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Skynet Tonight! "Dark Stars Seen by JWST?" & Constellation "Sagittarius" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Stars powered by dark matter may have been seen by the JWST¡± & ¡°Sagittarius? the Centaur¡±? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Oblivion¡± (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.Stars powered by dark matter may have been seen by the JWST? Three Objects Originally Thought as Galaxies May be ¡°Dark Stars¡± Dark Matter Power (Artist¡¯s Concept) Supermassive Dark Star Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Snoopy A new exhibit called ¡°Snoopy in Orbit¡± has opened at the Charles Schultz museum in Santa Rosa, CA. It runs until January 2024. Voyager 2 Update NASA¡¯s Trio of Mini Rovers Will Team up to Explore the Moon NASA Helps Spot Wine Grape Disease From Skies Above California Space-Related Birthdays Gregory C. Johnson Jul 30, 1954 STS-125 Richard O. Covey Aug 01, 1946? STS-51-I, STS-26, STS-38, STS-61? Joan Higginbotham Aug 03, 1964 STS-116 Charles D. Gemar Aug 04, 1955 STS-38, STS-48, STS-62 Andrew M. Allen Aug 04, 1955 STS-46, STS-62, STS-75? Michael J. McCulley Aug 04, 1943 STS-34 ? Neil Armstrong? Aug 05, 1930 Gemini 8, Apollo 11 This Week in Space History LRV On July 30, 1971 the first Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was delivered to the surface of the Moon by the crew of Apollo 15. They explored the lunar surface until August 2nd before flying back home, leaving the LRV on the Moon.? August 4, 2007 Launch of Phoenix Phoenix was an uncrewed space probe that landed on the surface of Mars on May 25, 2008, and operated until November 2, 2008. August 3, 2004, launch of Messenger On this day in 2004, the MESSENGER spacecraft was launched to explore the planet closest to the Sun. During its mission, MESSENGER uncovered new facets of Mercury, such as an offset magnetic field, polar water ice, and evidence of volcanism.? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekSagittarius, the Centaur Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule August 6 Electron ? ¡®We Love the Nightlife¡¯ Launch time: 0500 UTC (1 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. New Zealand time) Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket is set to launch the first of Capella Space¡¯s next-generation Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth-imaging satellites called ¡°Acadia.¡± This will be the first launch of these four, new satellites. The mission is dubbed ¡°We Love the Nightlife¡± since the SAR satellites allow for high-resolution imagery a night. The mission will launch from Rocket Lab¡¯s Launch Complex 1 (LC-1) on the Mahia Peninsula. Delayed from July 28. Launch aborted on July 30. Delayed from Aug. 4. Updated: August 03 August 6/7 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-8 Launch time: 9 p.m. EDT (0100 UTC on 7th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 22 second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on the drone ship, A Shortfall of Gravitas, in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: August 04 August 23 Soyuz ? Progress 85P Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 85th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. Updated: August 04 Aug. 25 Falcon 9 ? Crew 7 Launch time: 3:49 a.m. EDT (0749 UTC) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the program¡¯s 12th flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will return to land at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from Aug. 15, 17 and 21. Updated: August 03 August 25/26 H-2A ? XRISM & SLIM Launch time: 1234 UTC (9:34:57 a.m. JST on Aug. 26 / 8:34 p.m. EDT on Aug. 25) Launch site: Launch Pad 1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H-2A rocket, designated H-2A F47, will launch the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, or XRISM, a joint project between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA. XRISM is a replacement for the Hitomi X-ray astrophysics observatory, which failed about one month after launch in 2016. XRISM will perform high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of the hot gas plasma wind that blows through the galaxies in the universe. These observations will enable us to determine flows of mass and energy, revealing the composition and evolution of celestial objects. JAXA¡¯s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, mission will fly as a rideshare on this launch, heading to the moon to test precision landing technology. The H-2A rocket will fly in the 202 configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. Delayed from 2nd Quarter after H3 launch failure. Updated: August 01 Aug. 29 Atlas 5 ? NROL-107 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL-107 mission will launch a classified payload known as Silent Barker. The mission is a partnership between the NRO and the U.S. Space Force, which have disclosed little information about the payload other than it will focus on satellite threat intelligence and space situational awareness. Updated: July 29 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first pair of 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. The first stage of the Falcon 9 will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base for landing. Delayed from April and June. Updated: July 24 TBD Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third 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. Delayed from March and June 9. Updated: July 24 TBD Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0B Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second 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 June. Updated: July 24 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of 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. Updated: July 24 September Soyuz ? Soyuz MS-24 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the