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Skynet Tonight! "Spinlaunch" & Constellation "Taurus the Bull" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Spinlaunch¡± & Constellation ¡°Taurus the Bull¡±? ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°I¡¯ll Follow You Down¡± (2013) 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.Spinlauch Callout Spinlaunch Prototype Spinlaunch Concept Video First Stage Spinlaunch Missile Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Ingenuity ULA Launch Space-Related Birthdays Buzz Aldrin Jan 20, 1930 Gemini 12, Apollo 11 Jerry L. Ross Jan 20, 1948 STS-61-B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55, STS-74, STS-88, STS-110 Jeffrey Williams Jan 18, 1958 STS-101, Soyuz TMA-8 (Expedition 13), Soyuz TMA-16 (Expedition 21/22), Soyuz TMA-20M (Expedition 47/48)? Jerry M. Linenger? Jan 16, 1955 STS-64, STS-81/84 (Mir EO-22/23) Daniel Brandenstein Jan 17, 1943 STS-8, STS-51-G, STS-32, STS-49? Thomas David Jones Jan 22, 1955 STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, STS-98? Joseph R. Tanner Jan 21, 1950 STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, STS-115? Michael Coats Jan 16, 1946 STS-41-D, STS-29, STS-39? Blaine Hammond Jan 16, 1952 STS-39, STS-64 This Week in Space History Jan 19 launch of New Horizons Pioneer 10 sends last transmission Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekTaurus the Bull Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule January Astra Rocket 3 ? VCLS Demo 2 Launch window: 1800-2100 GMT (1:00-4:00 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch six small experimental CubeSats developed by NASA and U.S. universities. The payloads include the CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment, consisting of two small satellites, the BAMA 1 CubeSat, the Ionospheric Neutron Content Analyzer, QubeSat, and a mission called R5-S1. The CubeSats were selected for launch by NASA through the agency¡¯s Venture Class Launch Services program. Delayed from Jan. 18. [Jan. 15] January Electron ? BlackSky 16 & 17 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky¡¯s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Delayed from September and December. [Nov. 29] Jan. 27 Falcon 9 ? CSG 2 Launch time: 2311:12 GMT (6:11:12 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, or CSG 2, radar surveillance satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spacecraft was built by Thales Alenia Space. Delayed from Nov. 18 and Dec. 14. [Jan. 15] Jan. 29 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-7 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. [Jan. 15] FebruaryFalcon 9 ? NROL-87 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government¡¯s spy satellite agency. The mission is designated NROL-87. [Jan. 10] TBD 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. [March 31] 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] TBD PSLV ? RISAT 1A Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), designated PSLV-C52, will launch the Indian RISAT 1A radar Earth observation satellite. [March 12]?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?How Many Black Holes Are Out There? Black Hole Photo Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.? All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. Tiangong Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Envisat Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 |
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Skynet Tonight! "2022 Space Flights!" & Constellations Fornax and Eridanus 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Space Missions 2022¡± & ¡°Fornax, the furnace and Eridanus, the river¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:? First Man into Space (1959) 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. Discussion Topic of the EveningSpace Missions for 2022 Psyche Mission? Starship Orion - Return to the Moon Nova-C Lander on Moon Peregrine Mission One ExoMars Launch ?Waz UpChaz KF5JHA (Slide #01) This is Chaz, KF5JHA. My degree is in astrophysics. I am in charge of the Astro-physics Lab and Geology Lab at Dallas College on the Brookhaven campus.? We call this segment of Skynet ¡°Waz Up?¡± (Slide #02) On January 2nd the Moon was New.? So, the current phase of the moon is a waxing crescent.? On January 9th the Moon is at its 1st quarter phase. January 13th, the moon is at apogee which is the point in the Moon¡¯s orbit that is furthest from the Earth at a distance of 405,805 km. Full Moon will be on January 17th. On January 25 the Moon phase will be 3rd quarter. On January 30 the moon is at perigee which is the point in the Moon¡¯s orbit that is closest to the Earth at a distance this month of 362,252 km.? The New phase of the Moon will be on January 31. (Slide #03) Tonight, right now at around 10 pm the winter sky presents us with the most bright stars during any other time of the year.? Let me suggest that you download a free starmap at and start learning the bright stars.? This website publishes a different free evening starmap every month.? If you already have a starmap pull it out now and follow along. (Slide #04) We have talked many times about the summer triangle - Vega, Deneb and Altar.? But did you know that you can still see those three stars at this time of the year.? If you had looked in the west just after sunset tonight you could have seen those three stars.? (Slide #05) By looking at 10 pm sky tonight there is a winter circle of bright stars beginning with a bright star which is close to being overhead, Capella in Auriga.? Capella will be close to the center of a January evening starmap.? Then going clock-wise you find Aldebaran, the bright red Bull¡¯s eye in Taurus. Continuing on in the circle, we arrive at the bright star on the knee of Orion, Rigel.? Rigel is mentioned in the Star Trek series.? Sirius is the next star in the circle and is the brightest star in the night sky.? Next is the star Procyon in Canis Minor.? Now on to the two stars representing the heads of the Gemini twins, Pollux and Castor.? And finally, back to the star Capella.? At the center of this circle is the supergiant