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#140 by FutureSpaceTourist on 20 May, 2023 14:39
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OneWeb Alpha 3 & 7 separation confirmed
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#141 by FutureSpaceTourist on 20 May, 2023 14:41
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OneWeb Bravo 5 & 1 JoeySat separation confirmed
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#142 by FutureSpaceTourist on 20 May, 2023 14:42
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OneWeb Alpha 8 & 4 separation confirmed
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#143 by FutureSpaceTourist on 20 May, 2023 14:43
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OneWeb Bravo 7 & 3 separation confirmed
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#144 by FutureSpaceTourist on 20 May, 2023 14:44
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OneWeb Bravo 6 & 2 separation confirmed - all deployments complete!
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#145 by GewoonLukas_ on 20 May, 2023 14:44
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AOS for all 5 Iridium satellites:Quote
Just received telemetry from all 5 satellites over Svalbard. All healthy and talking! Thank you @SpaceX, @Thales_Alenia_S and all the team members that got these satellites to space. We got it from here!
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#146 by FutureSpaceTourist on 20 May, 2023 14:45
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SpaceX webcast complete
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#147 by FutureSpaceTourist on 20 May, 2023 14:46
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Congratulations to Iridium, OneWeb and SpaceX on a successful mission!
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#148 by FutureSpaceTourist on 20 May, 2023 15:04
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https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1659938086204379136Quote
A beautiful early morning liftoff of the Iridium OneWeb mission from the California coast. Congratulations all on a successful deployment!
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#149 by FutureSpaceTourist on 20 May, 2023 15:26
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https://twitter.com/oneweb/status/1659943502745161728Quote
#OneWebLaunch19 is a success! We are delighted to report we have made contact with all 16 satellites launched today with @SpaceX, including our demonstration satellite, JoeySat.
Find out more about what today's mission means for OneWeb on our website at:
http://oneweb.net/resources/oneweb-confirms-successful-deployment-16-satellites-including-next-generation-joeysatQuoteOneWeb confirms successful deployment of 16 satellites including next-generation JoeySat
- Launch 19 brings the total OneWeb constellation to 634 satellites, increasing redundancy and resiliency as global coverage nears activation
- Launch includes innovative JoeySat, a demonstration satellite previewing next-generation capabilities
London, 20 May 2023 – OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, today confirmed the successful deployment of 16 satellites that will provide increased resilience and redundancy to the OneWeb constellation as the company progresses toward global services. Included in this key batch is JoeySat, a satellite that will test an innovative beam-hopping capability which will allow satellites to switch between different places on Earth and adjust the strength of the communications signals based on customer needs or demands.
Liftoff occurred on 20 May at 6:16 PT (local) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. OneWeb’s satellites separated successfully from the vehicle and were dispensed in eight phases over a period of 1 hour and 26 minutes, and signal acquisition on all 16 satellites has been confirmed. The launch marked OneWeb’s fourth successful launch with SpaceX.
With 634 satellites now in-orbit, OneWeb is on track to deliver global coverage this year and is already in the process of scaling services for customers around the world. With the addition of the satellites deployed from this launch, OneWeb will increase the resiliency and redundancy in the constellation as it expands services to its growing base of enterprise and government customers.
The 16th satellite launched today is nicknamed JoeySat. Developed through the European Space Agency and UKSA Sunrise Partnership programme, JoeySat carries an innovative payload design which will demonstrate digital regenerative processing, electronically steered multi-beam arrays, and digital beamforming and beam-hopping technologies. These capabilities, planned for OneWeb’s Gen 2 constellation, will offer more flexibility and capacity to customers, optimizing resources to manage real-time surges in commercial demand or to enable rapid responses to emergencies such as natural disasters.
This new digital payload is developed in the UK by our Sunrise programme partner, Satixfy UK. JoeySat is also an integral component of the End-to-End system validations, testing innovative features including 5G Pilot Tests, which will be performed in collaboration with University of Surrey UK, Celestia UK and Satixfy UK. The aim is to create an interoperable network integrating space and ground assets by which OneWeb will be able to seamlessly manage backhaul to support 5G connectivity.