crewed Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft to the International Space Station. The mission will carry Russian commander Oleg Kononenko, Russian flight engineer Nikolai Chub, and NASA astronaut Loral O¡¯Hara into orbit for a long-duration flight on the space station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. Updated: March 22 3rd Quarter Falcon 9 ? IM-1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the IM-1 mission with the Nova-C lander built and owned by Intuitive Machines. The IM-1 mission will attempt to deliver a suite of science payloads to the surface of the moon for NASA¡¯s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Delayed from 3rd Quarter of 2022, December 2022, January 2023, March 2023, and June 2023. Updated: May 24 4th Quarter Vulcan Centaur ? Peregrine Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its inaugural flight with the Peregrine commercial lunar lander for Astrobotic. The Peregrine robotic lander will carry multiple experiments, scientific instruments, and tech demo payloads for NASA and other customers. The mission will also launch two prototype satellites for Amazon¡¯s Kuiper broadband constellation. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC2S configuration with two GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a short-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from mid-2022 and late 2022. Delayed from 1st Quarter 2023 and May 4. Recent Astronomical Discoveries?New exoplanet discovery build better understanding of planet formation Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.? All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. Tiangong Aug 7 Aug 9 Hubble Space Telescope Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Solar Eclipses" & "Universe Twice as Big as Thought?" 9 PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Upcoming Solar Eclipses & ¡°Is the Universe Twice as Large as We Thought?¡± Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Track of the Moon Beast¡± (1976) 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.Upcoming Solar Eclipses & ¡°Is the Universe Twice as Large as We Thought?¡± Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays:
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekSpace Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule July 30 Electron ? ¡®We Love the Nightlife¡¯ Launch time: 0500 UTC (5:00 p.m. NZT / 1:00 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket is set to launch the first of Capella Space¡¯s next-generation Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth-imaging satellites called ¡°Acadia.¡± This will be the first launch of these four, new satellites. The mission is dubbed ¡°We Love the Nightlife¡± since the SAR satellites allow for high-resolution imagery a night. The mission will launch from Rocket Lab¡¯s Launch Complex 1 (LC-1) on the Mahia Peninsula. Delayed from July 28. Updated: July 29 Aug. 1 Antares ? NG-19 Launch time: 8:31 p.m. EDT (0031 UTC) Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 20th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 19th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-19. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. This will be the final flight of an Antares 230+ rocket before a redesign with new U.S.-made engines. Delayed from March, April 21, May, and July. Updated: July 24 August 3 Falcon 9 ? Galaxy 37 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galaxy 37 C-band television broadcasting satellite for Intelsat. The spacecraft was built by Maxar. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from 2nd Quarter. Updated: July 24 Aug. 17 Falcon 9 ? Crew 7 Launch time: 6:56 a.m. EDT (1056 UTC) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the program¡¯s 12th flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from Aug. 15. Updated: July 27 NET August H-2A ? XRISM & SLIM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Pad 1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H-2A rocket, designated H-2A F47, will launch the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, or XRISM, a joint project between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA. XRISM is a replacement for the Hitomi X-ray astrophysics observatory, which failed about one month after launch in 2016. XRISM will perform high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of the hot gas plasma wind that blows through the galaxies in the universe. These observations will enable us to determine flows of mass and energy, revealing the composition and evolution of celestial objects. JAXA¡¯s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, mission will fly as a rideshare on this launch, heading to the moon to test precision landing technology. The H-2A rocket will fly in the 202 configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. Delayed from 2nd Quarter after H3 launch failure. Updated: April 01 August Soyuz ? Progress 85P Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 85th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. Updated: July 24 Aug. 29 Atlas 5 ? NROL-107 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL-107 mission will launch a classified payload known as Silent Barker. The mission is a partnership between the NRO and the U.S. Space Force, which have disclosed little information about the payload other than it will focus on satellite threat intelligence and space situational awareness. Updated: July 29 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first pair of 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. The first stage of the Falcon 9 will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base for landing. Delayed from April and June. Updated: July 24 TBD Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third 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. Delayed from March and June 9. Updated: July 24 TBD Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0B Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second 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 June. Updated: July 24 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of 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. Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Dark energy camera captures galaxies in a lopsided tug of war, a prelude to merger Merger Diagram 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 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 4 Tiangong Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 5 Aug 7 Hubble Space Telescope Aug 4 Aug 5 Aug 6 Aug 7 ? |
