California startup Turion Space said Aug. 24 it has secured U.S. regulatory approval to sell space situational awareness (SSA) services from its first satellite next year.
SpaceX is slated to fly the venture’s Droid.001 satellite May 15 on a Falcon 9 rideshare mission, Turion Space CEO Ryan Westerdahl said in an interview.
EOI’s first satellite, a technology demonstrator, is manifested to launch in 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This demonstration mission will allow EOI to test and validate its technology, ensuring the satellite’s configuration and operational parameters meet the desired mission applications. Providing imagery at a 15 cm (6-inch) ground sample distance will enable EOI to deliver worldwide high-resolution imagery and location data in a timely manner, never previously seen from commercial satellites.
EOI is manifested to launch on board SpaceX’s Transporter-8 rideshare mission, which will liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The deal follows on from their first deal signed with SpaceX in February, which will launch the first of Satellite Vu’s planned constellation of satellites in May 2023; meeting the urgent demand from businesses for data that can assist the energy transition.
SpaceX will the launching the Kanyini cubesat on a 2023 Transporter mission.
https://www.isispace.nl/news/south-australias-first-satellite-kanyini-booked-to-blast-off-in-2023/
"Under the Launch Services Agreement, Myriota has booked a spot for South Australia’s home-grown satellite to blast off on a SpaceX Transporter mission in 2023."
It’s expected Kanyini will be launched in early 2023.
It turns out that Optimus-1 was remanifested to launch on Transporter-8:
Arianespace partners with Australian space tug startup (https://spacenews.com/arianespace-partners-with-australian-space-tug-startup/) [dated Oct. 31]Quote from: SpaceNewsOptimus-1, SMC’s first 270-kilogram space tug, is slated to make its debut in the second quarter of 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission to low Earth orbit (LEO).
After separating from the rocket, Optimus-1 is due to carry Australian customer payloads to their final orbital destinations as it gains flight qualification.
SMC has not released technical details for Optimus-1, which was originally due to launch in 2022 on a small launch vehicle being developed by Gilmour Space, another Australian startup.
https://www.geekwire.com/2022/starfish-space-satellite-docking-orbit/
Thomas Grübler, chief executive of OroraTech, said in an interview that second satellite is slated for launch in May 2023 on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission and, like the first, is being developed in cooperation with Spire.
OroraTech’s first satellite launched in January on another SpaceX Transporter mission to demonstrate the company’s thermal infrared camera.
Tomorrow-R1 (weather radar)
2020-EX-ST-2022
85kg, built by Astro Digital with Corvus-XL bus
In addition, technology development to support Rendezvous and Proximity Operations has advanced, including a successful design review in October with Momentus’ technology partners. The team is looking forward to a flight demonstration with Vigoride-7 targeted to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission, slated for June 2023. Rendezvous and Proximity Operations will enable future Vigoride vehicles to interact with other objects in space, paving the way for a next-generation reusable OSV and in-space services such as debris removal, end-of-life de-orbit, relocation, and mission enhancement.
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that offers transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, has signed a contract with FOSSA Systems ("FOSSA"), a Spanish company that offers global low-power Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and in-space services through its satellite constellation, to place its latest generation of satellites, FOSSASat FEROX, into low-Earth orbit on two Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle missions starting in 2023.
The first group of FOSSA's next-generation satellites is slated to launch on a Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle on the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission no earlier than June 2023. This mission will demonstrate the satellites’ new design features and act as a demonstration for a second batch of satellites expected to launch onboard a follow-on Vigoride vehicle on a later SpaceX Transporter mission, kicking off the deployment of a new constellation of FOSSA satellites.
The world's 1st manufacturing satellite and re-entry vehicle getting ready with our partner @RocketLab for our launch in June on Transporter-8
Iridium Satellite LLC (“Iridium”) requests special temporary authority (“STA”) for a period of one-hundred eighty days, between April 1, 2023 and September 30, 2023, to transmit in the 1618.725–1626.5 MHz band from its space stations to the Winnebago-1 satellite and return capsule operated by Varda Space Industries, Inc. (“Varda”). Iridium requests that the STA be issued by March 15, 2023, to satisfy the requirements of the launch integrators.
The Winnebago-1 is a satellite mission to be conducted by Varda to gain flight heritage for on-orbit and re-entry systems. It culminates with the separation of a return capsule from the bus that will return to Earth under parachute at the Utah Test and Training Range (“UTTR”). After the return capsule separates from the bus, it will initiate communications of GPS location data to Varda mission operations via an Iridium 9602 modem. Although the modem will provide real time information about the return capsule’s location as it deorbits and lands, primary vehicle tracking and vehicle recovery will be conducted by UTTR.
November 16, 2022
ICEYE US, Inc., by its counsel, hereby updates it November 2, 2022 request for authority to launch and
operate one additional satellite in May 2023. ICEYE US now seeks authority to launch two additional
satellites in May 2023. These satellites will be launched aboard a SpaceX Transporter Falcon 9 rocket.
Inclination: approx 97°
Apogee: 550 km (+/-50 km)
Perigee: 550 km (+/-50 km)
LTDN: 13:00
Outpost Technologies Corporation (“Outpost”) requests authority to launch and operate one
non-geostationary orbit (“NGSO”) 3U cubesatellite, Outpost Mission 0 (“Mission 0”).
Outpost hopes to reduce space debris and lower costs for satellite operators by developing
reusable satellites. Such satellites returning to Earth post-mission can be refurbished, repaired,
and upgraded before being relaunched into space to deliver revamped existing or innovative new
service. Mission 0 will not carry or test reusability features. It will only trial the flight software,
avionics, power system, and radiofrequency links that could support future reusable satellites.
Anticipated launch vehicle and site: Exolaunch deployer on Transporter 8 launch onboard SpaceX Falcon
9 from Cape Canaveral, Florida
Proposed launch date: no earlier than June 10, 2023
Launch and deployment profile: delivered to circular sun-synchronous, low-Earth Orbit (LEO), with a
nominal altitude of 525 km ±25 km altitude with LTDN 13:00 + 60 min
The goal of the TROOP-F2 mission is for the satellite to act as docking target for VIGORIDE RPO Demo Mission 1 (“Vigoride”), which will approach it to 10 meters but not touch it. After the target experiment is completed, it will continue to operate, testing radios and sensors.
TROOP-F2 will be launched on SpaceX Transporter 8, NET June 10, 2023, into a circular sun synch orbit at 525 km altitude. Vigoride will deploy from SpaceX Transporter 8, and the TROOP-F2 will deploy from Vigoride. Transmission from the TROOP-F2 will begin 30 minutes after it is deployed from Vigoride. TROOP-F2 will remain active for 2 years. Atmospheric friction will de orbit the TROOP-F2, within 5 years after launch.
TROOP-F2 is a 4.9 kg 6U cubesat with deployable solar panels, see Figure 1.
Rogue is contracted with launch provider Exolaunch for two launches on SpaceX rockets that will each take two robots onboard. Exolaunch confirmed the launches with Insider.
Barry will be the first of Rogue's robots to be released into space. Once in orbit, it will inspect and monitor objects or deploy with a satellite to keep an eye on it.
The cubesats are scheduled to launch later this year on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 and Transporter-9 rideshares.
Rogue Space Systems announces a major milestone for its first launch mission this year. They have successfully delivered their first payload to satellite bus partner EnduroSat
0309-EX-CN-2023
TROOP-F2, 6U, NearSpace LaunchQuoteThe goal of the TROOP-F2 mission is for the satellite to act as docking target for VIGORIDE RPO Demo Mission 1 (“Vigoride”), which will approach it to 10 meters but not touch it. After the target experiment is completed, it will continue to operate, testing radios and sensors.
TROOP-F2 will be launched on SpaceX Transporter 8, NET June 10, 2023, into a circular sun synch orbit at 525 km altitude. Vigoride will deploy from SpaceX Transporter 8, and the TROOP-F2 will deploy from Vigoride. Transmission from the TROOP-F2 will begin 30 minutes after it is deployed from Vigoride. TROOP-F2 will remain active for 2 years. Atmospheric friction will de orbit the TROOP-F2, within 5 years after launch.
