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#100 by gongora on 23 Dec, 2022 15:16
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https://investor.aac-clyde.space/en/press-releases/aac-clyde-space-delivers-first-kelpie-satellite-supporting-o-100016
2022-11-24 AAC Clyde Space AB (publ)
AAC Clyde Space has delivered the first Kelpie satellite to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for its planned launch onboard the SpaceX Transporter 6 mission expected in December 2022. The 3U EPIC nanosatellite will deliver data to the U.S. company ORBCOMM Inc., a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, under an exclusive Space Data as a Service (SDaaS) deal. It is planned to be followed by the launch of a second Kelpie satellite in the first half of 2023.
The project will leverage a SDaaS model in which AAC Clyde Space owns and operates the satellites to deliver Automatic Identification System (AIS) data exclusively to ORBCOMM and its government and commercial customers, which is used for ship tracking and other maritime navigational and safety efforts. The state-of-the-art satellite weighs just 4 kg and features an advanced antenna concept developed by Oxford Space Systems to maximize AIS detections of all message types.
"The Kelpie satellite is one of the most innovative satellites AAC Clyde Space has ever built. It hosts advanced low-noise core avionics for reliable, high-performance space data handling as well as the company's first payload development. Our joint mission with an established, leading data services company like ORBCOMM represents a major milestone for AAC Clyde Space in solidifying our strategic move to a Space Data as a Service model," says AAC Clyde Space CEO Luis Gomes.
"Through the Kelpie mission focused on enhancing our global AIS data services, ORBCOMM's government and commercial customers will benefit from more comprehensive global coverage and enhanced performance as well as the highest expected vessel detection rates in the industry over the long term," says Greg Flessate, ORBCOMM's SVP of Government and AIS.
Currently, the group owns and operates a constellation of four satellites dedicated to SDaaS through its U.S. subsidiary AAC SpaceQuest. In addition to the Kelpie satellites, AAC Clyde Space plans to enhance its constellation with two satellites in the fourth quarter of 2023. Moreover, AAC Clyde Space has won a contract to deliver hyperspectral data from an additional three satellites, bringing the total number of satellites owned by the group for SDaaS purposes to eleven.
The two Kelpie satellites will join the other satellites in the constellation, dedicated to delivering AIS data used in maritime operations, and will support many applications, including domain awareness, search and rescue, environmental monitoring and maritime intelligence. ORBCOMM processes over 30 million AIS messages from more than 200,000 vessels per day for government and commercial customers to deliver a complete situational picture of global vessel activity. -
#101 by Ken the Bin on 28 Dec, 2022 13:21
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NGA notice.Quote from: NGA
271323Z DEC 22
NAVAREA IV 1399/22(11,26).
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
021456Z TO 021520Z JAN 23, ALTERNATE
1456Z TO 1520Z DAILY 03 THRU 08 JAN 23
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39.11N 080-37.76W, 28-38.00N 080-28.00W,
28-29.00N 080-18.00W, 28-00.00N 080-04.00W,
27-57.00N 080-07.00W, 28-13.00N 080-25.00W,
28-26.48N 080-33.24W.
B. 25-57.00N 079-17.00W, 26-01.00N 079-07.00W,
25-40.00N 078-46.00W, 25-13.00N 078-40.00W,
25-09.00N 078-53.00W, 25-23.00N 079-07.00W,
25-39.00N 079-13.00W, 25-43.00N 079-13.00W,
25-47.00N 079-13.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 081620Z JAN 23.// -
#102 by Ken the Bin on 29 Dec, 2022 00:19
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This NGA Space Debris notice looks like it is probably associated with this launch.Quote from: NGA
290036Z DEC 22
HYDROPAC 3726/22(61).
INDIAN OCEAN.
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
1709Z TO 1728Z DAILY 02 THRU 08 JAN 23
IN AREA BOUND BY
28-43.00S 067-35.00E, 29-08.00S 065-25.00E,
41-03.00S 068-21.00E, 40-39.00S 070-51.00E,
28-43.00S 067-35.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 081828Z JAN 23. -
#103 by OneSpeed on 30 Dec, 2022 00:39
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NGA notice.