star Betelgeuse.? The winter circle is easy to find even from inside the most light-polluted city.? I hope you continue to learn more stars and constellations throughout this year. (Slide #06) Tonight, around 6:30 pm in the southwestern evening sky, if it had been clear, you would have been able to see a line of planets.? Low in the sky you could have seen the Mercury.? Just above Mercury and a little to the left was the planet Saturn.? Above Saturn and further to the left is the much brighter Jupiter. Venus has now at inferior conjunction today, which means it is between the Earth and Sun.? So, Venus can¡¯t be seen right now.? But in about 10 days we should start seeing it emerge from the morning twilight in the eastern sky.? Mars is in the morning sky right now.? (Slide #07) On January 13th, the two planets Mercury and Saturn will be just a few degrees apart in their conjunction in the west-southwestern evening sky just after sunset. (Slide #08) On January 29 the Moon and Mars will be in conjunction with Venus very close beside them aal in the early morning southeastern sky. (Slide #09) On January 30 the Moon is now in conjunction with the planet Mercury in the early morning southeastern sky. It may be difficult to see this conjunction due to the strong twilight and that the conjunction is very low in the sky. I am KF5JHA and this is Skynet! ? (Slide #10) ? The next TAS club meeting will be on Friday, January 28, 2022, at 7:30 pm.? The meeting will be held on Zoom.? Dr Noah Pearson from Montana State University will be the featured speaker and will be speaking about. gravity waves. TAS club members receive an email link to the Zoom meeting in advance of the meeting. And Saturday night public observing sessions have been placed on hold because of Covid.? One of the reasons that Skynet was picked to be on Saturday nights was so that there was the opportunity for live reports from the TAS public observing sessions that are also held on Saturday nights.? Check the TAS website, for up-to-date information and details about meetings and public observing sessions. (Slide #11) Do any of you out there in radio land have any questions or need a fill on any of the information? Or do you just have a general astronomy question?? I don¡¯t know everything, but I may know the answer to your question.? Come now with your call sign if you have a question.? ¡ (Slide #12) So as the moon waned at the end of December, so do these words for this segment of Skynet.? Stay safe. Keep well. Pray for our world, it¡¯s the only one where humans live. Until next week (actually I will be doing another Skynet segment in a few minutes), keep looking up so you know Waz Up. ?My name is Chaz and my call sign is KF5JHA, back to our net control. Space Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News ISS The Biden-Harris administration has directed NASA to enable the International Space Station's (ISS) use through 2030. JWST The James Webb telescope has fully unfolded its mirrors, the last segment happening this morning. So far, a flawless mission. Perseverance It recently captured its sixth rock core and has encountered a new challenge. Seems some pebble-sized debris is obstructing its robotic arm from handing off the tube for sealing/storage.? Ingenuity The next flight on Mars marks the first of 2022 and the nineteenth for NASA¡¯s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter.? Mystery Hut The "mystery hut," or "house," spotted by China's Yutu-2 rover on the far side of the moon turns out to be a rock. That's not exactly a surprise, but it's an amusing conclusion to the lunar enigma that entranced so many of us in December. Space-Related Birthdays Frederick D. Gregory Jan 07, 1941 STS-51B, STS-33, STS-44 Christopher Cassidy Jan 04, 1970 STS-127, Soyuz TMA-08M (Expedition 35/36), Soyuz MS-16 (Expedition 62/63)? Michael Foale Jan 06, 1957? STS-45, STS-56, STS-63, STS-84 (up), Mir NASA-5 (Mir EO-23 and 24), STS-86 (down), STS-103, Soyuz TMA-3 (Expedition 9 Guy Gardner? Jan 06, 1948 STS-27, STS-35 Stephen Hawking Jan. 08, 1942 Theort ical Physicist This Week in Space History First Near Moon Shot January 2, 1959 The USSR Lunik I is launched with the objective to impact the Moon's surface. Sputnik On this day (Jan 4) in 1958, Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite. Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekFornax, the furnace and Eridanus, the river 8.? Space Launches For This WeekTom KE5ICX? Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule January LauncherOne ? Above the Clouds Launch window: TBD Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its fourth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission will be Virgin Orbit¡¯s second operational launch, carrying small satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Test Program, Spire, and the Polish company SatRevolution. Delayed from Dec. 22. [Dec. 22] January Electron ? BlackSky 16 & 17 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky¡¯s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Delayed from September and December. [Nov. 29] Jan. 13 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 3 Launch time: 1525 GMT (10:25 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 3 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Delayed from December. [Jan. 4] JanuaryFalcon 9 ? Starlink 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. [Jan. 5] Jan. 21 Atlas 5 ? USSF 8 (GSSAP 5 & 6) Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 8 mission with the fifth and sixth satellites for the Space Force¡¯s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, or GSSAP, designed to help the military track and observe objects in geosynchronous orbit. The rocket will fly in the 511 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, one solid rocket booster and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from 4th Quarter of 2020, March, August, and early September. [Dec. 14] Jan. 24 Falcon 9 ? CSG 2 Launch time: Approx. 