DELTA IV HEAVY TO LAUNCH NROL-44• Rocket: Delta IV Heavy• Mission: NROL-44• Launch Date: Sun., Sept. 27, 2020• Launch Time: 12:10 a.m. EDT• Launch Location: Space Launch Complex-37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, NASA also completed a detailed cost and schedule assessment for Artemis I and established a new agency commitment for launch readiness by November 2021. While it is too early to predict the full impact of COVID-19, we are confident a November 2021 date is achievable with the recent pace of progress, and a successful Green Run hot fire test will enable us to better predict a target launch date for the mission.
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch the thirteenth batch of Starlink internet satellites from pad 39A on September 28 at 10:22am EDT.
To allow reused boosters and get the cost savings, SMC had delay the 5th GPS 3 launch from January to July 2021 to allow time for design validation and “make sure we understand how SpaceX refurbishes previously flown hardware,” Lauderdale said.
Dragonfly Launch Moved to 2027, dated September 25Dragonfly is a NASA mission that delivers a rotorcraft to Saturn’s moon Titan to advance our search for the building blocks of life. While Dragonfly was originally scheduled to launch in 2026, NASA has requested the Dragonfly team pursue their alternative launch readiness date in 2027. No changes will be needed to the mission architecture to accommodate this new date, and launching at a later date will not affect Dragonfly’s science return or capabilities once at Titan.
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 09/26/2020 04:38 pmL-2 weather forecast still showing Sep 28th launch but seems doubtful (unless NROL-44 slips much further). FWIW 28th is 70% GO72 hour delay puts the launch on October 1.Delta 4-Heavy launch delayed by ground system issue, dated September 24, updated on the 25th and 26th:QuoteSources later said the Falcon 9 launch from pad 39A was delayed to Thursday [October 1] at 9:17 a.m. EDT (1317 GMT).
L-2 weather forecast still showing Sep 28th launch but seems doubtful (unless NROL-44 slips much further). FWIW 28th is 70% GO
Sources later said the Falcon 9 launch from pad 39A was delayed to Thursday [October 1] at 9:17 a.m. EDT (1317 GMT).
So here's what happened to allow #Starlink to still have the Range for tomorrow morning.#DeltaIVHeavy with #NROL44 slipped again from 28th to "just after midnight" on 29th.This opened up the earlier parts of the 28th for another launch. #SpaceX had already requested... 1/x
2/x ...and were put back on their originally requested day and time for #Starlink.Delta IV just after midnight on the 29th also leaves 19 hours left to reconfigure the range back to Falcon 9 for the #GPS3 launch later that same day. So, what we now have is...
3/3CURRENT U.S. LAUNCH SCHEDULE:28 Sept. @ 10:22 EDT (1422 UTC): #Starlink29 Sept. @ just after midnight (0400 UTC): #NROL4429 Sept. @ 21:55 EDT (0155 UTC): #GPS3 29 Sept. @ 22:28 EDT (0228 UTC): #NG14/#Antares from Virginia.
2nd try at Launchapalooza!Quote from: Salo on 09/25/2020 02:26 pmScheduled:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)2020September 26 27 28 29 30 - NROL-44: Orion 10 (RIO 10, Mission 8306, Mentor 8 ) (TBD) - Delta IV-H [D-385] - Canaveral SLC-37B - 03:58 04:14 10 06 02September 30 October 1 - GPS III SV04 - Falcon 9 (B1062.1 S) - Canaveral SLC-40 - 01:51 55September 27 28 October 1 - Starlink flight 13 (x60) [v1.0 L12] - Falcon 9-094 (B1058.3 S) - Kennedy LC-39A - 13:17 14:22 43September 30 October 2 - Cygnus NG-14 (CRS-14) - Antares-230+ - MARS LP-0A - 01:38 02:27Changes on September 25thChanges on September 26thChanges on September 27thChanges on September 28th
Scheduled:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)2020September 26 27 28 29 30 - NROL-44: Orion 10 (RIO 10, Mission 8306, Mentor 8 ) (TBD) - Delta IV-H [D-385] - Canaveral SLC-37B - 03:58 04:14 10 06 02September 30 October 1 - GPS III SV04 - Falcon 9 (B1062.1 S) - Canaveral SLC-40 - 01:51 55September 27 28 October 1 - Starlink flight 13 (x60) [v1.0 L12] - Falcon 9-094 (B1058.3 S) - Kennedy LC-39A - 13:17 14:22 43September 30 October 2 - Cygnus NG-14 (CRS-14) - Antares-230+ - MARS LP-0A - 01:38 02:27Changes on September 25thChanges on September 26thChanges on September 27thChanges on September 28th
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral will launch the fourth Block III GPS satellite on September 30 at 9:51pm EDT. The launch windows stretches to 10:06pm EDT. Then, a Falcon 9 will launch the thirteenth batch of Starlink internet satellites from pad 39A on October 1 at 9:17am EDT. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the fourthteenth Starlink batch from pad TBA on October TBA. And a Falcon 9 will launch the fifteenth batch of Starlink satellites on October TBA. Other upcoming Falcon 9 launches are TBA. The next Crew Dragon, Crew-1, is scheduled for launch from pad 39A on October 31 at 2:40am EDT. The launch window is instantaneous. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day.DELTA 4-HEAVYThe next Delta 4-Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch NROL-44 for the National Reconn. Office on September 29 at 11:59pm EDT. The launch period extends to 1:35am.
