SpaceX F9 : Transporter-8 : Vandenberg : 12 June 2023 (21:35 UTC)

• #140 by FutureSpaceTourist on 12 Jun, 2023 11:31
• https://twitter.com/iceyefi/status/1668218462760476673
  
  

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  It takes a great team to achieve great things!
  
  A big thank you to everyone who contributed to making the upcoming Transporter-8 launch possible through hard work and dedication, especially to @EXOLAUNCH, @SpaceX, and of course the global Team ICEYE.
  
  Stay tuned for updates! 🚀

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• #141 by FutureSpaceTourist on 12 Jun, 2023 11:43
• https://twitter.com/satellitevu/status/1668195591715708928
  
  

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  #HOTSAT1 Today is THE day!
  
  HotSat-1 is due to launch on a @SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 14:19 PDT (22:19 BST).
  
  Join us in celebrating this milestone & the positive impact it will have on #ClimateAction

  
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65775901
  
  

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  HotSat-1: Spacecraft to map UK's heat inefficient buildings
  Published 4 hours ago
  
  Jonathan Amos, Science correspondent
  By Jonathan Amos
  BBC Science Correspondent
  @BBCAmos
  
  A novel British satellite is set to go into orbit later on Monday, designed to map the heat signature of buildings.
  
  The idea is to highlight those dwellings that are wasting energy and could benefit from better insulation.
  
  The relatively small spacecraft is called, appropriately, HotSat-1; and will be operated by the London-based start-up Satellite Vu.
  
• #142 by gongora on 12 Jun, 2023 12:30
• This has great pics of the new plates.
  

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• #143 by GewoonLukas_ on 12 Jun, 2023 12:58
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  LHA map for #Transporter-8 mission from VSFB SLC-4E NET 12 Jun 21:19 UTC, altern. 13 to 19 Jun based on issued NOTAM/NOTMARs. LZ-4 landing for B1071.9. Estimated fairing recovery position approx. 551km downrange. Stage2 debris reentry south of Cape Town. http://bit.ly/LHA-26
  

  
  https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz/status/1668240577450717184

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• #144 by FutureSpaceTourist on 12 Jun, 2023 16:47
• https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1668303079089876995
  

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  SpaceX Falcon 9 B1071-9 is set to launch 72 payloads into space on the Transporter-8 mission from SLC-4E at Vandenberg.
  
  The launch window for the flight opens at 2:19 PM PDT (21:19 UTC).
  
  https://nasaspaceflight.com/2023/06/spacex-transporter-8/ - by Danny Lentz.
  
  Providing the booster lands on LZ-4, SpaceX will mark the 200th recovery of a Falcon booster, the 126th consecutive successful landing since SpaceX last lost a booster.
  

  
  [zubenelgenubi: Chris B posted a corrected tweet, which is now posted here.]
• #145 by Fmedici on 12 Jun, 2023 18:12
• Albapod confirmed on ION-SCV I guess:
  
  https://twitter.com/AmsatSpain/status/1668214255789789184
• #146 by gongora on 12 Jun, 2023 20:06
• Alba is on ION.  The six payloads are UNICORN-2I (3P), Satlla-2I (2P), Istanbul (1P), MRC-100 (3P), URESAT-1 (1P), ROM-2 (1P)
• #147 by gongora on 12 Jun, 2023 20:19
• Endurosat is not on this flight.
  
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  https://twitter.com/RogueSpaceCorp/status/1668321065918160896
  

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  Really excited for all of our friends going up on SpaceX #Transporter-8 today! Rogue Space Systems Corporation has been rebooked on #Transporter-9 due to launch NET October 2023. See our post on LinkedIn for more info!
  https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7074084362756968449
• #148 by FutureSpaceTourist on 12 Jun, 2023 20:31
• https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1668355013041610781
  
  

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  F9/Transporter-8: This will be SpaceX's 40th launch so far this year, the 4th this month and the 232nd launch of a single-stick F9; 1st stage B1071 is making its 9th flight; a successful return-to-launch-site landing would be the company's 200th overall, the 44th on land
• #149 by Ken the Bin on 12 Jun, 2023 20:32
• Mission Control Audio (video id ZccHQ2jQOPo):
  
  
• #150 by FutureSpaceTourist on 12 Jun, 2023 20:45
• https://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/status/1668358720898703361
  
  

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  The SpaceX countdown clock is now holding, meaning the liftoff time for the Falcon 9 rocket on the Transporter 8 rideshare mission will be delayed into today's launch window -- and launch won't happen at 2:19pm PDT (5:19pm EDT; 2119 UTC).
  
  Live coverage: spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/12/fal…
• #151 by FutureSpaceTourist on 12 Jun, 2023 20:51
• https://twitter.com/alexphysics13/status/1668360130948104193
  
  

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  And just as I say that, the launch director has set a new T0 of 2:30:00PM PDT (21:30:00 UTC)
• #152 by FutureSpaceTourist on 12 Jun, 2023 20:57
• https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1668361253033766914
  
  

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  New T-0 of 2:35 p.m. PT for launch of the Transporter-8 mission from SLC-4E
• #153 by Satori on 12 Jun, 2023 20:58
• Launch now at 2135UTC
• #154 by FutureSpaceTourist on 12 Jun, 2023 20:58
• https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1668361993844150281
  
  

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  F9/Transporter-8: T-0 now updated to 5:35pm ET; clock has resumed; launch director is go for propellant load and launch
• #155 by jcm on 12 Jun, 2023 21:15
• Quote from: gongora on 12 Jun, 2023 20:06

  Alba is on ION.  The six payloads are UNICORN-21 (3P), Satlla-21 (2P), Istanbul (1P), MRC-100 (3P), URESAT-1 (1P), ROM-2 (1P)
  

  
  A bit surprised by those names - not perhaps UNICORN-2I, SATTLA-2I ?
• #156 by Comga on 12 Jun, 2023 21:15
• Over the net:
  "Stage 2 RP1 load is complete"
  
  Edit @ 2:19: "Stage 2 LOX load has started"
  
• #157 by zubenelgenubi on 12 Jun, 2023 21:27
• Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 12 Jun, 2023 20:57

  Quote from: SpaceX tweet

  New T-0 of 2:35 p.m. PT for launch of the Transporter-8 mission from SLC-4E

  21:35:00 UTC?
• #158 by abaddon on 12 Jun, 2023 21:27
• SpaceX stream is live.
• #159 by FutureSpaceTourist on 12 Jun, 2023 21:27
• T-8

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