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Skynet Tonight The NRISM Mission & Constellation "Ophiuchus" 9PM
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°The NRISM Mission¡± & Constellation ¡°Ophiuchus, the Snake Handler¡±? ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Moonbase 3¡± (1973) 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 NRISM Mission Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Trojan Planets Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of ultra-rare 'Trojan' planets: two sibling planets bound on the same orbit around the same star.? Asteroid Sample Recovery Rehearsal On July 18-20, the team behind NASA¡¯s OSIRIS-REx mission rehearsed recovering a mock sample return capsule from the location where the real one, with fragments of asteroid Bennu, will land on Sept. 24: the Utah desert. Boulders from Dimorphos Astronomers using Hubble's extraordinary sensitivity have discovered a swarm of boulders that were possibly shaken off the asteroid when NASA deliberately slammed the half-ton DART impactor spacecraft into Dimorphos at approximately 14,000 miles per hour. Space-Related Birthdays Janet L. Kavandi Jul 17, 1959 STS-91, STS-99, STS-104? John Glenn Jul 18, 1921 Mercury-Atlas 6, STS-95 Josh A. Cassada Jul 18, 1973 Space X Crew-5 (Expedition 68/69) Scott D.Tingle? Jul 19, 1965 Soyuz MS-07 (Expedition 54/55) Boeing Starliner-1 Roy D. Bridges Jr. Jul 19, 1943 STS-51-F, STS-61F (never flew) This Week in Space History July 16, 2011 NASA's Dawn spacecraft entered Vesta's orbit, studying the asteroid's geology and composition. Dawn revealed that Vesta is actually a protoplanet, Apollo 11 launch July 16, 1969 Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969, carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin into an initial Earth-orbit of 114 by 116 miles. First Moon Landing, July 20, 1969 On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin entered the LM again, made a final check, and at 100 hours, 12 minutes into the flight. Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the Week Ophiuchus, the Snake Handler Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule July 26 Falcon Heavy ? Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 broadband communications satellite. Built by Maxar, Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 is a Ka-band high-throughput ultra high density satellite for EchoStar¡¯s Hughes Network Systems. Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 will support in-flight WiFi, maritime connections, enterprise networks, backhaul for mobile network operators, and community WiFi solutions across the Americas. Delayed from May. Moved up from August. Delayed from July 23. Updated: July 20 TBD Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third 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. Delayed from March and June 9. Updated: June 13 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first pair of 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. The first stage of the Falcon 9 will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base for landing. Delayed from April and June. Updated: June 08 TBD Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0B Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second 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 June. Updated: July 02 Aug. 4 Antares ? NG-19 Launch time: 8:31 p.m. EDT (0031 UTC) Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 20th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 19th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-19. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. This will be the final flight of an Antares 230+ rocket before a redesign with new U.S.-made engines. Delayed from March, April 21, May, and July. Updated: July 18 3rd Quarter Atlas 5 ? NROL-107 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL-107 mission will launch a classified payload known as Silent Barker. The mission is a partnership between the NRO and the U.S. Space Force, which have disclosed little information about the payload other than it will focus on satellite threat intelligence and space situational awareness. Updated: April 01 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of 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. Updated: April 15 August Falcon 9 ? Galaxy 37 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galaxy 37 C-band television broadcasting satellite for Intelsat. The spacecraft was built by Maxar. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from 2nd Quarter. Updated: July 02 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?Giant swirling waves at edge of Jupiter's magnetosphere Jupiter 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 Jul 30 Tiangong Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 31 Envisat Jul 25 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 30 |
