We were informed at relatively short notice and then there was a small window of time in which my colleague was allowed to go to the Vandenberg Space Force Base, together with other manufacturers of small satellites." The charging worked, the battery has power again.
The satellite has an infrared camera on board and is designed to detect rocket launches on Earth from space for three years as a test. Schimmerohn explains: "When a rocket launches, it emits a very hot exhaust jet that it drags behind it. We detect this. We look in the medium and short-wave infrared, where we see higher temperatures in particular."
Quote from: gongora on 07/31/2024 02:40 pmThinkOrbital Flight-2 (1288-EX-ST-2024)510km SSO, NET Oct. 15, sounds like this flightwelding demo, spacecraft operational for 12 hoursThey made the payload end of life/demisability document non-public of course.This was originally expected on Transporter-11.
ThinkOrbital Flight-2 (1288-EX-ST-2024)510km SSO, NET Oct. 15, sounds like this flightwelding demo, spacecraft operational for 12 hoursThey made the payload end of life/demisability document non-public of course.
Latest update! 📍We were informed today by our Harmony Flight service provider, SEOPS, that the target launch date for the Harmony Flight remains no earlier than August 15, 2024 from Vandenberg Space Force Base (SFB), California.
Currently, Space Launch Complex-4 (SLC-4) at Vandenberg SFB has two scheduled rocket launches before the Transporter-11 mission carrying our Harmony Flight. The success of these two rockets will have an impact on the Harmony launch date. We will monitor the SLC-4 schedule closely and keep you updated with any change.
We’re proud to announce the upcoming launch of the @Fraunhofer EMI’s "ERNST" satellite on @SpaceX’s Transporter-11 mission! With our team successfully completing integrations, ERNST is set to demonstrate the potential of small satellites for the German Armed Forces. 🇩🇪
🛰️ ERNST's primary mission includes an infrared camera to detect missile launches, along with an EO camera, the FORS radiation detector, & a cryocooler. Plus, ERNST has an additively designed & manufactured optical bench, as well an autonomous drag sail for fast & safe disposal.
🎁 ERNST will deploy via our EXOpod Nova, the most advanced cubesat deployment system on the market. Our EXOpods have extensive flight heritage, are ITAR-free, & can integrate with any launch vehicle, flying on nearly two dozen missions & deploying 250+ cubesats since 2017.
With launch just around the corner, we’re “ERNST”-ly excited to see this satellite in orbit!
Hot off the press! Exolaunch has successfully completed final launch integrations for the three @hawkeye360 satellites we’ll be deploying later this summer, aboard @SpaceX 's Transporter-11 mission! 🇺🇸
Did you know we’re launching Poland’s largest-ever satellite? 🇵🇱 Exolaunch has wrapped up final integrations for Creotech Instruments S.A.'s EagleEye satellite, which will launch later this summer onboard SpaceX’s Transporter-11 mission and deploy into SSO using our CarboNIX separation ring!
We’re over the moon to share that the Deimos satellite, developed by our San Francisco-based customer @AetheroSpace, will be launching later this summer aboard @SpaceX's Transporter-11. 🇺🇸Our team has finished final integrations, and we're ready for this groundbreaking mission!
🛰️ Deimos carries the first space computer to hit 100 TOPS of performance, enabling Aethero to deliver over-the-air software updates from Earth and perform onboard inference and training to unlock adaptive capabilities for future satellites.
Did you know we’re launching Poland’s largest-ever satellite? 🇵🇱 Exolaunch has wrapped up final integrations for @CreotechSa's EagleEye satellite, which will launch later this summer onboard @SpaceX’s Transporter-11 mission and deploy into SSO using our CarboNIX separation ring!
🛰️ EagleEye, equipped with an advanced satellite platform & high-res imaging, is set to make a big leap in Poland's space journey. This cutting-edge satellite is designed for EO & remote sensing, promising to provide valuable data for scientific and commercial applications.
Big news: final integrations for the #ArcticWeatherSatellite (AWS) and #Phisat2 have been completed by our Exolaunch team! Soon, we’ll be deploying these innovative European satellites onboard @SpaceX’s Transporter-11 mission for our friends at @esa + @ESA_EO. 🇪🇺
🛰️ The AWS, also developed by @OHBSweden, will deliver critical data for improved nowcasting and numerical weather prediction, featuring a cross-track scanning microwave radiometer to measure atmospheric humidity and temperature.
🛰️ Phisat-2, a 6U cubesat developed by ESA and @Open_Cosmos, leverages AI to enhance Earth observation, from cloud detection and image compression to converting images into street maps and detecting marine vessels.
We’re honored to be a part of this important mission for ESA and their partners, and proud to support the research that will benefit Europe’s environmental monitoring capabilities!
We’re excited to support the launch and deployment of 4 @ICEYEfi satellites later this summer aboard @SpaceX's Transporter-11 mission! The Exolaunch team has been hard at work finishing final integrations, and we're ready for lift-off!
We're preparing to deploy 4 innovative satellites onboard the @SpaceX Transporter-11 mission for our customer, @NanoAvionics! We completed final integrations, & these satellites are set to advance a range of Earth observation & communication goals for NanoAvionics's customers 👇
🛰️ The 6U Lemu Nge will be the first satellite focused solely on biodiversity observation.🛰️ The 6U HYPSO-2 from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) will work alongside its predecessor from 2.5 years ago, continuing its mission to monitor water quality and ocean health.🛰️🛰️ Two 3U satellites, featuring an RGB imager and software-defined radio (SDR), will conduct in-orbit demonstrations.Big things come in small packages, and we can’t wait for the data these satellites will gather in orbit! 🚀