Also on board JoeySat is a Radiation Monitor, developed by partners Oledcomm and Advacam, which will measure and monitor the radiation environment in LEO, and provide critical information to OneWeb and the scientific community for future missions.
Neil Masterson, Chief Executive Officer of OneWeb, commented: “We are excited to see the successful completion of our 19th launch, which would not have been possible without our committed team and our enormously skilled launch partners. We have made tremendous progress in scaling our services, and today’s launch is a testament to our commitment to continue improving our service to our customers. Never ones to rest on our laurels, we also view this launch as proof positive of our drive to innovate, as we test new technologies that will usher in the future of our connectivity capabilities and services. We now look ahead to scaling our services as well as making important advancements in the future of connectivity.”
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#150 by wannamoonbase on 20 May, 2023 18:47
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Love the quick turnaround at Vandy
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#151 by alugobi on 20 May, 2023 18:49
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Maybe they can launch one without an abort or "additional checkouts" this time. Without checking, seems like about half a dozen now that couldn't launch on time.
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#152 by matthewkantar on 20 May, 2023 20:37
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Maybe they can launch one without an abort or "additional checkouts" this time. Without checking, seems like about half a dozen now that couldn't launch on time.
Yeah all these delays! Five days between launches is like…super lame.
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#153 by alugobi on 20 May, 2023 22:07
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I don't know what you're arguing against. I made no implication that the delays are an issue, other than that they occur. Something at Vandenberg that we don't see elsewhere, in terms of frequency.
Edit: fewer than I was remembering, that were not weather related. And that's where I may have misremembered, because this winter was so unusual in SoCal.
I looked at the previous 10 missions from Vandenberg.
6 delays/scrubs for weather
3 aborts/cancels
1 on time
So, 3 out of 10.
This is an observation out of interest, not a criticism.2023-05-20 Iridium 9/OneWeb Abort at 55 seconds
2023-05-10 Starlink 2-9 On time
2023-04-27 Starlink 3-5 Scrub, bad landing weather
2023-04-14 SpaceX Transporter-7 Scrub, weather
2023-04-02 SDA Tranche 0 Flight 1 Abort, additional vehicle preparations
2023-03-17 Starlink 2-8 Postponed, weather
2023-03-03 Starlink 2-7 Delayed, weather
2023-02-17 Starlink 2-5 Delayed, weather
2023-01-31 Starlink 2-6 (R) Delayed, additional pre-launch checkouts
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#154 by FutureSpaceTourist on 21 May, 2023 07:08
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https://twitter.com/tskelso/status/1660077638797635584Quote
CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data for 13 satellites from the launch (2023-068) of 5 Iridium and 16 OneWeb satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB on May 20 at 1316 UTC: spaceflightnow.com/2023/05/19/fal…. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?INTDES=2023-068
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#155 by FutureSpaceTourist on 22 May, 2023 22:48
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https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1660764854607552512Quote
Of Course I Still Love You droneship should arrive at Port of Long Beach around 10am PT on Tuesday with the Falcon 9 from the Iridium/OneWeb mission.
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#156 by realnouns on 23 May, 2023 16:43
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Scorpius + OCISLY + B1063 return PoLB on 5/23/2023 @ 9:15am PT (12:15PM ET)
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#157 by FutureSpaceTourist on 23 May, 2023 22:35
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https://twitter.com/shorealonefilms/status/1661055107977613323Quote
Welcome home!!!! @SpaceX Falcon9 is back inLBC @SpaceOffshore
https://twitter.com/shorealonefilms/status/1661116606075015172QuoteHere’s @SpaceX #Falcon9Booster B1063.11 back from its 11th trip into space.Its this booster supported the IRIDIUM-9 / OneWeb F19 mission. 05-23-23
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#158 by zubenelgenubi on 24 May, 2023 05:38
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https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1660194926817325056Quote
We now have ephemeris-based SupGP data for all 21 satellites from this launch, thanks to our partners at @IridiumComm and @OneWeb.
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#159 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 May, 2023 04:51
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https://twitter.com/shorealonefilms/status/1661912792646168576Quote
love the blue char on @SpaceX #Falcon9 Booster legs in post flight operations in Long Beach 05-25-23