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Skynet Tonight! "What Are White Holes?" & Constellation "Serpens, the Snake" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°What Are White Holes?¡± & Constellation ¡°Serpens, the Snake¡±? ? Net Control: Tom KE5ICX ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Chariots of the Gods¡± (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.¡°White Holes: What We Know About ¡®Black Holes¡¯ Neglected Twins¡± White Holes Event Horizon Telescope: Super Massive Black Hole in the Center of M87 Holes in Space ?Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the Week¡°Serpens, the Snake¡± Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule July 15 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-15 Launch time: 12:15 a.m. EDT (0415 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the final batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delay from July 14. Updated: July 14 July 16/17 Electron ? ¡®Baby Come Back¡¯ Launch time: 2023 UTC (8:23 a.m. NZST on 16th) Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Starling mission, which consists of four cubsats to demonstrate technologies for future ¡®swarm¡¯ satellites. It will also carry Telesat¡¯s LEO 3 demonstration satellite for Space Flight Laborayr and two 3U satellites for Spire Global, carrying Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) payloads which provide data to improve weather models and forecasts. The first stage of the Electron rocket will be recovered after it splashes down in the ocean. Delayed from July 14. Updated: July 14 July 18/19 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-15 Launch time: 7:29 p.m. - 1:43 a.m. PDT (10:29 p.m. - 4:43 a.m. EDT) (0229-0843 UTC on 19th) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on the drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean. Updated: July 11 July 23/24 Falcon Heavy ? Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 Launch time: 11:04 p.m. EDT (0304 UTC on 24th) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 broadband communications satellite. Built by Maxar, Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 is a Ka-band high-throughput ultra high density satellite for EchoStar¡¯s Hughes Network Systems. Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 will support in-flight WiFi, maritime connections, enterprise networks, backhaul for mobile network operators, and community WiFi solutions across the Americas. Delayed from May. Moved up from August. Updated: July 02 TBD Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third 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. Delayed from March and June 9. Updated: June 13 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first pair of 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. The first stage of the Falcon 9 will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base for landing. Delayed from April and June. Updated: June 08 TBD Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0B Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second 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 June. Updated: July 02 Aug. 1/2 Antares ? NG-19 Launch time: 8:30 p.m. EDT on Aug. 1 (1230 UTC on Aug. 2) Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 20th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 19th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-19. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. This will be the final flight of an Antares 230+ rocket before a redesign with new U.S.-made engines. Delayed from March, April 21, May, and July. Updated: July 11 3rd Quarter Atlas 5 ? NROL-107 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL-107 mission will launch a classified payload known as Silent Barker. The mission is a partnership between the NRO and the U.S. Space Force, which have disclosed little information about the payload other than it will focus on satellite threat intelligence and space situational awareness. Updated: April 01 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of 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. Updated: April 15 August Falcon 9 ? Galaxy 37 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galaxy 37 C-band television broadcasting satellite for Intelsat. The spacecraft was built by Maxar. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from 2nd Quarter. Updated: July 02 Aug. 15 Falcon 9 ? Crew 7 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 12th flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov 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. Updated: June 23 NET August H-2A ? XRISM & SLIM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Pad 1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H-2A rocket, designated H-2A F47, will launch the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, or XRISM, a joint project between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA. XRISM is a replacement for the Hitomi X-ray astrophysics observatory, which failed about one month after launch in 2016. XRISM will perform high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of the hot gas plasma wind that blows through the galaxies in the universe. These observations will enable us to determine flows of mass and energy, revealing the composition and evolution of celestial objects. JAXA¡¯s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, mission will fly as a rideshare on this launch, heading to the moon to test precision landing technology. The H-2A rocket will fly in the 202 configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. Delayed from 2nd Quarter after H3 launch failure. Updated: April 01 August Soyuz ? Progress 85P Launch time: TBD Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 85th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. Updated: March 22 3rd Quarter Atlas 5 ? USSF 51 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-101, will launch the USSF 51 mission for the U.S. Space Force. This mission will launch an undisclosed payload for the military. Updated: April 10 Late Summer Falcon 9 ? Polaris Dawn 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 11th flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The Polaris Dawn mission will be commanded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, making his second trip to space. He will be joined on the all-private mission by pilot Scott ¡°Kidd¡± Poteet, and SpaceX employees Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. Delayed from November and December 2022, and from March 2023. 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?James Webb Telescope catches glimpse of possible first-ever 'dark stars' Dark Star? Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. Tiangong Jul. 19 Jul. 21 Envisat Jul. 16 Jul. 17 Jul. 19 Jul. 20 Jul. 22 |
