Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Transporter-7 Rideshare : VSFB SLC-4E : 15 April 2023 (06:48 UTC) (Read 89331 times)

OneSpeed · « **Reply #80 on:** 04/08/2023 08:11 am »

Quote from: Ken the Bin on 04/08/2023 03:25 am

Here's an NGA Rocket Launching notice that I presume is for this launch. It only runs through April 15, whereas the Space Debris notice runs through April 17.

Maps from the NGA notices. Fairing splashdown some 500km downrange.

JuaniX · « **Reply #81 on:** 04/08/2023 08:05 pm »

In the first message there are two mentions of FACSAT-2.

Quote from: gongora on 05/16/2022 02:18 pm

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Exolaunch (21 satellites, 16 cubesat, 5 microsat)
...
FACSAT-2 (6U, Colombian Air Force, GomSpace bus)
...
GomSpace (FACSAT-2?)
...

Is this because a second satellite built by GomSpace (or using its bus) is expected/suspected?

gongora · « **Reply #82 on:** 04/08/2023 08:20 pm »

Quote from: JuaniX on 04/08/2023 08:05 pm

In the first message there are two mentions of FACSAT-2.

Quote from: gongora on 05/16/2022 02:18 pm
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Exolaunch (21 satellites, 16 cubesat, 5 microsat)
...
FACSAT-2 (6U, Colombian Air Force, GomSpace bus)
...
GomSpace (FACSAT-2?)
...

Is this because a second satellite built by GomSpace (or using its bus) is expected/suspected?

It's because Exolaunch said GomSpace has a satellite on board, and I'm guessing that refers to FACSAT-2, but I'm not 100% sure that's what they meant. Their press release was a little vague.

gongora · « **Reply #83 on:** 04/08/2023 10:22 pm »

KILICSAT, 3U, GUMUSH AeroSpace and University of Turkish Aeronautical Association (UTAA)

https://twitter.com/GumushAerospace
https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/kilicsat
https://db.satnogs.org/satellite/LIQD-2119-7593-4558-1219
https://www.linkedin.com/company/gumushaerospace/

gongora · « **Reply #84 on:** 04/08/2023 10:27 pm »

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1644810636474605570

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CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for 36 objects in the initial deployments of the #Transporter-7 mission, set to launch from Vandenberg SFB on 2023-04-11 at 06:48:25.990 UTC. Deployments will occur from 07:49:31.010 UTC to 09:23:43.870 UTC.

Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/sup-gp.php?FILE=transporter-7.

gongora · « **Reply #85 on:** 04/08/2023 10:45 pm »

SSS-2B, 3U, TUBITAK-UZAY (TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute)

https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/sss-2b

OceanCat · « **Reply #86 on:** 04/09/2023 01:29 am »

PLEIADES YEARLING in the Celestrak manifest is likely "Bronco Space at Cal Poly Pomona" in the top post. It's likely a backup copy of PROVES-YEARLING launched on Transporter-6. Launcher Orbiter SN1 failed to deploy it.

Here is a filing made by a Stanford student which explains that Pleiades Yearling was an umbrella term for a satellite mission and a ground station/satellite relay project. Since neither Bronco Space nor Stanford Student Space Initiative list PLEIADES YEARLING satellite I'm pretty sure it's just a copy of PROVES-YEARLING.

gongora · « **Reply #87 on:** 04/09/2023 01:59 am »

Quote from: OceanCat on 04/09/2023 01:29 am

PLEIADES YEARLING in the Celestrak manifest is likely "Bronco Space at Cal Poly Pomona" in the top post. It's likely a backup copy of PROVES-YEARLING launched on Transporter-6. Launcher Orbiter SN1 failed to deploy it.

Here is a filing made by a Stanford student which explains that Pleiades Yearling was an umbrella term for a satellite mission and a ground station/satellite relay project. Since neither Bronco Space nor Stanford Student Space Initiative list PLEIADES YEARLING satellite I'm pretty sure it's just a copy of PROVES-YEARLING.

That's what I was thinking too. Now I'm trying to figure out what "ITS ABOUT TIME" (maybe CACI?) and "LS3C" are. Also if the expected "OMNI-LER1", CACI demo, and "Wyvern-1" made it on the flight, and under what names if so. Having a list from D-Orbit would help.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #88 on:** 04/09/2023 11:20 pm »

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1645080857588252674

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Departure! Fairing recovery ship NRC Quest is outbound from the Port of Long Beach for the Transporter-7 mission.

The booster will RTLS and land at LZ-4.

jcm · « **Reply #89 on:** 04/09/2023 11:40 pm »

Quote from: gongora on 04/09/2023 01:59 am

Quote from: OceanCat on 04/09/2023 01:29 am
PLEIADES YEARLING in the Celestrak manifest is likely "Bronco Space at Cal Poly Pomona" in the top post. It's likely a backup copy of PROVES-YEARLING launched on Transporter-6. Launcher Orbiter SN1 failed to deploy it.

Here is a filing made by a Stanford student which explains that Pleiades Yearling was an umbrella term for a satellite mission and a ground station/satellite relay project. Since neither Bronco Space nor Stanford Student Space Initiative list PLEIADES YEARLING satellite I'm pretty sure it's just a copy of PROVES-YEARLING.

That's what I was thinking too. Now I'm trying to figure out what "ITS ABOUT TIME" (maybe CACI?) and "LS3C" are. Also if the expected "OMNI-LER1", CACI demo, and "Wyvern-1" made it on the flight, and under what names if so. Having a list from D-Orbit would help.

Yep, ABOUT TIME and LS3C are stumping me too! I like your CACI suggestion for the former.