2311:12 GMT (6:11:12 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, or CSG 2, radar surveillance satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spacecraft was built by Thales Alenia Space. Delayed from Nov. 18 and Dec. 14. [Jan. 5] JanuaryFalcon 9 ? Starlink 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. [Jan. 5] Early 2022 Falcon Heavy ? USSF 44 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 44 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission is expected to deploy two spacecraft payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit, one of which is the military¡¯s TETRA 1 microsatellite. Delayed from late 2020, 2nd quarter of 2021, July 2021, and October 2021 by payload issues. [Oct. 6] TBD 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. [March 31] 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] TBD PSLV ? RISAT 1A Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), designated PSLV-C52, will launch the Indian RISAT 1A radar Earth observation satellite. [March 12] Early 2022 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. [Nov. 17]?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Earth isn¡¯t 'super' because the sun had rings before planets Sun with Halo 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 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Tiangong Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Envisat Jan. 12 Jan. 15 ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "With Double Pulsar, Theory of Gravity Passes Toughest Test Yet¡± & ¡°Pisces, the Fish or Fishes and Cetus, the Sea Monster¡± 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°With Double Pulsar, Theory of Gravity Passes Toughest Test Yet¡± & ¡°Pisces, the Fish or Fishes and Cetus, the Sea Monster¡±? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Pitch Black¡± (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.With Double Pulsar, Theory of Gravity Passes Toughest Test Yet Pulsars, Gravity Wells, and Max Planck Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays:
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekPisces, the Fish or Fishes and Cetus, the Sea Monster Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule January LauncherOne ? Above the Clouds Launch window: TBD Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its fourth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission will be Virgin Orbit¡¯s second operational launch, carrying small satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Test Program, Spire, and the Polish company SatRevolution. Delayed from Dec. 22. [Dec. 22] January Electron ? BlackSky 16 & 17 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky¡¯s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Delayed from September and December. [Nov. 29] Jan. 10 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 3 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 3 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Delayed from December. [Dec. 14] Jan. 21 Atlas 5 ? USSF 8 (GSSAP 5 & 6) Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 8 mission with the fifth and sixth satellites for the Space Force¡¯s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, or GSSAP, designed to help the military track and observe objects in geosynchronous orbit. The rocket will fly in the 511 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, one solid rocket booster and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from 4th Quarter of 2020, March, August, and early September. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? CSG 2 Launch time: Approx. 2311:12 GMT (6:11:12 p.m. EST) Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, or CSG 2, radar surveillance satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spacecraft was built by Thales Alenia Space. Delayed from Nov. 18 and Dec. 14. [Nov. 17] Jan. 27 Soyuz ? OneWeb 13 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 36 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. [Dec. 14]?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Earth and Mars Were Formed From Inner Solar System Material Inner Solar System Dynamics Schematic 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 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Tiangong Jan. 3 Envisat Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Sirius Leads the New Year" & Constellations Aries and Triangulum" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°The Star Sirius Rings in the New Year¡± & ¡°Aries, the Ram and Triangulum, the Triangle¡±? ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°The Hunt for Red October¡± (1989) 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 Star Sirius Rings in the New Year South, Late New Year¡¯s Eve? Photo Susan Jensen, Odessa, Washington Orion and Sirius from ISS Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Santa Visits ISS X-59 JWST Space-Related Birthdays Michael P. Anderson Dec 25, 1959 STS-89, STS-107 He died in the Columbia tragedy. Karol J. Bobko Dec 23, 1937 STS-6, STS-51-D, STS-51-J Millie Hughes-Fulford Dec 21, 1945 STS-40 Michael E. Fossum Dec 19, 1957 STS-121, STS-124, Soyuz TMA-02M, (Expedition 28/29) Frederick W. Leslie Dec 19, 1951 STS-73 John L. Finley Dec 22, 1935 1965 USAF MOL Group 1 Laurence R. Young Dec 19, 1935 Backup payload specialist Space STS-58 Special mention ¨C Isaac Newton, December 25, 1642 This Week in Space History HL-10 Apollo 8 Earthrise Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekAries, the Ram and Triangulum, the Triange Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Dec. 27 Soyuz ? OneWeb 12 Launch time: 1310:37 GMT (8:10:37 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 36 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? Starlink 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. [Dec. 14] JanuaryLauncherOne ? Above the Clouds Launch window: TBD Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its fourth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission will be Virgin Orbit¡¯s second operational launch, carrying small satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Test Program, Spire, and the Polish company SatRevolution. Delayed from Dec. 22. [Dec. 22] January Electron ? BlackSky 16 & 17 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky¡¯s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Delayed from September and December. [Nov. 29] Jan. 10 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 3 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 3 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Delayed from December. [Dec. 14] Jan. 21 Atlas 5 ? USSF 8 (GSSAP 5 & 6) Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 8 mission with the fifth and sixth satellites for the Space Force¡¯s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, or GSSAP, designed to help the military track and observe objects in geosynchronous orbit. The rocket will fly in the 511 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, one solid rocket booster and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from 4th Quarter of 2020, March, August, and early September. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? CSG 2 Launch time: Approx. 2311:12 GMT (6:11:12 p.m. EST) Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation, or CSG 2, radar surveillance satellite for ASI, the Italian space agency. The spacecraft was built by Thales Alenia Space. Delayed from Nov. 18 and Dec. 14. [Nov. 17] Jan. 27 Soyuz ? OneWeb 13 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 36 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. [Dec. 14]?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Comets¡¯ Heads Can be Green, But Never Their Tails Comet Heads: Green - Comet Tails: Not Green Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. Tiangong Jan. 1 Jan. 3 X-37B Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Envisat Dec. 27 Dec. 30 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 |
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Skynet Tonight! "The Flight of Apollo 17" & "The Star of Bethlehem" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°The Flight of Apollo 17¡± & ¡°The Star of Bethlehem¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Elvis From Outer Space¡± 2020 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.Apollo 17 Apollo 17 on the Moon Apollo 17 Mission Insignia Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package Composition Experiment (LACE) Gene Cernan Crew Photo Apollo 17 Lift-off Apollo 17 Recovery Apollo 17 CM in Houston ?Waz UpThe Star of Bethlehem? NORAD¡¯s Santa Tracker (Billye KF5PDS)NORAD¡¯s Santa Tracker Space Exploration and Space History?Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Dec. 21 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 24 Launch time: 1006 GMT (5:06 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fourth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the 24th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from Dec. 4. [Nov. 1] Dec. 21 H-2A ? Inmarsat 6 F1 Launch window: 1433:52-1633:26 GMT (9:33:52-11:33:26 a.m. EST) Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch the Inmarsat 6 F1 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. The H-2A rocket will fly in the ¡°204¡± configuration with four strap-on solid rocket boosters. [Nov. 4] Dec. 22 LauncherOne ? Above the Clouds Launch window: 2200-0100 GMT on 22nd/23rd (5:00-8:00 p.m. EST; 2:00-5:00 p.m. PST on 22nd) Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its fourth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission will be Virgin Orbit¡¯s second operational launch, carrying small satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Test Program, Spire, and the Polish company SatRevolution. [Dec. 14] Dec. 23 Angara-A5 ? Test Flight Launch time: 1500 GMT (10:00 a.m. EST) Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia A Russian government Angara-A5 rocket will launch on its third orbital test flight with a Perseus, or Persei, upper stage derived from Russia¡¯s venerable Block DM upper stage. Russian officials have not identified a payload for the mission. [Dec. 14] Dec. 24 Ariane 5 ? James Webb Space Telescope Launch window: 1220-1250 GMT (7:20-7:50 a.m. EST) Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace used an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA256, to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, a flagship observatory developed by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency. JWST is the largest space telescope ever built, with a deployable mirror measuring 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) in diameter and four scientific instruments to observe the universe in infrared wavelengths. The mission will study the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets. The Ariane 5 ECA rocket will launch JWST on a trajectory toward its operating position at the L2 Lagrange point nearly a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth. Delayed from Oct. 31, November, Dec. 18, and Dec. 22. [Dec. 14] Dec. 27 Soyuz ? OneWeb 12 Launch time: 1310:37 GMT (8:10:37 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 36 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. [Dec. 14] ?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?A spacecraft has 'touched' the sun for the first time Illustration of Sun ? Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Dec. 20 Tiangong Dec. 20 X-37B Dec. 19 Dec. 20 Hubble Space Telescope Dec. 19 Dec. 20 Envisat Dec. 19 Dec. 22 Dec. 24 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Apollo 8: The Greater Leap" & Constellation "Andromeda, the Princess" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Apollo 8: The Greater Leap¡± & ¡°Andromeda, the Princess.¡±? ? Net Control: Tom KE5ICX ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:? ¡°The Quiet Earth¡± (1985)? 