Quote from: gongora on 01/09/2024 03:22 pmHas anyone seen what orbit the 425 Project SAR satellites are going to?Wikipedia seems to think Eirsat-1 was launched to Sun-synchronous orbit though I can't find ref for this.
Has anyone seen what orbit the 425 Project SAR satellites are going to?
Four more Starlinks from Vandy<snip>1303-EX-ST-2023 Mission 1884 Starlink Group 6-42All are NET JulyASDS North 29 41 52 West 116 41 19
Will there be Starlink Group 6 launches beyond 6-39?Particularly, what about Starlink 6-40 and 6-41?Will Starlink 6-42 move to Florida?Quote from: gongora on 06/21/2023 10:02 pmFour more Starlinks from Vandy<snip>1303-EX-ST-2023 Mission 1884 Starlink Group 6-42All are NET JulyASDS North 29 41 52 West 116 41 19
more Starlinks from Cape0037-EX-ST-2024 Mission 1912 Starlink Group 6-400038-EX-ST-2024 Mission 1913 Starlink Group 6-41 0039-EX-ST-2024 Mission 1884 Starlink Group 6-42 ASDS North 25 41 37 West 75 5 42
Just checked the manifest updates thread.Have a few January jitters slipped into the completed flights list or am I misreading it?When trying to count the 2024 flights as of 15 Jan, I noted a couple that showed as recently completed, but had Jan 2023 dates listed next to them. Were they meant to be Jan 2024?
It's very odd to not see a bunch of Starlink flights stacked up for the rest of January.
As we move to a higher launch rate, we are adopting more of a factory model where the equipment is always running except for planned and unplanned maintenance. In this case, JRTI is going through a planned dry dock while pad 40 also undergoes a planned maintenance period. The bonus is sneaking in some work on Bob/Doug given the gap in east coast launches!
Good to do it in the winter when weather would already be a disruption, both for launch and recovery - as well as safe return to port!
Quote from: DistantTemple on 01/19/2024 01:29 amGood to do it in the winter when weather would already be a disruption, both for launch and recovery - as well as safe return to port!Which weather?The atmosphere in Florida is much more stable in winter. The Atlantic, perhaps less so. I lived in Florida for 6 years, the winds, rain, etc is much less of an issue in winter.
It will be interesting to see how the IM-1 and Crew-8 launch dates shake out.NASA keeps saying Crew-8 is planned for mid-February, which is impossible if IM-1 is still planned for Feb 10. Could it be that IM-1 might get bumped until after Crew-8?On the other hand, Ben Cooper has Crew-8 listed for late February which would fit with the current IM-1 date. However, there has never been a gap shorter than 20 days between a Crew Dragon launch and the previous mission from LC-39A. So if we add to that the fairly likely possibility of some IM-1 delays, Crew-8 could easily slip into March.
Quote from: scr00chy on 01/19/2024 08:12 pmIt will be interesting to see how the IM-1 and Crew-8 launch dates shake out.NASA keeps saying Crew-8 is planned for mid-February, which is impossible if IM-1 is still planned for Feb 10. Could it be that IM-1 might get bumped until after Crew-8?On the other hand, Ben Cooper has Crew-8 listed for late February which would fit with the current IM-1 date. However, there has never been a gap shorter than 20 days between a Crew Dragon launch and the previous mission from LC-39A. So if we add to that the fairly likely possibility of some IM-1 delays, Crew-8 could easily slip into March.I thought launch windows to the Moon were usually constrained to a few consecutive days each month. If this is true for IM-1, then it cannot slip a lot.On the other hand, 26 Feb is six months after Crew-7 launch. CCP missions have averaged about 5.5 months so far. I don't think NASA will be very happy deferring Crew-8 launch much.Maybe they have worked out a shorter pad turnaround?
Should we expect movement of the launch date for 6-38 given that LC-40 appears to be double booked with that launch and Cygnus just over 24 hours apart?