TROOP-F2 is a 4.9 kg 6U cubesat with deployable solar panels, see Figure 1.
May I ask where did you get this pdf? An FCC license maybe?
May I ask where did you get this pdf? An FCC license maybe?
0309-EX-CN-2023 is the file number. You can find it from:
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
By this letter, Outpost updates one disclosure in its orbital debris mitigation assessment report filed in the above referenced application docket. The deployer will be D-ORBIT, not Exolaunch. All other application parameters remain unchanged.
Vigoride-7, originally targeted to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission in June 2023, will now fly on the Transporter-9 mission in October 2023.
Geometric Energy Corporation commercial payloads from Transporter-6 will be on Transporter-8.
Noclip-1, MOXY-1 and GENMAT-1.
Mission Overview: GEOMETRIC-2 is a train constellation rideshare mission, consisting of two ~10 kg 6U class satellites (NOCLIP-1 and MOXY-1) using a common spacecraft bus intended to reach a stable low altitude (~550 km) high inclination (~89 degrees) Sun Synchronous Orbit lunar Orbit (SSO) on the SpaceX Transport 8 Launch (NET June 2023) and operate for up to two years.
Can you provide the original source? Thanks
IVO Ltd. to Launch Quantum Drive Pure Electric Satellite Thruster into Orbit on SpaceX Transporter 8 with partner Rogue Space Systems
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2023
IVO Ltd., the pioneer of capacitive based technologies, today announced its pure electric thruster for satellites, the IVO Quantum Drive, will be aboard SpaceX Transporter 8. Hosted by IVO’s partner, Rogue Space Systems, the Quantum Drive-powered satellite will begin its journey to low earth orbit on June 10th, 2023. After demonstration and baselining of the IVO Quantum Drive’s performance specifications, IVO Ltd will provide propulsion for Rogue Orbots supporting Rogue’s high-mobility satellite servicing business model.
The IVO Quantum Drive is the world’s first commercially viable and available pure electric propulsion technology to achieve legitimacy via thermal vacuum testing. The thruster technology provides unmatched efficiency, achieving up to 52 mN from a single watt with the ability to stack units to multiply thrust output. Thrusters can be mounted in any orientation enabling up to 6 degrees of freedom. This is done solely via electricity, eliminating the need for liquid, solid or gas fuels. The elimination of legacy fuel systems and storage allows for a larger payload and a reduced form factor of any spacecraft. Due to a lack of emissions, the thruster can be mounted internally to a satellite.
The IVO Quantum Drive:
removes the need to refuel or deorbit due to fuel limitations,
draws limitless power for propulsion from the sun, and
brings unmatched efficiency, scalability and capability to the space industry.
“Quantum Drive’s small size and big capabilities helps us develop incredibly efficient, lightweight, maneuverable, fuel independent and most importantly cost effective spacecraft,” said Brent Abbott, chief business officer, Rogue Space Systems.
“Deploying Quantum Drive into orbit in a Rogue satellite on SpaceX Transporter 8 is a milestone for the future of space propulsion,” said Richard Mansell, CEO, IVO, Ltd. “Quantum Drive’s capability allows Rogue to produce new satellite vehicles with unlimited Delta V.”
Space Propulsion Breakthrough:
In 2021 Richard Mansell discovered pure electric thrust is viable for spacecraft through a combination of mathematics and empirical test data.
Mansell invented the IVO Quantum Drive. Due to its use of electricity only and zero fuel, the IVO Quantum Drive has zero emissions and is self contained. This allows it the unique ability to be internal to the spacecraft itself. The IVO Quantum Drive’s modular design allows it to scale on multiple axes to meet the needs of each individual spacecraft regardless of thrust requirements.
IVO Ltd. worked with E-Labs of Fredericksburg, VA to test and validate the Quantum Drive pure electric thruster under the rigorous conditions it will see in space.
About Rogue Space Systems
Rogue is engineering the first generation of Orbital Robots. We call them Orbots™. The space industry is growing rapidly, and human presence in space is expanding. Orbots™ are designed to support the growth of the industry and human endeavors in LEO, GEO and beyond… https://rogue.space/
About IVO Ltd.
IVO Ltd. is a company made up of inventors, innovators, dreamers and creators dedicated to pushing the boundaries of modern technology. IVO Ltd. is providing revolutionary technology from pure electric thrusters to capacitive based wireless energy transmission solutions. The company is committed to developing technologies that improve life on Earth and expand mankind’s reach to the stars beyond. https://ivolimited.us/
Way cool, I've wondered about practicality of that kind of propulsion for low earth orbit for years. Basically use the earths magnetic field as a motor.It is already used to help with satellite rotation:
The Spei Satelles, or “Guardian of Hope” satellite will carry a record of the Pope’s Statio Orbis of 27 March 2020 – held at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic – into orbit around the earth.
The SpeiSat 3U CubeSat will launch on 10 June 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in the US state of California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which will place it in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 525km.
Peaceful payload
The satellite—about the size of an American football—will house a “nanobook” version of Pope Francis’ Why Are You Afraid? Have You No Faith?, a book containing images and words from the Statio Orbis.
The nanobook was created by the Polytechnic University of Turin, is about the size of the tip of a pen, and can only be read by highly-advanced nanotechnology reading devices.
Yet, anyone with an amateur UHF-band radio can pick up a broadcast beamed from the satellite on 437.5 MHz to hear excerpts from the Pope’s book as it passes overhead.
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2023-03/vatican-dicastery-communication-pope-francis-statio-orbis-spei-s.htmlQuoteThe Spei Satelles, or “Guardian of Hope” satellite will carry a record of the Pope’s Statio Orbis of 27 March 2020 – held at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic – into orbit around the earth.
The SpeiSat 3U CubeSat will launch on 10 June 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in the US state of California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which will place it in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 525km.
Peaceful payload
The satellite—about the size of an American football—will house a “nanobook” version of Pope Francis’ Why Are You Afraid? Have You No Faith?, a book containing images and words from the Statio Orbis.
The nanobook was created by the Polytechnic University of Turin, is about the size of the tip of a pen, and can only be read by highly-advanced nanotechnology reading devices.
Yet, anyone with an amateur UHF-band radio can pick up a broadcast beamed from the satellite on 437.5 MHz to hear excerpts from the Pope’s book as it passes overhead.
https://www.speisatelles.org/
ICEYE sought, and was granted authority, to launch and operate six NGSO EESS small satellites. ICEYE will have exhausted that authorization with the launch of its fifth and sixth satellites in June 2023.
The satellite bus has a total mass of less than 150 kilograms, including propellant. Its smallest dimension is approximately 0.65 meters... The satellites will operate in Low Earth Orbit at an altitude up to 600 kilometers... Each satellite has an expected operational lifetime of 3 years.
Planet will utilize both U.S. and foreign launch opportunities as either primary or secondary
payloads. Planet often takes advantage of “last minute” launch opportunities, or launch opportunities
where the exact orbit or exact number of satellites to be launched is not known until very close to the
launch date.
The Pelican satellites are optical Earth imaging smallsats with a launch mass of no greater than
160 kg. Basic physical dimensions are 2300 mm x 1000 mm x 600 mm in the deployed configuration.
The first Pelican satellite will be launched into a maximum 550 km (525 +/- 25 km) circular
sun-synchronous orbit as a secondary payload. Subsequent Pelican launches are
expected to have injection orbits either with similar or lower insertion orbits.
✅Avionics
✅Payloads
✅Solar Panels
🔜Shipout
Orbiter SN3 is almost ready to ship out to Vandenberg for payload processing operations and Falcon 9 mating.
The launch madness does not seem to stop!
With two satellites launched on April 15th, our team shipped 5 more to their launch pad for launch vehicle integration.