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.Apollo 8: The Greater Leap Earthrise The Less Famous Black and White Photo of Earthrise Bill Anders in Orbit Apollo 8 Crew Posing in Front of Flight Simulator Frank Gorman Hours Before Launch Apollo 8 Launch, Dec. 21, 1968 Obsession on Earth ATS-3 First Color Image of Whole Earth NASA Gateway Station Borman, Lovell and Anders on the USS Yorktown after Slashdown Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News NASA Launches New Mission to Explore Universe¡¯s Most Dramatic Objects Snoopy is going to space History Dec 8, 1990 The Galileo spacecraft made its first flyby of Earth? Mars Pathfinder and the Sojourner rover launched to the Red Planet 5 years ago this week.? Nimbus-5 Apollo 17 Apollo 17 (December 7 ¨C 19, 1972)? Space-Related Birthdays December 8, 1922 John B. McKay ¨C Flew 30 X-15 flights. Received astronaut wings (posthumously) because he flew the X-15 above 50 miles. Robb Kulin? Dec 07, 1983 no flights Francisco Rubio Dec 11, 1975 no flights, NASA Group 22 Matthew Dominick Dec 07, 1981 no flights, NASA Group 22 Bruce E. Melnick Dec 05, 1949 STS-41, STS-49 Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekAndromeda Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule DecemberLauncherOne ? Above the Clouds Launch window: TBD Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its fourth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission will be Virgin Orbit¡¯s second operational launch, carrying eight small satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Test Program and two small satellites for the Polish company SatRevolution. [Nov. 29] Dec. 12 Proton ? Express AMU3 & Express AMU7 Launch time: 1209 GMT (7:09 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Proton rocket will launch the Express AMU3 and Express AMU7 communications satellites for the Russian Satellite Communications Company. Built by ISS Reshetnev, the satellites will provide advanced communications, television and radio broadcasting services for millions of users in Russia and other countries. Thales Alenia Space supplied the telecom payloads on the satellites. Delayed from Dec. 6. [Dec. 5] DecemberFalcon 9 ? Starlink 2-3 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with a batch of Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission is expected to deploy 51 Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit. Delayed from Oct. 17. [Dec. 5] Dec. 18/19 Falcon 9 ? Turksat 5B Launch window: 0358-0528 GMT on 19th (10:58 p.m.-12:28 a.m. EDT on 18th/19th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Turksat 5B communications satellite for Turksat, a Turkish satellite operator. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with significant Turkish contributions, the Turksat 5B satellite will provide broadband services over a wide coverage area, including Turkey, the Middle East and large regions of Africa. Delayed from June. [Nov. 17] Dec. 20 Angara-A5 ? Test Flight Launch time: TBD Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia A Russian government Angara-A5 rocket will launch on its third orbital test flight with a Perseus, or Persei, upper stage derived from Russia¡¯s venerable Block DM upper stage. Russian officials have not identified a payload for the mission. [Nov. 17] Dec. 21 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 24 Launch time: 1006 GMT (5:06 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fourth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the 24th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from Dec. 4. [Nov. 1] Dec. 21 H-2A ? Inmarsat 6 F1 Launch window: 1433:52-1633:26 GMT (9:33:52-11:33:26 a.m. EST) Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch the Inmarsat 6 F1 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. The H-2A rocket will fly in the ¡°204¡± configuration with four strap-on solid rocket boosters. [Nov. 4] Dec. 22 Ariane 5 ? James Webb Space Telescope Launch window: 1220-1250 GMT (7:20-7:50 a.m. EST) Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace used an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA256, to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, a flagship observatory developed by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency. JWST is the largest space telescope ever built, with a deployable mirror measuring 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) in diameter and four scientific instruments to observe the universe in infrared wavelengths. The mission will study the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets. The Ariane 5 ECA rocket will launch JWST on a trajectory toward its operating position at the L2 Lagrange point nearly a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth. Delayed from Oct. 31, November, and Dec. 18. [Nov. 29] Dec. 27 Soyuz ? OneWeb 12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 34 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. [Oct. 14] ? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Evidence emerges for dark-matter free galaxies Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Dec. 17 Envisat Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "Galaxy Collisions" & Constellation "Andromeda, the Princess" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Galaxy Collisions¡± & Constellation ¡°Andromeda, the Princess¡±? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:? ¡°Dreamscape¡± (1984) 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.Colliding Galaxies Spooky Galaxy Galaxy Merging Sequence NGC 2207 and IC 2163 Colliding Irregular Galaxies - Collection Merging Galaxies ?Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays November 29: Kenneth Cameron (STS-37, STS-56, STS-74) December 1: Terry Virts (STS-130, Exp 42/43) December 3: Steven Swanson (STS-117, STS-119, Exp 39/40; distinguished educator in resident - BSU) December 4: Ronald Sega (STS-60, STS-76) Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekSpace Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule December LauncherOne ? Above the Clouds Launch window: TBD Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its fourth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission will be Virgin Orbit¡¯s second operational launch, carrying eight small satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Test Program and two small satellites for the Polish company SatRevolution. [Nov. 29] Dec. 5 Atlas 5 ? STP-3 Launch window: 0904-1104 GMT (4:04-6:04 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the STP-3 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The STP-3 rideshare mission will launch