SpaceX F9 : SpaceX Transporter-1 Rideshare : 24 Jan 2021 (15:00 UTC)

[Bean Kenobi]

SpaceX has got the approval to launch 10 Starlink satellites on this mission.

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-21-34A1.pdf

  Making it Starlink v1.0 L17 ? With L17 becoming L18...

[Zed_Noir]

SpaceX has got the approval to launch 10 Starlink satellites on this mission.

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-21-34A1.pdf

  Making it Starlink v1.0 L17 ? With L17 becoming L18...

From past SpaceX nomenclature schemes. It could be Starlink v1.0 R1. R=rideshare. 

[gongora]

This is the Transporter 1 mission.  Throwing a few Starlinks on top doesn't change the name of the mission.

[gongora]

[Space News] Iceye to launch three SAR satellites on SpaceX rideshare flight

Iceye is preparing to send three Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites into orbit on the SpaceX Falcon 9 small satellite rideshare mission scheduled for launch Jan. 21.
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In a Jan. 12 news release, Iceye said it “has big plans for 2021” and the upcoming “launch is just the beginning of a multi-satellite deployment strategy for the upcoming year.”

Iceye tends to wait until flights are imminent before revealing plans to launch satellites. Iceye is building another eight satellites.

[Jrcraft]

Delfi-PQ will unfortunately not fly on the upcoming  Transporter-1 launch... stay tuned...

https://twitter.com/DelfiSpace/status/1348610805625987074
This was one of the PocketQubes in cluster 3 that was going to fly on the Momentus Plaza Deck. So I take it that the Plaza Deck payloads are delayed alongside Vigoride.

[gongora]

https://twitter.com/TesatSpacecom/status/1349341140449943552

We’re approaching launch date with big strides: in about a week world's first #CubeLCT will launch into space on #PIXL-1 To celebrate this moment accordingly, watch with us the live premiere of our 3D mission animation of PIXL-1 right now.

[gongora]

[Taiwan News] Taiwan to launch domestically made satellites into space

Wu said two of the CubeSats, YUSAT ("Yushan," 玉山) and IDEASSat ("Flying Squirrel," 飛鼠), will be transported into space by a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Jan. 21. He said this will be the first time Taiwan launched its CubeSats.

According to NSPO, the YUSAT CubeSat can monitor ground traffic as well as improve maritime navigation safety. The IDEASSat CubeSat is capable of monitoring the thermal, chemical, and electro-dynamic structure of the ionosphere while detecting plasma irregularities that can disrupt satellite and terrestrial radio communications.

From the pictures in the article looks like IDEASSat is 3U and YUSAT maybe 1.5U or 2U?

edit:  These may have been in the ISILaunch deployers, which may or may not all still be on the flight...

[gongora]

Delfi-PQ will unfortunately not fly on the upcoming  Transporter-1 launch... stay tuned...

https://twitter.com/DelfiSpace/status/1348610805625987074
This was one of the PocketQubes in cluster 3 that was going to fly on the Momentus Plaza Deck. So I take it that the Plaza Deck payloads are delayed alongside Vigoride.

Sounds like several of the other PocketQubes have reported a delay, so the Alba Orbital cluster probably was removed in its entirety.  There were also cubesat deployers from ISILaunch on the Plaza Deck.

[Skyrocket]

Delfi-PQ will unfortunately not fly on the upcoming  Transporter-1 launch... stay tuned...

https://twitter.com/DelfiSpace/status/1348610805625987074
This was one of the PocketQubes in cluster 3 that was going to fly on the Momentus Plaza Deck. So I take it that the Plaza Deck payloads are delayed alongside Vigoride.

Sounds like several of the other PocketQubes have reported a delay, so the Alba Orbital cluster probably was removed in its entirety.  There were also cubesat deployers from ISILaunch on the Plaza Deck.

As Momentus Vigoride 1 was dropped from the launch, all payloads, which were to be deployed from it are also not on this launch:

These include AuroraSat 1, VZLUsat 2, Alba Orbital Cluster [SATTLA 2, EASAT, HADES, Grizu-263a, LibertyQube 1, Pycubed, TRSI 2, Tartan Artibeus], SW1FT

[Jrcraft]

Delfi-PQ will unfortunately not fly on the upcoming  Transporter-1 launch... stay tuned...

https://twitter.com/DelfiSpace/status/1348610805625987074
This was one of the PocketQubes in cluster 3 that was going to fly on the Momentus Plaza Deck. So I take it that the Plaza Deck payloads are delayed alongside Vigoride.

Sounds like several of the other PocketQubes have reported a delay, so the Alba Orbital cluster probably was removed in its entirety.  There were also cubesat deployers from ISILaunch on the Plaza Deck.

