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Skynet Tonight! "Winchcombe Meteorite" and "Future of Space Communications" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Winchcombe Meteorite¡± & ¡°Future of Space Communications¡±? ? Net Control: Tom KE5ICX ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Robot and Frank¡± (2012) 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.Meteorite that crashed onto UK driveway contains the building blocks of life Winchcombe Meteorite Fireball Images Family Finds Winchcombe Meteorite Winchcomb Meteorite Winchcombe Meteorite Chemical/Organic Make-up Carbonaceous Chondrite Fragment Water - Chemical Interaction Waz UpSpecial Feature - Space? Communications Revolution?Virginia NV5F NASA¡¯s Space Communications Revolution? Artemis 1 Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) SCaN Laser Communications Relay Demonstration NASA Partners for Near-Earth Communications Deep Space Communications Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellation ¡°Taurus, the Bull¡±? Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Jan. 23/24 Electron ? ¡°Virginia is for Launch Lovers¡± Launch window: 2300-0100 GMT on 23rd/24th (6:00-8:00 p.m. EST on 23rd) Launch site: LC-2, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle will lift off with three satellites for HawkEye 360, radio frequency geospatial analytics provider. This will be the first Rocket Lab mission from a new launch pad in Virginia. Delayed from Dec. 7, Dec. 9, Dec. 13, Dec. 15, Dec. 16 and Dec. 18. [Jan. 13] Jan. 24 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-2 Launch time: 0952 GMT (4:52 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This will be the second launch into a new orbital shell for SpaceX¡¯s second-generation Starlink constellation, called Starlink Gen2. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Jan. 19] Jan. 24/25 H-2A ? IGS Radar 7 Launch window: 0100-0300 GMT on 25th (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST on 24th) Launch site: Launch Pad 1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H-2A rocket, designated H-2A F46, will launch the IGS Radar 7 radar reconnaissance satellite for Japan¡¯s Information Gathering Satellites for the Japanese government¡¯s Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center. The H-2A rocket will fly in the 202 configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. [Jan. 13] Late January Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. [Jan. 8] Jan. 31 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-3 Launch time: 0827 GMT (3:27 a.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This will be the third launch into a new orbital shell for SpaceX¡¯s second-generation Starlink constellation, called Starlink Gen2. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Jan. 19] Feb. 5 Falcon 9 ? Amazonas Nexus Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Amazonas Nexus communications satellite for the Spanish company Hispasat. Amazonas Nexus will provide broadband connectivity to airplanes, ships, and other mobile users across the Americas, Greenland, and travel corridors across the Atlantic Ocean. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space, and is based on the Spacebus NEO platform. [Jan. 19] February SSLV ? Test Flight 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its second orbital test flight following a failed inaugural launch attempt in 2022. [March 31] Feb. 9 Soyuz ? Progress 83P Launch time: 0651 GMT (1:51 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 83rd Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Jan. 13] Feb. 11/12 H3 ? ALOS 3 Launch window: 0137:55-0144:15 GMT on 12th (8:37:55-8:44:15 p.m. EST on 11th) Launch site: Launch Pad 2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H3 rocket will launch on its first test flight with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite 3, or ALOS 3, Earth observation satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. ALOS 3, also named Daichi 3, will capture high-resolution, wide-swath images of all of the world¡¯s land surfaces, providing data for applications in disaster management, land use, urban sprawl, scientific research, and coastal and vegetation environmental monitoring. The H3 rocket for Test Flight 1, or TF1, will fly in the H3-22S configuration with two first stage engines, two strap-on solid rocket boosters, and a short payload fairing. [Jan. 13] Feb. 19/20 Soyuz ? Soyuz MS-23 Launch time: 0157 GMT on 20th (8:57 p.m. EST on 19th) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to the International Space Station. The mission was originally supposed to carry Russian commander Oleg Kononenko, Russian flight engineer Nikolai Chub, and NASA astronaut Loral O¡¯Hara, but managers removed the crew from the mission in order to use the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft as a replacement for the damaged Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft docked to the space station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Jan. 13] Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Astronomers find the most distant stars in our galaxy halfway to Andromeda VISTA Infrared Survey Telescope Shows Central Part of Milky Way 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. 28 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Hubble Space Telescope Jan. 26 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 ? |
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Skynet Tonight1 "Where Are They Now?" & Constellations "Perseus, the Hero" & "Camelopardalis, the Giraffe" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Where are They Now?¡± & Constellations ¡°Perseus, the Hero¡± and ¡°Camelopardalis, the Giraffe¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Kiss: Attack of the Phantoms¡± 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 Evening.NCS Name and Callsign Brenda WB5OZL The most distant spacecraft in the solar system ¡ª Where are they now? Voyager 1 & 2 Voyager 1&2, Pioneer 10 & 11, New Horizons Pioneer 10 & 11 New Horizons Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekPerseus, The hero, and Camelopardalis, the giraffe Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Jan. 15 Falcon Heavy ? USSF 67 Launch period: 2256-2334 GMT (5:56-6:34 p.