the STPSat 6 satellite and several small satellites. STPSat 6 hosts several payloads and experiments, including the National Nuclear Security Administration¡¯s Space and Atmospheric Burst Reporting System-3 (SABRS-3) payload, and NASA¡¯s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) experiment. The rocket will fly in the 551 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, five solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from Feb. 26, June 23, early September, Nov. 22, and Dec. 4. [Nov. 29] Dec. 6/7 Electron ? BlackSky 12 & 13 Launch time: 0040 GMT on 7th (7:40 p.m. EST on 6th) Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky¡¯s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Delayed from September and October due to COVID-relayed restrictions. Delayed from November. [Dec. 2] Dec. 8 Soyuz ? ISS 66S Launch time: 0738 GMT (2:38 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the crewed Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft to the International Space Station on a 12-day flight with cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and space tourists Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. Delayed from Sept. 22. [Nov. 17] Dec. 9 Falcon 9 ? IXPE Launch window: 0600-0730 GMT (1:00-2:30 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the NASA¡¯s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. IXPE exploits the polarization state of light from astrophysical sources to provide insight into our understanding of X-ray production in objects such as neutron stars and pulsar wind nebulae, as well as stellar and supermassive black holes. Delayed from Nov. 17. Moved forward from Dec. 13. [Oct. 19] Dec. 12 Proton ? Express AMU3 & Express AMU7 Launch time: Approx. 1220 GMT (7:20 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Proton rocket will launch the Express AMU3 and Express AMU7 communications satellites for the Russian Satellite Communications Company. Built by ISS Reshetnev, the satellites will provide advanced communications, television and radio broadcasting services for millions of users in Russia and other countries. Thales Alenia Space supplied the telecom payloads on the satellites. Delayed from Dec. 6. [Nov. 20] TBD Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-3 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with a batch of Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission is expected to deploy 51 Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit. Delayed from Oct. 17. [Oct. 14] Dec. 18/19 Falcon 9 ? Turksat 5B Launch window: 0358-0528 GMT on 19th (10:58 p.m.-12:28 a.m. EDT on 18th/19th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Turksat 5B communications satellite for Turksat, a Turkish satellite operator. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with significant Turkish contributions, the Turksat 5B satellite will provide broadband services over a wide coverage area, including Turkey, the Middle East and large regions of Africa. Delayed from June. [Nov. 17] Dec. 20 Angara-A5 ? Test Flight Launch time: TBD Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia A Russian government Angara-A5 rocket will launch on its third orbital test flight with a Perseus, or Persei, upper stage derived from Russia¡¯s venerable Block DM upper stage. Russian officials have not identified a payload for the mission. [Nov. 17] Dec. 21 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 24 Launch time: 1006 GMT (5:06 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fourth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the 24th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from Dec. 4. [Nov.1] Dec. 21 H-2A ? Inmarsat 6 F1 Launch window: 1433:52-1633:26 GMT (9:33:52-11:33:26 a.m. EST) Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch the Inmarsat 6 F1 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. The H-2A rocket will fly in the ¡°204¡± configuration with four strap-on solid rocket boosters. [Nov. 4] Dec. 22 Ariane 5 ? James Webb Space Telescope Launch window: 1220-1250 GMT (7:20-7:50 a.m. EST) Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace used an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA256, to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, a flagship observatory developed by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency. JWST is the largest space telescope ever built, with a deployable mirror measuring 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) in diameter and four scientific instruments to observe the universe in infrared wavelengths. The mission will study the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets. The Ariane 5 ECA rocket will launch JWST on a trajectory toward its operating position at the L2 Lagrange point nearly a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth. Delayed from Oct. 31, November, and Dec. 18. [Nov. 29] Dec. 27 Soyuz ? OneWeb 12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 34 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. [Oct. 14]?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Stella Cocoon with Organic Molecules at Edge of Galaxy Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Tiangong Dec. 7 Dec. 9 |
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Skynet Tonight! "The First Thanksgiving Night Sky: What did the Pilgrims See When They Looked Up?" &. "Cassiopeia, the Queen" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°The First Thanksgiving Night Sky: What did the Pilgrims See When They Looked Up?¡± & ¡°Cassiopeia, the Queen¡±? ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Midnight Special¡± (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.¡°The First Thanksgiving Night Sky: What did the Pilgrims See When They Looked Up?