William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialA5/Kuiper 1: LIFTOFF! At 7:01pm EDT (2301 UTC)
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589LAUNCH of Atlas V flight AV-107 with the KA-01 set of Amazon Kuiper internet satellites at 2301 UTC Apr 28
Apr 29 06:59Our official liftoff time was 7:01:00.230 p.m. EDT (2301:00.230 UTC).
On Monday, April 28 at 10:34 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.This was the first flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission.
Starlink G12-10 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G12-10 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite. Launch: 2025-04-29 02:34:10 UTC.Deploy: 2025-04-29 03:39:33.260 UTC.
William Harwood @rocketksc.bsky.socialF9/Starlink 12-10: Liftoff at 10:34:10pm EDT (0234 UTC) kicked off a spectacular nighttime sky show as the rocket streaked away on a southeasterly trajectory; it was SpaceX's 50th F9 launch this year, its 467th overall and the 33rd Starlink launch of '25
Firefly Aerospace @Firefly_SpaceSet your alarm clocks! Alpha #FLTA006 is now scheduled to launch at 6:37 am PDT on April 29. Weather is currently 90% GO for tomorrow. We'll be back with @NASAspaceflight for our livestream starting 35 minutes before liftoff. https://youtube.com/live/pkusoizm-Zk
Firefly Aerospace @Firefly_SpaceWe have liftoff of Alpha #FLTA006 from @SLDelta30 with @LockheedMartin ’s LM 400.
Firefly Aerospace @Firefly_SpaceFollowing a nominal liftoff of Firefly’s Alpha rocket, there was a mishap during first stage separation for the FLTA006 mission that impacted the Stage 2 Lightning engine nozzle. We are working with our Lockheed Martin customer, the Space Force, and FAA to conduct a thorough investigation and determine the root cause. As more information is available, we will be providing updates here: https://fireflyspace.com/missions/alpha-flta006/
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589Remaining questions for Firefly: What was the final perigee height? (guessing from -1000 km to +150 km range). What was the estimated reentry location?(assuming no orbit was reached). Poss. but unlikely it could have reached Madagascar; equatorial Pacific more likely IMO.
UPDATED APRIL 29, 2025...FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 30 at 10:17 p.m. - 2:17 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on May 3 at 9:40 p.m. - 1:40 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on May 4 at 4:48-8:48 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the Axiom-4 spaceflight participant mission to the International Space Station from pad 39A on May 29 at 1:03 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the next GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on late May.
Just after we get NOTAMs for Group 6-84, we now have...Group 6-93.A1694/25 NOTAMN Q) FAJO/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/5152S01651E999A) FAJO B) 2505040337 C) 2505100608D) 04 MAY 0337-0844, 05 MAY 0311-0818, 06 MAY 0245-0752, 07 MAY0219-0726, 08 MAY 0153-0700, 09 MAY 0127-0634, 10 MAY 0101-0608E) AREA BOUNDED BY (4256S 00224W, 4045S 00221W, 3210S 05700E, 3515S05700E): SPACEX STARLINK 6-93 STAGE 2 ROCKET RE-ENTRY TAKING PLACE.APPLICABLE AIRSPACE DOWNGRADED TO CLASS G.F) SFC G) UNL
NGA rocket launching notice for this launch.Quote from: NGA290918Z APR 25NAVAREA IV 481/25(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 040848Z TO 041329Z MAY, ALTERNATE 050822Z TO 051303Z, 060756Z TO 061237Z, 070730Z TO 071211Z, 080704Z TO 081145Z, 090638Z TO 091119Z AND 100612Z TO 101053Z MAY IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 26-24.00N 076-29.00W, 26-29.00N 076-25.00W, 26-29.00N 075-54.00W, 26-12.00N 075-07.00W, 25-44.00N 074-19.00W, 25-24.00N 074-09.00W, 25-10.00N 074-29.00W, 25-17.00N 074-58.00W, 25-43.00N 075-40.00W, 26-01.00N 076-09.00W. B. 28-39.00N 080-37.69W, 28-39.00N 080-28.00W, 28-28.00N 080-06.00W, 28-22.00N 080-02.00W, 28-19.00N 080-04.00W, 28-23.00N 080-19.00W, 28-29.35N 080-32.49W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 101153Z MAY 25.//
