The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch the next batch of Starlink internet satellites from pad 40 on May 9 at 2:42am EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch another batch of Starlinks from pad 39A on May 15 at 6:58pm EDT.
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/StarlinkL27: LIFTOFF! At 2:42am EDT (0642 UTC)
Actual T0 should be at 06:42:45 UTC, again doing the math with T.S. Kelso’s Starlink deployment time estimate.07:46:36 UTC minus the mission duration (1 hour, 3 minutes, 51 seconds) is 06:42:45 UTC.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch the “DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon” in the first quarter of 2022, with the company accepting the meme-inspired scamcurrency as payment.
May 10, 2021RELEASE 21-059NASA, Axiom Agree to First Private Astronaut Mission on Space StationNASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station to take place no earlier than January 2022....The development and growth of the low-Earth orbit economy continues. In January 2020, NASA selected Axiom to provide at least one habitable commercial module to be attached to the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony node in late 2024.
There’s a “high degree of confidence in the late January date” for the launch, Axiom CEO Michael Suffredini said....Axiom intends to offer astronaut flights — both private and national — to the International Space Station and eventually its own privately funded space station. While Axiom has “things lined up” for AX-2, AX-3 and AX-4, “like everyone we have to compete for the opportunity,” Suffredini said. The number of missions to the ISS is limited because there are only two docking ports on the ISS, Station deputy manager Dana Weigel added. That suggests that additional stations will be necessary to meet the burgeoning demand for both commercial and scientific space missions.
May 15 • Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L27Launch time: 2254 GMT (6:54 p.m. EDT)Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1392645458590277637QuoteJust received clarification from @SpaceX that there are only 52 #Starlink satellites and 2 rideshares on this launch.Celestrak shows 569x582, so this is Capella ridesharehttps://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/
Just received clarification from @SpaceX that there are only 52 #Starlink satellites and 2 rideshares on this launch.
Aerospacelab @aerospacelab_beGet ready !With our launch provider @SpaceflightInc , we’re going to launch our first ever satellite on @SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket by the end of June
Quote from: gongora on 05/12/2021 10:47 pmI don't know for sure which Starlink flight it's on.Quote from: gongora on 05/12/2021 10:20 pmhttps://fcc.report/IBFS/SAT-MOD-20210512-00067QuoteMission Overview:Capella 6 will be launched in May 2021, on a 53deg orbit at an altitude between 550km and 600km. For the purpose of this document, the worst case altitude in terms of lifetime of 600 km will be used for C-6. Capella 5 will be launched in June 2021, on a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude between 500km and 550km.Quote from: gongora on 05/13/2021 01:21 amQuote from: TS Kelso tweetJust received clarification from @SpaceX that there are only 52 #Starlink satellites and 2 rideshares on this launch.Celestrak shows 569x582, so this is Capella ridesharehttps://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Assuming Capella 6 launches on this flight (Starlink v1.0 Flight 26), and assuming that Capella 5 will launch aboard Transporter-2 (or another soon-to-fly Falcon 9 shot)...What is the other rideshare payload aboard Flight 26?
I don't know for sure which Starlink flight it's on.Quote from: gongora on 05/12/2021 10:20 pmhttps://fcc.report/IBFS/SAT-MOD-20210512-00067QuoteMission Overview:Capella 6 will be launched in May 2021, on a 53deg orbit at an altitude between 550km and 600km. For the purpose of this document, the worst case altitude in terms of lifetime of 600 km will be used for C-6. Capella 5 will be launched in June 2021, on a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude between 500km and 550km.
https://fcc.report/IBFS/SAT-MOD-20210512-00067QuoteMission Overview:Capella 6 will be launched in May 2021, on a 53deg orbit at an altitude between 550km and 600km. For the purpose of this document, the worst case altitude in terms of lifetime of 600 km will be used for C-6. Capella 5 will be launched in June 2021, on a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude between 500km and 550km.
Mission Overview:Capella 6 will be launched in May 2021, on a 53deg orbit at an altitude between 550km and 600km. For the purpose of this document, the worst case altitude in terms of lifetime of 600 km will be used for C-6. Capella 5 will be launched in June 2021, on a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude between 500km and 550km.
Quote from: TS Kelso tweetJust received clarification from @SpaceX that there are only 52 #Starlink satellites and 2 rideshares on this launch.Celestrak shows 569x582, so this is Capella ridesharehttps://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/
https://www.spacex.com/launches/QuoteSpaceX is targeting Saturday, May 15 for its next Starlink mission launching aboard Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous window is at 6:54 p.m. EDT, or 22:54 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Sunday, May 16 at 6:33 p.m. EDT, or 22:33 UTC. On board this mission are 52 Starlink satellites, a Capella Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, and Tyvak-0130.<snip>
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, May 15 for its next Starlink mission launching aboard Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous window is at 6:54 p.m. EDT, or 22:54 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Sunday, May 16 at 6:33 p.m. EDT, or 22:33 UTC. On board this mission are 52 Starlink satellites, a Capella Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, and Tyvak-0130.<snip>
Future satellite launchesSatellite Region Application Launch DateSES-17 Americas Fixed Data, Mobility, Government Q4 2021(1)O3b mPOWER (satellites 1-3) Global Fixed Data, Mobility, Government Q4 2021(1)O3b mPOWER (satellites 4-6) Global Fixed Data, Mobility, Government Q1 2022O3b mPOWER (satellites 7-9) Global Fixed Data, Mobility, Government H2 2022SES-18 & SES-19 North America Video (US C-band accelerated clearing) H2 2022SES-20 & SES-21 North America Video (US C-band accelerated clearing) H2 2022O3b mPOWER (satellites 10-11) Global Fixed Data, Mobility, Government H2 20241) From Q3 2021, however the change is not expected to result in a significant change in operational service date (OSD)
