Starlink Group 5-3Launch TimeWed Feb 1, 2023 08:02 GMTPossible launch of Starlink v2 satellites. Recent paperwork filed by SpaceX suggests the company may launch Starlink Gen 2 hardware on this mission....B1069Flight #5A Shortfall of Gravitas
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl2-6QuoteSpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 29 at 8:47 a.m. PT (16:47 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, there is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 12:45 p.m. PT (20:45 UTC) with backup opportunities also available on Monday, January 30 at 8:34 a.m. PT (16:34 UTC) and 12:31 p.m. PT (20:31 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.The ION finally shows up
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 29 at 8:47 a.m. PT (16:47 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, there is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 12:45 p.m. PT (20:45 UTC) with backup opportunities also available on Monday, January 30 at 8:34 a.m. PT (16:34 UTC) and 12:31 p.m. PT (20:31 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
Quote from: edkyle99 on 01/27/2023 08:35 pmI see ULA is calling this the "Cert-1" stack. How will the flight vehicles and/or missions be numbered? It was "AC-n" for Atlas Centaur and "AV-n" for Atlas 5. Will it be "VC-n" or some-such for Vulcan? - Ed KyleI've mostly seen V-001, V-002, etc. but an occasional VC- (which I don't [think] is correct).Configuration naming is VC0S, VC2S, VC4L, etc., where S is short (51 ft) PLF and L is long (70).
I see ULA is calling this the "Cert-1" stack. How will the flight vehicles and/or missions be numbered? It was "AC-n" for Atlas Centaur and "AV-n" for Atlas 5. Will it be "VC-n" or some-such for Vulcan? - Ed Kyle
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated January 28:QuoteA Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the Amazonas Nexus satellite for Hispasat on February TBD.
A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the Amazonas Nexus satellite for Hispasat on February TBD.
Quote from: Comga on 01/24/2023 05:17 amThe word from a colleague with direct knowledge is that Intelsat 40e will not launch on March 7.Current target date is March 23 but a slip “into April would not be surprising”.The same colleague says that the new target launch date is April 7.
The word from a colleague with direct knowledge is that Intelsat 40e will not launch on March 7.Current target date is March 23 but a slip “into April would not be surprising”.
SpaceX is targeting Monday, January 30 at 8:34 a.m. PT (16:34 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, there is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 12:31 p.m. PT (20:31 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
SpaceX is targeting Monday, January 30 at 12:26 p.m. PT (20:26 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, January 31 at 8:15 a.m. PT (16:15 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
Quote from: Newton_V on 01/28/2023 01:04 amI've mostly seen V-001, V-002, etc. but an occasional VC- (which I don't this is correct)Configuration naming is VC0S, VC2S, VC4L, etc., where S is short (51 ft) PLF and L is long (70)The V-xxx number is the mission number. The short serial numbers (tail numbers for each cryogenic stage will normally equal the mission number unless stage shuffling occurs).The typical short format starts with the payload manifest then the VCXX configuration designation identification followed by the V-xxx number. Note that the PLF's where S is standard (51 ft) PLF and L is long (70), our the initial baseline product launch options (Standard was previously the Medium PLF during VC R&D). At a TBD later date other PLF lengths i.e. XS, Short and custom will be made available upon customer request with advanced long lead notice with customer supporting the initial production cost. As for Centaur there is the baseline Standard and Long DEC-V as product launch options. The Short and Extra Long DEC-V versions will be released upon will be made available upon customer request with advanced long lead notice with customer supporting the inital production cost. Note that the SEC-V versions have been shelved until further notice.SEC-V = Single Engine Centaur-V (Shelved)DEC-V = Dual Engine Centaur-V (Active Production)TEC-V = Three Engine Centaur-V (Shelved, Trade Study)FEC-V = Four Engine Centaur-V (Shelved, Trade Study)
I've mostly seen V-001, V-002, etc. but an occasional VC- (which I don't this is correct)Configuration naming is VC0S, VC2S, VC4L, etc., where S is short (51 ft) PLF and L is long (70)
Starlink Group 5-3Launch TimeThu Feb 2, 2023 07:37 GMT
Amazonas NexusLaunch TimeMon Feb 5, 2023 22:32 GMT
T.S. Kelso @TSKelsoThe #Starlink Group 2-6 Launch has now moved to 2023-01-31 at 16:15:00 UTC with deployment of 49 Starlink satellites at 17:32:08.400 UTC (we do not have data for D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena). Latest data can be found at the usual place: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g2-6.
