Dear friends of the CroCube mission,We want to inform you that there has been a change in the launch date of the first Croatian satellite into space.Instead of March 2024 on the SpaceX Transporter 10 mission, as originally planned, CroCube will be launched on the next mission, Transporter 11, expected in June 2024. We will communicate more details in a timely manner through all our channels and social media.The reason for the change in the date is the latest tightening of technical launch requirements set by the launch service providers (Exolaunch, SpaceX). Due to these stricter conditions, we had to meet additional criteria within a very short timeframe, and we jointly decided that the best decision was to reduce the risk and postpone the launch to the next available slot.This is a minimal delay of only three months, which we will utilize for key activities such as completing the ground station, promoting the mission, organizing educational events and content, and finalizing the project's financial structure.Regarding the finances, we take this opportunity to provide you with the current financial report of the CroCube mission."All members of the CroCube team have taken the additional time as a boost to complete the remaining tasks before the launch. Although CroCube is small in size, we treat its mission with the same seriousness as a large space mission, which it truly is for us. Take, for example, the James Webb Space Telescope, whose launch was delayed for more than 10 years until it was fully ready. It now brings us immense satisfaction, just as CroCube will when it goes into orbit." These are the words of our always optimistic mission leader, Daniela Jović.To shorten the waiting time, we have prepared numerous content, contests, lectures, gatherings, and other activities in which you can participate in the coming months. Stay tuned!You can still contribute and become one of the heroes of this historic mission by shaping the future. We invite you to visit our website www.crocube.hr and click the red button "Donate Now" to financially support the mission.
CroCube delayed:https://crocube.hr/2024/01/26/lansiranje-crocube/QuoteThe reason for the change in the date is the latest tightening of technical launch requirements set by the launch service providers (Exolaunch, SpaceX).
The reason for the change in the date is the latest tightening of technical launch requirements set by the launch service providers (Exolaunch, SpaceX).
SPACEX TRANSPORTER-10 VANDENBURG, CAPRIMARY: 03/04/24 2104Z-2259ZBACKUP: 03/05-10/24 2104Z-2259Z
YAM-6, the first virtual mission-enabled satellite by @LoftOrbital, is ready for launch! ⚡️ Our team finished integration at @SLDelta30 and YAM-6 will launch soon on @SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission.We couldn't be more thrilled to deploy this innovative satellite!
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:QuoteSPACEX TRANSPORTER-10 VANDENBURG, CAPRIMARY: 03/04/24 2104Z-2259ZBACKUP: 03/05-10/24 2104Z-2259Z
Quote from: Martin_G on 03/01/2024 10:56 pmhttps://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:QuoteSPACEX TRANSPORTER-10 VANDENBURG, CAPRIMARY: 03/04/24 2104Z-2259ZBACKUP: 03/05-10/24 2104Z-2259ZSad that the FAA hasn't learnt to spell Vandenberg yet.
The "Aeros", a 4,5kg nanosat, will be on board of a SpaceX Falcon 9, which will launch from SpaceX's Vandenberg base at 21:18 (Lisbon time), according to Thales Edisoft Portugal, the leader of the consortium that designed, built and will operate the device, and which brings together several companies and academic institutions.
I'm assuming the "undisclosed customer" is Satlantis
Quote from: gongora on 02/29/2024 03:59 pmI'm assuming the "undisclosed customer" is SatlantisThat would match the description of the HORACIO cubesat announced by Exolaunch. By the way, NanoAvionics says this would be their third cubesat for Satlantis but I can recall only one more (GEISAT Precursor), which is the third one?
Quote from: Fmedici on 03/03/2024 12:56 pmQuote from: gongora on 02/29/2024 03:59 pmI'm assuming the "undisclosed customer" is SatlantisThat would match the description of the HORACIO cubesat announced by Exolaunch. By the way, NanoAvionics says this would be their third cubesat for Satlantis but I can recall only one more (GEISAT Precursor), which is the third one?MANTIS on Transporter 9 ?https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/mantis.htm
Find someone who looks at you the way we look at our satellites post-integration in an @Exolaunch deployer 🛰️❤️
CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the #Transporter-10 launch from Vandenberg SFB on 2024-03-04 at 22:04:59.990 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=transporter-10. Deployment of 48 satellites is set to occur 2024-03-04 at 22:58:43.730 UTC until 2024-03-05 at 00:38:00.890 UTC.
Per CelesTrak, primary = March 4 at 22:04:59.990 UTC.https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1764424273903690094
Go Beyond departed PoLB on Mar 2 @ 7:28pm PT / 10:28pm ET
Quote from: realnouns on 03/04/2024 12:01 amGo Beyond departed PoLB on Mar 2 @ 7:28pm PT / 10:28pm ETYou said Go Beyond but the pic shows Go Crusader?
SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 4 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-10 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 2:05 p.m. PT. If needed, there is a backup opportunity Tuesday, March 5 at the same time.A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about 10 minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.This will be the fifth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.Transporter-10 is SpaceX’s 10th dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There will be 53 payloads on this flight, including CubeSats, MicroSats, and a hosted payload. To date, SpaceX has launched nearly 1,000 smallsats for more than 130 customers across our entire Rideshare program.
