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Re: The suborbital thread!
« Reply #2380 on: 06/26/2025 04:01 pm »
RockOn Student Sounding Rocket Launch - June 26, 2025

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-MC4Zqvvt54

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Streamed live 27 minutes ago  #NASA #RocketLaunch
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility is scheduled to a sounding rocket for the RockOn student mission Thursday, June 26, 2025. The rockets will carry multiple student experiments to suborbital space.

The launch window for the mission is 5:30-9:30 a.m. EDT. The Wallops Visitor Center’s launch viewing area will open at 4:30 a.m. for launch viewing. Coverage of the mission will begin 15 minutes before the scheduled launch time.

I like this. Proves you don’t need decades of experience in the industry to do your own thing. Gives me hope  ;D

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Re: The suborbital thread!
« Reply #2381 on: 06/27/2025 03:34 am »
NGA rocket launching notice for a launch from Andøya.

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261326Z JUN 25
HYDROARC 87/25(43).
NORWEGIAN SEA.
NORWAY.
DNC 22.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   IN PROGRESS 0530Z TO 1145Z DAILY THRU 14 JUL

   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 69-18.00N 016-05.00E, 69-24.00N 015-53.00E,
      69-23.00N 015-50.00E, 69-17.00N 015-59.00E.
   B. 69-44.00N 015-36.00E, 70-00.00N 015-17.00E,
      69-55.00N 014-37.00E, 69-40.00N 014-58.00E,
      69-44.00N 015-36.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 141245Z JUL 25.

Confirmation of one rocket launch between 30 June and 14 July from the Andøya Space website:
https://andoyaspace.no/info-messages/farevarsel-danger-area-12-22-jun/#english

The mission is called MaxiDusty-2 and will be carried out with an Improved Malemute rocket:
https://en.uit.no/project/maxidusty2
https://www.instagram.com/p/DLXWnYchQeP

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Re: The suborbital thread!
« Reply #2382 on: 06/27/2025 07:49 am »
RockOn Student Sounding Rocket Launch - June 26, 2025

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-MC4Zqvvt54

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Streamed live 27 minutes ago  #NASA #RocketLaunch
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility is scheduled to a sounding rocket for the RockOn student mission Thursday, June 26, 2025. The rockets will carry multiple student experiments to suborbital space.

The launch window for the mission is 5:30-9:30 a.m. EDT. The Wallops Visitor Center’s launch viewing area will open at 4:30 a.m. for launch viewing. Coverage of the mission will begin 15 minutes before the scheduled launch time.

I like this. Proves you don’t need decades of experience in the industry to do your own thing. Gives me hope  ;D

Maybe you might like watching these:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=58672.0

Ooh, thank you!
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Re: The suborbital thread!
« Reply #2383 on: 07/05/2025 05:07 pm »
S-310 F46:

« Last Edit: 07/05/2025 05:08 pm by russianhalo117 »

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Re: The suborbital thread!
« Reply #2384 on: 07/08/2025 10:24 pm »
Duqm-2

Oman FM Linkedin [Jul 7]

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Duqm-2 is the second of several planned test launches intended to lay the groundwork for orbital launches by 2027.

As outsiders looking in on the hard work of visionaries, scientists, and engineers, it was magnificent to witness the preparations. The launch is scheduled to occur on July 8th between 22:00 and 06:00.

https://twitter.com/Oman_biz/status/1942279399316897875

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Oman’s Etlaq Spaceport set for Duqm‑2 suborbital launch of KEA‑1 (12 m, 2‑stage) tonight—with hot staging, active guidance and student research payloads targeting 500 km altitude.


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Re: The suborbital thread!
« Reply #2385 on: 07/12/2025 09:59 am »

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Re: The suborbital thread!
« Reply #2386 on: 07/12/2025 10:00 am »

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Re: The suborbital thread!
« Reply #2387 on: 07/13/2025 04:08 am »
https://www.thearabianstories.com/2025/07/09/launch-of-duqm-2-rocket-postponed-due-to-unfavourable-conditions-omans-transport-ministry/

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In an official statement, the Ministry said, “We would like to draw attention to the fact that the launch of the space rocket (Duqm-2) has been postponed until suitable conditions are available.”
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Re: The suborbital thread!
« Reply #2388 on: 07/13/2025 05:04 am »
The first mission Duqm 1 (launched on 5 December 2024) used a Weka sounding rocket from Snowdon Consulting in New Zealand. There's no information on Weka on the Snowdon website, but Weka looks similar to their K-200 suborbital rocket.

For Duqm 2, the rocket is called KEA-1 which is made by Stellar Kinetics in New Zealand. This company is owned by Malcolm Snowdon, presumably who also owns Snowdon Consulting. I couldn't find a web site for Stellar Kinetics. KEA-1 uses LOX and propane.

KEA-2 and KEA-3 (for Duqm 3 and 4) are set to launch in October and December this year.

https://www.snowdonconsulting.co.nz/projects
https://www.etlaq.om/launches/duqm-1
https://www.etlaq.om/launches/duqm-2
https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1173110/business/etlaq-set-for-duqm-2-suborbital-rocket-launch
https://www.nzwao.com/companies/stellar-kinetics-nominee-limited/
« Last Edit: 07/13/2025 05:07 am by Steven Pietrobon »
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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