The mission, which Virgin calls "Above the Clouds," is the first of up to six LauncherOne satellite deployment fights planned this year. Four of the missions will be staged out of Mojave, California, and two are slated to take off from a Newquay Airport in Cornwall, England, this summer.
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589LAUNCH of LauncherOne from the Boeing 747 at about 2253 UTC.Jonathan McDowell @planet4589Looks like the drop time was 2251:39 UTC (subject to correction)
Payloads arePAN A/BTechEdSat 13 (TES 13)GEARRS 3ADLER 1SteamSat 2STORK 3
KUbeSat, a student-led organization at the University of Kansas, is building a CubeSat, a small cubic satellite that is scheduled to be launched in June 2022, KUbeSat’s Project Manager Arno Prinsloo said. After the launch, KU will be the first institution in Kansas to build and launch a satellite.KUbeSat has been a member of the NASA CubeSat launch initiative since 2018, which will provide a vehicle to deliver the satellite into space, said Brody Gatza, a junior from Olathe studying aerospace engineering and the president of KUbeSat.
Transporter-4 is now expected to launch in April 2022:Kleos’ Patrol Mission satellites to launch in April [dated Jan. 13]QuoteKleos Space S.A (ASX:KSS, Frankfurt:KS1, Kleos or Company), a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, announces the Kleos Patrol Mission (KSF2) satellites, planned to launch in January 2022, have been remanifested to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-4 mission scheduled for April 2022.Kleos is partnering with launch services provider Spaceflight Inc. to deploy its Patrol Mission (KSF2) satellites to a sun synchronous orbit. Originally scheduled for the SpaceX Transporter-3 mission in January 2022, Kleos’ Patrol Mission launch was postponed when the Spaceflight orbital transfer vehicle tasked with launching and deploying Kleos’ satellites experienced technical issues.
Kleos Space S.A (ASX:KSS, Frankfurt:KS1, Kleos or Company), a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, announces the Kleos Patrol Mission (KSF2) satellites, planned to launch in January 2022, have been remanifested to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-4 mission scheduled for April 2022.Kleos is partnering with launch services provider Spaceflight Inc. to deploy its Patrol Mission (KSF2) satellites to a sun synchronous orbit. Originally scheduled for the SpaceX Transporter-3 mission in January 2022, Kleos’ Patrol Mission launch was postponed when the Spaceflight orbital transfer vehicle tasked with launching and deploying Kleos’ satellites experienced technical issues.
https://spacenews.com/pixxel-signs-partnership-with-rio-tinto-for-hyperspectral-imagery/Pixxel sat to launch on this mission. Previously, it was manifested on an earlier Transporter mission with Momentus.QuoteThe first satellite is scheduled to launch early this year as a rideshare payload on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. That will be followed by a satellite on a SpaceX dedicated rideshare mission scheduled for launch in April.Those satellites are the first in a constellation Pixxel plans to launch. Ahmed said six more satellites are planned for launch by the end of this year.
The first satellite is scheduled to launch early this year as a rideshare payload on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. That will be followed by a satellite on a SpaceX dedicated rideshare mission scheduled for launch in April.Those satellites are the first in a constellation Pixxel plans to launch. Ahmed said six more satellites are planned for launch by the end of this year.
Umbra SAR 03 & 04 satellites onboard.
[AuManufacturing] SKYKRAFT ANNOUNCES SECOND 2022 MISSION ABOARD SPACEX ROCKETQuoteUNSW Canberra-based air traffic management startup Skykraft has announced the planned upcoming launch of a second tranche of its satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket, scheduled for October 2022....The June mission will feature a 300-kilogram craft, carrying an unspecified number of its own small satellites, plus planned payloads for Australian National University (ANU), CSIRO, Valiant, University of Melbourne, and Swinburne University.
UNSW Canberra-based air traffic management startup Skykraft has announced the planned upcoming launch of a second tranche of its satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket, scheduled for October 2022....The June mission will feature a 300-kilogram craft, carrying an unspecified number of its own small satellites, plus planned payloads for Australian National University (ANU), CSIRO, Valiant, University of Melbourne, and Swinburne University.
Starlink 4-7 is planned for Jan 29:QuoteA Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch another Starlink batch on January 29http://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html[Jan 14 update]
A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch another Starlink batch on January 29
From SFN, January 15, Cape Canaveral’s busy January to continue with another Starlink launchQuoteThere’s a backup instantaneous launch opportunity [January 18] at 9:24 p.m. EST (0224 GMT).Reason for dog-legged southeast trajectory: prevailing North Atlantic winter weather and sea state.Quote...but the company has said it intends to use the southeast launch trajectories in winter months to improve the chances of good offshore conditions for landing of the Falcon 9’s first stage booster.For this mission, like the last Starlink launch, SpaceX’s drone ship will be parked north of the Abacos Islands in the Bahamas. For launches to the northeast, the landing platform is positioned east of Charleston, South Carolina, a region that sees rougher seas and higher winds in the winter.To those who deduced this: Congratulations! 🎊
There’s a backup instantaneous launch opportunity [January 18] at 9:24 p.m. EST (0224 GMT).
...but the company has said it intends to use the southeast launch trajectories in winter months to improve the chances of good offshore conditions for landing of the Falcon 9’s first stage booster.For this mission, like the last Starlink launch, SpaceX’s drone ship will be parked north of the Abacos Islands in the Bahamas. For launches to the northeast, the landing platform is positioned east of Charleston, South Carolina, a region that sees rougher seas and higher winds in the winter.
SFN Launch Schedule, dated January 15:Astra Rocket launch delayed. No new launch date given.
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the next batch of Starlink satellites from pad 39A on January 17 at 7:26pm or 9:24pm EST. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the CSG-2/Cosmo-SkyMed satellite to polar orbit on January 27 around 6:11pm EST. Sunset is 5:58pm. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch another Starlink batch on January 29. And upcoming launches include more batches of Starlink satellites on February TBA.DELTA 4-HEAVY, STARSHIP, SLS, VULCAN & OTHERSThe first launch of NASA's giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the Artemis 1 mission is slated for mid-to-late March at the very earliest. The best viewing is not likely to be close, but no information has been announced yet. There are two more Delta 4-Heavy rockets left from Cape Canaveral, slated to launch by 2024. Vulcan rocket (debuting 2022) launch viewing locations will be the same as those for Atlas.Starship will launch from pad 39A
T.S. [email protected]CelesTrak has pre-launch SupTLEs for the #Starlink Group 4-6 launch scheduled for Jan 18 at 00:26:00 UTC from Cape Canaveral. Deployment of 49 Starlink satellites is set for 00:41:36.800 UTC, just 15.6 minutes after launch:
NROL-68Launch TimeNET January, 2023
Updated Transporter SSO rideshare dates:https://rideshare.spacex.com/searchTransporter-5: 06/2022Transporter-6: 10/2022Transporter-7: 01/2023Transporter-8: 04/2023Transporter-9: 10/2023
GSSAP 5 & 6 (USSF-8)Launch TimeFri Jan 21, 2022 19:00 UTCFirst flight of Atlas V 511
