Saocom-1A announced for a launch on September 13, 2018 according tohttps://mundo.sputniknews.com/radio_big_bang/201806221079787496-satelite-catastrofes-prevencion/
We have a launch and landing dates! December 2018- Launch, February 13 2019- First Israeli spacecraft lands on the moon! SpaceIL's moon mission is officially underway
It will launch on a SpaceX rocket. SpaceX doesn't usually have exact times this far in advance. We'll know when it's much closer.
https://twitter.com/TeamSpaceIL/status/1016633238008270850QuoteWe have a launch and landing dates! December 2018- Launch, February 13 2019- First Israeli spacecraft lands on the moon! SpaceIL's moon mission is officially underway https://twitter.com/Cakeofdestiny/status/1016656640244936704QuoteIt will launch on a SpaceX rocket. SpaceX doesn't usually have exact times this far in advance. We'll know when it's much closer.
Quote from: Olaf on 07/10/2018 02:57 pmhttps://twitter.com/TeamSpaceIL/status/1016633238008270850QuoteWe have a launch and landing dates! December 2018- Launch, February 13 2019- First Israeli spacecraft lands on the moon! SpaceIL's moon mission is officially underway https://twitter.com/Cakeofdestiny/status/1016656640244936704QuoteIt will launch on a SpaceX rocket. SpaceX doesn't usually have exact times this far in advance. We'll know when it's much closer.I'm not at all sure that the "@Cakeofdestiny" person is associated with SpaceIL or knows what it is launching on.
This article confirms it is launching on Falcon 9 in December:https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/248700
The probe will be launched sometime in December from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, officials said during the media event, held at an Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) space technology site in Yehud. It is scheduled to land on February 13, 2019.
I think this is the Spaceflight GTO mission that is already on the manifest. This says that the launch services with Falcon 9 were acquired through Spaceflight Industries.https://lunar.xprize.org/press-release/israeli-google-lunar-xprize-team-first-sign-launch-agreement-private-missionMission will place the spacecraft into a 60,000 km apogee elliptical orbit and then it will make its own way to the moon.
Quote from: Nehkara on 07/10/2018 03:17 pmThis article confirms it is launching on Falcon 9 in December:https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/248700As does this one: https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-israeli-spacecraft-set-for-trip-to-the-moon/QuoteThe probe will be launched sometime in December from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, officials said during the media event, held at an Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) space technology site in Yehud. It is scheduled to land on February 13, 2019.