Launch Hazard Area A and A+B maps from the NGA notice. Fairing recovery some 375km downrange.This NGA Space Debris notice looks like it is probably associated with this launch.
Space Debris map from the NGA notice. If the second stage trajectory is from the SSE, then that would be consistent with a Sun Synchronous Orbit.
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#104 by lenny97 on 30 Dec, 2022 15:09
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Ben Cooper, just now:Quote
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter-6 smallsat rideshare mission from pad 40 onJanuary 2at 9:56 a.m. EST.
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#105 by FutureSpaceTourist on 30 Dec, 2022 15:53
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twitter.com/spacetfrs/status/1608831294653317120Quote
Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center, FL temporary restriction:
From January 02, 2023 at 1426 UTC to To January 02, 2023 at 1520 UTC
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 18000 feet MSL
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_2_0163.html
Likely:Transporter-6 (rocketlaunch.live/launch/transpo…)
https://twitter.com/spacetfrs/status/1608833560009478155QuoteCape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center, FL temporary restriction:
From January 02, 2023 at 1426 UTC to To January 02, 2023 at 1520 UTC
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 18,000ft
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_2_0170.html
Likely:Transporter-6 (rocketlaunch.live/launch/transpo…)
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#106 by Ken the Bin on 30 Dec, 2022 17:12
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L-3 weather forecast. 90% 'Go' for January 2. 80% 'Go' for January 3. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low for both days.
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#107 by normp9 on 30 Dec, 2022 21:05
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#108 by gongora on 30 Dec, 2022 21:12
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https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=transporter-6
There you go, all payloads listed.
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#109 by Ken the Bin on 30 Dec, 2022 21:29
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A cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launch notice for the postponement. No new Space Debris notice yet.Quote from: NGA
302151Z DEC 22
NAVAREA IV 1411/22(11,26).
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
031456Z TO 031520Z JAN 23, ALTERNATE
1456Z TO 1520Z DAILY 04 THRU 08 JAN 23
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39.11N 080-37.76W, 28-38.00N 080-28.00W,
28-29.00N 080-18.00W, 28-00.00N 080-04.00W,
27-57.00N 080-07.00W, 28-13.00N 080-25.00W,
28-26.48N 080-33.24W.
B. 25-57.00N 079-17.00W, 26-01.00N 079-07.00W,
25-40.00N 078-46.00W, 25-13.00N 078-40.00W,
25-09.00N 078-53.00W, 25-23.00N 079-07.00W,
25-39.00N 079-13.00W, 25-43.00N 079-13.00W,
25-47.00N 079-13.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1399/22
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 081620Z JAN 23. -
#110 by normp9 on 30 Dec, 2022 21:39
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https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=transporter-6
There you go, all payloads listed.
Well, all the publicly acknowledged payloads separating directly from the second stage listed :-)
Well yeah ofc. Momentus and Orbiter payloads are public. Epic's and D-Orbit ones not for now. I guess they'll disclose them, D-Orbit usually does. -
#111 by FutureSpaceTourist on 30 Dec, 2022 22:48
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https://twitter.com/launcher/status/1608945438627098624Quote
Launcher’s first mission patch. “Orbiter SN1” scheduled to fly next Tuesday, January 3 2023 on SpaceX Transporter-6. 🚀🌎🛰
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#112 by Bean Kenobi on 30 Dec, 2022 23:22
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https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=transporter-6
There you go, all payloads listed.
Well, all the publicly acknowledged payloads separating directly from the second stage listed :-)
Well yeah ofc. Momentus and Orbiter payloads are public. Epic's and D-Orbit ones not for now. I guess they'll disclose them, D-Orbit usually does.
SpaceX lists only 1 Skykraft object, which is the dispenser, when there are 5 Skykraft satellites inside.
