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Skynet Tonight! "A Rare Alignment" & Constellation "Scorpus the Scorpion" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°See a Rare Alignment¡± & ¡±Scorpius, the Scorpion¡±? ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Battlefield Earth¡± (2000) 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.See a rare alignment of all the planets in the night sky? From National Geographic website From Space.com? https://www.space.com/rare-five-planets-alignment--photo-june-2022 Planetary Alignment in June Wide Field View Alignment Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Brenda WB5OZL/Kelley K5KTX (Alternates Each Week) Space Exploration News Asteroid Day Asteroid Mission on Hold Space-Related Birthdays Brian Duffy? June 20, 1953 STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92? James Buchli June 20, 1945 STS-51-C, STS-61-A, STS-29, STS-48 Gary Payton June 20, 1948 STS-51-C Donn F. Eisele June23, 1930 Apollo 7 Ellison Onizuka June 24, 1946 STS-51-C, STS-51-L (Challenger disaster) Jasmin Moghbeli? June 24, 1983 Space X Crew 7 Raja Chari June 24, 1977 Space X Crew 3 (Expedition 66/67) This Week in Space History June 25, 1997 A Progress refueling vehicle misses rendezvous & docking at the Russian Mir space station, and hits it violently.? Galileo declared a heretic For his belief in heliocentrism, Galileo was declared "vehemently suspect of heresy" by the Vatican on June 22, 1633. The idea of a Sun-centered solar system was not new, having been rejected for centuries.? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekScorpius, the scorpion. Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule June 25 Electron ? CAPSTONE Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission to the moon. CAPSTONE will fly to the moon on Rocket Lab¡¯s Photon space tug, entering a unique halo-like lunar orbit to test deep space navigation and communications in the same orbit to be used by NASA¡¯s Gateway mini-space station. Moved from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Delayed from 2021 due to COVID-related issues. Delayed from March 2022. Delayed from June 6 and June 13. [June 14] Late June Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-21 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Moved forward from July. [June 17] June SSLV ? Demonstration Launch Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April 2021 and May 2022. [May 24] June 28 Falcon 9 ? SES 22 Launch time: 2104 GMT (5:04 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 22 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg. Built by Thales Alenia Space, SES 22 will provide C-band television and data services in the United States. [June 14] June 29 Atlas 5 ? USSF 12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 12 mission with Wide Field Of View, or WFOV, experimental missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. WFOV hosts a new type of infrared staring sensor in geosynchronous orbit to detect the heat from missile launch plumes. The USSF 12 mission will include additional rideshare payloads. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from April at the request of the U.S. Space Force. [May 24] June 30 LauncherOne ? STP-28A Launch window: 0500-0900 GMT (1:00-5:00 a.m. EDT; 10:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. PDT on 29th/30th) Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its fifth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission will be Virgin Orbit¡¯s third operational launch, carrying seven small satellites for government agencies sponsored by the U.S. military¡¯s Space Test Program. Virgin Orbit calls this mission ¡°Straight Up.¡± [June 14] July 7 Vega C ? LARES 2 Launch time: 1113 GMT (7:13 a.m. EDT) Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana An Arianespace Vega C rocket will launch the LARES 2 satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spherical LARES 2 satellite is covered in laser mirrors to enable precise tracking from the ground, enabling research into geoodynamics and general relativity. This will mark the inaugural flight of Europe¡¯s new Vega C rocket, featuring a more powerful first stage motor, an enlarged second stage, an improved liquid-fueled upper stage, and a new payload fairing design. Delayed from mid-2020 by coronavirus impacts. Delayed from December 2020, early 2021, April 2022, May, and June 2022. [June 14] Summer Alpha ? Multi-payload Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A Firefly Alpha rocket will launch on its second test flight with a rideshare payload consisting of multiple unspecified small satellites. Delayed from May. [May 24] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31] July 8 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 3-1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This is the first dedicated mission deploying satellites into a new Starlink shell at an inclination of 97.6 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. [June 14] NET July 11 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 25 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fifth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 25th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed to June 9, June 10, June 12, and June 28. [June 13] July Long March 5B ? Wentian Launch time: TBD Launch site: Wenchang, China A Chinese Long March 5B rocket will launch the Wentian laboratory module, the second major element of China¡¯s space station in low Earth orbit. [April 20] 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. ?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Brenda WB5OZL Scientist Identify a Possible Source of Charon¡¯s Red Spot 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 ?? All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Jun 26 Tiangong Jun 27 Jul 4 Envisat Jun 26 Jun 29 Jul 1 |