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 67 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will launch the Space Force¡¯s second Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM, or CBAS 2, military communications satellite and the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA 3A, or LDPE 3A, rideshare satellite hosting multiple experimental payloads. Delayed from 4th Quarter 2022, Jan. 10, Jan. 12, and Jan. 13 [Jan. 14] Jan. 18 Falcon 9 ? GPS 3 SV06 Launch time: 1200 GMT (7:00 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Space Force¡¯s sixth third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite was built by Lockheed Martin. Delayed from late 2022. [Jan. 8] Jan. 18 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 51 Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. [Jan. 13] Jan. 23/24 Electron ? ¡°Virginia is for Launch Lovers¡± Launch window: 2300-0100 GMT on 23rd/24th (6:00-8:00 p.m. EST on 23rd) Launch site: LC-2, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle will lift off with three satellites for HawkEye 360, radio frequency geospatial analytics provider. This will be the first Rocket Lab mission from a new launch pad in Virginia. Delayed from Dec. 7, Dec. 9, Dec. 13, Dec. 15, Dec. 16 and Dec. 18. [Jan. 13] Jan. 24/25 H-2A ? IGS Radar 7 Launch window: 0100-0300 GMT on 25th (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST on 24th) Launch site: Launch Pad 1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H-2A rocket, designated H-2A F46, will launch the IGS Radar 7 radar reconnaissance satellite for Japan¡¯s Information Gathering Satellites for the Japanese government¡¯s Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center. The H-2A rocket will fly in the 202 configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. [Jan. 13] January Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. [Jan. 8] TBD Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator after flying southeast from Cape Canaveral. Delayed from Nov. 16 and Nov. 18. Delayed from December. [Dec. 7] Late January Falcon 9 ? Amazonas Nexus Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Amazonas Nexus communications satellite for the Spanish company Hispasat. Amazonas Nexus will provide broadband connectivity to airplanes, ships, and other mobile users across the Americas, Greenland, and travel corridors across the Atlantic Ocean. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space, and is based on the Spacebus NEO platform. [Jan. 8] February SSLV ? Test Flight 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India India¡¯s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its second orbital test flight following a failed inaugural launch attempt in 2022. [March 31] Feb. 9 Soyuz ? Progress 83P Launch time: 0651 GMT (1:51 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 83rd Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Jan. 13] Feb. 11/12 H3 ? ALOS 3 Launch window: 0137:55-0144:15 GMT on 12th (8:37:55-8:44:15 p.m. EST on 11th) Launch site: Launch Pad 2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H3 rocket will launch on its first test flight with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite 3, or ALOS 3, Earth observation satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. ALOS 3, also named Daichi 3, will capture high-resolution, wide-swath images of all of the world¡¯s land surfaces, providing data for applications in disaster management, land use, urban sprawl, scientific research, and coastal and vegetation environmental monitoring. The H3 rocket for Test Flight 1, or TF1, will fly in the H3-22S configuration with two first stage engines, two strap-on solid rocket boosters, and a short payload fairing. [Jan. 13] Feb. 19/20 Soyuz ? Soyuz MS-23 Launch time: 0157 GMT on 20th (8:57 p.m. EST on 19th) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to the International Space Station. The mission was originally supposed to carry Russian commander Oleg Kononenko, Russian flight engineer Nikolai Chub, and NASA astronaut Loral O¡¯Hara, but managers removed the crew from the mission in order to use the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft as a replacement for the damaged Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft docked to the space station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Jan. 13] 1st Quarter Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two WorldView Legion Earth observation satellites for Maxar Technologies. Maxar plans to deploy six commercial WorldView Legion high-resolution remote sensing satellites into a mix of sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits on three SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. Delayed from January and September 2021. Delayed from March, May, June, July, and September 2022. Delayed again from 4th Quarter 2022. Delayed from January 2023. [Jan. 8] 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?How Do Rocky Planets Really Form? Earth, Apollo 17 Photo? 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. 15 Jan. 17 Tiangong Jan. 17 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 |
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Skynet Tonight! "The Longest Running Scientific Experiment" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°The Longest Running Scientific Experiment¡± & ¡°Fornax the Furnace and Eridanus the River¡±? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Marooned¡± (1969) 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 Longest Running Scientific Experiment¡±? Sunspot Number 1700 - 2000 Clette and Svalgaard Crew Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Jan 3, 2023. Walt Cunningham died in Houston on January 3, 2023, at age 90, from complications resulting from a fall. A comet not seen since 50,000 years will be visible again in early 2023 It's called the C/2022 E3 (ZTF) comet. CME CME IMPACT JOLTS EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD: As predicted, a coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field on Jan. 4th (0254 UT).? Space-Related Birthdays 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 8) Guy Gardner? Jan 06, 1948 STS-27, STS-35 Frederick D. Gregory Jan 07, 1941 STS-51-B, STS-33, STS-44? This Week in Space History First Near Moon Shot January 2, 1959 Jan 1, 2019 Our solar system's own proto-snowman and the most distant object explored by a spacecraft, Arrokoth, had a visitor Jan 1. in 2019 when the New Horizons probe flew by, taking this photo.? Sputnik 1 4 January 1958: After completing 1,440 orbits, Sputnik 1, the world¡¯s first artificial satellite, reentered the Earth¡¯s atmosphere and was destroyed.? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekFornax the Furnace and Eridanus the River Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Dec. 7] Jan. 8/9 Falcon 9 ? OneWeb 16 Launch time: 0445 GMT on 9th (11:45 p.m. EST on 8th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 40 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing and deploying a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. This will be the second launch of OneWeb satellites with SpaceX, and OneWeb¡¯s 16th launch overall. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [Jan. 2] Jan. 12 Falcon Heavy ? USSF 67 Launch time: 2230 GMT (5:30 p.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 67 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will launch the Space Force¡¯s second Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM, or CBAS 2, military communications satellite and the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA 3A, or LDPE 3A, rideshare satellite hosting multiple experimental payloads. Delayed from 4th Quarter 2022 and Jan. 10. [Jan. 2] January Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Dec. 14] TBD Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator after flying southeast from Cape Canaveral. Delayed from Nov. 16 and Nov. 18. Delayed from December. [Dec. 14] Jan. 18 Falcon 9 ? GPS 3 SV06 Launch window: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Space Force¡¯s sixth third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite was built by Lockheed Martin. Delayed from late 2022. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two WorldView Legion Earth observation satellites for Maxar Technologies. Maxar plans to deploy six commercial WorldView Legion high-resolution remote sensing satellites into a mix of sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits on three SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. Delayed from January and September 2021. Delayed from March, May, June, July, and September 2022. Delayed again from 4th Quarter 2022. [Nov. 22] NET? January Falcon Heavy ? ViaSat 3 Americas Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband communications satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas is the first of at least three new-generation Boeing-built geostationary satellites for ViaSat. A small communications satellite named Arcturus will launch as a secondary payload for Astranis. Delayed from 3rd Quarter and December. [Nov. 22] Early 2023 Falcon 9 ? SES 18 & SES 19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch SES 18 and SES 19 communications satellites for SES of Luxembourg. SES 18 and 19, built by Northrop Grumman, will provide C-band television and data services over the United States. [May 24] TBDSSLV ? 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 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] 1st Quarter Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into Medium Earth Orbit for SES of Luxembourg. The satellites, built by Boeing, will provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES¡¯s O3b network. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Nov. 22] Feb. 16 Soyuz ? Progress 83P Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 83rd Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Oct. 26] Feb. 19 Falcon 9 ? Crew 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the program¡¯s ninth flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Warren ¡°Woody¡± Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. [Dec. 14] ?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?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. 8 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "Sirius Brings in the New Year" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Sirius Rings in the New Year¡± ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Project Gemini¡± (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 Evening.Sirius Rings in the New Year EarthSky: Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Brenda WB5OZL/Kelley K5KTX (Alternates Each Week) 2022 Recap: [Slide 1] Here we are, on the final day of 2022, having learned so much about the vast, mysterious universe we live in. Here¡¯s a recap of some of the biggest moments in NASA space science this year. Last Christmas, NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope in its mission to, as the agency so eloquently puts it, ¡°unfold the universe.¡± The telescope took 20 years and $10B to build, and astronomers collectively held their breaths for months as the huge, delicate instrument traveled one million miles to its orbit at Lagrange point 2 and unfolded its iconic golden mirrors. A year later, the space telescope has proven it is worth its weight in gold. JWST¡¯s first images were released in June, giving us our deepest glimpse yet into the history of the universe. Since then, it seems like an endless string of images and scientific findings have been coming from the telescope, giving us insight into exoplanets, distant stars and galaxies, and the planets in our own backyard. [Slide 2] 2022 shall hereby be remembered as the year humanity made its first strike on another celestial body. The Direct Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, mission launched in late 2021 and began its 10-month-long journey to the asteroid Dimorphos. On September 26, the world watched as the four-foot-wide spacecraft livestreamed its bullseye impact on the asteroid at 14,000 miles per hour, knocking it just slightly off its orbit around the larger asteroid Didymos. Earth was never in danger of being struck by Dimorphos. Rather, the mission was intended to test whether a direct kinetic impact on an asteroid could be an effective way to defend our pale blue dot from any potential incoming asteroid that may cross our path. The answer, tentatively, was yes. It¡¯s a win for planetary defense, and¡ªjust as important¡ªjustice on behalf of the dinosaurs. [Slide 3] On November 16, NASA launched the first mission in its program to return humans¡ªincluding the first woman and person of color¡ªto the lunar surface. Artemis I began with a flawless, if delayed, liftoff of the agency¡¯s SLS rocket, which deposited the Orion capsule squarely on the correct trajectory around the Moon. Orion traveled farther than any human-rated spacecraft has gone before, performed two flybys within around 80 miles of the lunar surface, and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean 26 days after launch. Now, NASA has its hands full preparing for the suite of missions left in the Artemis program. [Slide 4] This year we also said goodbye to some NASA missions. After eight successful years of science operations, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) completed its final science flight. This now-retired mission leaves behind a legacy of scientific accomplishments and engineering ingenuity. Also, NASA¡¯s InSight mission has ended after more than four years of collecting unique science on Mars. So, let's raise our glass and look forward to more amazing science and advances in human space exploration by NASA and all the other agencies working together to advance what we know about our universe. Space/NASA History: In space history this week¡ December 25:
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Astronaut Birthdays [Slide 10]:
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekSpace Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule TBDRS-1 ? Flight 1 Launch window: TBD Launch site: LP-3C, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska An ABL RS-1 rocket will launch on its first orbital test flight, carrying two CubeSats for OmniTeq, a company with plans to deploy a constellation of small satellites to provide maritime communications services. Delayed from November and Dec. 7. [Dec. 7] NET? Jan. 2 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 6 Launch time: 1455 GMT (9:55 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 6 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Delayed from October, November, and December. [Dec. 14] January Electron ? ¡°Virginia is for Launch Lovers¡± Launch window: TBD Launch site: LC-2, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle will lift off with three satellites for HawkEye 360, radio frequency geospatial analytics provider. This will be the first Rocket Lab mission from a new launch pad in Virginia. Delayed from Dec. 7, Dec. 9, Dec. 13, Dec. 15, Dec. 16 and Dec. 18. [Dec. 19] January Falcon 9 ? OneWeb 16 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 40 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing and deploying a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. This will be the second launch of OneWeb satellites with SpaceX, and OneWeb¡¯s 16th launch overall. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Dec. 14] January Falcon Heavy ? USSF 67 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 67 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will launch the Space Force¡¯s second Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM, or CBAS 2, military communications satellite and the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA 3A, or LDPE 3A, rideshare satellite hosting multiple experimental payloads. Delayed from 4th Quarter 2022. [Oct. 26] TBD Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator after flying southeast from Cape Canaveral. Delayed from Nov. 16 and Nov. 18. Delayed from December. [Dec. 14] Jan. 18 Falcon 9 ? GPS 3 SV06 Launch window: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Space Force¡¯s sixth third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite was built by Lockheed Martin. Delayed from late 2022. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two WorldView Legion Earth observation satellites for Maxar Technologies. Maxar plans to deploy six commercial WorldView Legion high-resolution remote sensing satellites into a mix of sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits on three SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. Delayed from January and September 2021. Delayed from March, May, June, July, and September 2022. Delayed again from 4th Quarter 2022. [Nov. 22] NET? JanuaryFalcon Heavy ? ViaSat 3 Americas Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband communications satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas is the first of at least three new-generation Boeing-built geostationary satellites for ViaSat. A small communications satellite named Arcturus will launch as a secondary payload for Astranis. Delayed from 3rd Quarter and December. [Nov. 22] Early 2023 Falcon 9 ? SES 18 & SES 19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch SES 18 and SES 19 communications satellites for SES of Luxembourg. SES 18 and 19, built by Northrop Grumman, will provide C-band television and data services over the United States. [May 24] 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 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 Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Ancient Asteroid Grains Provide Insight into the Evolution of your Solar System Asteroid Grain Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.? All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Tiangong Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Hubble Space Telescope Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "The Christmas Star" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°The Christmas Star¡±? ? Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: Lifepod (1993) 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 Christmas Star? Space Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News NASA's Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface InSight NASA¡¯s InSight mission has ended after more than four years of collecting unique science on Mars. Mission controllers at the agency¡¯s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California were unable to contact the lander after two consecutive attempts, leading them to conclude the spacecraft¡¯s solar-powered batteries have run out of energy ¨C a state engineers refer to as ¡°dead bus.¡± NASA begins construction on asteroid-detecting space telescope Space-Related Birthdays Andy Thomas Dec 18, 1951 STS-77, STS-89/91, (Mir EO-24/EO-25), STS-102, STS-114 Michael E. Fossum Dec 19, 1957 STS-121, STS-124, Soyuz TMA-02M (Expedition 28/29) Frederick W. Leslie? Dec 19, 1951 STS-73 Millie Hughes-Fulford Dec 21, 1945 STS-40 John L. Finley Dec 22, 1935 1965 USAF MOL Group 1 Karol J. Bobko Dec 23, 1937 STS-6, STS-51-D, STS-51-J This Week in Space History First Transistor 74 years ago today, December 23, the transistor was first demonstrated by Walter H. Brattain and John Bardeen? 50 Years Ago: Apollo 17 Splashdown Ends the Beginning of Lunar Exploration On Dec. 19, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. ¡°Jack¡± Schmitt, the first trained geologist to travel to the Moon, successfully ended their 13-day Moon landing mission with a splashdown in their Command Module (CM) America in the Pacific Ocean. SR-71 OTD, December 22, 1964, NASA's SR-71 Blackbird make its first flight. The SR-71 was designed to cruise at Mach 3.2 and at altitudes of up to 85,000 ft., making it ideal for high-speed, high-altitude research. Earthrise On Dec. 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to orbit the Moon, and the first to witness the magnificent sight called "Earthrise."? Space Launches For This WeekTom KE5ICX? Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Dec. 28 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-1 Launch time: Approx. 0819 GMT (3:19 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will be the first into Shell 5 of the Starlink constellation, targeting a polar orbit after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Dec. 14] Dec. 28/29 Falcon 9 ? EROS C3 Launch time: 0658 GMT on 29th (1:58 a.m. EST on 29th; 10:58 p.m. PST on 28th) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the EROS C3 high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for ImageSat International, an Israeli remote sensing company. EROS C3 was built by Israel Aerospace Industries and will collect optical multispectral imagery. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. [Dec. 14] TBDRS-1 ? Flight 1 Launch window: TBD Launch site: LP-3C, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska An ABL RS-1 rocket will launch on its first orbital test flight, carrying two CubeSats for OmniTeq, a company with plans to deploy a constellation of small satellites to provide maritime communications services. Delayed from November and Dec. 7. [Dec. 7] NET? Jan. 2 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 6 Launch time: 1455 GMT (9:55 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 6 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Delayed from October, November, and December. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? OneWeb 16 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 40 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing and deploying a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. This will be the second launch of OneWeb satellites with SpaceX, and OneWeb¡¯s 16th launch overall. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Dec. 14] January Falcon Heavy ? USSF 67 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 67 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will launch the Space Force¡¯s second Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM, or CBAS 2, military communications satellite and the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA 3A, or LDPE 3A, rideshare satellite hosting multiple experimental payloads. Delayed from 4th Quarter 2022. [Oct. 26] TBD Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator after flying southeast from Cape Canaveral. Delayed from Nov. 16 and Nov. 18. Delayed from December. [Dec. 14] Jan. 18 Falcon 9 ? GPS 3 SV06 Launch window: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Space Force¡¯s sixth third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite was built by Lockheed Martin. Delayed from late 2022. