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

[scr00chy]

SFN confirms Dec 16 launch from Cape Canaveral:

The company’s Cape Canaveral launch schedule for the rest of 2020 also includes [...] a rideshare mission with dozens of small satellites set to go Dec. 16.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/09/18/next-spacex-launch-will-wait-for-improved-ocean-conditions/

[YoannMoguer]

I think that the HYPSO-1 cubesat, built by NanoAvionics for the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, could be a good candidate for the 6U cubesat built by NanoAvionics and contracted with Exolaunch for the December 2020 rideshare mission.
"Innovative Ocean Research from NTNU to Ride on the NanoAvionics M6P Nano-Satellite Bus": https://nanoavionics.com/news/innovative-ocean-research-from-ntnu-to-ride-on-the-nanoavionics-m6p-nano-satellite-bus/
"Exolaunch and NanoAvionics sign contracts for SpaceX flights": https://spacenews.com/exolaunch-nanoavionics-contrac/

[scr00chy]

According to a press release about VZLUSAT-2 that's flying on this mission, the launch is planned for December 18:

The flight window for the Falcon 9 launcher is opened from the first December and ends at the end of March next year (launch is preliminarily scheduled for 12/18/2020).

https://www.vzlu.cz/en/vzlusat-2-nanosatellite-on-its-way-to-usa-c741.html

[gongora]

Spaceflight seeks to update its application for special temporary authority
(“STA”) filed by Spaceflight, Inc. (“Spaceflight”) reference above by removing the
SOARS hosted payload from Spaceflight’s planned manifest. Keplerian Technologies
notified Spaceflight that due to national emergencies, the SOARS hosted payload is not
likely to be licensed in time, and therefore that it will not make this mission.

[gongora]

October 26, 2020 – Santa Clara, CA – Momentus Inc. (“Momentus” or the “Company”), a
commercial space company providing in-space infrastructure services, and Gran Systems, a
newspace service provider for Taiwainese and Southeast Asia, today announced a service
agreement for Gran System’s 2U CubeSat NUTSAT to fly on Momentus’ December 2020
Vigoride demo mission.

The 2U NUTSAT was designed by the National Formosa University with the backing of the
National Space Organization (NSPO) in Taiwan. One of the three NSPO cubesats launching
this year, NUTSAT is a systems engineering training education program integrating an ADS-B
receiver onto the cubeSat to demonstrate and enhance commercial aviation safety technology.
NUTSAT is the first of the three cubesats to go for the launch integration.

[gongora]

https://fcc.report/IBFS/SES-STA-INTR2020-03392/2774853

The expected launch window for the SW1FT and SteamSat satellites is December 18, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

[gongora]

The Nanoracks demonstration payload seems to have slipped to May.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-plan-to-turn-scrapped-rockets-into-space-stations/

[scr00chy]

The Nanoracks demonstration payload seems to have slipped to May.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-plan-to-turn-scrapped-rockets-into-space-stations/

Huh, May is a weird timeframe, unless it's a Starlink rideshare now.

[Jansen]

The Nanoracks demonstration payload seems to have slipped to May.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-plan-to-turn-scrapped-rockets-into-space-stations/

Huh, May is a weird timeframe, unless it's a Starlink rideshare now.

Possibly Transporter-2 in the May-June timeframe.

[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-post; my bold:

Ben Cooper/Launch Photography

FALCON 9

The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch the sixteenth batch of Starlink satellites on November 21 at 10:17pm EST. A Falcon 9 will launch the first cargo Dragon 2 to the ISS, CRS-21, from pad 39A on December 2 at 12:50pm EST. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day. Other upcoming Falcon 9 launches are TBA. A Falcon 9 will launch NROL-108 for the National Reconnaissance Office from pad 40 on TBD. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the SiriusXM-7 communications satellite from pad 40 on December TBD, likely in the middle of the night EST. A Falcon 9 will launch the Turksat 5A communication satellite on December TBD. And a Falcon 9 will launch a smallsat rideshare mission into polar orbit on late December TBD. The first stage should land back at the Cape around eight minutes after launch.

[Jansen]

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

NextSpaceflight confirms Landing Zone 1

[SolSystem]

Transporter-1 launch slips to NET January 14.

https://spaceq.ca/spacex-transporter-1-rideshare-mission-with-canadian-satellites-onboard-slips-to-mid-january/
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EDIT/ADD zubenelgenubi:

https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/

January • Falcon 9 • Transporter 1
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida

[gongora]

https://twitter.com/KeplerComms/status/1329109046331367431

With anticipation building towards our upcoming launch on @SpaceX's Transporter-1 rideshare, a sneak-peak at the new additions to the Kepler GEN1 Constellation.  Introducing KEP-8, KEP-9, KEP-10, KEP-11, KEP-12, KEP-13, KEP-14 and KEP-15!  More updates to come in the days ahead!

[Jansen]

Transporter-1 launch slips to NET January 14.

https://spaceq.ca/spacex-transporter-1-rideshare-mission-with-canadian-satellites-onboard-slips-to-mid-january/

Assuming the launches in November and December happen as scheduled, the only boosters that would be available January 14 would be B1063.2 and B1049.8, with the former being most likely.

[SolSystem]

Note that Kepler-6 and Kepler-7 are manifested on the Russian GK Launch Services scheduled for Q1 or Q2 according to Kepler. Those satellites were to have launched before the SpaceX Transporter-1 Rideshare mission.

https://twitter.com/KeplerComms/status/1329109046331367431

With anticipation building towards our upcoming launch on @SpaceX's Transporter-1 rideshare, a sneak-peak at the new additions to the Kepler GEN1 Constellation.  Introducing KEP-8, KEP-9, KEP-10, KEP-11, KEP-12, KEP-13, KEP-14 and KEP-15!  More updates to come in the days ahead!

[Jakusb]

Transporter-1 launch slips to NET January 14.

https://spaceq.ca/spacex-transporter-1-rideshare-mission-with-canadian-satellites-onboard-slips-to-mid-january/

Assuming the launches in November and December happen as scheduled, the only boosters that would be available January 14 would be B1063.2 and B1049.8, with the former being most likely.

Unless the next West coast mission is seriously delayed, there is no reason to believe 1063 will be transported East again.
But Transporter-1 being delayed might indicate that 1051-7 has either a commercial mission or another Starlink. Then 1048-8 might be a good candidate.

[gongora]

Drone ship position

[Jansen]

Just for context, the above map is based on the following info that Gongora found:

I'm assuming Transporter-1, Mission 1540
1705-EX-ST-2020 Launch and ASDS landing west of the Bahamas

[kdhilliard]

Just for context, the above map is based on the following info that Gongora found:
...

And note the uncertainty there as to whether that mission-1540 STA application is necessarily for Transporter-1 or if it might be for the recently discussed polar Starlink mission.  We don't yet know if Transporter-1 will be RTLS or ASDS.

[Jansen]

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

NextSpaceflight confirms Landing Zone 1

This has now been changed to ASDS recovery. I suspect additional mass was recently added and RTLS is no longer possible with sufficient margin.

If someone can add up all the payload mass and volume figures there might be some clues there.