¡± Plymouth/Cape Cod From Space Galileo¡¯s First Telescope Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Ancient Galaxies REBELS-12-2 / REBELS-29-2 James Webb Space Telescope Electric Iodine Thruster Test Space-Related Birthdays Guion Bluford Nov 22, 1942 STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-39, STS-53 Owen Garriott Nov 22, 1930 Skylab 3, STS-9 Henry Hartsfield Nov 21, 1933 STS-4, STS-41-D,STS-61-A Richard R. Arnold? Nov 26, 1963 STS-119, Soyuz MS-08 Expedition 55/56 Jim Wetherbee Nov 27, 1952 STS-32, STS-52, STS-63, STS-86, STS-102, STS-113irthdays This Week in Space History Spacecraft Picture of Venus Insight Checkout Before Launch Curiosity Selfie Apollo 12 Splashdown Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekCassiopeia, the Queen Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Nov. 30/Dec. 1 Soyuz ? Galileo 27 & 28 Launch time: 0035 GMT on 1st (7:35 p.m. EST on 30th) Launch site: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana An Arianespace Soyuz rocket, designed VS26, will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will carry two Galileo full operational capability satellites for Europe¡¯s Galileo navigation constellation. The Soyuz-2.1b (Soyuz ST-B) rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Delayed from mid-2021, September, and Nov. 22. [Oct. 19] Dec. 1 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-3 Launch time: 2320 GMT (6:20 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a group of approximately 53 Starlink internet satellites. [Nov. 20] Dec. 4 Atlas 5 ? STP-3 Launch window: 0904-1104 GMT (4:04-6:04 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the STP-3 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The STP-3 rideshare mission will launch the STPSat 6 satellite and several small satellites. STPSat 6 hosts several payloads and experiments, including the National Nuclear Security Administration¡¯s Space and Atmospheric Burst Reporting System-3 (SABRS-3) payload, and NASA¡¯s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) experiment. The rocket will fly in the 551 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, five solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from Feb. 26, June 23, early September, and Nov. 22. [Nov. 17] Dec. 8 Soyuz ? ISS 66S Launch time: 0738 GMT (2:38 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the crewed Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft to the International Space Station on a 12-day flight with cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and space tourists Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. Delayed from Sept. 22. [Nov. 17] Dec. 9 Falcon 9 ? IXPE Launch window: 0600-0730 GMT (1:00-2:30 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the NASA¡¯s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. IXPE exploits the polarization state of light from astrophysical sources to provide insight into our understanding of X-ray production in objects such as neutron stars and pulsar wind nebulae, as well as stellar and supermassive black holes. Delayed from Nov. 17. Moved forward from Dec. 13. [Oct. 19] Dec. 12 Proton ? Express AMU3 & Express AMU7 Launch time: Approx. 1220 GMT (7:20 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Proton rocket will launch the Express AMU3 and Express AMU7 communications satellites for the Russian Satellite Communications Company. Built by ISS Reshetnev, the satellites will provide advanced communications, television and radio broadcasting services for millions of users in Russia and other countries. Thales Alenia Space supplied the telecom payloads on the satellites. Delayed from Dec. 6. [Nov. 20] Dec. 18 Ariane 5 ? James Webb Space Telescope Launch window: 1220-1250 GMT (7:20-7:50 a.m. EST) Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace used an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA256, to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, a flagship observatory developed by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency. JWST is the largest space telescope ever built, with a deployable mirror measuring 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) in diameter and four scientific instruments to observe the universe in infrared wavelengths. The mission will study the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets. The Ariane 5 ECA rocket will launch JWST on a trajectory toward its operating position at the L2 Lagrange point nearly a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth. Delayed from Oct. 31 and November. [Oct. 19] Dec. 18/19 Falcon 9 ? Turksat 5B Launch window: 0358-0528 GMT on 19th (10:58 p.m.-12:28 a.m. EDT on 18th/19th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Turksat 5B communications satellite for Turksat, a Turkish satellite operator. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with significant Turkish contributions, the Turksat 5B satellite will provide broadband services over a wide coverage area, including Turkey, the Middle East and large regions of Africa. Delayed from June. [Nov. 17] Dec. 20 Angara-A5 ? Test Flight Launch time: TBD Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia A Russian government Angara-A5 rocket will launch on its third orbital test flight with a Perseus, or Persei, upper stage derived from Russia¡¯s venerable Block DM upper stage. Russian officials have not identified a payload for the mission. [Nov. 17] Dec. 21 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 24 Launch time: 1006 GMT (5:06 a.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fourth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the 24th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from Dec. 4. [Nov.1] Dec. 21 H-2A ? Inmarsat 6 F1 Launch window: 1433:52-1633:26 GMT (9:33:52-11:33:26 a.m. EST) Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch the Inmarsat 6 F1 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. The H-2A rocket will fly in the ¡°204¡± configuration with four strap-on solid rocket boosters. [Nov. 4] TBD Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-3 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with a batch of Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission is expected to deploy 51 Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit. Delayed from Oct. 17. [Oct. 14] Dec. 27 Soyuz ? OneWeb 12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 34 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. [Oct. 14] ?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?One Year on This Giant, Blistering Hot Planet is Just 16 Hours Long Artist¡¯s Rendering? Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.X-37B Dec. 5 Envisat Nov. 30 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 |