290918Z APR 25NAVAREA IV 481/25(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 040848Z TO 041329Z MAY, ALTERNATE 050822Z TO 051303Z, 060756Z TO 061237Z, 070730Z TO 071211Z, 080704Z TO 081145Z, 090638Z TO 091119Z AND 100612Z TO 101053Z MAY IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 26-24.00N 076-29.00W, 26-29.00N 076-25.00W, 26-29.00N 075-54.00W, 26-12.00N 075-07.00W, 25-44.00N 074-19.00W, 25-24.00N 074-09.00W, 25-10.00N 074-29.00W, 25-17.00N 074-58.00W, 25-43.00N 075-40.00W, 26-01.00N 076-09.00W. B. 28-39.00N 080-37.69W, 28-39.00N 080-28.00W, 28-28.00N 080-06.00W, 28-22.00N 080-02.00W, 28-19.00N 080-04.00W, 28-23.00N 080-19.00W, 28-29.35N 080-32.49W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 101153Z MAY 25.//
NET May 1/2 Falcon 9 • Starlink 6-75Launch time: Window opens at 9:51 p.m. EDT (0151 UTC)Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FloridaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster will target a landing on the droneship, ‘Just Read the Instructions,’ positioned in the Atlantic Ocean to the east of The Bahamas. Delayed from April 30.Updated: April 29May 4 Falcon 9 • Starlink 6-84Launch time: Window opens at 4:48 a.m. EDT (0848 UTC)Launch site: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FloridaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster will target a landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean, positioned to the east of The Bahamas.Updated: April 29
Looks like it slipped a day per CADENA.QuotePrimary Launch Day 02 MAY 1827Z-2255Z Backup Launch Day (1) 03 MAY 1813Z-2241Z Backup Launch Day (2) 04 MAY 1759Z-2227Z Backup Launch Day (3) 05 MAY 1745Z-2213Z Backup Launch Day (4) 06 MAY 1731Z-2159Z Backup Launch Day (5) 07 MAY 1717Z-2145Z Backup Launch Day (6) 08 MAY 1717Z-2131Z
Primary Launch Day 02 MAY 1827Z-2255Z Backup Launch Day (1) 03 MAY 1813Z-2241Z Backup Launch Day (2) 04 MAY 1759Z-2227Z Backup Launch Day (3) 05 MAY 1745Z-2213Z Backup Launch Day (4) 06 MAY 1731Z-2159Z Backup Launch Day (5) 07 MAY 1717Z-2145Z Backup Launch Day (6) 08 MAY 1717Z-2131Z
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 12/09/2024 06:49 pmNAOS aboard Transporter-14 as cake-topper payload?Luxembourg Earth Observation System [Nov 4, translated]Quote• The satellite is ready for launch with SpaceX, which is still encountering a co-passenger problem.. The launch is scheduled for between March and June 2025;Luxembourg is arming itself in space [Apr 18]QuoteThe Luxembourg military satellite LUXEOSys, which is part of the armament efforts within the framework of NATO's aggressive military strategy, has now become even more expensive.First, the Chamber had approved 170 million euros for the "Luxembourg Earth Observation System," from which the German defense company OHB was making a lot of money. Then it emerged that the then Minister of the Army, Etienne Schneider of the LSAP, had concealed the fact that the army would not be able to control such a satellite system due to a lack of expertise, so that the management had to be outsourced.The satellite flop claimed the lives of the military coordinator of the Ministry of the Armed Forces, Gilles Feith, who subsequently became CEO of Luxair. The Chamber approved an additional budget of €139 million, bringing the total cost of the military satellite to €309 million, not including VAT. However, it is not yet in orbit.LUXEOSysQuoteOrbit: 450 km (polar)Launch weight: +/- 645 kgActivity Report 2024 [Dec 5, translated]QuoteSince the end of 2023, the satellite has been in storage in Milan, awaiting a launch date with a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket. On the ground segment, the antennas at Redu are fully installed and operational. The two data centers are also equipped to operate the entire system once the satellite is in orbit. Direction 7 has also been working with the industrial operator LUXEOps (a consortium comprising REHA LUX, LuxSpace and OHBDigital), which will be responsible for the operationalization and maintenance of the system. Work also continued on setting up all the procedures and software needed to operate the system.
NAOS aboard Transporter-14 as cake-topper payload?
