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Slightly more clarity re: Transporter-2 launch; my bold:
SFN, Five launches planned from Florida’s Space Coast in June, May 28
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Another SpaceX launch will close out the month, when a Falcon 9 rocket fires into orbit on a rideshare mission with numerous small satellites from U.S. and international customers. The mission, known as Transporter 2 and expected in the last week of June,...
Last 8 days of June = Sunday, June 23 through Sunday, June 30
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Spaceflight got their FCC approval for the two SHERPAs today.

edit:  Loft Orbital also got the license for YAM-3

edit:  Astro Digital also got the license mod for Demo 8 and Demo 9 (Shasta and Tenzing)
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Do we know pricing info for cubesat rides via nanoracks on the transporter missions? the website only says that they offer 1-3, 6, and 12 U and to contact for pricing.

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Do we know pricing info for cubesat rides via nanoracks on the transporter missions? the website only says that they offer 1-3, 6, and 12 U and to contact for pricing.

Most companies don't post their pricing.  Spaceflight does post some pricing but have an asterisk below saying it can vary by orbit and launch provider.  https://spaceflight.com/pricing/

There are quite a few launch integrators now so I would guess the prices would be similar between them.  It may depend a lot on how much hand-holding the payload provider needs, whether they need help with government paperwork, transportation, testing, etc.

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https://twitter.com/SpaceflightInc/status/1399458989381853184
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Sweet fit! Sherpa-LTE1 is loaded and on the way to the Cape!! #SXRS5 #Transporter2

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https://www.ipresslive.it/comunicates/47616/d-orbit-annuncia-wild-ride-la-nuova-missione-di-ion-satellite-carrier
https://news.satnews.com/2021/05/31/d-orbits-coming-up-with-a-wild-ride-via-their-ion-satellite-carrier/
https://www.isispace.nl/news/d-orbit-announces-wild-ride-the-upcoming-mission-of-its-ion-satellite-carrier/

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Scheduled to lift-off in June of 2021, the vehicle, called ION SCV Dauntless David, will deploy six satellites into distinct orbits and perform the on-orbit demonstration of three payloads. This mission, which serves clients from 12 different nationalities, will increase the total number of payloads launched by D-Orbit to 54.
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The mission manifest includes international clients, such as the Spanish Elecnor Deimos, the Bulgarian EnduroSat, and the Kuwaiti Orbital Space, which will launch the country’s first radio amateur satellite. Also on board, under contract with ISILAUNCH and integrated into a QuadPack from Dutch satellite manufacturer ISISPACE, are Finnish Reaktor Space, Marshall Intech Technology from UAE, and the Royal Thai Air Force.
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During the fourth and final phase, decommissioning, D-Orbit’s operations team will deploy ADEO. Developed by the German HPS, ADEO is a small, 1U-size, de-orbit sail subsystem that will be deployed to 3.6 m2 at the end of the mission to accelerate the decommissioning phase by passive means, using the air drag of the upper atmosphere. This will lead leading to a faster, residue-free incineration of ION.
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Hosted payloads:

- LaserCube
- Nebula
- Worldfloods

Deployed payloads according to skyrocket.de:

- Neptuno (Deimos) - from Vigoride-2
- Spartan (Endurosat) - from Vigoride-2
- QMR-KWT (Orbital Space) - from Vigoride-2
- W-Cube (Reactor Space)
- Ghalib (Marshall Space)
- NAPA 2 / RTAF-SAT 2 (Royal Thai Air Force)

Other payloads:

- ADEO (HPS)
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Two 12U cubesats built by General Atomics to test laser communications with MQ-9 Reaper drones, will be on board the launch.

https://spacenews.com/dod-space-agency-to-launch-laser-communications-experiments-on-spacex-rideshare/

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Scheduled to lift-off in June of 2021, the vehicle, called ION SCV Dauntless David, will deploy six satellites into distinct orbits and perform the on-orbit demonstration of three payloads.
Dauntless David = Wild Ride ?
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Scheduled to lift-off in June of 2021, the vehicle, called ION SCV Dauntless David, will deploy six satellites into distinct orbits and perform the on-orbit demonstration of three payloads.
Dauntless David = Wild Ride ?

Wild Ride is the mission, Dauntless David is the spacecraft. Too many cutesy names on the same mission.

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NearSpace Launch's TagSat-2 cubesat has been renamed to TROOP-2 (Train-Rapid on Orbit Payload).

https://spaceflight.com/customer-profile-nearspace-launch/

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NearSpace Launch's TagSat-2 cubesat has been renamed to TROOP-2 (Train-Rapid on Orbit Payload).

https://spaceflight.com/customer-profile-nearspace-launch/

This is not a freeflying cubesat, but a hosted payload.

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Cross-post:
Multiple USA launch updates from SFN Launch Schedule, updated June 7

Falcon 9 / Transporter-2
Launch date: June 24
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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https://twitter.com/exolaunch/status/1402206900331106305

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A sneak peek from Cape Canaveral, where the Exolaunch team integrates one ton of #smallsats with #Falcon9 for the #Transporter2 launch!

Stay tuned for more news on mission #Fingerspitzengefühl soon!

#NewSpace #LaunchServices

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twitter.com/nanoavionics/status/1402215467343876101

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The 2nd NanoAvionics #satellite to fly on the upcoming SpaceX Transporter-2 mission is successfully integrated into its deployer!

"D2/AtlaCom-1" is a high-performance nanosatellite, packing rideshare payloads in its 6U volume from @dragonfly_space, @SpaceJltz, & @AccionSystems

https://twitter.com/nanoavionics/status/1402216018693570562

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Getting D2/Atlacom-1 on to, and later off of the Falcon 9 rocket in orbit wouldn't be easy without our launch partner @EXOLAUNCH which we are grateful for for the smooth integration.

Expect to hear more on the "D2/AtlaCom-1" & "Tiger-2" satellites flying with Transporter-2 soon.


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https://twitter.com/D_Orbit/status/1402620044400529409
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ION SCV Dauntless David is the latest vehicle of D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier fleet! ION will lift off from Cape CanaveralRocketat the end of this month carrying to space 6 #satellites and 3 hosted payloads,serving clients from 11 different nationalities. Stay tuned! #wildride

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https://twitter.com/EXOLAUNCH/status/1402961724966309891
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We are very happy to be the launch partner for the @TUBerlin@TUBSpace #TUBIN satellite, as an important part of our upcoming #Falcon9 #Transporter2 mission! This launch marks the continued relationship of #Exolaunch with German university satellites! #Fingerspitzengefühl

https://twitter.com/TUBspace/status/1392484716058710016

https://www.raumfahrttechnik.tu-berlin.de/menue/research/current_projects/tubin/parameter/en/

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https://twitter.com/hawkeye360/status/1402990685892988930

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HawkEye 360’s Launch Integration Team with the unpacked #HawkEyeCluster3 spacecraft as they prepare for launch aboard @SpaceflightInc's #SXRS5 mission.

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https://twitter.com/exolaunch/status/1403376471243165697

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Our launch team just finished integration of the @nanoavionics #D2Atlacom1 satellite on the #Falcon9 #Transporter2 mission.

Check out this high-performance nanosatellite, packing rideshare payloads from @dragonfly_space, @SpaceJltz
& @AccionSystems: https://nanoavionics.com/news/international-consortium-adds-hyperspectral-imaging-and-communication-payloads-to-nanoavionics-rideshare-mission-named-d-2-atlacom-1/

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