As Momentus Vigoride 1 was dropped from the launch, all payloads, which were to be deployed from it are also not on this launch:

These include AuroraSat 1, VZLUsat 2, Alba Orbital Cluster [SATTLA 2, EASAT, HADES, Grizu-263a, LibertyQube 1, Pycubed, TRSI 2, Tartan Artibeus], SW1FT

Just FYI, some of those PocketQubes were demanifested and new ones were added. Alba Orbital announced cluster 3's satellite list after integration (https://www.albaorbital.com/integration) (so all of the PQ's will have to wait until Vigoride gets manifested.)  The PocketQubes that will fly on cluster 3 are: Grizu-263a, Delfi-PQ, TRSI-2, EASAT-2, HADES, Sattla-2, Unicorn 1, Unicorn 2A, and Unicorn 2D.

[gongora]

[Aurora Insight] Charlie Satellite Launch

Follow this page for news and updates on the launch of Charlie, Aurora Insight’s second satellite-based RF sensor launching with SpaceX’s Transporter-1.
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 NanoAvionics, our satellite manufacturing and integration partner
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Aurora Insight’s second satellite-based RF sensor is currently scheduled to launch on January 21st at 9:24am EST from Cape Canaveral, FL. The launch is part of a dedicated rideshare mission with SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission on the Falcon 9.  Transporter-1 is one of the largest and most diverse rideshare missions that includes 30 small satellites from the U.S. and Europe being integrated by German space company Exolaunch.

[Ken the Bin]

Notice from the NGA.

160508Z JAN 21
NAVAREA IV 49/21(11,26,27).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   211419Z TO 211616Z JAN, ALTERNATE
   221419Z TO 221616Z JAN IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-35-55N  80-35-07W, 28-38-00N  80-32-00W,
      28-34-00N  80-21-00W, 28-10-00N  80-08-00W,
      28-08-00N  80-13-00W, 28-27-20N  80-31-33W,
      28-31-21N  80-33-27W.
   B. 24-38N 79-30W, 24-44N 79-11W,
      23-23N 78-34W, 23-02N 78-49W,
      23-02N 79-06W, 23-22N 79-24W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 221716Z JAN 21.

[Ken the Bin]

Here's the Space Debris notice that arrived later:

160536Z JAN 21
HYDROPAC 199/21(22,29,83).
EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
DNC 06, DNC 29.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   211604Z TO 211739Z JAN, ALTERNATE
   221604Z TO 221739Z JAN IN AREA BOUND BY
   65-29S 131-39W, 62-42S 130-01W,
   50-17S 123-06W, 47-40S 120-34W,
   48-34S 118-44W, 56-20S 119-31W,
   65-39S 124-22W, 67-49S 129-24W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 221839Z JAN 21.

[Bean Kenobi]

[Aurora Insight] Charlie Satellite Launch

Follow this page for news and updates on the launch of Charlie, Aurora Insight’s second satellite-based RF sensor launching with SpaceX’s Transporter-1.
...
 NanoAvionics, our satellite manufacturing and integration partner
...
Aurora Insight’s second satellite-based RF sensor is currently scheduled to launch on January 21st at 9:24am EST from Cape Canaveral, FL. The launch is part of a dedicated rideshare mission with SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission on the Falcon 9.  Transporter-1 is one of the largest and most diverse rideshare missions that includes 30 small satellites from the U.S. and Europe being integrated by German space company Exolaunch.

First satellite appears to be THEA, launched on mission SSO-A.

THEA, a 3U CubeSat built by SpaceQuest, Ltd. of Fairfax, VA to demonstrate a spectrum survey payload developed by Aurora Insight, Washington DC. The objective is to qualify Aurora’s payload, consisting of a proprietary spectrometer and components, and demonstrate the generation of relevant measurements of the spectral environment (UHF, VHF, S-band). The results of the experiment will inform future development of advanced instrumentation by Aurora and component development by SpaceQuest.

https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/content/-/article/eu-cropis

[klod]

Any indication, that "Of Course I Still Love You" is gearing up for its mission on the 21st of January?

[klod]

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1350870862459711491?s=20

Of Course I Still Love You droneship is outbound for the Transporter-1 mission.

Finn Falgout is towing OCISLY 553 km downrange. This will be the first droneship landing on the CCSFS southern launch corridor.

Details: http://spacexfleet.com/next-3
Photo via
@NASASpaceflight
 Fleetcam

Good!

[Elthiryel]

According to Next Spaceflight, booster 1058.5 is going to be used for this flight.

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2403

[Jansen]

That would make for a 46 day turnaround, the second fastest ever.

[klod]

It might be first, don't rush horses.

[Alvian@IDN]

It might be first, don't rush horses.

It will takes another 10 days (definitely a delays for something not insignificant) for Starlink L16 to be lost to this