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Skynet Tonight! "The Artemus Program" & Constellation "Lupus, the Wolf" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°The Artemus Program Components¡± & ¡°Lupus, the Wolf¡±? ? Net Control: Tom KE5ICX ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°The Gamma People¡± (1956) 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.The Artemus Program Components From The Planetary Society Apollo 12 Photo (1969) SLS Orion Lunar Gateway Capstone Lunar Landers Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekLupus, the Wolf? Space Launches For This WeekTom KE5ICX? Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Check-ins or comments June 18 Falcon 9 ? SARah 1 Launch time: 1419 GMT (10:19 a.m. EDT; 7:19 a.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SARah 1 radar remote sensing satellite for the German military. SARah 1 is the first of three synthetic aperture radar satellites for the German military. It was built by Airbus. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. [June 17] June 19 Falcon 9 ? Globalstar FM15 Launch time: 0427 GMT (12:27 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a spare satellite for Globalstar¡¯s messaging and data relay network. Other unidentified payloads may be on this launch. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [June 17] NET June 21 Nuri ? PVSAT Launch time: 0600 GMT (2:00 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Naro Space Center, South Korea A South Korean KSLV 2 rocket will launch on its second orbital test flight. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle 2, or Nuri, rocket was developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. The second Nuri launch will carry PVSAT, or Performance Verification Satellite, and four CubeSats. Delayed from June 16. [June 17] June 22 Ariane 5 ? MEASAT 3d & GSAT 24 Launch window: 2103-2243 GMT (5:03-6:43 p.m. EDT) Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257, to launch the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. Delayed from April and June 17. [April 28] June 25 Electron ? CAPSTONE Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission to the moon. CAPSTONE will fly to the moon on Rocket Lab¡¯s Photon space tug, entering a unique halo-like lunar orbit to test deep space navigation and communications in the same orbit to be used by NASA¡¯s Gateway mini-space station. Moved from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Delayed from 2021 due to COVID-related issues. Delayed from March 2022. Delayed from June 6 and June 13. [June 14] Late JuneFalcon 9 ? Starlink 4-21 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Moved forward from July. [June 17] June SSLV ? Demonstration Launch Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April 2021 and May 2022. [May 24] June 28 Falcon 9 ? SES 22 Launch time: 2104 GMT (5:04 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 22 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg. Built by Thales Alenia Space, SES 22 will provide C-band television and data services in the United States. [June 14] June 29 Atlas 5 ? USSF 12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 12 mission with Wide Field Of View, or WFOV, experimental missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. WFOV hosts a new type of infrared staring sensor in geosynchronous orbit to detect the heat from missile launch plumes. The USSF 12 mission will include additional rideshare payloads. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from April at the request of the U.S. Space Force. [May 24] June 30 LauncherOne ? STP-28A Launch window: 0500-0900 GMT (1:00-5:00 a.m. EDT; 10:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. PDT on 29th/30th) Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its fifth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission will be Virgin Orbit¡¯s third operational launch, carrying seven small satellites for government agencies sponsored by the U.S. military¡¯s Space Test Program. Virgin Orbit calls this mission ¡°Straight Up.¡± [June 14] 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. ?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Martian meteorite upsets planet formation theory Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Jun 23 Jun 26 Tiangong Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun 23 Jun 25 Jun 27 X-37B Jun 25 Jun 26 Jun 26 Jun 27 ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "10 Things About the Secret X-36 Space Plane" & "Constellations: Bootes" and "Corona Borealis" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°10 Things We Know About the Secret X-37B Space Plane¡± & ¡°Bootes, the Shepherd, and Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°On the Threshold of Space¡± (1956) 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 Evening10 Things We Know About the X-37B Space Plane X-37B Inside Nose Fairing X-37B Landed at Cape Kennedy ULA Lift-off On Orbit Artist¡¯s Conception Concept Crewed Version Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Webb gets hit by larger than expected micrometeroid Amino acids discovered on an asteroid Rock caught in Percy's wheel Space-Related Birthdays David Scott ¨C June 6, 1932 Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15 Anne McClain June 7, 1979 Soyuz MS-11 (Expedition 58/59) Bruce McCandless II June 8, 1937 STS-41-B, STS-31 James McDivitt June 10, 1929 Gemini 4, Apollo 9 Stanley G. Love June 8, 1965 STS-122 Richard A. Searfoss June 5, 1956 STS-58, STS-76, STS-90 Jay C. Buckey June 6, 1956 STS-90 James van Hoften June 11, 1944 STS-41-C, STS-51-I F. Drew Gaffney June 9, 1946 STS-40 June 9 - German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, born in 1812. In 1846, he became the first person to view and identify the planet Neptune (after receiving a letter indicating where to look This Week in Space History 15 years ago #OTD June 5, the MESSENGER spacecraft flew past Venus on its way to Mercury, passing just 338 km above the planet's surface¡ªand shot a laser into the clouds. This is one of the COLOR? images of Venus that it captured on the flyby. MOL The Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL), a joint project of the US Air Force & the National Reconnaissance Office, was cancelled by Richard Nixon #OTD June 10 in 1969. The loss was NASA's gain: 7 of the mission's astronauts went on to fly on Shuttle missions.? Space-X 7 years ago (June 10), SpaceX CRS-5 was launched to the ISS, where it delivered the Cloud Aerosol Transport System (CATS), an instrument that used laser pulses (lidar) to analyze Earth's atmospheric particles and clouds.? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the Week¡°Bootes, the Shepherd, and Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown¡±? Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule June Electron ? CAPSTONE Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission to the moon. CAPSTONE will fly to the moon on Rocket Lab¡¯s Photon space tug, entering a unique halo-like lunar orbit to test deep space navigation and communications in the same orbit to be used by NASA¡¯s Gateway mini-space station. Moved from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Delayed from 2021 due to COVID-related issues. Delayed from March 2022. Delayed from June 6. [June 9] June Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [May 24] June 18 Falcon 9 ? SARah 1 Launch time: Approx. 1400 GMT (10:00 a.m. EDT; 7:00 a.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SARah 1 radar remote sensing satellite for the German military. SARah 1 is the first of three synthetic aperture radar satellites for the German military. It was built by Airbus. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. [June 9] June 22 Ariane 5 ? MEASAT 3d & GSAT 24 Launch window: 2103-2243 GMT (5:03-6:43 p.m. EDT) Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257, to launch the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. Delayed from April and June 17. [April 28] June SSLV ? Demonstration Launch Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April 2021 and May 2022. [May 24] June Astra Rocket 3.3 ? TROPICS 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch the second pair of small CubeSats for NASA¡¯s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. Delayed from April. [April 28] NET June 28Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 25 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fifth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 25th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed to June 9, June 10, and June 12. [June 9] June 28 Falcon 9 ? SES 22 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 22 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg. Built by Thales Alenia Space, SES 22 will provide C-band television and data services in the United States. [June 3] June 29 Atlas 5 ? USSF 12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 12 mission with Wide Field Of View, or WFOV, experimental missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. WFOV hosts a new type of infrared staring sensor in geosynchronous orbit to detect the heat from missile launch plumes. The USSF 12 mission will include additional rideshare payloads. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from April at the request of the U.S. Space Force. [May 24] Summer Alpha ? Multi-payload Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A Firefly Alpha rocket will launch on its second test flight with a rideshare payload consisting of multiple unspecified small satellites. Delayed from May. [May 24] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31] July Falcon 9 ? Starlink 3-1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This is the first dedicated mission deploying satellites into a new Starlink shell at an inclination of 97.6 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. [May 24] July Long March 5B ? Wentian Launch time: TBD Launch site: Wenchang, China A Chinese Long March 5B rocket will launch the Wentian laboratory module, the second major element of China¡¯s space station in low Earth orbit. [April 20] July Vega C ? LARES 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana An Arianespace Vega C rocket will launch the LARES 2 satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spherical LARES 2 satellite is covered in laser mirrors to enable precise tracking from the ground, enabling research into geoodynamics and general relativity. This will mark the inaugural flight of Europe¡¯s new Vega C rocket, featuring a more powerful first stage motor, an enlarged second stage, an improved liquid-fueled upper stage, and a new payload fairing design. Delayed from mid-2020 by coronavirus impacts. Delayed from December 2020, early 2021, April 2022, May, and June 2022. [May 24] TBD 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 early 2022. [March 9] Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Why Uranus and Neptune are Different Colors Uranus/Neptune Comparison Atmospheric Haze Comparison Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. Tiangong Jun 20 Envisat Jun 15 Jun 18 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Bill's Trip to Washington D.C. & Constellation "Libra, the Scales" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Bill¡¯s Trip to Washington D.C.¡± & ¡°Libra, the Scales¡±? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Star Trek: Beyond¡± (2016)? 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.Bill to discuss his trip to Washington D.C. ?Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekLibra, the Scales 8.? Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule June 4 / 5 Long March 2F ? Shenzhou 14 Launch time: Approx. 0245 GMT on 5th (10:45 p.m. EDT on 4th) Launch site: Jiuquan, China A Chinese Long March 2F rocket will launch the Shenzhou 14 spacecraft with three Chinese astronauts to rendezvous and dock with the Chinese space station in low Earth orbit. This will be China¡¯s ninth crewed space mission, and the third to the Chinese space station. Delayed from May. [June 3] June 8 Falcon 9 ? Nilesat 301 Launch time: 2104 GMT (5:04 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellite. Nilesat 301, built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide digital broadband and internet connectivity services for the Egyptian operator Nilesat. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from April 30. [June 3] June 10 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 25 Launch time: 1422 GMT (10:22 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fifth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 25th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed to June 9 then June 10. [June 3] June Astra Rocket 3.3 ? TROPICS 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch the first pair of small CubeSats for NASA¡¯s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. Delayed from April. [April 28] NET June 13 Electron ? CAPSTONE Launch time: Approx. 0900 GMT (5:00 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission to the moon. CAPSTONE will fly to the moon on Rocket Lab¡¯s Photon space tug, entering a unique halo-like lunar orbit to test deep space navigation and communications in the same orbit to be used by NASA¡¯s Gateway mini-space station. Moved from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Delayed from 2021 due to COVID-related issues. Delayed from March 2022. Delayed from June 6. [June 3] June Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [May 24] June SSLV ? Demonstration Launch Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April 2021 and May 2022. [May 24] June 22 Ariane 5 ? MEASAT 3d & GSAT 24 Launch window: 2103-2243 GMT (5:03-6:43 p.m. EDT) Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257, to launch the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. Delayed from April and June 17. [April 28] June Astra Rocket 3.3 ? TROPICS 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch the second pair of small CubeSats for NASA¡¯s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. Delayed from April. [April 28] June Falcon 9 ? SARah 1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SARah 1 radar remote sensing satellite for the German military. SARah 1 is the first of three synthetic aperture radar satellites for the German military. It was built by Airbus. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. [May 24] June 28 Falcon 9 ? SES 22 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 22 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg. Built by Thales Alenia Space, SES 22 will provide C-band television and data services in the United States. [June 3] June 29 Atlas 5 ? USSF 12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 12 mission with Wide Field Of View, or WFOV, experimental missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. WFOV hosts a new type of infrared staring sensor in geosynchronous orbit to detect the heat from missile launch plumes. The USSF 12 mission will include additional rideshare payloads. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from April at the request of the U.S. Space Force. [May 24] Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Why Uranus and Neptune are different colors Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days. |
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Skynet Tonight! "A Comet is Tearing Apart/Spectacular Night Sky Meteor Shower" & Constellation Virgo, the Maiden" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°A Comet Is Tearing Apart And Will Make For A Spectacular Night Sky Meteor Shower¡± & Constellation ¡°Virgo, the Maiden¡±? ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: Armageddon (1998) 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. National Space Society Events and Activities Bill N5BB is in Washington DC at the ISDC 2022 (International Space Development Conference). Below are some images from ISDC:
The NSS North Texas Chapter won the 2022 NSS Chapter of the Year award. Below are the six members of our chapter who attended ISDC this year with the award plaque: National Space Society of North Texas: The next meeting of the NSS North Texas Chapter will be at Spring Creek BBQ in Irving (Hwy 183 at Beltline Road) at 3:30 PM on Sunday afternoon, June 12, ?For more information about the National Space Society, contact Bill Byrom N5BB at space@... or n5bb@... ¨C Bill is the Membership Director of the local NSS chapter. Discussion Topic of the Evening.A Comet Is Tearing Apart And Will Make For A Spectacular Night Sky Meteor Shower Mysterious Water Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Something strange in our universe James Webb tracks an asteroid CST-100 Ham radio on the ISS. Space-Related Birthdays Ronald Parise? May 24, 1951 STS-35, STS-67 Nathan J. Lindsay May 24, 1936 No missions John D. Olivas May 25, 1965 STS-117, STS-128 Sally Ride? May 26, 1951 STS-7, STS-41-G Paul Scully-Power May 28, 1944 STS-41-G This Week in Space History 60 Years Ago: Scott Carpenter Orbits the Earth aboard Aurora 7 50 Years Ago: The United States and the Soviet Union Sign a Space Cooperation Agreement JFK's historic moon speech Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellation ¡°Virgo, the Maiden¡± ?8.? Space Launches For This Week Tom KE5ICX? Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule June 3 Soyuz ? Progress 81P Launch time: 0932 GMT (5:32 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 81st Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [April 20] Early JuneLong March 2F ? Shenzhou 14 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Jiuquan, China A Chinese Long March 2F rocket will launch the Shenzhou 14 spacecraft with three Chinese astronauts to rendezvous and dock with the Chinese space station in low Earth orbit. This will be China¡¯s ninth crewed space mission, and the third to the Chinese space station. Delayed from May. [April 20] NET June 6 Electron ? CAPSTONE Launch time: 0920 GMT (5:20 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission to the moon. CAPSTONE will fly to the moon on Rocket Lab¡¯s Photon space tug, entering a unique halo-like lunar orbit to test deep space navigation and communications in the same orbit to be used by NASA¡¯s Gateway mini-space station. Moved from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Delayed from 2021 due to COVID-related issues. Delayed from March 2022. [May 24] June 7 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 25 Launch time: 1530 GMT (11:30 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fifth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 25th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. [May 9] June 10 Falcon 9 ? Nilesat 301 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellite. Nilesat 301, built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide digital broadband and internet connectivity services for the Egyptian operator Nilesat. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from April 30. [May 24] June Astra Rocket 3.3 ? TROPICS 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch the first pair of small CubeSats for NASA¡¯s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. Delayed from April. [April 28] JuneFalcon 9 ? Starlink 4-19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [May 24] Summer Alpha ? Multi-payload Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A Firefly Alpha rocket will launch on its second test flight with a rideshare payload consisting of multiple unspecified small satellites. Delayed from May. [May 24] June SSLV ? Demonstration Launch Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April 2021 and May 2022. [May 24] June 22 Ariane 5 ? MEASAT 3d & GSAT 24 Launch window: 2103-2243 GMT (5:03-6:43 p.m. EDT) Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA257, to launch the MEASAT 3d and GSAT 24 communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space for MEASAT, a Malaysian operator, MEASAT 3d is a multi-mission communications satellite outfitted with C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home TV broadcasting and internet services over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. GSAT 24 is a direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization. Delayed from April and June 17. [April 28] June Astra Rocket 3.3 ? TROPICS 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch the second pair of small CubeSats for NASA¡¯s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. Delayed from April. [April 28] June Falcon 9 ? SARah 1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SARah 1 radar remote sensing satellite for the German military. SARah 1 is the first of three synthetic aperture radar satellites for the German military. It was built by Airbus. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. [May 24] TBD 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 early 2022. [March 9] Late June Falcon 9 ? SES 22 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 22 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg. Built by Thales Alenia Space, SES 22 will provide C-band television and data services in the United States.? [May 24] June 29 Atlas 5 ? USSF 12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 12 mission with Wide Field Of View, or WFOV, experimental missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. WFOV hosts a new type of infrared staring sensor in geosynchronous orbit to detect the heat from missile launch plumes. The USSF 12 mission will include additional rideshare payloads. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from April at the request of the U.S. Space Force. [May 24] Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS June 1 June 3 June 4 Tiangong June 6 Envisat May 30 June 2 |
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Skynet Tonight! "What is the Event Horizon Telescope?" & Constellations "Coma Bernices" and "Canes Venatici" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°What is the Event Horizon Telescope?¡± & Constellations ¡°Coma Berenices¡±, Bernice¡¯s Hair, and ¡°Canes Venatici¡±, the Hunting Dogs¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL? ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Star Trek: Strange New Worlds¡± (2022) 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 EveningWhat is the Event Horizon Telescope? Event Horizon Telescope Telescope Array EHT Telescopes throughout the World M87 Blackhole 3C279 Sagittarius A* Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekComa Berenices, Bernice¡¯s hair, and Canes Venatici, the hunting dogs Space Launches For This WeekTom KE5ICX? Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule May 25 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 5 Launch time: 1835 GMT (2:35 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 5 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Moved to Cape Canaveral from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [April 28] May Alpha ? Multi-payload Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A Firefly Alpha rocket will launch on its second test flight with a rideshare payload consisting of multiple unspecified small satellites. [March 25] May SSLV ? Demonstration Launch Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April 2021. [March 25] NET May 31 Electron ? CAPSTONE Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission to the moon. CAPSTONE will fly to the moon on Rocket Lab¡¯s Photon space tug, entering a unique halo-like lunar orbit to test deep space navigation and communications in the same orbit to be used by NASA¡¯s Gateway mini-space station. Moved from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Delayed from 2021 due to COVID-related issues. Delayed from March 2022. [May 4] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31] June 3 Soyuz ? Progress 81P Launch time: 0923 GMT (5:23 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 81st Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [April 20] June Long March 2F ? Shenzhou 14 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Jiuquan, China A Chinese Long March 2F rocket will launch the Shenzhou 14 spacecraft with three Chinese astronauts to rendezvous and dock with the Chinese space station in low Earth orbit. This will be China¡¯s ninth crewed space mission, and the third to the Chinese space station. Delayed from May. [April 20] June 7 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 25 Launch time: 1530 GMT (11:30 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fifth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 25th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. [May 9] June Falcon 9 ? Nilesat 301 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellite. Nilesat 301, built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide digital broadband and internet connectivity services for the Egyptian operator Nilesat. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from April 30. [April 20] June Astra Rocket 3.3 ? TROPICS 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch the first pair of small CubeSats for NASA¡¯s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. Delayed from April. [April 28] June Vega C ? LARES 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana An Arianespace Vega C rocket will launch the LARES 2 satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spherical LARES 2 satellite is covered in laser mirrors to enable precise tracking from the ground, enabling research into geoodynamics and general relativity. This will mark the inaugural flight of Europe¡¯s new Vega C rocket, featuring a more powerful first stage motor, an enlarged second stage, an improved liquid-fueled upper stage, and a new payload fairing design. Delayed from mid-2020 by coronavirus impacts. Delayed from December 2020, early 2021, April 2022, and May 2022. [April 9] NET June Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 1, 2, 3 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first three 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. Delayed from May. [April 20] Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Merging Black Holes, New Method of Measuring Void Measuring Super Massive Black Holes 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 All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. X-37B May 23 Envisat May 22 May 25 May 28 May 30 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Skylab!" & Constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor 9PM
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Skylab!¡± & Constellations ¡°Ursa Major and Ursa Minor¡±? ? Net Control:?Tom KE5ICX ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Encounter¡± (2021) 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. Skylab Launch Skylab Schematic Skylab Crews Joe Kerwin, Scientific Experiments Rescue CSM Apollo Telescope Mount Shuttle Skylab Rescue Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?New Black Hole Image ¨C Sagittarius A* New James Webb postage stamp Plants grown in regolith InSight Lander Space-Related Birthdays Charles Camarda May 08, 1952 STS-114 Vance D. Brand May 09, 1931 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41-B, STS-35? Ellen Ochoa May 10, 1958 STS-56, STS-66, STS-96, STS-110? Lisa Nowak May 10, 1963 STS-121 Gregory H. Johnson? May 12, 1962 STS-123, STS-134 Jessica Watkins May 14, 1988 SpaceX Crew-4 (Expedition 67/68)? William G. Gregory May 14, 1957 STS-67? James M. Kelly? May 14, 1964 STS-102, STS-114 Donald R. McMonagle May 14, 1952 STS-39, STS-54, STS-66 This Week in Space History Osiris Rex On May 10, 2021, the American probe OSIRIS REx leaves the asteroid Bennu to begin the long return journey, with its precious (and copious) load of asteroidal material. It will arrive on September 23, 2023. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/OSIRIS-REx_spacecraft_model.png/300px-OSIRIS-REx_spacecraft_model.png HL-10 Lifting Body Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekUrsa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.. ?? Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule May 14 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-15 Launch time: 2040:50 GMT (4:40:50 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from May 8. Moved forward from May 15. [May 13] May 18 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-18 Launch time: Approx. 0900 GMT (5:00 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Moved forward from May 21. [May 10] May 19 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 Launch time: 2254 GMT (6:54 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-082, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. This mission was added after Boeing¡¯s decision to refly the Starliner¡¯s Orbital Flight Test before proceeding with the Crew Flight Test. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from 3rd Quarter. Delayed from Jan. 4. Moved forward from March 29, April 2, and May. Delayed from July 30 and Aug. 3. Delayed from late 2021. [April 20] May Alpha ? Multi-payload Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A Firefly Alpha rocket will launch on its second test flight with a rideshare payload consisting of multiple unspecified small satellites. [March 25] May SSLV ? Demonstration Launch Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April 2021. [March 25] May 25 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 5 Launch time: 1835 GMT (2:35 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 5 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Moved to Cape Canaveral from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [April 28] NET May 31 Electron ? CAPSTONE Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission to the moon. CAPSTONE will fly to the moon on Rocket Lab¡¯s Photon space tug, entering a unique halo-like lunar orbit to test deep space navigation and communications in the same orbit to be used by NASA¡¯s Gateway mini-space station. Moved from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Delayed from 2021 due to COVID-related issues. Delayed from March 2022 and May 27. [May 11] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31] 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. ?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS May 15 May 16 May 17 Tiangong May 16 May 18 X-37B May 20 Envisat May 19 ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "A Quantum Sense for Dark Matter" & Ursa Major and Ursa Minor" 9PM CTA
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°A Quantum Sense for Dark Matter¡± & ¡°Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.¡±? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:? 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.A Quantum Sense for Dark Matter By harnessing the strange rules of the subatomic realm, quantum sensors could solve one of the universe¡¯s biggest mysteries Dark Photon Travel in Superconducting Tungsten and Quantum Trade-Off Axion Detector, HAYSTAC Dark Matter Radio Kent Irwin and Colleagues ? Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays:
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekUrsa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.. ?? Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule May 9 Long March 7 ? Tianzhou 4 Launch time: Approx. 1815 GMT (2:15 p.m. EDT) Launch site: Wenchang, China A Chinese Long March 7 rocket will launch the Tianzhou 4 resupply ship to dock with the Chinese space station. The automated cargo craft will be the third resupply freighter for the Chinese space station. [April 28] May 10 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-13 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Delayed from May 8. [May 4] May 16/17 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-15 Launch time: 0010 GMT on 17th (8:10 p.m. EDT on 16th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from May 8. [April 28] May 19 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 Launch time: 2254 GMT (6:54 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-082, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. This mission was added after Boeing¡¯s decision to refly the Starliner¡¯s Orbital Flight Test before proceeding with the Crew Flight Test. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from 3rd Quarter. Delayed from Jan. 4. Moved forward from March 29, April 2, and May. Delayed from July 30 and Aug. 3. Delayed from late 2021. [April 20] May 21 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-18 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [May 4] May Alpha ? Multi-payload Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A Firefly Alpha rocket will launch on its second test flight with a rideshare payload consisting of multiple unspecified small satellites. [March 25] May SSLV ? Demonstration Launch Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April 2021. [March 25] Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 16 Tiangong May 16 Hubble Space Telescope May 8 Envisat May 8 May 11 May 14 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Just Chaz!" & Constellations "Crater, the Cup and Corvus, the Crow" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Crater, the Cup and Corvus, the Crow¡±? Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Outlander¡± (2007)?? 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.Just Chaz! Waz Up6. Space Exploration and Space History?Wreckage of Perseverance backshell found James Webb Space-Related Birthdays Yvonne Cagle Apr 24, 1959 no missions Ellen S. Baker Apr 27, 1953 STS-34, STS-50, STS-71 Paul Lockhart Apr 28, 1956 STS-111, STS-113 Jerome Apt Apr 28, 1949 STS-37, STS-47, STS-59, STS-79 John Oliver Creighton ?Apr 28, 1943 STS-51-G, STS-36, STS-48 Michael J. Smith Apr 30, 1945 STS-51-L (died in the Challenger mission) Victor J. Glover Apr 30, 1976 Space-X Crew-1 (Expedition 64/65) Duane G. Carey Apr 30, 1957 STS-109 April 28. Happy Birthday to Eugene Shoemaker? This Week in Space History The Hubble Space Telescope is a that was launched into on April 24,1990 Astronaut training Apollo 16 Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekMiss Carolyn¡¯s Constellations of the week this week is Crater, the Cup and Corvus, the Crow. Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule May 5 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-17 Launch time: 1012 GMT (6:12 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Moved forward from May 8. [April 28] May 8 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-13 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. [April 28] May 9 Long March 7 ? Tianzhou 4 Launch time: Approx. 