SpaceX is targeting Friday, April 1 for a Falcon 9 launch of Transporter-4 to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch window opens at 12:24 p.m. ET, or 16:24 UTC. Falcon 9 will fly on a southern trajectory along Florida’s eastern coast and may be visible from the ground.Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.Transporter-4 is SpaceX’s fourth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. On this flight are 40 spacecraft, including CubeSats, microsats, picosats, non-deploying hosted payloads, and an orbital transfer vehicle carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time.
[Space News] Satellogic signs multi-launch contract with SpaceXQuoteSatellogic plans to conduct its next four launches with SpaceX, starting in June. Additional launches will take place in December and in March and June of 2022. All will be rideshare missions going to sun-synchronous orbits, with at least four satellites on the June launch....“We are looking into deploying more mid-inclination satellites over the next 12–18 months, but we have not yet decided exactly when those launches are going to be.”
Satellogic plans to conduct its next four launches with SpaceX, starting in June. Additional launches will take place in December and in March and June of 2022. All will be rideshare missions going to sun-synchronous orbits, with at least four satellites on the June launch....“We are looking into deploying more mid-inclination satellites over the next 12–18 months, but we have not yet decided exactly when those launches are going to be.”
Mission DetailsTransporter 4Transporter 4 is a dedicated rideshare mission by SpaceX. SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare Program provides small satellite operators with regularly scheduled, dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare missions to SSO for ESPA class payloads for as low as $1 million per mission, which includes up to 200 kg of payload mass.Sun-Synchronous OrbitLocationSLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB, California, USA
Hydrosat’s inaugural mission, called VanZyl-1, is scheduled to be mounted on a Loft Orbital satellite and launched in early 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
We have secured launch services from Alba Orbital to Fly KILI-1 to LEO March 2022 on SPACE X’s Falcon spacecraft.
Prepare for lift-off! 🚀 We’re launching our BlueWalker 3 test satellite with @SpaceX. The mission is expected to depart Cape Canaveral, Florida, in March 2022. #ASTSpaceMobile #5G #space bwnews.pr/3iTdufu
VanZyl-1 payload possibly on board this mission.QuoteHydrosat’s inaugural mission, called VanZyl-1, is scheduled to be mounted on a Loft Orbital satellite and launched in early 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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This is an Air Force/Space Force SMC sponsored CubeSat demonstration mission calledRapid Revisit Optical Cloud Imager (RROCI) for the purpose of collecting cloud imagery andtheater weather imagery in support of the Air Force’s Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR)Weather System (EWS) OT-1a prototype program. This demonstration mission assists inaddressing the continuity of satellite data and the Space-Based Environmental Monitoring(SBEM) gaps.The RROCI mission is a 12U CubeSat mission with team members from Atmospheric andSpace Technology Research Associates, Pumpkin Space, Science and TechnologyCorporation, and Lockheed Martin. The RROCI spacecraft is designed to approach thecomplex challenges of large scale, global observations of weather imagery. RROCI is ademonstration mission that will provide the initial capability characterization of a suite ofcameras, lenses, and filters to support a future constellation mission. The measurementstaken from the RROCI spacecraft will be compared against currently orbiting weatherinstrument satellites, such as VIIRS and MODIS.The RROCI mission is slated for launch in March 2022, with frequency licensing requiredno later than January 1, 2022. The baseline operational plan will be a year of on-orbitoperational lifetime after deployment from a rideshare rocket, nominally inserted into a500-600km circular orbit in a morning/afternoon Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Afterconclusion of the nominal operations, the RROCI satellite will be de-orbited passing downto 300km altitude through its lifetime.
Sofia, Bulgaria / Berlin, Germany – October 04, 2021 – EnduroSat, provider of software-defined NanoSats and Space Services for business and academia, and Exolaunch, the industry-leading provider of launch, integration, deployment and mission management services for small satellites, today announced the signing of launch agreements for sending two EnduroSat NanoSats into orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9. The 6U XL SharedSat nanosatellites, built by EnduroSat for its customers, will be launched via Exolaunch in H1 2022 as part of SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare Program.The SharedSats are 6U XL NanoSats with several multi-purpose payloads on a single bus. By simplifying access to space services through shared missions for a range of commercial, exploration and science customers, EnduroSat aims to lower significantly the entry barrier of operations in orbit.The two SharedSats are part of the commercial EnduroSat’s Missions. They foresee integration, validation, and testing, launch and operations of the satellite and hosted payloads. Direct access to the payload data will be made available in the cloud through EnduroSat’s Digital Mission Control. The software-centric NanoSat architecture allows for multiple payloads to operate together reliably on a single platform with access to on-demand processing, power and pointing capability.“We are really pleased to have signed a launch agreement with Exolaunch, as it is another step in our mission to provide easy access to space. The Shared Satellite Service goal is to help drive innovation at the final frontier for visionary entrepreneurs, scientists, and technologists. At EnduroSat, we are eager to see the innovations, that our customers will accomplish in space and are happy to support them every step of the way,” said EnduroSat’s Founder & CEO Raycho Raychev.Exolaunch will ensure comprehensive rideshare mission management, satellite integration and deployment services for both EnduroSat missions. The launches are arranged by Exolaunch under its Multi-Launch Agreement with SpaceX.“We’re proud to support EnduroSat with a variety of launch options and flexible mission management to address all their ongoing launch needs for the Shared Satellite Service program. Exolaunch has acquired outstanding flight heritage with Falcon 9 after signing a multi-launch agreement with SpaceX and is pleased to become a trusted launch partner for EnduroSat,” said Jeanne Medvedeva, VP of Launch Services at Exolaunch. “It’s our common vision to make space accessible for everyone and we are honored to contribute to EnduroSat’s mission.”For both missions Exolaunch will use its proprietary deployment technologies - the EXOpod, a next-gen cubesat deployer with half a decade and 100+ of released satellites flight heritage, to flawlessly deploy the EnduroSat’s satellites into their target sun-synchronous orbit above 500 km and the EXOport, a flexible multi-satellite adapter designed to optimally accommodate several satellites on a single Falcon 9 port.The new launch agreements mark the expansion of EnduroSat’s Shared Satellite Service and pave the way to the continued cooperation between the companies on future launches.
https://fcc.report/ELS/Atmospheric-Space-Technology-Research-Associates-LLC/0790-EX-CN-2021Quote...The RROCI mission is slated for launch in March 2022, with frequency licensing requiredno later than January 1, 2022. The baseline operational plan will be a year of on-orbitoperational lifetime after deployment from a rideshare rocket, nominally inserted into a500-600km circular orbit in a morning/afternoon Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Afterconclusion of the nominal operations, the RROCI satellite will be de-orbited passing downto 300km altitude through its lifetime.
...The RROCI mission is slated for launch in March 2022, with frequency licensing requiredno later than January 1, 2022. The baseline operational plan will be a year of on-orbitoperational lifetime after deployment from a rideshare rocket, nominally inserted into a500-600km circular orbit in a morning/afternoon Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Afterconclusion of the nominal operations, the RROCI satellite will be de-orbited passing downto 300km altitude through its lifetime.
Albania’s first satellite dubbed Albania 1 will be sent into orbit in March 2022. The launch date of Albania 2 is set for June next year.“Albania in orbit. Incredible but real,” said Rama, who seems excited in the video.
Gunter has Bluewalker 3 mass as ~1500Kg. Is that rather heavy for a dedicated rideshare? At about what mass do you expect a satellite to fly with secondary payload rather than fly on a dedicated rideshare?