• The satellite is ready for launch with SpaceX, which is still encountering a co-passenger problem.. The launch is scheduled for between March and June 2025;
The Luxembourg military satellite LUXEOSys, which is part of the armament efforts within the framework of NATO's aggressive military strategy, has now become even more expensive.First, the Chamber had approved 170 million euros for the "Luxembourg Earth Observation System," from which the German defense company OHB was making a lot of money. Then it emerged that the then Minister of the Army, Etienne Schneider of the LSAP, had concealed the fact that the army would not be able to control such a satellite system due to a lack of expertise, so that the management had to be outsourced.The satellite flop claimed the lives of the military coordinator of the Ministry of the Armed Forces, Gilles Feith, who subsequently became CEO of Luxair. The Chamber approved an additional budget of €139 million, bringing the total cost of the military satellite to €309 million, not including VAT. However, it is not yet in orbit.
Orbit: 450 km (polar)Launch weight: +/- 645 kg
Since the end of 2023, the satellite has been in storage in Milan, awaiting a launch date with a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket. On the ground segment, the antennas at Redu are fully installed and operational. The two data centers are also equipped to operate the entire system once the satellite is in orbit. Direction 7 has also been working with the industrial operator LUXEOps (a consortium comprising REHA LUX, LuxSpace and OHBDigital), which will be responsible for the operationalization and maintenance of the system. Work also continued on setting up all the procedures and software needed to operate the system.
8 HEO satellites for Italy's IRIDE constellation being shipped to California https://www.linkedin.com/posts/argotecsrl_a-major-milestone-on-the-road-to-launch-activity-7322980017259315201-Kz6ghttps://x.com/Argotec_Space/status/1917230414097485987
Quote from: Salo on 04/29/2025 09:49 amRideshare:Q2 - Hyperfield-1B - Vega C - Kourou ELVKuva Space Linkedin [Apr 24]Quote🚀 Exciting milestone news! We’re proud to announce that Hyperfield-1B, our second first-generation satellite, has been delivered to Exolaunch for launch preparations.Can't find confirmation that its Vega C launch, are we sure its not on Transporter-14?Hyperfield-1A launched on Transporter-11 and Hyperfield-2 is launching on a Falcon 9 in H1 2026.
Rideshare:Q2 - Hyperfield-1B - Vega C - Kourou ELV
🚀 Exciting milestone news! We’re proud to announce that Hyperfield-1B, our second first-generation satellite, has been delivered to Exolaunch for launch preparations.
Galaxia Linkedin [Apr 2]Quote🚀 Come to space with us! 🌌✨Galaxia is giving you the chance to orbit earth on MOBIUS as it launches for space this summer! Your message and photo will go to space onboard our MOBIUS I satellite! 🌍➡️🚀Galaxia Linkedin [Feb 28]QuoteWe’re in the last stages of preparing MOBIUS, completing final checks before its vibration test in early March. After that, it’s off to the Exolaunch facility in Berlin before our June 2025 launch in California!These are our last few weeks with MOBIUS in Halifax. The next time it’s here, it will be orbiting above Nova Scotia from space! 🌍✨Galaxia Linkedin [Feb 28]QuoteThis week we got to do a dry fit-check with the Exolaunch pod before the vibe testing MOBIUS. Once in space MOBIUS will deliver one the first Software Defined Satellite (SDS) platforms in commercial space market. Our demo flight will show the performance of our AI compute capability in space for our commercial and defence clients. We can see changes in real time, detect anomalies, pick up intelligence and relay it all in real time.This is what the future of space looks like. A 5 kg satellite surveying the earth and analyzing millions of data points in realtime as it crosses over your sky 🌎Galaxia Linkedin [Feb 11]QuoteGalaxia is making major strides towards the June 2025 launch of MÖBIUS-1, a software-defined satellite (SDS) built entirely in Halifax🇨🇦 and backed by the Canadian Space Agency🚀. This $2.8M project, set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9, is redefining Earth observation technology.