SpX-27 March 2023 SoFIE MIST SamplesNG-19 April 2023 CM-HTSpX-28 June 2023 SoFIE RTDFS
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/Starlink 2-6: LIFTOFF! At 11:15:00am EST (1615 UTC)
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, February 2 at 2:43 a.m. ET (7:43 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. If needed, there are additional launch opportunities the same day at 4:24 a.m. ET (9:24 UTC), and 6:05 a.m. ET (11:05 UTC) with backup opportunities also available on Friday, February 3 at 2:18 a.m. ET (7:18 UTC), 3:59 a.m. ET (8:59 UTC), and 5:40 a.m. ET (10:40 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated February 1:QuoteThe first flight of Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket is set for February TBD, likely in the early afternoon EST.
The first flight of Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket is set for February TBD, likely in the early afternoon EST.
ION-SCV 009 Eclectic Elena on the mission called Starfield is an experimental mission which will test ION’s ability to operate and maneuver in an extremely low orbit. It carries ADEO-N3, an autonomous braking sail developed by the Munich-based space company HPS designed to help deorbit satellites in LEO, the NEA Payload Release Ring (PRR) by Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) for the deployment of payloads/spacecraft from a launch vehicle or Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV), Bunny, an onboard computer developed in-house by the students of the Spacecraft Team of the Swiss Institute École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and SD-1, a memorial payload by StardustMe consisting of a batch of aluminum machined capsules, each carrying a gram of human cremated ashes, contained in an additive-manufactured frame and enclosure.
ADEO-N3 launched on Italian mission provider D-ORBIT's ION satellite carrier aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. A press release from HPS GmbH.Source: HPS GmbH Munich January 31, 2023.January 31, 2023 - In the heat of last summer, HPS in Munich was already preparing for the third mission of the innovative space drag sail of the ADEO-N series, which unfolds automatically at the end of the mission and "its" satellites to burn up in the atmosphere drives. In this way, this technology already prevents the formation of new space debris on the ground and finally makes space travel sustainable.On board a Falcon 9, the satellite carrier ION with ADEO-N3 with its sail area of 5 square meters has been on its way to the target orbit at an altitude of 270 to 500 km at an inclination of 53 degrees since the picture book launch on January 31, 2023 from the Vandenberg spaceport, California.At the end of 2023, ADEO-N3 is expected to deploy the brake parachute as on previous flights - including one with ION on Falcon 9 - and remove the ION Satellite Carrier Vehicle (SCV) from orbit without leaving any residue, many times faster than usual. With the flight heritage accumulated by then, the mature ADEO system heralds a "green" space age. Because at least for European missions or missions from Europe, there will in all probability no longer be any more launches without deorbit tech on board: The Green Deal of the EU will then also apply to "clean-green missions" in space.On the current flight, ADEO-N3 acts as a further confirmation of maturity for HPS.
Feb. 11 • Falcon 9 • Starlink 5-4Launch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FloridaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This will be the fourth launch into a new orbital shell for SpaceX’s second-generation Starlink constellation, called Starlink Gen2. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. ...Feb. 18 • Falcon 9 • Inmarsat 6 F2Launch window: TBDLaunch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
T.S. Kelso @TSKelsoCelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the #Starlink Group 5-3 launch scheduled for 2023-02-02 at 07:58:20 UTC. Deployment of 53 satellites is set for 09:02:21.100 UTC. You can find the latest data at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g5-3 .
