Well, the NRO thinks the launch is still on for September 9 at 12:51 UTC.https://twitter.com/NatReconOfc/status/1699543093710598192Quote from: NROLAUNCH UPDATE: SILENTBARKER/#NROL107 is scheduled to launch on an #AtlasV @ulalaunch rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (@SLDelta45) at 8:51 a.m. EDT September 9!#AboveandBeyond
LAUNCH UPDATE: SILENTBARKER/#NROL107 is scheduled to launch on an #AtlasV @ulalaunch rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (@SLDelta45) at 8:51 a.m. EDT September 9!#AboveandBeyond
NASA OIG @NASAOIGWe examined NASA’s Earth System Science Pathfinder program to assess its efforts to monitor the planet’s climate and help develop solutions for addressing the threats of climate change. https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-23-018
In recent weeks, SpaceX has also completed two hot fire tests of the rocket, Booster 9, as well as tests of the Starship upper stage, Ship 25. The hardware has largely passed these tests.During the upcoming test flight, Starship will carry no payloads but will instead seek to demonstrate the performance of the booster's 33 Raptor rocket engines, stage separation, and ignition of Starship's six engines. Under a nominal flight, Starship will complete nearly three-quarters of an orbit around Earth before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, north of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.The launch date is pending regulatory approval, but it is not expected to occur before the middle of September.
Eric Berger @SciGuySpaceHere's our updated story, from earlier today. My read on this statement is that Starship's launch is now likely to occur no earlier than the last 10 days of the month. Still plenty of work to do.https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/starship-is-stacked-and-ready-to-make-its-second-launch-attempt/
https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1699883922363228199QuoteRocket Lab @RocketLabAfter our last launch just weeks ago for @capellaspace, we’re back again with another launch for them NET Sept 19th.This is the 2nd of 4 dedicated missions to deploy their new Acadia satellites for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth-imaging 🛰️🌎https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/QuoteMission Name We Will Never Desert YouRocket ElectronElectron Name We Will Never Desert YouLaunch Window NET September 19, 2023Launch Time TBCLaunch Site Launch Complex 1
Rocket Lab @RocketLabAfter our last launch just weeks ago for @capellaspace, we’re back again with another launch for them NET Sept 19th.This is the 2nd of 4 dedicated missions to deploy their new Acadia satellites for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth-imaging 🛰️🌎
Mission Name We Will Never Desert YouRocket ElectronElectron Name We Will Never Desert YouLaunch Window NET September 19, 2023Launch Time TBCLaunch Site Launch Complex 1
Starlink Group 7-2Launch TimeTue Sep 12, 2023 07:00 GMT
Starlink Group 6-16Launch TimeFri Sep 15, 2023 02:20 GMT...Just Read the Instructions...SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
T.S. Kelso @TSKelsoCelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the #Starlink Group 6-14 launch from Cape Canaveral on 2023-09-08 at 23:56:10 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g6-14. Deployment of 22 satellites is set for 2023-09-09 at 01:01:25.820 UTC. Data for 2 backup launch opportunities is also provided.
Starlink G6-14 Pre-Launch(Starlink-G6-14 Pre-Launch RMS Data)Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-14 state vector, provided by SpaceX. GP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2023-09-08 23:56:10 UTC.Deployment: 2023-09-09 01:01:25.820 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #1Starlink G6-14B1 Pre-Launch(Starlink-G6-14B1 Pre-Launch RMS Data)Launch: 2023-09-09 03:12:50 UTC.Deployment: 2023-09-09 04:18:05.820 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2Starlink G6-14B2 Pre-Launch(Starlink-G6-14B2 Pre-Launch RMS Data)Launch: 2023-09-09 03:30:30 UTC.Deployment: 2023-09-09 04:35:45.820 UTC.
SpaceX is targeting Friday, September 8 at 7:56 p.m. ET (23:56 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, two backup opportunities are available at 11:12 p.m. ET (03:12 UTC on September 9) and 11:30 p.m. ET (03:30 UTC on September 9). Three backup opportunities are also currently available on Saturday, September 9 starting at 7:25 p.m. ET (23:25 UTC) until 10:59 p.m. ET (02:59 UTC on September 10).This is the seventh flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, and three Starlink missions (B1076.7). Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
The booster NGA Space Debris notice.Quote from: NGA071850Z SEP 23NAVAREA XII 617/23(21).EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.MEXICO.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 120647Z TO 121107Z, 130716Z TO 131136Z, 140655Z TO 141114Z, 150633Z TO 151053Z, 160612Z TO 161031Z, 170550Z TO 171010Z AND 180529Z TO 180948Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 30-33.00N 117-11.00W, 30-31.00N 117-14.00W, 29-21.00N 116-52.00W, 29-02.00N 116-38.00W, 29-20.00N 116-04.00W, 29-42.00N 116-09.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 181048Z SEP 23.