If you need a robust small satellite bus to deliver valuable data, explore our small satellite bus portfolio below.
Well done to everyone from SSTL and our partner Satellite Vu involved in satisfactorily completing the Flight Acceptance Review for Satellite Vu's first MWIR Satellite! Now we can carefully box her up.. ready for dispatch in the next couple of days for transit to the launch site
Fast approaching L-1m to Transporter-8 Launch, @VardaSpace and our partner @RocketLab are busy putting final touches on the world's first space factory!
And this is just the beginning...
Air Force to launch Link 16 tactical communications cubesat (https://spacenews.com/air-force-to-launch-link-16-tactical-communications-cubesat/)
May 2, 2023
A U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory cubesat equipped with a Link 16 tactical communications radio will launch to low Earth orbit as early as June on the SpaceX Transporter 8 rideshare.
The long-delayed experiment, named XVI, will demonstrate “improved communication with the allied Link-16 community,” a spokesperson for AFRL told SpaceNews. “The knowledge gained from the XVI experiment will inform future U.S. space architectures and acquisitions.”
Viasat built the satellite for AFRL under a $10 million contract awarded in 2019. The company used a 12U cubesat bus made by Blue Canyon Technologies, a Link 16 payload made by Viasat and an L-band antenna made by Redwire.
Viasat recently sold its Link 16 business to L3Harris Technologies.
The U.S. military is interested in deploying Link 16 nodes in space to extend the network’s reach. Link 16 is an encrypted tactical data protocol used in military radios to connect aircraft, ships, and ground vehicles so they can exchange data, including text, voice messages and imagery.
Link 16 is a line-of-sight network, and extending it into space would provide beyond line-of-sight connectivity.
The XVI cubesat was projected to launch in 2020 but was delayed by supply chain problems.
The experiment will support the Space Force’s Space Development Agency’s low Earth constellation which is deploying data transport satellites equipped with Link 16 communications payloads. This will allow SDA’s data-relay satellites to talk to platforms in the air, ground and sea via a the Link 16 network.
[TechCrunch] Orbital Sidekick raises $10M to bring hyperspectral imaging to oil and gas pipeline monitoring (https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/31/orbital-sidekick-raises-10m-to-bring-hyperspectral-imaging-to-oil-and-gas-pipeline-monitoring/)
[Jan 31]Quote...gears up to launch its first two commercial satellites in April, aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-7 rideshare mission. Orbital Sidekick is also planning to launch two satellites, which it calls Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite (GHOSt), each aboard Transporter-8 and Transporter-9.
SpIRIT is moving from Transporter 8 to Transporter 9.
https://www.industry.gov.au/news/ground-breaking-nanosatellite-showcases-australian-technology [Mar 2]
"SpIRIT will launch in late 2023 with ISISPACE on SpaceX’s Transporter-9."
The first Optimus orbital transfer vehicle has moved from Transporter 8 to Transporter 10. From The Advertiser, Saturday, 6 May 2023, p.26.
"Space Machines Company will launch its first orbital transfer vehicle, Optimus, on a SpaceX rocket in January, and then plans to launch three more and eventually have a fleet of four spacecraft to help customers manage their satellites in space."
FOSSA's new FEROX mission is ready for launch on the SpaceX #Transporter-8 NET June 🛰️
This next-generation platform will provide unprecedented capabilities for #LPWAN #IoT & RF in the fraction of the size, mass & cost of larger buses. Can you envision what we are about to fly?
Otter Pup has completed final integration with @vast's Orbiter, guided by Cappie, our expert satellite wrangler. We'll see Pup again soon at Vandenberg for final integration with @SpaceX Falcon 9 ahead of our launch on Transporter-8.
After conversations at Space Symposium, multiple operators flying on this mission suggest June 8 as SpaceX's targeted date.
Orbiter SN3 has left our integration facility and is headed to Falcon 9 integration at Vandenberg. Launch next month! 🔜🚀🛰
#Space #Aerospace #Spacecraft
We're thrilled to welcome back longstanding customer Kongsberg @NanoAvionics for our upcoming #Transporter8 #rideshare mission on #SpaceX #Falcon9 feat. our turnkey #LaunchServices and record-breaking #EXOpodNova #CubeSat deployer.
Stay tuned for more! #LaunchWithExolaunch
Five nanosatellites from 6U to 16U in size and one MP42H microsatellite that we have manufactured will launch aboard Transporter-8 no earlier than June. They will expand our customer's 5G IoT and remote sensing constellations and will demonstrate orbital reconnaissance capabilities.
https://www.speisatelles.org/https://www.speisatelles.org/site/tecnica
The CubeSat will travel aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX's partially reusable two-stage rocket, and will be hosted on the ION SCV-011ION platform, the satellite carrier developed, built and operated by the Italian company D-Orbit, which performs services launch and release into orbit.
[Google translated]
That page lists the launch as June 8.https://www.speisatelles.org/ (https://www.speisatelles.org/)https://www.speisatelles.org/site/tecnica (https://www.speisatelles.org/site/tecnica)QuoteThe CubeSat will travel aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX's partially reusable two-stage rocket, and will be hosted on the ION SCV-011ION platform, the satellite carrier developed, built and operated by the Italian company D-Orbit, which performs services launch and release into orbit.
[Google translated]
The launch is scheduled for June 8, 2023 from Vandenberg Base (VSFB) in California (translated)Yet the thread name has been changed to "NET 10 June".
Welcome to Transporter-8, @UniStuttgartIRS ! We’re excited to launch the 6U #EIVE satellite with #EXOpodNova on the upcoming @SpaceX Transporter-8 #Smallsat #rideshare mission!
QuoteNovember 16, 2022
ICEYE US, Inc., by its counsel, hereby updates it November 2, 2022 request for authority to launch and
operate one additional satellite in May 2023. ICEYE US now seeks authority to launch two additional
satellites in May 2023. These satellites will be launched aboard a SpaceX Transporter Falcon 9 rocket.
Inclination: approx 97°
Apogee: 550 km (+/-50 km)
Perigee: 550 km (+/-50 km)
LTDN: 13:00
QuoteOutpost Technologies Corporation (“Outpost”) requests authority to launch and operate one
non-geostationary orbit (“NGSO”) 3U cubesatellite, Outpost Mission 0 (“Mission 0”).
Outpost hopes to reduce space debris and lower costs for satellite operators by developing
reusable satellites. Such satellites returning to Earth post-mission can be refurbished, repaired,
and upgraded before being relaunched into space to deliver revamped existing or innovative new
service. Mission 0 will not carry or test reusability features. It will only trial the flight software,
avionics, power system, and radiofrequency links that could support future reusable satellites.
Anticipated launch vehicle and site: Exolaunch deployer on Transporter 8 launch onboard SpaceX Falcon
9 from Cape Canaveral, Florida
Proposed launch date: no earlier than June 10, 2023
Launch and deployment profile: delivered to circular sun-synchronous, low-Earth Orbit (LEO), with a
nominal altitude of 525 km ±25 km altitude with LTDN 13:00 + 60 min
The filing (https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ib/forms/reports/swr031b.hts?q_set=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number/%3D/SATLOA2023020900032&prepare=&column=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number). [filed February 9]
We're thrilled to welcome back 🇪🇸@satlantis_ to launch their 16U, @NanoAvionics-built #methane monitoring #smallsat, GEI-SAT, on @SpaceX #Transporter8 #Falcon9!
#LaunchWithExolaunch #GHG #EXOpodNova #LaunchServices #MissionManagement #SpaceX
Available first stages, with date of most recent recovery:
1071.9 Mar 17
1075.3 Apr 2
Edit May 9: It's B1075.3.
Available first stages, with date of most recent recovery:
1071.9 Mar 171075.3 Apr 2Starlink 2-9
1063.11 Apr 15
Edit May 15: It's B1063.11.
Available first stages, with date of most recent recovery:
1071.9 Mar 17
1061.14 Apr 27
1075.4 May 10 (maybe)
Edit May 30: It's B1061.14.
