Next LaunchMission: Virginia is for Launch LoversVehicle: Rocket Lab ElectronDate: Monday, Jan. 23, 2023Time: 6-8 p.m.
The next SpaceX Falcon Heavy from pad 39A will launch the USSF-67 mission for the U.S. Space Force on January 14 at 5:55 p.m. EST. Sunset is 5:45 p.m. The launch window stretches no later than around 6:45 p.m. The first stages will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
Jan. 14 • Falcon Heavy • USSF 67Launch period: 2255-2333 GMT (5:55-6:33 p.m. EST)Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida...Late February • Falcon 9 • Crew 6Launch time: TBDLaunch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, FloridaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the program’s ninth flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Warren “Woody” Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from Feb. 19. [Jan. 13]...Late February • Falcon 9 • O3b mPOWER 3 & 4Launch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida...March • Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 27Launch time: TBDLaunch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida...Late March • Falcon 9 • O3b mPOWER 5 & 6Launch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida...April • Falcon 9 • Transporter 7Launch time: TBDLaunch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida...August • Falcon 9 • Crew 7Launch time: TBDLaunch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, January 19 for a Falcon 9 launch of 51 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=ussf-67QuoteSpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 15 at 5:56 p.m. ET (22:56 UTC) for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the USSF-67 mission to a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land on SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 15 at 5:56 p.m. ET (22:56 UTC) for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the USSF-67 mission to a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land on SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=119834&RequestTimeout=1000QuoteThis STA is necessary to authorize launch vehicle communications for Firefly’s FLT 003 from Vandenberg Space Force Base SLC-2. This includes a suborbital first stage and an orbital second stage. All downrange Earth stations are receive-only. This STA Extension accounts for delays in planned launch which was intended to occur in September 2022, which now is planned for January 2023. Firefly has no changes to administrative or technical data for this STA. Firefly requests that this STA Extension be issued in accordance with 47 CFR 5.61(c).Per this link, the start date is now listed as 02/01/23, so it's NET February now.
This STA is necessary to authorize launch vehicle communications for Firefly’s FLT 003 from Vandenberg Space Force Base SLC-2. This includes a suborbital first stage and an orbital second stage. All downrange Earth stations are receive-only. This STA Extension accounts for delays in planned launch which was intended to occur in September 2022, which now is planned for January 2023. Firefly has no changes to administrative or technical data for this STA. Firefly requests that this STA Extension be issued in accordance with 47 CFR 5.61(c).
March 7Falcon 9Intelsat 40e/TEMPOLaunch time: TBDLaunch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FloridaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Intelsat 40e communications satellite for Intelsat. Intelsat 40e will join Intelsat’s “Epic” fleet of high-throughput satellites, providing in-flight connectivity and other mobile communications services over North and Central America. Intelsat 40e is a partial replacement for Intelsat 29e, which failed in 2019. Intelsat 40e hosts NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument to measure atmospheric chemistry and monitor air pollution over North America. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite was built by Maxar, and is based on the 1300 platform. [Jan. 14]
Quote from: TS Kelso tweetThe #Starlink Group 2-4 launch has been rescheduled for 2023-01-19 at 15:23:10 UTC with deployment at 15:52:15.680 UTC. Pre-launch SupGP data can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g2-4. [Jan 15]
The #Starlink Group 2-4 launch has been rescheduled for 2023-01-19 at 15:23:10 UTC with deployment at 15:52:15.680 UTC. Pre-launch SupGP data can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g2-4. [Jan 15]
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated January 15:QuoteA Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch GPS III-6 for the U.S. Space Force on January 18 at 7:00 a.m. EST. Sunrise is 7:15 a.m. The launch window stretches to 7:36 a.m.
A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch GPS III-6 for the U.S. Space Force on January 18 at 7:00 a.m. EST. Sunrise is 7:15 a.m. The launch window stretches to 7:36 a.m.
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsFH/USSF-67: LIFTOFF! At 5:56pm EST (2256 UTC)
Launched: lor№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)202304 - January 15 - USSF-67: CBAS-2 , LDPE-3A (ROOSTER-3A) [Catcher, WASSAT + 3 smallsat] - Falcon Heavy-05 (B1064.2 LZ-1, B1070 X, B1065.2 LZ-2) - Kennedy LC-39A - 22:56
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 will launch GPS III-6 for the U.S. Space Force on January 18 at 7:10 a.m. EST. Sunrise is 7:15 a.m. The launch window stretches to 7:25 a.m. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.
GPS III-6Launch TimeWed Jan 18, 2023 12:10 GMT...B1077Flight #2A Shortfall of Gravitas
That approach would support getting the Habitable Worlds Observatory ready for launch by the early 2040s. However, some scientists want NASA to move faster, not just to get the mission launched sooner but also to accelerate the development of the far-infrared and X-ray missions that are also part of the New Great Observatories.During another conference session Jan. 11, Jason Tumlinson, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, showed one long-term budget projection that had the Habitable Worlds Observatory launching in 2041, with the far-infrared and X-ray missions following in 2047 and 2051. “I think this is too slow,” he said. “This is want we want, but it’s not soon enough.”He showed an alternative budget projection that moved up Habitable Worlds Observatory to 2035, with the next two missions following in 2040 and 2045. Doing so, he argued, could be done by increasing NASA’s astrophysics budget, currently about $1.5 billion a year, to $2.5 billion annually later in the 2020s.
USSF-44 correction:https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/alpine.htmhttps://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cbas.htm
Quote from: Salo on 01/16/2023 09:46 amUSSF-44 correction:https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/alpine.htmhttps://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cbas.htmCBAS isn't related to USSF-44
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, January 18 at 7:10 a.m. ET (12:10 UTC) for Falcon 9’s launch of the GPS III Space Vehicle 06 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Thursday, January 19 at 7:05 a.m. ET (12:05 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Crew-5. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Quote from: Bean Kenobi on 01/16/2023 09:58 pmQuote from: Salo on 01/16/2023 09:46 amUSSF-44 correction:https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/alpine.htmhttps://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cbas.htmCBAS isn't related to USSF-44 What can you say about Alpine?