🚀 Come to space with us! 🌌✨Galaxia is giving you the chance to orbit earth on MOBIUS as it launches for space this summer! Your message and photo will go to space onboard our MOBIUS I satellite! 🌍➡️🚀
We’re in the last stages of preparing MOBIUS, completing final checks before its vibration test in early March. After that, it’s off to the Exolaunch facility in Berlin before our June 2025 launch in California!These are our last few weeks with MOBIUS in Halifax. The next time it’s here, it will be orbiting above Nova Scotia from space! 🌍✨
This week we got to do a dry fit-check with the Exolaunch pod before the vibe testing MOBIUS. Once in space MOBIUS will deliver one the first Software Defined Satellite (SDS) platforms in commercial space market. Our demo flight will show the performance of our AI compute capability in space for our commercial and defence clients. We can see changes in real time, detect anomalies, pick up intelligence and relay it all in real time.This is what the future of space looks like. A 5 kg satellite surveying the earth and analyzing millions of data points in realtime as it crosses over your sky 🌎
Galaxia is making major strides towards the June 2025 launch of MÖBIUS-1, a software-defined satellite (SDS) built entirely in Halifax🇨🇦 and backed by the Canadian Space Agency🚀. This $2.8M project, set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9, is redefining Earth observation technology.
National Formosa University's PARUS-T2 cubesat confirmed. [Mar 2]QuoteA Dedicated Full Amateur Radio CubeSat PARUS-T2, a 3U CubeSat, is designed to continue as same as the PARUS-T1A mission. This satellite will provide essential services to the global amateur radio community. [...]Planning a SpaceX Transporter 14 launch into a 550km circular polar orbit NET June 2025.Domestic satellite PARUS-T1 launched in California [Jan 16]QuoteThe 3U-sized T1, T1A and T2 3U satellites and the 6U-sized T3 and T4 satellites share a common family of platforms developed under TASA’s PARUS program, it said.Named after Sittiparus castaneoventris, a species of small birds endemic to Taiwan, the PARUS program’s aim is to develop compact and innovative satellite systems for the nation’s use, TASA said.[...]The constellation would consist of four multispectral and hyperspectral device-equipped satellites to measure particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5), carbon dioxide and methane concentrations, officials told a news conference in Taipei.
A Dedicated Full Amateur Radio CubeSat PARUS-T2, a 3U CubeSat, is designed to continue as same as the PARUS-T1A mission. This satellite will provide essential services to the global amateur radio community. [...]Planning a SpaceX Transporter 14 launch into a 550km circular polar orbit NET June 2025.
The 3U-sized T1, T1A and T2 3U satellites and the 6U-sized T3 and T4 satellites share a common family of platforms developed under TASA’s PARUS program, it said.Named after Sittiparus castaneoventris, a species of small birds endemic to Taiwan, the PARUS program’s aim is to develop compact and innovative satellite systems for the nation’s use, TASA said.[...]The constellation would consist of four multispectral and hyperspectral device-equipped satellites to measure particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5), carbon dioxide and methane concentrations, officials told a news conference in Taipei.
Republic of Indonesia Defense University's RIDU-Sat 1 confirmed. [Apr 15]QuoteA 1U CubeSat. This satellite will be used for educational purposes in amateur satellite communications. Our satellite is using amateur radio frequency for educational purposes in amateur satellite communications. Proposing a VHF APRS payload. Planning a SpaceX Transporter 14 launch from Vandenburg NET June 2025 into a 525 x 510 km SSO.
A 1U CubeSat. This satellite will be used for educational purposes in amateur satellite communications. Our satellite is using amateur radio frequency for educational purposes in amateur satellite communications. Proposing a VHF APRS payload. Planning a SpaceX Transporter 14 launch from Vandenburg NET June 2025 into a 525 x 510 km SSO.
QuoteReady for launch.The first production-class satellite in our Pulsar constellation is headed for low Earth orbit this June after completing manufacturing from our partners at @aerospacelab_https://twitter.com/XonaSpace/status/1915097255436247177
Ready for launch.The first production-class satellite in our Pulsar constellation is headed for low Earth orbit this June after completing manufacturing from our partners at @aerospacelab_
Firefly Aerospace @Firefly_SpaceAlpha FLTA006 update: Initial indications showed Alpha's upper stage reached 320 km in altitude. However, upon further assessment, the team learned the upper stage did not reach orbital velocity, and the stage and payload have now safely impacted the Pacific Ocean in a cleared zone north of Antarctica.
Starship Gazer @StarshipGazerStarship 36 ready to rollout to Massey's test site for initial cryo proof testing. This is expected to be the ship for Starship test flight 10.