071850Z SEP 23NAVAREA XII 617/23(21).EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.MEXICO.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 120647Z TO 121107Z, 130716Z TO 131136Z, 140655Z TO 141114Z, 150633Z TO 151053Z, 160612Z TO 161031Z, 170550Z TO 171010Z AND 180529Z TO 180948Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 30-33.00N 117-11.00W, 30-31.00N 117-14.00W, 29-21.00N 116-52.00W, 29-02.00N 116-38.00W, 29-20.00N 116-04.00W, 29-42.00N 116-09.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 181048Z SEP 23.
PsycheLaunch TimeThu Oct 5, 2023 14:38 GMT...B1064Flight #4Landing Zone 1...B1065Flight #4Landing Zone 2...B1079Flight #1Expendable
SpaceX is targeting Friday, September 8 at 11:12 p.m. ET (03:12 UTC on September 9) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, a backup opportunity is available at 11:30 p.m. ET (03:30 UTC on September 9). Three backup opportunities are also currently available on Saturday, September 9 starting at 7:25 p.m. ET (23:25 UTC) until 10:59 p.m. ET (02:59 UTC on September 10).This is the seventh flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/Starlink 6-14: LIFTOFF! At 11:12:50pm EDT (0312 UTC)
ATLAS V to launch SILENTBARKER/NROL-107A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket is launching the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, a joint National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force (USSF) capability to improve space domain awareness. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.Launch Date and Time: Sept. 10 at 8:47 a.m. EDTGO Atlas! GO Centaur! GO SILENTBARKER/NROL-107!
Belated cross-post:Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 05/26/2023 10:31 pmSN Space Development Agency to launch 13 satellites in late JuneQuoteMay 26, 2023<snip>Four L3Harris Tranche 0 satellites were scheduled to launch [on SDA Tranche 0B] but were taken off the manifest due to production delays, [SDA director Derek Tournear] said. The four satellites will fly to orbit on a separate mission planned by the Missile Defense Agency. MDA is preparing to launch two prototypes — one made by L3Harris and the other by Northrop Grumman — for its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS). SDA and MDA are collaborating closely on missile tracking and missile defense architectures, said Tournear. The agencies agreed to deploy L3Harris’ wide field-of-view satellites made for SDA in the same orbit as the HBTSS medium field-of-view missile defense satellites.<snip>MDA has not yet announced a launch date for the HBTSS mission.
SN Space Development Agency to launch 13 satellites in late JuneQuoteMay 26, 2023<snip>Four L3Harris Tranche 0 satellites were scheduled to launch [on SDA Tranche 0B] but were taken off the manifest due to production delays, [SDA director Derek Tournear] said. The four satellites will fly to orbit on a separate mission planned by the Missile Defense Agency. MDA is preparing to launch two prototypes — one made by L3Harris and the other by Northrop Grumman — for its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS). SDA and MDA are collaborating closely on missile tracking and missile defense architectures, said Tournear. The agencies agreed to deploy L3Harris’ wide field-of-view satellites made for SDA in the same orbit as the HBTSS medium field-of-view missile defense satellites.<snip>MDA has not yet announced a launch date for the HBTSS mission.
May 26, 2023<snip>Four L3Harris Tranche 0 satellites were scheduled to launch [on SDA Tranche 0B] but were taken off the manifest due to production delays, [SDA director Derek Tournear] said. The four satellites will fly to orbit on a separate mission planned by the Missile Defense Agency. MDA is preparing to launch two prototypes — one made by L3Harris and the other by Northrop Grumman — for its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS). SDA and MDA are collaborating closely on missile tracking and missile defense architectures, said Tournear. The agencies agreed to deploy L3Harris’ wide field-of-view satellites made for SDA in the same orbit as the HBTSS medium field-of-view missile defense satellites.<snip>MDA has not yet announced a launch date for the HBTSS mission.
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsA5/NROL-107: LIFTOFF! At 8:47am EDT (1247 UTC)
Launched:№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)202371 - September 10 - NROL-107: SILENTBARKER (xTBD) [USA 346, ??] - Atlas V 551 (AV-102) - Canaveral SLC-41 - 12:47Scheduled:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)2023September 10 - NROL-107: SILENTBARKER (xTBD) [USA 346, ??] - Atlas V 551 (AV-102) - Canaveral SLC-41 - 12:47Changes on September 9thChanges on September 10th
Quote from: Ken the Bin on 09/10/2023 01:20 pmNGA Rocket Launching notice.NextSpaceflight, updated September 10:Launch 15 September 00:45 UTC = 14 September 8:45 pm EDT
NGA Rocket Launching notice.