1815 GMT (2:15 p.m. EDT) Launch site: Wenchang, China A Chinese Long March 7 rocket will launch the Tianzhou 4 resupply ship to dock with the Chinese space station. The automated cargo craft will be the third resupply freighter for the Chinese space station. [April 28] May Electron ? CAPSTONE Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission to the moon. CAPSTONE will fly to the moon on Rocket Lab¡¯s Photon space tug, entering a unique halo-like lunar orbit to test deep space navigation and communications in the same orbit to be used by NASA¡¯s Gateway mini-space station. Moved from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Delayed from 2021 due to COVID-related issues. Delayed from March 2022. [April 28] May 16 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-15 Launch time: 0010 GMT on 17th (8:10 p.m. EDT on 16th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from May 8. [April 28] MayAlpha ? Multi-payload Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A Firefly Alpha rocket will launch on its second test flight with a rideshare payload consisting of multiple unspecified small satellites. [March 25] May 19 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 Launch time: 2254:36 GMT (6:54:36 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-082, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. This mission was added after Boeing¡¯s decision to refly the Starliner¡¯s Orbital Flight Test before proceeding with the Crew Flight Test. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from 3rd Quarter. Delayed from Jan. 4. Moved forward from March 29, April 2, and May. Delayed from July 30 and Aug. 3. Delayed from late 2021. [April 20] May SSLV ? Demonstration Launch Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April 2021. [March 25] May 25 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 5 Launch time: 1835 GMT (2:35 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 5 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Moved to Cape Canaveral from Vandenberg Space Force Base. [March 31] May Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-18 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [April 20] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31] Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Earth's atmosphere may be source of some lunar water Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. Tiangong May 1 May 4 May 5 X-37B May 3 May 6 Envisat May 3 May 8 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Unexpected Temperature Changes on Neptune" & Constellation "Centarus, the Centaur"
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Unexpected Temperature Changes on Neptune¡± & Constellation ¡°Centaurus, the Centaur¡±? ? Net Control: Bilye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Malice in Wonderland¡± (2010)? 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.Unexpected Temperature Changes on Neptune: Article:? Voyager 2 Photo of Neptune Thermal Images of Neptune Neptune Scattergram, Temperature Fluctuations ? BGR: ¡°New Mystery on Neptune¡± Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays April 20, 1955: Don Pettit (Expedition 6, STS-126, Expedition 30/31) Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekCentaurus, the Centaur Space Launches For This WeekTom KE5ICX? Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule April 26/27 Long March 11H ? Jilin 1 Gaofen 03D & Jilin 1 Gaofen 04A Launch time: Approx. 0330 GMT on 27th (11:30 p.m. EDT on 26th) Launch site: Ocean Platform A Chinese Long March 11H rocket will launch from an ocean-going platform off the Chinese coast with seven small Jilin 1 Earth observation satellites for Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. Six of the satellites are part of the Jilin 1 Gaofen 03D high-resolution imaging constellation, and the other payload is a Jilin 1 Gaofen 04A video imaging satellite. [April 22] April 27 Angara 1.2 ? MKA-R Launch time: TBD Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia A Russian government Angara 1.2 rocket will launch the small MKA-R spacecraft. This will be the first orbital launch attempt for the Angara 1.2 rocket. [April 20] April 27/28 Electron ? ¡°There And Back Again¡± Launch window: 2235-0040 GMT on 27th/28th (6:35-8:40 p.m. EDT on 27th) Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch 34 small satellites from commercial operators Alba Orbital, Astrix Astronautics, Aurora Propulsion Technologies, E-Space, Unseenlabs, and Swarm Technologies. Rocket Lab will attempt to catch the Electron¡¯s first stage booster with a helicopter for the first time. Rocket Lab has nicknamed the mission ¡°There And Back Again.¡± Delayed from April 22. Delayed from April 23 by bad weather in rocket recovery area. [April 22] April 29 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-16 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [April 22] May 19 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 Launch time: 2254:36 GMT (6:54:36 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-082, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. This mission was added after Boeing¡¯s decision to refly the Starliner¡¯s Orbital Flight Test before proceeding with the Crew Flight Test. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from 3rd Quarter. Delayed from Jan. 4. Moved forward from March 29, April 2, and May. Delayed from July 30 and Aug. 3. Delayed from late 2021. [April 20] May SSLV ? Demonstration Launch Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September and December 2019. Delayed from January and December 2020. Delayed from April 2021. [March 25] May Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-18 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [April 20] TBD 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 early 2022. [March 9] TBD SSLV ? BlackSky Global Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31] 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. ? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Apr 25 Tiangong Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 Envisat Apr 25 Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 30 |
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