We’re delighted to integrate @SwarmInternet's impressive #SpaceBEEs satellites with #EXOpodNova in our 🇩🇪 Berlin office for their next ride to orbit aboard @SpaceX #Transporter8 scheduled NET June 2023!
#LaunchWithExolaunch #MissionManagement #SpaceX #Falcon9 #IoT #Constellation
I count 14 units in the tweeted photos = 14 SpaceBEEs?Quote from: ExolaunchWe’re delighted to integrate @SwarmInternet's impressive #SpaceBEEs satellites with #EXOpodNova in our 🇩🇪 Berlin office for their next ride to orbit aboard @SpaceX #Transporter8 scheduled NET June 2023!
#LaunchWithExolaunch #MissionManagement #SpaceX #Falcon9 #IoT #Constellation [June 5]
I count 14 units = 14 SpaceBEEs?Quote from: ExolaunchWe’re delighted to integrate @SwarmInternet's impressive #SpaceBEEs satellites with #EXOpodNova in our 🇩🇪 Berlin office for their next ride to orbit aboard @SpaceX #Transporter8 scheduled NET June 2023!
#LaunchWithExolaunch #MissionManagement #SpaceX #Falcon9 #IoT #Constellation [June 5]
I count 14 units = 14 SpaceBEEs?Quote from: ExolaunchWe’re delighted to integrate @SwarmInternet's impressive #SpaceBEEs satellites with #EXOpodNova in our 🇩🇪 Berlin office for their next ride to orbit aboard @SpaceX #Transporter8 scheduled NET June 2023!
#LaunchWithExolaunch #MissionManagement #SpaceX #Falcon9 #IoT #Constellation [June 5]
Same count for me, but they are .25 and were always launched 4 at a time (or multiple of 4) by the past. 14 is strange... Maybe 2 others are hidden.
https://spacewatch.global/2023/06/azista-bst-aerospace-rolls-out-maiden-satellite/QuoteAzista BST Aerospace Rolls out Maiden Satellite
Ibadan, 5 June 2023. – Azista BST Aerospace will launch its first satellite ABA First Runner (AFR), aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 12th June 2023 as part of the Transporter 8 Mission. This follows from the Company’s creation of a 50,000-square-foot facility capable of supporting the production of two satellites per week.
The first satellite, AFR, is an 80kg satellite on a modular bus platform and hosts a wide-swath optical remote sensing payload. The satellite also enjoys both panchromatic and multispectral imaging capabilities. As a result, AFR represents one of the first satellites of its size and performance from the private space industry in India, capable of supporting various critical applications for civilian and defense purposes.
Official website: https://www.azistaaerospace.com/
One of these three Lemur-2 should be the second OroraSat.Quote from: Exolaunch tweetWelcome back on #Transporter, @SpireGlobal! We are delighted launch the latest three cutting-edge #EarthObservation 6U satellites to join Spire's constellation using our #EXOpod and #EXOpodNova!
#LaunchWithExolaunch #Smallsat #SatelliteRideshare #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Transporter8
[Jun 7]
080428Z JUN 23
HYDROPAC 1910/23(61).
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 02.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2329Z TO 0048Z DAILY 12 THRU 19 JUN
IN AREA BOUND BY
46-19.00S 031-04.00E, 47-14.00S 025-51.00E,
59-12.00S 030-13.00E, 58-17.00S 037-06.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 200148Z JUN 23.//
NGA Space Debris notice that I think may be for this launch.
Orbiter SN3 completed payload processing on May 22, 2023. Launching next Monday June 12 on @SpaceX Transporter-8 🚀 from @SLDelta30 (Vandenberg Space Force Base). Some of our customers and partners on this Orbiter : @StarfishSpace @Trl11_Inc @innova_space @BroncoSpace @Logitech
Transporter-8:
Maverick
GHOSt-3 (microsat, Orbital Sidekick)
Transporter-9:
GHOSt 4/5/6 (3x microsat, Orbital Sidekick)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-VANDENBERG AFB-HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS
Hazardous operations will be conducted from Vandenberg AFB, CA for Western Range 2323 from 12 June, 2023 until 16 June, 2023. Hazardous
operation areas are bounded by the following coordinates:
34-40-00N - 120-39-00W
34-39-00N - 120-30-00W
34-27-00N - 120-31-00W
31-21-00N – 121-16-00W
31-22-00N - 121-21-00W
34-36-00N - 120-44-00W
34-40-00N – 120-39-00W(CLOSING THE FIRST POINT)
Mariners are advised to remain clear of these areas for the duration of operations. For more details or comments contact Vandenberg AFB at 805-606-8825 or on VHF-FM Chan. 06 or 16.
SPACE X TRANSPORTER-8, VANDENBERG SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 06/12/23 2114-2257Z
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp
I haven't yet seen an NGA Rocket Launching notice (or more likely, a generic Hazardous Operations notice), but this was in the USCG District 11 weekly Local Notice to Mariners that came out today.
I believe CyanoSat 1.0 is launching on this flight. The web page says launch is "mid-2023" and there is to be a launch party on 15 June.
https://research.csiro.au/laboratory-for-satellite-optics/
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cyanosat-launch-party-tickets-642004832737
This is my first time posting within the Missions section of NSF maybe there is a better thread to ask this, but I'm trying to confirm weather this mission (Transporter-8) will have a wide launch window or be an instantaneous launch window. I'd love to know if there is a standard rule I can apply based on the target orbit or something that would be known long in advance of the missions so I can look into these types of questions myself.
Thank you
SPACE X TRANSPORTER-8, VANDENBERG SFB, CAIs the above reference to hazard/keep out zone windows or T+0 times?
PRIMARY: 06/12/23 2114-2257Z
BACKUP: 06/13-15/23 2114-2257Z
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp
Orbiter SN3 (center) prior to the encapsulation of the @SpaceX Falcon 9 fairing for the Transporter-8 mission. 🚀
Look at this out of this world payload stack! Exolaunch is about to deploy 32 customer satellites on @SpaceX's Transporter-8!
We are thrilled to announce our upcoming mission on @SpaceX’s Transporter-8.
Four NewSat Mark-V satellites are loaded up and ready for orbit, stay tuned for launch details.
#launch #satellogic #satellites #earthobservation
SpaceX is targeting Monday, June 12 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-8 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 57-minute launch window opens at 2:19 p.m. PT (21:19 UTC). If needed, there is a backup opportunity Tuesday, June 13 with the same window.
The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and four Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Transporter-8 is SpaceX’s eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There will be 72 payloads on this flight, including CubeSats, MicroSats, a re-entry capsule, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
00:59:59 FOSSASAT-FEROX deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:00:31 AII-DELTA deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:00:44 GEISAT deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:00:54 Ayris-1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:06 EIVE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:10 Ayris-2 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:20 LEMUR 2 EMBRIONOVIS deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:29 MISR-A deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:02:41 LEMUR 2 NAZIYAH deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:02:52 LEMUR 2 AADAM-ALIYAH deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:03:13 Swarm Spacebees deploy, manifested by Exolaunch
01:03:23 Droid.001 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:03:39 XVI deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:03:51 MISR-B deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:04:03 Tiger-4 deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:04:17 NewSat 40 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:04:31 NewSat 41 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:05:56 NewSat 43 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:06:07 NewSat 42 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:06:35 MuSat-1 satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:07:57 AFR-1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:08:52 Tomorrow-R2 deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:09:43 Grégoire deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:10:42 1st ICEYE satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:11:48 Orbiter SN3 deploys, manifested by Launcher
01:12:54 2nd ICEYE satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:14:43 3rd ICEYE satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:15:47 HotSat-1 deploys, manifested by SatVu
01:16:55 4th ICEYE satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:17:17 Skykraft-3 deploys, manifested by Skykraft
01:17:59 GHOSt-3 deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:19:04 Blackjack Aces-2 deploys, manifested by Lockheed Martin Corporation
01:19:30 QPS-SAR-6 AMATERU-III deploys, manifested by iQPS
01:19:50 Runner-1 deploys, manifested by Terran Orbital
01:20:16 ION SCV-011 Savvy Simon deploys, manifested by D-Orbit
01:20:39 Blackjack Aces-4 deploys, manifested by Lockheed Martin Corporation
01:21:33 Blackjack Aces-1 deploys, manifested by Lockheed Martin Corporation
01:22:38 W-Series 1 deploys, manifested by Varda
01:24:48 Blackjack Aces-3 deploys, manifested by Lockheed Martin Corporation
However, as of last year, the command has a small cubesat, the Modular Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (MISR-B), on orbit and is preparing to launch two more — MISRs A and D — this June, he said.