EDIT: Ooh, LS3C is likely a LacunaSpace/Nanoavionics Lacuna-Sat 3C ? I have no evidence for this except that
the abbreviation fits...

gongora · « **Reply #90 on:** 04/10/2023 12:49 am »

Quote from: jcm on 04/09/2023 11:40 pm

EDIT: Ooh, LS3C is likely a LacunaSpace/Nanoavionics Lacuna-Sat 3C ? I have no evidence for this except that
the abbreviation fits...

I agree all that fits. Would be nice if Lacuna actually mentioned launching another satellite.
Edit: If ITS ABOUT TIME is CACI and the other expected cubesats are aboard ION that would work out perfectly. Of course the Transporter manifests don't tend to work out perfectly.

Skyrocket · « **Reply #91 on:** 04/10/2023 08:32 am »

Quote from: gongora on 04/10/2023 12:49 am

Quote from: jcm on 04/09/2023 11:40 pm
EDIT: Ooh, LS3C is likely a LacunaSpace/Nanoavionics Lacuna-Sat 3C ? I have no evidence for this except that
the abbreviation fits...

I agree all that fits. Would be nice if Lacuna actually mentioned launching another satellite.

Lacuna mentioned on a conference in 2019 planning to launch a satellite called LacunaSat-2c (with the same payload as LacunaSat 2b) on an Indian launch vehicle in 2020, but i have found no reference to a LacunaSat-3c so far.

Skyrocket · « **Reply #92 on:** 04/10/2023 05:05 pm »

The Wyvern sat is on board and apparently the name is EPICHyper-1

https://twitter.com/aacclydespace/status/1645469853262676002?s=46&t=pAt6mU-ZEIga6nLkUnMwYw

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #93 on:** 04/10/2023 11:03 pm »

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1645562908884041729

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West Coast fairing recovery ship NRC Quest is in position, 540 km downrange, to support the Transporter-7 mission.

Launch is scheduled for about 8 hours from now, pending confirmation from SpaceX.

catdlr · « **Reply #94 on:** 04/11/2023 12:49 am »

Day Delay Now April 11, 11:30 p.m.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #95 on:** 04/11/2023 12:51 am »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1645590343054917632

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Now targeting no earlier than tomorrow, April 11 at 11:48 p.m. PT for a Falcon 9 launch of our seventh dedicated smallsat rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E in California; teams are keeping an eye on weather → http://spacex.com/launches

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #96 on:** 04/11/2023 01:13 am »

Full stack:
https://twitter.com/ghgsat/status/1645508945174298630

FST edit: added stack photo

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #97 on:** 04/11/2023 03:37 am »

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=transporter-7

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SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Tuesday, April 11 at 11:48 p.m. PT (06:48 UTC on April 12) for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-7 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and seven Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Transporter-7 is SpaceX’s seventh dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There will be 50 payloads on this flight, including CubeSats, MicroSats, hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 10 minutes prior to liftoff.

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HR/MIN/SEC   EVENT
00:01:05   Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:18   1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:20   1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:30   2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:02:35   1st stage boostback burn begins
00:03:01   Fairing deployment
00:03:30   1st stage boostback burn ends
00:06:11   1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:25   1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:19   1st stage landing burn begins
00:07:36   1st stage landing
00:08:19   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:57:48   2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:57:50   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:01:02   C6 - Mey-Lin deploys, manifested by GHGSat
01:01:17   SSS-2B deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:25   C8 - Oceane deploys, manifested by GHGSat
01:01:37   DEWA-SAT 2 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:01:48   KILICSAT deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:02:04   OrbAstro-AF-1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:02:17   BRO-9 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:02:30   LEMUR 2 ONREFLECTION deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:02:59   C7 - Gaspard deploys, manifested by GHGSat
01:03:46   TAIFA-1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:04:08   Connecta T2.1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:04:20   Sapling deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:04:34   LS2f deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:04:47   FACSAT CHIRIBIQUETE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:05:00   ROSEYCUBESAT-1 and Inspire-Sat deploy, manifested by Exolaunch
01:05:12   Blue Dot Consortium: Pleiades - Squared deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:06:04   It’s About Time deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:06:17   CIRBE deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:07:09   Sateliot-0 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:07:22   LEMUR 2 SPACEGUS deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:08:38   LEMUR 2 ROMEO-N-LEO deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:09:45   NewSat 36 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:11:04   NewSat 37 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:11:58   NewSat 38 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:12:13   UMBRA deploys, manifested by Umbra Lab
01:12:33   ALIZER 02 HAWK7B deploys, manifested by Omniteq
01:13:28   ALIZER 02 HAWK7A deploys, manifested by Omniteq
01:14:26   ALIZER 02 HAWK7C deploys, manifested by Omniteq
01:14:46   Tomorrow.io’s Tomorrow-R1 deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:15:35   NorSat-TD deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:16:16   NewSat 39 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
01:16:50   GHOSt-2 deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:17:03   ION SCV-010 Masterful Matthaeus deploys, manifested by D-Orbit
01:20:45   GHOSt-1 deploys, manifested by Maverick Space Systems
01:22:09   VIGORIDE6 deploys, manifested by Momentus
01:46:15   2nd stage engine starts (SES-3)
01:46:16   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-3)
02:31:09   2nd stage engine starts (SES-4)
02:31:10   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-4)
02:35:19   Tubitak’s IMECE deploys

catdlr · « **Reply #98 on:** 04/11/2023 03:42 am »

Hard to believe SpaceX will provide a continous webcast for two and a half hours? Spacex will probably provide just us just Twitter updates.

alugobi · « **Reply #99 on:** 04/11/2023 03:54 am »

Another delay at Vandenberg. A lot of that lately.