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Skynet Tonight! " DART Double Asteroid Redirection Test" & "Constellations "Sculpter and Phoenix" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°DART Double Asteroid Redirection Test¡± & ¡°Sculptor, the Sculptor¡¯s Workshop and Phoenix, a Very Special Bird¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow¡± (2004) 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.DART Double Asteroid Redirection Test Collision Impact Schematic Kinetic Satellite Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekSculptor, the sculptor¡¯s workshop and Phoenix, a very special bird.? Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule NET Nov. 19/20 Rocket 3 ? STP-27AD2 Launch window: 0500-0830 GMT on 20th (12:00-3:30 a.m. EST; 9:00-11:30 p.m. AKST on 19th) Launch site: Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will attempt to launch a non-deployable test payload into orbit for the U.S. Space Force and the Space Test Program. Delayed from Oct. 27. Scrubbed on Nov. 19. [Nov. 19] Nov. 23/24 Falcon 9 ? DART Launch time: 0620 GMT on 24th (1:20 a.m. EST; 10:20 p.m. PST on 23rd) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, mission. DART is NASA¡¯s first flight demonstration for planetary defense. The mission seeks to test and validate a method to protect Earth in case of an asteroid impact threat. The mission aims to shift an asteroid¡¯s orbit through kinetic impact ¡ª specifically, by impacting a spacecraft into the smaller member of the binary asteroid system Didymos to change its orbital speed. Delayed from July. [Oct. 14] Nov. 24 Soyuz ? Prichal Launch time: 1306 GMT (8:06 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the Prichal module to the International Space Station. Prichal, also known as Uzlovoy Module, will dock with the Nauka Multi-purpose Laboratory Module and be used as a docking port for visiting Russian vehicles. A modified Progress resupply craft will ferry the Prichal module to the space station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1b configuration. [Sept. 30] Nov. 24/25 Soyuz ? EKS 5? Launch window: 0030-0230 GMT on 25th (7:30-9:30 p.m. EST on 24th) Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome with an unspecified classified payload, likely the EKS 5 early warning satellite for the Russian military. The EKS, or Tundra, satellites fly in highly elliptical tundra orbits. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1b configuration with a Fregat upper stage. [Nov. 17] NET Nov. 27 Electron ? BlackSky 12 & 13 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch two small second-generation satellites for BlackSky¡¯s commercial fleet of Earth observation spacecraft. Delayed from September and October due to COVID-relayed restrictions. [Oct. 14] Nov. 30/Dec. 1 Soyuz ? Galileo 27 & 28 Launch time: 0035 GMT on 1st (7:35 p.m. EST on 30th) Launch site: ELS, Sinnamary, French Guiana An Arianespace Soyuz rocket, designed VS26, will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will carry two Galileo full operational capability satellites for Europe¡¯s Galileo navigation constellation. The Soyuz-2.1b (Soyuz ST-B) rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Delayed from mid-2021, September, and Nov. 22. [Oct. 19] Dec. 1 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-3 Launch time: 2320 GMT (6:20 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a group of approximately 53 Starlink internet satellites. [Nov. 20] Dec. 4 Atlas 5 ? STP-3 Launch window: 0904-1104 GMT (4:04-6:04 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the STP-3 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The STP-3 rideshare mission will launch the STPSat 6 satellite and several small satellites. STPSat 6 hosts several payloads and experiments, including the National Nuclear Security Administration¡¯s Space and Atmospheric Burst Reporting System-3 (SABRS-3) payload, and NASA¡¯s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) experiment. The rocket will fly in the 551 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, five solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from Feb. 26, June 23, early September, and Nov. 22. [Nov. 17] Dec. 8 Soyuz ? ISS 66S Launch time: 0738 GMT (2:38 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the crewed Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft to the International Space Station on a 12-day flight with cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and space tourists Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. Delayed from Sept. 22. [Nov. 17] Dec. 9 Falcon 9 ? IXPE Launch window: 0600-0730 GMT (1:00-2:30 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the NASA¡¯s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. IXPE exploits the polarization state of light from astrophysical sources to provide insight into our understanding of X-ray production in objects such as neutron stars and pulsar wind nebulae, as well as stellar and supermassive black holes. Delayed from Nov. 17. Moved forward from Dec. 13. [Oct. 19] Dec. 12 Proton ? Express AMU3 & Express AMU7 Launch time: Approx. 1220 GMT (7:20 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Proton rocket will launch the Express AMU3 and Express AMU7 communications satellites for the Russian Satellite Communications Company. Built by ISS Reshetnev, the satellites will provide advanced communications, television and radio broadcasting services for millions of users in Russia and other countries. Thales Alenia Space supplied the telecom payloads on the satellites. Delayed from Dec. 6. [Nov. 20] ?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Carbon Dioxide Cold Traps? on Moon Confirmed for First Time Carbon Dioxide Cold Traps on Moon Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. Envisat Nov. 22 Nov. 25 Nov. 28 |
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