Introducing our Orbiter SN3 mission patch.
SpaceX is now targeting June 12, 2023 for the launch of the Transporter-8 mission, with the same T-0 time of 21:19 UTC. In this release goes the #URESAT1 Nebrija
EDIT: Two more additions to the list:
- Dragonette-002 from @WyvernSpace with a hyperspectral instrument,
- Gregoire from @aerospacelab_be, a demonstration mission
SpaceX is targeting Monday, June 12 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-8 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 57-minute launch window opens at 2:19 p.m. PT (21:19 UTC). If needed, there is a backup opportunity Tuesday, June 13 with the same window.
The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and four Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Transporter-8 is SpaceX’s eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There will be 72 payloads on this flight, including CubeSats, MicroSats, a re-entry capsule, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
Outpost is thrilled to announce our first-ever mission, Mission 1: "Failure is an Option." 🚀 Flying on
@SpaceX’s T8, we will be testing the performance of our hosted payload satellite subsystems and avionics and successfully bring into orbit our first customer payload! #space
With this first milestone, we are on our way to provide customers with a reliable system that will deliver their payloads to space, operate them to support the customer’s needs, and then return that customer payload back to Earth.(Goes up on a Dragon?)
“Long mission durations and infrequent downmass options typically slow innovation cycles that require the space environment; we aim to remove that bottleneck to accelerate innovation.” @TomkoSpace, Director of Business Development at Outpost.
Our mission name "Failure is an Option," is not a coincidence - it reflects the company's embrace of failure as an integral part of the development process. We firmly believe that by failing fast, we can iterate, adapt, and ultimately succeed faster.
This mission is a testament to the dedication of our amazing team. In only 7 months the team built out our facility and designed & built two flight model satellites featuring in-house designed and built power systems, communications, computers, harnessing, GPS, and ADCS. GO TEAM!
Our amazing team has also innovated on the standard satellite structure materials and this launch will have the first ever-to-be-flown carbon fiber CubeSat frame!
Our amazing team has also innovated on the standard satellite structure materials and this launch will have the first ever-to-be-flown carbon fiber CubeSat frame!
SpaceX's Transporter 8 mission will be in charge of taking #PlatziSat1 into outer space. A small step in space exploration, but a big step for our community and education in Latin America.https://platzi.com/eventos/live-12062023/
🚀Do not miss it! https://platzi.com/events/live-12062023/
Almost there!! The #URESAT Antonio de Nebrija is scheduled to launch on June 8 on the Transporter-8 of
@SpaceX
Google translated:QuoteSpaceX's Transporter 8 mission will be in charge of taking #PlatziSat1 into outer space. A small step in space exploration, but a big step for our community and education in Latin America.
🚀Do not miss it! https://platzi.com/events/live-12062023/
The references I can easily find say CyanoSat is an imager, and will launch with SpaceX, but is it going as a hosted payload on something instead of a standalone satellite?
What is Platzi-Sat1? It's not on the SpaceX manifest. Launch via one of the orbital tugs aboard Transporter-8?Google translated:QuoteSpaceX's Transporter 8 mission will be in charge of taking #PlatziSat1 into outer space. A small step in space exploration, but a big step for our community and education in Latin America.
🚀Do not miss it! https://platzi.com/events/live-12062023/
I would guess that it's hosted on an Alba Orbital pocketqube deployer (maybe on ION SCV-011) together with MRC-100, Istanbul (both already manifested by Alba Orbital) and URESAT-1.
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It's also possible that FOSSA has a deployer aboard ION, or it's cohabiting a deployer with the other FOSSA sat. D-Orbit typically doesn't say anything about their payloads until after the launch, and FOSSA hasn't given out any detailed info either.
FOSSASat FEROX
On this occasion, FOSSA is launching four of their brand new satellites: the FOSSASat FEROX.
http://www.albaorbital.com/launch
My version of the annotated stack so far.
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It's also possible that FOSSA has a deployer aboard ION, or it's cohabiting a deployer with the other FOSSA sat. D-Orbit typically doesn't say anything about their payloads until after the launch, and FOSSA hasn't given out any detailed info either.
https://everydayastronaut.com/transporter-8-falcon-9-block-5/QuoteFOSSASat FEROX
On this occasion, FOSSA is launching four of their brand new satellites: the FOSSASat FEROX.
It's only those four FEROX sats they are sending.
(Sorry for the self-promotion :-[ )
...They will say more about a day later after the FEROX are deployed.
Self-promotion is fine if it includes relevant info!!
What form factor are the FEROX? 2P, or something bigger?
🚀 Release Day! Our new FOSSASat-FEROX will make history in the Transporter-8 mission of @SpaceX . They will be the first to be deployed, including the PlatziSat-1 satellite developed by @FossaSys for @platzi ! 🛰️🌍 Today at 21:19 UTC on https://spacex.com/launches/
Alba Orbital is blasting off again! 🚀✨
We're launching 6 PocketQubes on SpaceX's Transporter-8 mission today, marking our 5th orbital campaign and bringing our satellite count to 31 in LEO
#speisatelles ready for launch! Thanks to @SpaceX and @D_Orbit for the ride, to #polito, @ASI_spazio and @Pontifex_it for the huge opportunity! See you in orbit
I believe CyanoSat 1.0 is launching on this flight. The web page says launch is "mid-2023" and there is to be a launch party on 15 June.
https://research.csiro.au/laboratory-for-satellite-optics/
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cyanosat-launch-party-tickets-642004832737
The references I can easily find say CyanoSat is an imager, and will launch with SpaceX, but is it going as a hosted payload on something instead of a standalone satellite?
It takes a great team to achieve great things!
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to making the upcoming Transporter-8 launch possible through hard work and dedication, especially to @EXOLAUNCH, @SpaceX, and of course the global Team ICEYE.
Stay tuned for updates! 🚀
#HOTSAT1 Today is THE day!
HotSat-1 is due to launch on a @SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 14:19 PDT (22:19 BST).
Join us in celebrating this milestone & the positive impact it will have on #ClimateAction
HotSat-1: Spacecraft to map UK's heat inefficient buildings
Published 4 hours ago
Jonathan Amos, Science correspondent
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
@BBCAmos
A novel British satellite is set to go into orbit later on Monday, designed to map the heat signature of buildings.
The idea is to highlight those dwellings that are wasting energy and could benefit from better insulation.
The relatively small spacecraft is called, appropriately, HotSat-1; and will be operated by the London-based start-up Satellite Vu.
LHA map for #Transporter-8 mission from VSFB SLC-4E NET 12 Jun 21:19 UTC, altern. 13 to 19 Jun based on issued NOTAM/NOTMARs. LZ-4 landing for B1071.9. Estimated fairing recovery position approx. 551km downrange. Stage2 debris reentry south of Cape Town. http://bit.ly/LHA-26
SpaceX Falcon 9 B1071-9 is set to launch 72 payloads into space on the Transporter-8 mission from SLC-4E at Vandenberg.
The launch window for the flight opens at 2:19 PM PDT (21:19 UTC).
https://nasaspaceflight.com/2023/06/spacex-transporter-8/ - by Danny Lentz.
