Skynet Tonight! "Fractal Antennas" & Constellation "Taurus, the Bull" 9PM CT
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SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Fractal Antennas¡± & Constellation ¡°Taurus the Bull¡±? ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Apollo 13¡± (1996) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. ? Youtube.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± Facebook.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± Twitch.tv Search ¡°KE5ICX¡± ? Direct Video Link: ? IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: Saturday¡¯s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. ? Discussion Topic of the Evening.Fractal Antennas Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellation Taurus, the Bull Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Jan. 29 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-6 Launch time: Approx. 1612 GMT (11:12 a.m. EST; 8:12 a.m. PST) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. [Jan. 24] Jan. 31 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-3 Launch time: 0827 GMT (3:27 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This will be the third launch into a new orbital shell for SpaceX¡¯s second-generation Starlink constellation, called Starlink Gen2. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Jan. 19] Feb. 5 Falcon 9 ? Amazonas Nexus Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Amazonas Nexus communications satellite for the Spanish company Hispasat. Amazonas Nexus will provide broadband connectivity to airplanes, ships, and other mobile users across the Americas, Greenland, and travel corridors across the Atlantic Ocean. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space, and is based on the Spacebus NEO platform. [Jan. 19] February SSLV ? Test Flight 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its second orbital test flight following a failed inaugural launch attempt in 2022. [March 31] Feb. 9 Soyuz ? Progress 83P Launch time: 0651 GMT (1:51 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 83rd Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Jan. 13] Feb. 11/12 H3 ? ALOS 3 Launch window: 0137:55-0144:15 GMT on 12th (8:37:55-8:44:15 p.m. EST on 11th) Launch site: Launch Pad 2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H3 rocket will launch on its first test flight with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite 3, or ALOS 3, Earth observation satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. ALOS 3, also named Daichi 3, will capture high-resolution, wide-swath images of all of the world¡¯s land surfaces, providing data for applications in disaster management, land use, urban sprawl, scientific research, and coastal and vegetation environmental monitoring. The H3 rocket for Test Flight 1, or TF1, will fly in the H3-22S configuration with two first stage engines, two strap-on solid rocket boosters, and a short payload fairing. [Jan. 13] Feb. 19/20 Soyuz ? Soyuz MS-23 Launch time: 0157 GMT on 20th (8:57 p.m. EST on 19th) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to the International Space Station. The mission was originally supposed to carry Russian commander Oleg Kononenko, Russian flight engineer Nikolai Chub, and NASA astronaut Loral O¡¯Hara, but managers removed the crew from the mission in order to use the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft as a replacement for the damaged Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft docked to the space station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Jan. 13] 1st Quarter Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two WorldView Legion Earth observation satellites for Maxar Technologies. Maxar plans to deploy six commercial WorldView Legion high-resolution remote sensing satellites into a mix of sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits on three SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. Delayed from January and September 2021. Delayed from March, May, June, July, and? September 2022. Delayed again from 4th Quarter 2022. Delayed from January 2023. [Jan. 8] February Falcon 9 ? Inmarsat 6 F2 Launch window: TBD Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Inmarsat 6 F2 communications satellite for London-based Inmarsat. Built by Airbus Defense and Space, the satellite carries L-band and Ka-band payloads to provide mobile communications services to airplanes and ships. [Nov. 22] Feb. 26 Falcon 9 ? Crew 6 Launch time: 0707 GMT (2:07 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A 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. 19] Late February Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into Medium Earth Orbit for SES of Luxembourg. The satellites, built by Boeing, will provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES¡¯s O3b network. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Jan. 13] Early 2023 Falcon 9 ? SES 18 & SES 19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch SES 18 and SES 19 communications satellites for SES of Luxembourg. SES 18 and 19, built by Northrop Grumman, will provide C-band television and data services over the United States. [May 24] 1st Quarter Vulcan Centaur ? Peregrine Launch window: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its inaugural flight with the Peregrine commercial lunar lander for Astrobotic. The Peregrine robotic lander will carry multiple experiments, scientific instruments, and tech demo payloads for NASA and other customers. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC2S configuration with two GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a short-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from mid-2022 and late 2022. [Oct. 26] February Ariane 5 ? Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz Launch window: TBD Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA259, to launch the Syracuse 4B and Heinrich Hertz communications satellites. Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus, will relay secure communications between French military aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval vessels, including submarines. The Heinrich Hertz satellite, built by OHB, will test new communications technologies on a mission funded by the German government. The small Ovzon 3 geostationary communications satellite for the Swedish company Ovzon will also be on this launch. [Nov. 22] NET Late February Starship ? Orbital Test Flight Launch time: TBD Launch site: Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas A SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship launch vehicle will launch on its first orbital test flight. The mission will attempt to travel around the world for nearly one full orbit, resulting in a re-entry and splashdown of the Starship near Hawaii. Delayed from 2022. [Jan. 8] Check-ins or comments At this point we should be reaching our 90 minute cut-off point, so NCS can decide whether to cut any of these topics due to lack of time. ?? 9.? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Brenda WB5OZL NASA's Fermi detects first gamma-ray eclipses from 'spider' star systems Spider Star Systems Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.You can use the website to find out what¡¯s in orbit and where to look during fly-overs ? ISS Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Tiangong Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Hubble Space Telescope Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 |
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