There are only 2 Newsats listed : nrs 34 and 35, when "Albania 1" and "Albania 2" are also Newsats (nrs 32 and 33, since last launched was nr 31, and we already knew there would be 4 Newsats on Transporter-6).
I think X-21, X-22 and X-27 are in fact Iceye satellites.
There is also SSPD which is a hosted payload on Vigoride 5.
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#113 by Bean Kenobi on 30 Dec, 2022 23:25
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Albania secures 2 satellites to monitor territory from space
QuoteThe Albanian government signed the $6 million (6.2 million euros) deal with Satellogic USA Inc. of North Carolina, the prime minister’s office said.
The agreement will give Albania priority access to two satellites - to be named Albania-1 and Albania-2 - that are expected to be part of Satellogic’s upcoming launch with SpaceX.
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#114 by Bean Kenobi on 30 Dec, 2022 23:33
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Removed Payoads:
Guardian-Alpha (3U, OrbAstro, United Kingdom)
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#115 by zubenelgenubi on 31 Dec, 2022 05:45
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https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=transporter-6
B1060.15
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#116 by FutureSpaceTourist on 31 Dec, 2022 07:42
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Quote
SpaceX is targeting 9:56 a.m. ET (14:56 UTC) on Tuesday, January 3 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-6 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34 and 10 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Transporter-6 is SpaceX’s sixth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There will be 114 payloads on this flight, including CubeSats, microsats, picosats, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time.
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#117 by FutureSpaceTourist on 31 Dec, 2022 08:13
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New record for number of deployment events?
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=transporter-6QuoteLAUNCH, LANDING, AND DEPLOYMENT
All Times ApproximateHR/MIN/SEC EVENT 00:01:12 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:17 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:20 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:28 2nd stage engine starts 00:02:33 1st stage boostback burn begins 00:03:20 1st stage boostback burn ends 00:03:46 Fairing deployment 00:06:44 1st stage entry burn begins 00:07:07 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:58 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:23 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO) 00:08:30 1st stage landing 00:55:20 2nd stage engine restarts (SES-2) 00:55:22 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:58:24 KuwaitSat-1 deploys 00:58:34 BDSat-2 deploys 00:58:35 SharedSat 2211 deploys 00:58:44 LEMUR 2 EMMACULATE deploys 00:58:55 LEMUR 2 FUENTETAJA-01 deploys 00:59:51 ConnectaT1.2 deploys 01:00:00 GAMA Alpha deploys 01:00:01 BRO-8 deploys 01:00:12 Menut deploys 01:00:18 Huygens deploys 01:00:24 LEMUR 2 DISCLAIMER deploys 01:00:35 STAR VIBE deploys 01:00:55 LEMUR 2 STEVEALBERS deploys 01:01:11 ISILAUNCH Kleos KSF3-A deploys 01:02:02 Birkeland deploys 01:02:07 SPACEBEE-156/167 deploys 01:02:47 LEMUR 2 MMOLO deploys 01:02:54 ISILAUNCH Kleos KSF3-B deploys 01:03:25 ISILAUNCH Kleos KSF3-C deploys 01:04:47 LEMUR 2 PHILARI deploys 01:05:02 ISILAUNCH Kleos KSF3-D deploys 