Providing the booster lands on LZ-4, SpaceX will mark the 200th recovery of a Falcon booster, the 126th consecutive successful landing since SpaceX last lost a booster.
Really excited for all of our friends going up on SpaceX #Transporter-8 today! Rogue Space Systems Corporation has been rebooked on #Transporter-9 due to launch NET October 2023. See our post on LinkedIn for more info!
https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7074084362756968449
F9/Transporter-8: This will be SpaceX's 40th launch so far this year, the 4th this month and the 232nd launch of a single-stick F9; 1st stage B1071 is making its 9th flight; a successful return-to-launch-site landing would be the company's 200th overall, the 44th on land
The SpaceX countdown clock is now holding, meaning the liftoff time for the Falcon 9 rocket on the Transporter 8 rideshare mission will be delayed into today's launch window -- and launch won't happen at 2:19pm PDT (5:19pm EDT; 2119 UTC).
Live coverage: spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/12/fal…
And just as I say that, the launch director has set a new T0 of 2:30:00PM PDT (21:30:00 UTC)
New T-0 of 2:35 p.m. PT for launch of the Transporter-8 mission from SLC-4E
F9/Transporter-8: T-0 now updated to 5:35pm ET; clock has resumed; launch director is go for propellant load and launch
Alba is on ION. The six payloads are UNICORN-21 (3P), Satlla-21 (2P), Istanbul (1P), MRC-100 (3P), URESAT-1 (1P), ROM-2 (1P)
21:35:00 UTC?Quote from: SpaceX tweetNew T-0 of 2:35 p.m. PT for launch of the Transporter-8 mission from SLC-4E
SpaceX Falcon 9 B1071-9 launches 72 payloads on the Transporter-8 mission from SLC-4E at Vandenberg.
Overview:
https://nasaspaceflight.com/2023/06/spacex-transporter-8/… - by Danny Lentz.
Livestream:
youtube.com/watch?v=zO3luySkHQU
Staging 1-2.
Hi again, stubby MVac nozzle.
00:56:52 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:56:55 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:59:59 FOSSASAT-FEROX deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
200 successful recoveries of a SpaceX Falcon booster - achieved via the 126th consecutive successful landing!
Falcon 9 B1071 lands RTLS at LZ-4.
I was thinking of doing a tweet with all the landing stats on text format but there's a lot so here's a screenshot of my spreadsheet which is easier :)
It feels like there were more but only 11 surface landings failed, last one occurred 126 landings ago!
For "surface landing" I refer to those landings that attempted to land the booster on a solid surface for recovery. There were splashdown landings as you can see on the sheet but even then there'd be only two more failures to add, not a lot of failures overall.
The 200th count includes B1055 (FH center core used for Arabsat-6A launch in 2019, landed on drone ship but tipped overboard while in transport), correct?
Yes, I have a note for that as successful landing but not recovery. I used to count them separately on different sheets but since it's very rare I just add a note on the sheet and make one single count
Landed! For the 200th time!!I was worried for a moment; one leg deployment lagged slightly. 😟
T+40Does SpaceX communicate via Troll station in Antarctica?🧌 I did not hear a call-out, but I could have missed it.
00:59:59 FOSSASAT-FEROX deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:00:31 AII-DELTA deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:00:44 GEISAT deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:00:54 Ayris-1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:06 EIVE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:10 Ayris-2 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:20 LEMUR 2 EMBRIONOVIS deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:29 MISR-A deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:02:41 LEMUR 2 NAZIYAH deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:02:52 LEMUR 2 AADAM-ALIYAH deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:03:13 Swarm Spacebees deploy, manifested by Exolaunch
01:03:23 Droid.001 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:03:39 XVI deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:03:51 MISR-B deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:04:03 Tiger-4 deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:04:17 NewSat 40 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:04:31 NewSat 41 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:05:56 NewSat 43 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:06:07 NewSat 42 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:06:35 MuSat-1 satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:07:57 AFR-1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:08:52 Tomorrow-R2 deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:09:43 Grégoire deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:10:42 1st ICEYE satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:11:48 Orbiter SN3 deploys, manifested by Launcher
01:12:54 2nd ICEYE satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:14:43 3rd ICEYE satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:15:47 HotSat-1 deploys, manifested by SatVu
01:16:55 4th ICEYE satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:17:17 Skykraft-3 deploys, manifested by Skykraft
01:17:59 GHOSt-3 deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:19:04 Blackjack Aces-2 deploys, manifested by Lockheed Martin Corporation
01:19:30 QPS-SAR-6 AMATERU-III deploys, manifested by iQPS
01:19:50 Runner-1 deploys, manifested by Terran Orbital
01:20:16 ION SCV-011 Savvy Simon deploys, manifested by D-Orbit
01:20:39 Blackjack Aces-4 deploys, manifested by Lockheed Martin Corporation
01:21:33 Blackjack Aces-1 deploys, manifested by Lockheed Martin Corporation
01:22:38 W-Series 1 deploys, manifested by Varda
01:24:48 Blackjack Aces-3 deploys, manifested by Lockheed Martin Corporation
SES-2 and SECO-2; nominal deploy orbitSolid oxygen chunk detaches from engine exterior shortly before second burn.
Rocket reusability enables increased reliability and launch cadence
Congratulations to SpaceX and all their customers for another successful transporter mission.
Of course special congratulations for the 200th successful booster landing … Frankly that’s insane! I’m out of superlatives 🤯
Falcon 9 launches the Transporter-8 mission, completing SpaceX’s 40th mission of the year and our 200th successful recovery to date!
#Transporter8 Mission accomplished! Thanks for a flawless ride on #Falcon9 @SpaceX! We just successfully deployed 32 #satellites into SSO for 11 international customers 🇺🇸 🇫🇮 🇱🇹 🇪🇸 🇩🇪 🇧🇪 🇮🇳! Thanks for your trust #NewSpace! Launch images: SpaceX #LaunchWithExolaunch
After delivering 72 spacecraft to orbit, Falcon 9 returns to Earth and completes SpaceX’s 200th landing of an orbital class rocket
200 successful recoveries of a SpaceX Falcon booster - achieved via the 126th consecutive successful landing!200th landing, yes, but not the 200th recovery. FH-2 Core B1055.1 landed successfully on OSCILY, but subsequently
We have confirmed a successful separation of the four spacecraft and a perfect injection. 🚀
#spacex #launch #satellites #earthobservation
Launch success! Communication has been established with all 4 ICEYE #SAR satellites sent into orbit on SpaceX's Transporter-8 mission.
Learn more about the launch, our Gen 3 satellites and the new product they enable in our press release.
We have ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL
The world's first space factory's solar panels have found the sun and it's beginning to de-tumble
SpaceX's Smallsat Rideshare Program statistics as of Jun 12, 2023
D-Orbit's press release (https://www.dorbit.space/media/4/4.pdf) about ION SCV-011 mission, nicknamed Above the Sky, just released. Listed payloads:
...
* a cubesat from an undisclosed customer
Alba Orbital @AlbaOrbital
Countdown begins! Just a few hours until our launch on SpaceX's T-8 mission! 🚀
Tonight's launch cluster includes missions for earth observation, IoT, RF sensing, and a high school payload! Learn more about these PocketQubes and their incredible teams ▶️ https://albaorbital.com/transporter8
Glasgow, Scotland – June 12, 2023 – Alba Orbital, a leading provider of small satellite launch services, today announced the successful launch of six PocketQube satellites on board SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission. SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission is scheduled to launch at 21:19 UTC from Vandenberg AFB, California.
On board this flight, Alba Orbital will be flying two AlbaPods. Albapods are satellite deployers specifically designed by Alba Orbital for PocketQube satellites, supporting various formats from 1p (5x5x5cm) to 3p (5x5x15cm). Onboard this mission, the AlbaPods are hosting the following PocketQube satellites:
Alba Orbital - UNICORN-2I
UNICORN-2I is part of Alba Orbitals flagship Earth Observation pico-satellite constellation dedicated to monitoring artificial light at night (ALAN) across the globe. The 3P PocketQube satellite will provide high resolution imagery of the earth at night, enabling tracking of applications such as light pollution, urbanization, greenhouse gas emissions and energy usage from space.