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two WorldView Legion Earth observation satellites for Maxar Technologies. Maxar plans to deploy six commercial WorldView Legion high-resolution remote sensing satellites into a mix of sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits on three SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. Delayed from January and September 2021. Delayed from March, May, June, July, and September 2022. Delayed again from 4th Quarter 2022. [Nov. 22] NET? January Falcon Heavy ? ViaSat 3 Americas Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband communications satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas is the first of at least three new-generation Boeing-built geostationary satellites for ViaSat. A small communications satellite named Arcturus will launch as a secondary payload for Astranis. Delayed from 3rd Quarter and December. [Nov. 22] Early 2023 Falcon 9 ? SES 18 & SES 19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch SES 18 and SES 19 communications satellites for SES of Luxembourg. SES 18 and 19, built by Northrop Grumman, will provide C-band television and data services over the United States. [May 24] 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 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] 1st Quarter Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into Medium Earth Orbit for SES of Luxembourg. The satellites, built by Boeing, will provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES¡¯s O3b network. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Nov. 22] Feb. 16 Soyuz ? Progress 83P Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 83rd Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Oct. 26] Feb. 19 Falcon 9 ? Crew 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the program¡¯s ninth flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Warren ¡°Woody¡± Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. [Dec. 14] Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Alien Planet Found Spiraling to its Doom Around an Aging Star Doomed Planet Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. Tiangong Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Hubble Space Telescope Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 \ ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough" and Constellations "Aries and Triangulum 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Nuclear fusion breakthrough: What does it mean for space exploration?¡± & Constellations ¡°Aries, the Ram and Triangulum, the Triangle¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°A Christmas Carol¡± (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.Nuclear Fusions Breakthrough: What Does That Mean for Space Exploration Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?NASA Report ¨C December 17, 2022 Astronaut Birthdays December 11, 1975: Francisco Rubio (Exp. 67/68, currently on ISS; launched 9/21) December 12, 1951: Steven Hawley (STS-41-D, STS-61-C, STS-31, STS-82, STS-93) December 12, 1964: Kenneth Ham (STS-124, STS-132) December 14, 1936: Robert Parker (STS-9, STS-35) December 14, 1960: Cady Coleman, KC5ZTH (STS-73, STS-93, Exp 26/27)) Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellations: Aries and Triangulum Space Launches For This WeekTom KE5ICX? Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Dec. 18/19 Electron ? ¡°Virginia is for Launch Lovers¡± Launch window: 2300-0100 GMT on 18th/19th (6:00-8:00 p.m. EST on 18th) Launch site: LC-2, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle will lift off with three satellites for HawkEye 360, radio frequency geospatial analytics provider. This will be the first Rocket Lab mission from a new launch pad in Virginia. Delayed from Dec. 7, Dec. 9, Dec. 13, Dec. 15, and Dec. 16. [Dec. 15] Dec. 20/21 Vega-C ? Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 & 6 Launch time: 0147 GMT on 21st (9:47 p.m. EST on 20th) Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana An Arianespace Vega-C rocket, designated VV22, will launch the Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 and 6 Earth observation satellites for Airbus. Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 and 6 are the third and fourth members of the four-satellite Pl¨¦iades Neo constellation built, owned, and operated by Airbus. Delayed from Nov. 21, Nov. 23, and Nov. 24. [Nov. 29] Dec. 28 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-1 Launch time: Approx. 0819 GMT (3:19 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will be the first into Shell 5 of the Starlink constellation, targeting a polar orbit after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Dec. 14] Dec. 28/29 Falcon 9 ? EROS C3 Launch time: 0658 GMT on 29th (1:58 a.m. EST on 29th; 10:58 p.m. PST on 28th) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the EROS C3 high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for ImageSat International, an Israeli remote sensing company. EROS C3 was built by Israel Aerospace Industries and will collect optical multispectral imagery. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. [Dec. 14] TBD RS-1 ? Flight 1 Launch window: TBD Launch site: LP-3C, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska An ABL RS-1 rocket will launch on its first orbital test flight, carrying two CubeSats for OmniTeq, a company with plans to deploy a constellation of small satellites to provide maritime communications services. Delayed from November and Dec. 7. [Dec. 7] NET Jan. 2Falcon 9 ? Transporter 6 Launch time: 1455 GMT (9:55 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 6 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Delayed from October, November, and December. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? OneWeb 16 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 40 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing and deploying a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. This will be the second launch of OneWeb satellites with SpaceX, and OneWeb¡¯s 16th launch overall. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Dec. 14] January Falcon Heavy ? USSF 67 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 67 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will launch the Space Force¡¯s second Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM, or CBAS 2, military communications satellite and the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA 3A, or LDPE 3A, rideshare satellite hosting multiple experimental payloads. Delayed from 4th Quarter 2022. [Oct. 26] TBD Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator after flying southeast from Cape Canaveral. Delayed from Nov. 16 and Nov. 18. Delayed from December. [Dec. 14] Jan. 18Falcon 9 ? GPS 3 SV06 Launch window: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Space Force¡¯s sixth third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite was built by Lockheed Martin. Delayed from late 2022. [Dec. 14] January Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two WorldView Legion Earth observation satellites for Maxar Technologies. Maxar plans to deploy six commercial WorldView Legion high-resolution remote sensing satellites into a mix of sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits on three SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. Delayed from January and September 2021. Delayed from March, May, June, July, and September 2022. Delayed again from 4th Quarter 2022. [Nov. 22] NET January Falcon Heavy ? ViaSat 3 Americas Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband communications satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas is the first of at least three new-generation Boeing-built geostationary satellites for ViaSat. A small communications satellite named Arcturus will launch as a secondary payload for Astranis. Delayed from 3rd Quarter and December. [Nov. 22] Early 2023 Falcon 9 ? SES 18 & SES 19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch SES 18 and SES 19 communications satellites for SES of Luxembourg. SES 18 and 19, built by Northrop Grumman, will provide C-band television and data services over the United States. [May 24] 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 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] 1st Quarter Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into Medium Earth Orbit for SES of Luxembourg. The satellites, built by Boeing, will provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES¡¯s O3b network. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Nov. 22] Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water Atmospheric Make-Up Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Dec 18 Dec. 19 Tiangong Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26 ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "Keeping Up With VLA" & Constellation "Andromeda" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Keeping Up With VLA¡± & Constellation ¡°Andromeda¡±? ? Net Control: Tom KE5ICX ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Airport¡± (1970) 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.¡°Keeping Up With VLA¡± 1 - ¡°2010: The Year We Make Contact¡± 2 - Water/Ice on Mercury 3 - Radio vs. Visual Resolution 4 - Aricebo Observatory 5 - VLA Array 6 - VLA Configurations? 7 - VLA Einstein Ring 8 - Black Hole/Milky Way 9 - Expanded VLA 10 - Signal Integration 11 - VLA Remote Access (1983) 12 - Karl G. Jansky 13 - ngVLA Artist¡¯s Conception 14 - Future Radio Telescopes 15 - The Author ?Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Brenda WB5OZL/Kelley K5KTX (Alternates Each Week) Space Exploration News Artemis Chicxulub-Like Asteroid Caused Megatsunami on Early Mars SOFIA Joe Kittinger Died Space-Related Birthdays Ronald M. Sega Dec 04, 1952 STS-60, STS-76? Bruce E. Melnick? Dec 05, 1949 STS-41, STS-49? Robb Kulin Dec 07, 1983 No missions Matthew Dominick Dec 07, 1981 No missions. Selected for NASA Group 22 This Week in Space History Pioneer Venus Orbiter? Apollo 17 launch The Blue Marble photograph taken 5 hrs and 6 minutes after launch when Apollo 17 was 18,000 miles from Earth on December 7, 1972.? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekAndromeda, the Princess Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Dec. 11 Falcon 9 ? ispace Hakuto-R Mission 1 Launch time: 0738 GMT (2:38 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first commercial Hakuto-R lunar lander for ispace, a Japan-based company that competed for the Google Lunar XPRIZE and is now developing a series of robotic lunar landers. The first lunar lander, called ispace Mission 1, was assembled in partnership with ArianeGroup and carries a package of international and commercial payloads, including two small lunar rovers from the United Arab Emirates and Japan. The mission will target a landing in the Lacus Somniorum region of the moon. NASA¡¯s Lunar Flashlight CubeSat will be a rideshare payload on this launch. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Delayed from mid-November, Nov. 22, Nov. 29, Nov. 30, and Dec. 7. [Dec. 7] Dec. 13 Ariane 5 ? Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, and MTG-I1 Launch time: 2030 GMT (3:30 p.m. EST) Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA259, to launch the Galaxy 35 and 36 communications satellites for Intelsat, and the MTG-I1 weather satellite for Eumetsat. Galaxy 35 and 36, built by Maxar, will provide C-band television and video broadcast services over the United States. The first Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I1, will provide weather imagery over Europe for the European weather satellite agency, Eumetsat. [Nov. 30] Dec. 13/14 Electron ? ¡°Virginia is for Launch Lovers¡± Launch window: 2300-0100 GMT on 13th/14th (6:00-8:00 p.m. EST on 13th) Launch site: LC-2, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle will lift off with three satellites for HawkEye 360, radio frequency geospatial analytics provider. This will be the first Rocket Lab mission from a new launch pad in Virginia. Delayed from Dec. 7 and Dec. 9. [Dec. 7] Mid-December Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 1 & 2 Launch time: Approx. 2120 GMT (4:20 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two 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, June, and August, and November, and Dec. 13. [Dec. 7] Dec. 15 Falcon 9 ? SWOT Launch time: 1146:40 GMT (6:46:40 a.m. EST; 3:46:40 a.m. PST) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission for NASA. SWOT is a science mission jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, to measure how much water is in Earth¡¯s oceans, lakes, and rivers. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Delayed from Dec. 12. [Nov. 30] December Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission will deployed the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator after flying southeast from Cape Canaveral. Delayed from Nov. 16 and Nov. 18. [Nov. 22] Dec. 20 Vega-C ? Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 & 6 Launch time: 0147 GMT (9:47 p.m. EST) Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana An Arianespace Vega-C rocket will launch the Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 and 6 Earth observation satellites for Airbus. Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 and 6 are the third and fourth members of the four-satellite Pl¨¦iades Neo constellation built, owned, and operated by Airbus. Delayed from Nov. 21, Nov. 23, and Nov. 24. [Nov. 29] December Falcon 9 ? Transporter 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 6 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Delayed from October and November. [Sept. 9] TBD Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-37 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. Delayed from October, November, Dec. 5, and Dec. 6. [Dec. 5] 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 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] January Falcon Heavy ? USSF 67 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 67 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will launch the Space Force¡¯s second Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM, or CBAS 2, military communications satellite and the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA 3A, or LDPE 3A, rideshare satellite hosting multiple experimental payloads. Delayed from 4th Quarter 2022. [Oct. 26] 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?Hubble Detects Ghostly Galaxy 10. 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 Dec. 18 Dec. 19 Tiangong Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Hubble Space Telescope Dec. 11 Dec. 12 |
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Skynet Tonight! Gravitational Lensing of Supernova at Different Times 9PM CT
Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Gravitational Lensing of? Supernova at Different Times ¡± & ¡°Cassiopeia, the Queen¡±? ? Net Control:Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Failsafe¡± (1963) 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 Evening.Gravitational Lensing of? Supernova at Different Times Image: Early Stages of Supernova Supernova Comparison Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekCassiopeia, the Queen Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Dec. 6/7 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-37 Launch time: 0129 GMT on 7th (8:29 p.m. EST on 6th) 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 October, November, and Dec. 5. [Nov. 30] Dec. 13 Ariane 5 ? Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, and MTG-I1 Launch time: 2030 GMT (3:30 p.m. EST) Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA259, to launch the Galaxy 35 and 36 communications satellites for Intelsat, and the MTG-I1 weather satellite for Eumetsat. Galaxy 35 and 36, built by Maxar, will provide C-band television and video broadcast services over the United States. The first Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I1, will provide weather imagery over Europe for the European weather satellite agency, Eumetsat. [Nov. 30] Dec. 15 Falcon 9 ? SWOT Launch time: 1146:40 GMT (6:46:40 a.m. EST; 3:46:40 a.m. PST) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission for NASA. SWOT is a science mission jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, to measure how much water is in Earth¡¯s oceans, lakes, and rivers. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Delayed from Dec. 12. [Nov. 30] Dec. 15 Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two 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, June, and August, and November. [Nov. 22] December Falcon 9 ? Starlink 2-2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission will deployed the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator after flying southeast from Cape Canaveral. Delayed from Nov. 16 and Nov. 18. [Nov. 22] Dec. 20 Vega-C ? Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 & 6 Launch time: 0147 GMT (9:47 p.m. EST) Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana An Arianespace Vega-C rocket will launch the Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 and 6 Earth observation satellites for Airbus. Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 and 6 are the third and fourth members of the four-satellite Pl¨¦iades Neo constellation built, owned, and operated by Airbus. Delayed from Nov. 21, Nov. 23, and Nov. 24. [Nov. 29] December Falcon 9 ? Transporter 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 6 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Delayed from October and November. [Sept. 9] December Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch around 10 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the first of two Falcon 9 missions to carry SDA demonstration spacecraft for a future constellation of military missile tracking and data relay satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. Delayed from Sept. 24. Delayed from Sept. 29 by payload supply chain issues. [Sept. 16] Check-ins or comments At this point we should be reaching our 90 minute cut-off point, so NCS can decide whether to cut any of these topics due to lack of time. ?? 9.? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Brenda WB5OZL Mysterious Bright Flash is Black Hole Jet Pointing Straight Toward Earth Black Hole Artist¡¯s Concept Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Dec. 5 Tiangong Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Bluewalker 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "The Polaris Program" & Constellations "Sculptor and Phoenix"
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°The Polaris Program and the Polaris Dawn mission¡± & Constellations: ¡°Sculptor, the Sculptor¡¯s Workshop¡± and ¡°Phoenix, a Very Special Bird¡± ?? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Out of This World: Little Lost Robot¡± (S01E03: 1962) 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 Polaris Program and the Polaris Dawn mission: ? ? ? Polaris Dawn Mission Patch Polaris Dawn Crew: Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis, and Anna Menon Civilian Space Walk Crew Dragon Resilience (Dragon C207) - Docked at ISS Starship Mission III? Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Astronaut Snoopy Artemis Update Ingenuity Space-Related Birthdays James Dutton ? Nov 20, 1968 STS-131 Henry Hartsfield? Nov 21, 1933 STS-4, STS-41-D, STS-61-A? Guion Bluford Nov 22, 1942 STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-39, STS-53? Owen Garriott? Nov 22, 1930 Skylab 3, STS-9? Richard R. Arnold? Nov 26, 1963 STS-119, Soyuz MS-08 (Expedition 55/56) This Week in Space History Skylab 4 Nov. 22, 1973 -The first #Thanksgiving in space happened. Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson, and William Pogue celebrated after a grueling 6.5 hour spacewalk! n").? Apollo 12? After a 10-day trip to the Moon and back, Apollo 12 splashed down in the Pacific on November 24, 1969. November 22, 2014 ?Expedition 42 launched to the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-15M.? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellations: ¡°Sculptor, the Sculptor¡¯s Workshop¡± and ¡°Phoenix, a Very Special Bird¡± Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Nov. 27 Soyuz ? Glonass M Launch time: Approx. 1400 GMT (9:00 a.m. EST) Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch a Glonass M navigation satellite for Russia¡¯s independent positioning, navigation, and timing network. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1b configuration with a Fregat upper stage. [Nov. 22] Nov. 29 Long March 2F ? Shenzhou 15 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Jiuquan, China A Chinese Long March 2F rocket will launch the Shenzhou 15 spacecraft with three Chinese astronauts to rendezvous and dock with the Chinese space station in low Earth orbit. This is China¡¯s 10th crewed space mission, and the fourth to the Chinese space station. The crew members have not been officially named. [Nov. 22] Nov. 30 Falcon 9 ? ispace Mission 1 Launch time: 0839 GMT (3:39 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first commercial lunar lander for ispace, a Japan-based company that competed for the Google Lunar XPRIZE and is now developing a series of robotic lunar landers. The first lunar lander, called ispace Mission 1, was assembled in partnership with ArianeGroup and carries a package of international and commercial payloads, including two small lunar rovers from the United Arab Emirates and Japan. The mission will target a landing in the Lacus Somniorum region of the moon. NASA¡¯s Lunar Flashlight CubeSat will be a rideshare payload on this launch. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Delayed from mid-November, Nov. 22, and Nov. 29. [Nov. 24] Early December Falcon 9 ? OneWeb 15 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 40 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing and deploying a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. This will the first launch of OneWeb satellites with SpaceX. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [Nov. 2] 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] December Vega-C ? Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 & 6 Launch time: 0147 GMT (9:47 p.m. EST) Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana An Arianespace Vega-C rocket will launch the Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 and 6 Earth observation satellites for Airbus. Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 and 6 are the third and fourth members of the four-satellite Pl¨¦iades Neo constellation built, owned, and operated by Airbus. Delayed from Nov. 21, Nov. 23, and Nov. 24. [Nov. 24] December Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-37 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. Delayed from October and November. [Nov. 22] Dec. 12 Falcon 9 ? SWOT Launch time: 1146 GMT (6:46 a.m. EST; 3:46 a.m. PST) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission for NASA. SWOT is a science mission jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, to measure how much water is in Earth¡¯s oceans, lakes, and rivers. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. [Nov. 22] Dec. 14 Ariane 5 ? Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, and MTG-I1 Launch window: TBD Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA259, to launch the Galaxy 35 and 36 communications satellites for Intelsat, and the MTG-I1 weather satellite for Eumetsat. Galaxy 35 and 36, built by Maxar, will provide C-band television and video broadcast services over the United States. The first Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I1, will provide weather imagery over Europe for the European weather satellite agency, Eumetsat. [Oct. 26]?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Astronomers observe intra-group light -- the elusive glow between distant galaxies Intra-group Light ¡°Glow Between Distance Galaxies¡± Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Dec. 5 Tiangong Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 |
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Skynet Tonight! "What's Next for Artemis?" & Constellation Pegasus
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Artemis: What¡¯s Next¡± & ¡°Pegasus, the Winged Horse¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°My Favorite Martian¡± (1963 - S01E01) 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 ARTEMIS: WHAT¡¯S NEXT? Artemis 1 - Artist¡¯s Conception ¡°TLI¡± Artemis Attached to Lunar Gateway Artemis 1 Launch Nov. 16, 2022 ?Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?
Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekSpace Launches For This WeekTom KE5ICX? Space Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule Nov. 21/22 Falcon 9 ? Eutelsat 10B Launch time: 0257 GMT on 22nd (9:57 p.m. EST 21st) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Eutelsat 10B communications satellite for Eutelsat. Based on the Spacebus Neo platform built by Thales Alenia Space, Eutelsat 10B will provide maritime and in-flight broadband, data, and video connectivity to customers in the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will be expended. Delayed from Nov. 20. [Nov. 18] Nov. 22 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 26 Launch time: 2054 GMT (3:54 p.m. EST) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its sixth 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 26th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from October. Delayed from Nov. 18 and Nov. 21. [Nov. 18] Nov. 24/25 Vega-C ? Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 & 6 Launch time: 0147 GMT on 25th (9:47 p.m. EST on 24th) Launch site: ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana An Arianespace Vega-C rocket will launch the Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 and 6 Earth observation satellites for Airbus. Pl¨¦iades Neo 5 and 6 are the third and fourth members of the four-satellite Pl¨¦iades Neo constellation built, owned, and operated by Airbus. Delayed from Nov. 21 and Nov. 23. [Nov. 18] Nov. 28 Falcon 9 ? ispace Mission 1 Launch time: 0846 GMT (3:46 a.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first commercial lunar lander for ispace, a Japan-based company that competed for the Google Lunar XPRIZE and is now developing a series of robotic lunar landers. The first lunar lander, called ispace Mission 1, was assembled in partnership with ArianeGroup and carries a package of international and commercial payloads, including two small lunar rovers from the United Arab Emirates and Japan. The mission will target a landing in the Lacus Somniorum region of the moon. NASA¡¯s Lunar Flashlight CubeSat will be a rideshare payload on this launch. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Delayed from mid-November and Nov. 22. [Nov. 18] Late November Long March 2F ? Shenzhou 15 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Jiuquan, China A Chinese Long March 2F rocket will launch the Shenzhou 15 spacecraft with three Chinese astronauts to rendezvous and dock with the Chinese space station in low Earth orbit. This is China¡¯s 10th crewed space mission, and the fourth to the Chinese space station. The crew members have not been officially named. [Oct. 26] Late November Falcon 9 ? Starlink 4-37 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. Delayed from October. [Oct. 26] Late November/Early December Falcon 9 ? OneWeb 15 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 40 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing and deploying a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. This will the first launch of OneWeb satellites with SpaceX. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [Nov. 2] 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] Dec. 12 Falcon 9 ? SWOT Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission for NASA. SWOT is a science mission jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, to measure how much water is in Earth¡¯s oceans, lakes, and rivers. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. [Nov. 18] December Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two 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, June, and August, and November. [Oct. 26] Dec. 14 Ariane 5 ? Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, and MTG-I1 Launch window: TBD Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA259, to launch the Galaxy 35 and 36 communications satellites for Intelsat, and the MTG-I1 weather satellite for Eumetsat. Galaxy 35 and 36, built by Maxar, will provide C-band television and video broadcast services over the United States. The first Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I1, will provide weather imagery over Europe for the European weather satellite agency, Eumetsat. [Oct. 26] December Falcon 9 ? Transporter 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 6 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Delayed from October and November. [Sept. 9] December Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch around 10 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the first of two Falcon 9 missions to carry SDA demonstration spacecraft for a future constellation of military missile tracking and data relay satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg. Delayed from Sept. 24. Delayed from Sept. 29 by payload supply chain issues. [Sept. 16] 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?Mars was Once Covered by 300-meter Deep Oceans, Study Shows? Hubble Photo of Mars Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.? All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Nov. 20 Tiangong Nov. 27 Nov. 28? BlueWalker 3 Nov. 21 |
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