01:05:03 First Flock 4Y deploys 01:05:11 EWS RROCI deploys 01:05:12 SpaceBD ISILAUNCH PolyItan from Kiev deploys 01:05:14 Second Flock 4Y deploys 01:05:23 Guardian-alpha deploys 01:05:25 Third Flock 4Y deploys 01:05:36 Fourth Flock 4Y deploys 01:05:40 SpaceBD Sony Sphere-1 deploys 01:05:50 ISILAUNCH ClydeSpace NSLSat-2 deploys 01:06:30 ISILAUNCH Sternula-1 deploys 01:06:35 Fifth Flock 4Y deploys 01:06:45 Sixth Flock 4Y deploys 01:06:58 Seventh Flock 4Y deploys 01:07:50 Eighth Flock 4Y deploys 01:08:33 Ninth Flock 4Y deploys 01:08:45 10th Flock 4Y deploys 01:09:17 11th Flock 4Y deploys 01:09:28 12th Flock 4Y deploys 01:09:38 13th Flock 4Y deploys 01:10:24 14th Flock 4Y deploys 01:10:42 15th Flock 4Y deploys 01:10:55 16th Flock 4Y deploys 01:11:21 17th Flock 4Y deploys 01:11:32 18th Flock 4Y deploys 01:11:43 19th Flock 4Y deploys 01:12:30 20th Flock 4Y deploys 01:12:41 21st Flock 4Y deploys 01:12:53 22nd Flock 4Y deploys 01:13:26 23rd Flock 4Y deploys 01:13:36 24th Flock 4Y deploys 01:13:54 25th Flock 4Y deploys 01:14:40 26th Flock 4Y deploys 01:14:50 27th Flock 4Y deploys 01:15:40 28th Flock 4Y deploys 01:15:52 29th Flock 4Y deploys 01:16:38 30th Flock 4Y deploys 01:16:49 31st Flock 4Y deploys 01:17:40 32nd Flock 4Y deploys 01:17:50 33rd Flock 4Y deploys 01:18:41 34th Flock 4Y deploys 01:18:52 35th Flock 4Y deploys 01:19:42 36th Flock 4Y deploys 01:19:46 Lynk Tower 3 deploys 01:20:00 Albania 1 deploys 01:20:02 Lync Tower 4 deploys 01:20:42 YAM-5 deploys 01:21:48 NewSat 34 deploys 01:22:03 Albania 2 deploys 01:22:58 X22 deploys 01:23:04 X21 deploys 01:23:46 First Umbra deploys 01:23:50 Second Umbra deploys 01:24:47 NewSat 35 deploys 01:24:59 ION SCV-007 GLORIOUS GRATIA deploys 01:26:05 ION SCV-008 FIERCE FRANCISCUS deploys 01:26:11 Launcher Orbiter SN1 deploys 01:27:31 X27 deploys 01:27:34 Skykraft 1 deploys 01:28:10 Vigoride 5 deploys 01:28:54 CHIMERA LEO 1 deploys 01:31:10 EOS SAT-1 deploys -
#118 by normp9 on 31 Dec, 2022 08:37
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https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=transporter-6
There you go, all payloads listed.
Well, all the publicly acknowledged payloads separating directly from the second stage listed :-)
Well yeah ofc. Momentus and Orbiter payloads are public. Epic's and D-Orbit ones not for now. I guess they'll disclose them, D-Orbit usually does.
SpaceX lists only 1 Skykraft object, which is the dispenser, when there are 5 Skykraft satellites inside.
There are only 2 Newsats listed : nrs 34 and 35, when "Albania 1" and "Albania 2" are also Newsats (nrs 32 and 33, since last launched was nr 31, and we already knew there would be 4 Newsats on Transporter-6).
I think X-21, X-22 and X-27 are in fact Iceye satellites.
There is also SSPD which is a hosted payload on Vigoride 5.
Unknown payloads to me (no website or social media found) : Sony Sphere 1, Sternula 1 and Eos Sat 1.
I think that x-xx are spacebees by checking https://www.nanosats.eu/database.
And this is for EOS SAT 1: https://dragonflyaerospace.com/eos-sat-1-leaves-dragonfly-aerospace-facility-as-it-prepares-for-december-launch/.
Sternula I guess it's this: https://www.sternula.com/
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#119 by scr00chy on 31 Dec, 2022 11:35
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It’s official! 🚀 We're launching 3 more radar imaging satellites with the @SpaceX Transporter-6 mission on Tuesday.
Our VP of Space Systems, Terence Lee, explains what’s so unique about this launch and why it is important for ICEYE.
https://twitter.com/ICEYEfi/status/1609101067265998848