ARIEL UNIVERSITY - SATLLA-2I
Satlla-2I is the latest PocketQube satellite from Ariel University. The educational platform is being used for testing concepts of Free Space Optical Communication.
HELLO SPACE - ISTANBUL
Istanbul is Hello Space’s first PocketQube satellite. The test satellite will provide a foundation for worldwide, uninterrupted and powerful IoT data service at low cost. Services such as tracing the motion of cargo containers, remote monitoring of several variables as temperature, humidity levels of industrial equipment and tracking agricultural output to secure efficient supply chain management are all part of this smallsat’s portfolio.
BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS - MRC-100
A 3P PocketQube mission by Budapest University of Technology and Economics, MRC-100 is the continuation of SMOG-P and ATL-1 (previously flown by Alba Orbital) spectrum monitoring PocketQube class satellites with wider monitored spectrum range 30MHz- 2600 MHz, focused on HAM, ISM and
broadcasting bands, made by university students, integrated into the higher education.
AMSAT-EA - URESAT-1
URESAT-1 is the latest iteration of the GENESIS pico-satellite platform used by AMSAT-EA missions with the engineering support from Hydra Space, a company also based in Madrid. URESAT-1 will incorporate an FM voice and an FSK data repeater with store and forward capability, used to relay frames such as the ones on APRS, an IoT network for amateur radio use. All functionalities will be open so anybody with a proper license will be able to use and experiment with them.
INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER HIGH SCHOOL OF BUCHAREST - ROM-2
Rom-2 is a 1P PocketQube satellite built by students from the International Computer High School of Bucharest.The satellite is equipped with a 2MP camera onboard that will take images of the earth and will enable amateur operators as a digital repeater.
200 successful recoveries of a SpaceX Falcon booster - achieved via the 126th consecutive successful landing!200th landing, yes, but not the 200th recovery. FH-2 Core B1055.1 landed successfully on OSCILY, but subsequently
toppled and was lost. The next one landed and recovered will be the 200th.
- Ed Kyle
D-Orbit's press release (https://www.dorbit.space/media/4/4.pdf) about ION SCV-011 mission, nicknamed Above the Sky, just released. Listed payloads:
...
* a cubesat from an undisclosed customer
The "cubesat from an undisclosed customer" is likely Eutelsats ELO-4, which was planned for a 2Q 2023 launch (https://www.eutelsat.com/en/satellites/elo-fleet.html).
For ELO-3, there was a similar secrecy.
200 successful recoveries of a SpaceX Falcon booster - achieved via the 126th consecutive successful landing!200th landing, yes, but not the 200th recovery. FH-2 Core B1055.1 landed successfully on OSCILY, but subsequently
toppled and was lost. The next one landed and recovered will be the 200th.
- Ed Kyle
If you want to get picky over word definitions, it was the 200th recovery since one (CRS-16) was diverted from landing at Vandenberg and came down in the ocean instead, but survived intact and was recovered.
🧵 The ‘World’s Thermometer’ reaches orbit! 🛰️
"HOTSAT-1" successfully launched with @SpaceX from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in #California and first communication has been established!
👉🏽 Anthony Baker, “What a week! This is an incredible achievement for the team, our stakeholders, our partners who worked with us to make today a reality and our investors who have supported our vision for a better future.
"Having our first satellite in orbit is a phenomenal moment for us all, opening up a vast range of applications for a more sustainable planet, and we are all so excited about the future and the next stages of our growth.”
Built upon the heritage of Aerospacelab’s previous mission (Arthur1) and integrating new avionic designs targeting higher performances, Grégoire is a part of the VSP Vanilla mission which will bring in-orbit validation for a series of new units designed and manufactured in-house such as new:
Onboard computer
S-band radio and antenna
X-band radio and antenna
Power conditioning and distribution unit
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver
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Satellite mass: 100 kg
Satellite dimensions: 100 x 60 x 60 cm3
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1668395521160142848QuoteT.S. Kelso @TSKelso
Pre-launch SupGP data updated to reflect actual launch time (21:35:00.178 UTC). Awaiting post-deployment state vectors from @SpaceX for final update.
🚀Introducing FOSSASat FEROX, launched into orbit aboard a @SpaceX Falcon 9. Our four new generation nanosatellites are already in space! FEROX serves industrial IoT and high-power RF applications but carries remote sensing and signal intelligence experiments.
That's an interesting form factor...
https://twitter.com/FossaSys/status/1668993128974385158Quote🚀Introducing FOSSASat FEROX, launched into orbit aboard a @SpaceX Falcon 9. Our four new generation nanosatellites are already in space! FEROX serves industrial IoT and high-power RF applications but carries remote sensing and signal intelligence experiments.
0.5x2x3U cubesat I think?
Starlink causing flatpack fever...
The four-satellite experiment will demonstrate SEAKR payloads and CACI optical terminals
<snip>
The satellites flew to orbit on the SpaceX Transporter-8 rideshare. They are part of the Blackjack experiment the agency started in 2017 to prove out the utility of commercial space technologies for military applications.
Once envisioned as a 20-satellite constellation with different types of mission payloads, Blackjack has been reduced in scope and will only deploy four spacecraft.
The vision DARPA laid out in 2017 for the Blackjack project — to show the Pentagon how it could harness the commercial space revolution — has been overtaken by events, as the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency already is on its way to deploy a LEO constellation for the Defense Department.
The first Blackjack launch had been planned for 2021 but the schedule kept moving to the right due to supply chain problems.
Blackjack program manager Stephen Forbes confirmed that DARPA does not expect to add more satellites to the experiment beyond the four that launched on Monday.
“At this time, this is our only planned launch for Blackjack,” he said in a statement to SpaceNews.
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0.5x2x3U cubesat I think?
Starlink causing flatpack fever...
<snip>Probably for the surface area needed for the antennas that is facing one direction.
Looks like .25 x 2x 3 to me
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According to this it's hosted on one of the Skykraft Block 3 satellites: https://au.linkedin.com/in/markus-wiedemann
0930-EX-ST-2023 (https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=124073&RequestTimeout=1000) Mission 1711
RTLS from Vandenberg
NET late May [May 25]
A match?0930-EX-ST-2023 (https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=124073&RequestTimeout=1000) Mission 1711
RTLS from Vandenberg
NET late May [May 25]
Congrats to our customers @Spire @ICEYEfi @Satellogic @NanoAvionics @SATLANTIS @SwarmInternet @UniStuttgartIRS @aerospacelab_be @MuonSpace @TurionSpace @azistabst @OroraTech for achieving orbit on @SpaceX #Transporter8
Check out our exclusive mission recap #LaunchWithExolaunch
We are pleased to announce that our inaugural hosted payload M1 satellite has been deployed by @D_Orbit!
The Space Force @18thSDS has now cataloged the expected 56 objects from the Starlink 5-11 launch and the 57 expected objects from the Transporter-8 launch (actually expecting one more now that Outpost-1 has been deployed from ION). Still no sign of the 67 Chinese sats expected
Orbiter SN3 Mission Update
Hawthorne, California
June 21, 2023
Launcher’s Orbiter SN3 mission launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 (Transporter-8) on June 12th, 2023. Orbiter SN3 successfully separated from Falcon 9 using Launcher’s 24” separation system. Shortly after separation, Launcher communicated (command uplink and telemetry downlink) with the vehicle. The initial set of telemetry received indicated that the vehicle was experiencing an anomaly in which a high rate of rotation was imparted on the vehicle from its onboard attitude control system.
Additionally, Orbiter’s batteries were in a power negative state due to non-optimal sun-pointing and there was risk of not being able to contact the vehicle on later ground station passes. Within minutes, the Launcher mission operations team reacted to the initial data provided and decided to deploy the payloads earlier than scheduled, rather than risk non-deployment. This decision was also made in light of the fact that Orbiter has a separate backup customer spacecraft separation system on board, but given the small chance of improving the state of the vehicle, the operations team decided to command deployment of the spacecraft early.
