ExplanationPlease explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:Virgin Orbit is designing a satellite launch vehicle that will be air launched from a modified 747 airplane. STA License is requested to operate an S-Band Transmitter located on Launcher One for the upcoming first launch. 747 will take-off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with Launcher One in captive carry. Launcher One will be dropped and launched in the Western Sea Range restricted airspace off Point Mugu, California. Launch license to be provided by FAA-Commercial Space Transportation Office. Captive carry flight and orbital trajectory details have been provided to NTIA. ...Requested Period of OperationOperation Start Date: 11/17/2018Operation End Date: 05/17/2019
2019...NET January - Dragon v2 (unmanned test) (SpX-DM1)- Falcon 9 (B1051) - Kennedy LC-39A
Currently, the DM-1 mission is tentatively scheduled to occur no earlier than January 8th, 2019, per L2 information. The exact target date is expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Just four days later, SpaceX will launch Spaceflight Industries’ SSO-A mission from Vandenberg. The launch will feature dozens of small satellites for various customers with the payload adapter and mission services provided by Spaceflight.Importantly, the first stage booster used to perform the mission is believed to be B1046.3. If so, it would make the launch the first to feature the same Falcon 9 first stage flying for the third time.
Unconfirmed reports say that the rocket’s next flight, and its first commercial effort, will happen around mid-January when it is expected to carry two Middle East satellites into orbit, including Arabsat 6A.
https://advanced-television.com/2018/11/02/falcon-heavy-to-fly-again-in-january/QuoteUnconfirmed reports say that the rocket’s next flight, and its first commercial effort, will happen around mid-January when it is expected to carry two Middle East satellites into orbit, including Arabsat 6A.
Delayed:QuoteThe Launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket with Cygnus cargo spacecraft has been postponed due to the poor weather forecast for the original launch window on Nov. 15. The revised launch window now opens at 4:23 a.m. EST on Nov. 16 from Pad 0A of Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.Today’s Wallops range forecast for Nov. 15 assessed weather conditions at 90-percent unfavorable for a launch, with the main concerns being thick clouds, disturbed weather and low cloud ceilings. Heavy rainfall (1-2 inches) and high wind gusts (45-50 mph) are expected.https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2018/11/14/northrop-grumman-crs-10-launch-postponed-to-nov-16/-R C
The Launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket with Cygnus cargo spacecraft has been postponed due to the poor weather forecast for the original launch window on Nov. 15. The revised launch window now opens at 4:23 a.m. EST on Nov. 16 from Pad 0A of Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.Today’s Wallops range forecast for Nov. 15 assessed weather conditions at 90-percent unfavorable for a launch, with the main concerns being thick clouds, disturbed weather and low cloud ceilings. Heavy rainfall (1-2 inches) and high wind gusts (45-50 mph) are expected.
Date: November 17, 2018 - 4:01 a.m. EasternMission: Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission to Space Station (CRS-10)
https://twitter.com/Dsttviljoen/status/986272242702090246
11/17/2018 11:23Stephen Clark Stephen ClarkThe time of first motion at liftoff from pad 0A was recorded at 4:01:31.9 EST (0901:31.9 GMT).
SpaceX delays launch of Korea's new satellitePosted : 2018-11-19 14:42Updated : 2018-11-19 17:24South Korea said Monday that its new satellite launch has been delayed as American rocket company SpaceX requested more time to inspect its Falcon 9.The launch date has been tentatively rescheduled at either Nov. 25, 26 or Dec. 1, the Ministry of Science and ICT said.
Delay to Dec 7th: https://twitter.com/NatReconOfc/status/1065273975381594114