Upon indication of deployment of all customers including the CubeSats from the TRL11 built deployer, the Launcher team immediately contacted all customer spacecraft teams and delivered the necessary information to contact the separated spacecraft.
All three customers confirmed contact with their spacecraft during their respective first ground station passes. Unfortunately, for our primary customer deployed, Starfish Space’s Otter Pup spacecraft, we imparted an excessively large amount of rotation. We continue to assist the customer team with data to help them characterize the state of the spacecraft at the time of deployment..
After ensuring Orbiter’s deployed customers had a chance to start their respective missions, Launcher then turned its attention to preserving the life of Orbiter SN3. Launcher commanded the shut down of non-critical vehicle systems in order to put the vehicle in a near power positive state. The Launcher team was able to communicate with Orbiter SN3 for six more ground station passes and download the full set of mission telemetry available. Unfortunately, due to the non-optimal solar array pointing, the state of charge of the spacecraft slowly decreased and contact with Orbiter SN3 was eventually lost. The Launcher team continues to attempt contact with the vehicle in the event that the vehicle is able to regain a positive state of charge.
While achieving many mission objectives and improvements from our first Orbiter mission, unfortunately, we will not be able to serve as a docking target for Starfish Space’s Otter Pup. We would like to sincerely apologize to our customers and their teams, partners and end customers for this mission degradation.
Upon initial evaluation of the received data, we have identified the likely root cause. The anomaly appears to be software in nature. We have begun the implementation of corrective action to ensure this software anomaly does not occur again on future missions and that the vehicle is robust to this type of error.
At Launcher, we continue to be transparent with our current and future customers on the performance of Orbiter. We are grateful that our current partners and customers are continuing to join us on our next flight with Orbiter SN5 in February 2024 (SpaceX Transporter-10) and two more flights in 2024.
Update on the Otter Pup mission
OTTER PUP POST-LAUNCH UPDATE
At 2:35pm PST on June 12th, Starfish Space's Otter Pup, stacked on top of Launcher's Orbiter SN3, launched on Space's Transporter-8 mission. By 3:48pm, Orbiter successfully separated from the launch vehicle under nominal conditions. Soon after separation, Orbiter experienced an anomaly which induced a high rotation rate, far outside the bounds of normal operating conditions.
Within an hour of separation from Transporter-8, Launcher made first contact with Orbiter, at which point onboard fuel and power levels were already critically low. Within minutes of making contact, Launcher made the emergency decision to deploy Otter Pup. Launcher's quick action in this moment gave the Otter Pup mission a chance to continue.
Within 3 hours of launch, Starfish, with tremendous support from Astro Digital and ground station mission partners, received the first transmission from Otter Pup. This transmission indicated that Otter Pup was power positive, but that it was experiencing significant rotation induced from its emergency deployment from Orbiter.
The afternoon of June 13th, approximately 25 hours after launch, Starfish confirmed the successful acknowledgment of a command to Otter Pup. Today, Otter Pup is alive, but cannot move forward with its mission unless and until its excessive rate of rotation is eliminated. In addition, due to Orbiter SN3's high rotation rate it will no longer be able to serve as a docking partner for the Otter Pup mission.
THE PATH FORWARD
In the coming months, Starfish will work diligently to attempt to stabilize Otter Pup and verify the health of its systems. Given the events experienced post-launch and the current state of the satellite, it is unlikely that Otter Pup will be able to continue with its mission. However, we will continue to try to save Otter Pup, and we are grateful for the continued support of our mission partners. We look forward to sharing additional updates on the journey of Otter Pup as they are available.
The first identifications for the sats launched on Transporter-8 have come in. Current score: 71 payloads launched; 65 deployed/3 failed to deploy/ 3 with deployment pending; 57 tracked; 19 identified
Designed and assembled at FOSSA´s headquarters, FEROX measures 60 x 20 x 2.5 cm when unfolded and weighs 2kg. It was launched 10 days ago aboard SpaceX Transporter-8 from Vandenberg Air Force Base and is now orbiting at 537km in an SSO LEO. Stay tuned for more updates on #FEROX
QuoteThe first identifications for the sats launched on Transporter-8 have come in. Current score: 71 payloads launched; 65 deployed/3 failed to deploy/ 3 with deployment pending; 57 tracked; 19 identified
Correction: the Orbiter SN3 payloads are reported to have deployed, so the current score for Trans.8 is:
71 payloads launched, 68 deployed, 3 pending; 57 tracked, 19 identified
A match?0930-EX-ST-2023 (https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=124073&RequestTimeout=1000) Mission 1711
RTLS from Vandenberg
NET late May [May 25]
Possibly not, M1742 was Transporter-6
The Journey of Otter Pup: the Path Forward
After deployment, Otter Pup is rotating ~100x faster than planned. Here are the steps we'll attempt over multiple months to recover the satellite:
1. Stay alive (maintain comms & power)
2. Detumble
3. Check for damage
4. Commission
Berlin, Germany / Ahmedabad, India — 03 July, 2023 — Azista BST Aerospace (ABA), the Indo-German joint venture aiming to revolutionize the mass production of small satellites for mega-constellations, and Exolaunch, a leading global provider of mission management, integration services and smallsat deployment technologies have launched and deployed AFR-1, ABA’s first satellite, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on the Transporter-8 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 12, 2023 2:35pm PT.
The ABA First Runner (AFR-1) is carrying a payload destined for Earth observation, using an electro-optical sensor with a medium-resolution Ground Sample Distance (GSD) to image a large area. AFR-1 rolled off the ABA factory floor as a showcase of the joint venture’s manufacturing capabilities catering to mass producing satellites in a short amount of time. The satellite model spearheaded by AFR-1 is based on a modular bus which can host a wide variety of payloads with little to no software or hardware updates.
Good progress by @18thSDS today on identifying the objects from Transporter 8. Of 70 payloads released so far , 51 (i.e. 73%) have now been identified. The largest object still missing is the defunct Orbiter SN3.
In a July 24 interview, Delian Asparouhov, co-founder of Varda, said the company was still working with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation for a reentry license for the spacecraft.
Update on the Otter Pup Mission
Starfish is excited to announce the successful stabilization of Otter Pup on-orbit, less than two months after the satellite was deployed rotating at over 330 degrees per second. Read our full update for more on this incredible engineering effort:
New object cataloged from the Transporter-8 launch. It's in among the mass of objects in the 520 km range, so not another ION deployment (ION moved to a higher orbit). We were indeed missing one payload from the count- now 72 objects tracked vs 72 expected, with 12 unidentified
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Unidentified sats from T8 are now: FEROX 1 to 4, Pleiades, Skykraft 3D, MDQSAT 1C/1D, ROM-2, Unicorn-2I, SATLLA-2I, and Orbiter SN3. Orbiter is most likely object AE, the only unidentified object with 'medium' rather than 'small' RCS and the one with the lowest drag (red in plot)
💡 Technical #Breakthrough!
@aerospacelab_
successfully closed the link between its VSP-150 #satellite, Gregoire, and its optical ground-station (OGS) in Louvain-la-Neuve. 📡
Receiving optical signals from our satellites is key for demonstrating Aerospacelab’s free optical #space communication (#FSOC) capabilities. This opens the door to high-speed and secure data transfers from space to ground but also in-orbit. 🛰
✅The team can now prove similar links with its other satellites.
✅#Aerospacelab is one of the few companies in the world to demonstrate this capability with both fully in-house designed optical space and ground segments.
✅ This milestone also showcases the agility and performance of the VSP-150 satellite platform.
✅This link closure is the first step in the development of our FSOC technologies, enabling more features to be tested soon, both in orbit and on ground.
Check out this video from our sky-wide camera picking up the satellite signal. 📽