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Skynet Tonight! "The Juno Mission" & Constellation "Hercules the Strongman" 9 PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9 PM CT - 10:30 PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°The Juno Mission¡± & Constellation ¡°Hercules, the Strong Man¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Apollo 18¡± (2011) 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 Juno Mission Juno Lift-off? Juno Experiment Array Galileo Plaque? Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News High Sunspot Count NASA¡¯s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Phones Home NASA¡¯s Webb Identifies the Earliest Strands of the Cosmic Web Space-Related Birthdays Wendy B. Lawrence July 2, 1959 STS-114 Linda M. Godwin July 2, 1952 STS-37, STS-59, STS-76, STS-108 Harrison Schmitt July 3, 1935 Apollo 17 Norman Thagard July 3, 1943 STS-7, STS-51-B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21, Mir EO-18, STS-71 Richard Garriott? July 4, 1961 Soyuz TMA-13/TMA-12 (as a space tourist) Terence T. Henricks July 5, 1952 STS-44, STS-55, STS-70, STS-78July 7, 1960? Robert Michael White July 6, 1924 X-15 (qualified as an astronaut for flying to an altitude of 50 miles) Kevin A. Ford July 7, 1960 STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M (Expedition 33/34) This Week in Space History July 4, 1997, Pathfinder landed on Mars July 5, 1969 In a preflight press conference #OTD in 1969, Neil Armstrong revealed that the call sign for the Apollo 11 command module would be Columbia and the lunar module would be Eagle. July 8, 2011 The last space shuttle launch occurred on July 8, 2011, when the shuttle Atlantis took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekHercules, the Strong Man Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule July 9 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-5 Launch time: Approx. 4:46 a.m. EDT (0846 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: July 05 July 14 Electron ? ¡®Baby Come Back¡¯ Launch time: 2023 UTC (8:23 a.m. NZST on 15th) Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Starling mission, which consists of four cubsats to demonstrate technologies for future ¡®swarm¡¯ satellites. It will also carry Telesat¡¯s LEO 3 demonstration satellite for Space Flight Laborayr and two 3U satellites for Spire Global, carrying Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) payloads which provide data to improve weather models and forecasts. The first stage of the Electron rocket will be recovered after it splashes down in the ocean. Updated: June 24 July 23/24 Falcon Heavy ? Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 Launch time: 11:04 p.m. EDT (0304 UTC on 24th) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 broadband communications satellite. Built by Maxar, Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 is a Ka-band high-throughput ultra high density satellite for EchoStar¡¯s Hughes Network Systems. Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 will support in-flight WiFi, maritime connections, enterprise networks, backhaul for mobile network operators, and community WiFi solutions across the Americas. Delayed from May. Moved up from August. Updated: July 02 TBD Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third 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. Delayed from March and June 9. Updated: June 13 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first pair of 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. The first stage of the Falcon 9 will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base for landing. Delayed from April and June. Updated: June 08 TBD Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0B Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second 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 June. Updated: July 02 Aug. 1/2 Antares ? NG-19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 20th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 19th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-19. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. This will be the final flight of an Antares 230+ rocket before a redesign with new U.S.-made engines. Delayed from March, April 21, May, and July. Updated: June 23 3rd Quarter Atlas 5 ? NROL-107 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL-107 mission will launch a classified payload known as Silent Barker. The mission is a partnership between the NRO and the U.S. Space Force, which have disclosed little information about the payload other than it will focus on satellite threat intelligence and space situational awareness. Updated: April 01 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of 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. Updated: April 15 August Falcon 9 ? Galaxy 37 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galaxy 37 C-band television broadcasting satellite for Intelsat. The spacecraft was built by Maxar. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from 2nd Quarter. Updated: July 02 Aug. 15 Falcon 9 ? Crew 7 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 12th flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov 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. Updated: June 23 NET August H-2A ? XRISM & SLIM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Pad 1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H-2A rocket, designated H-2A F47, will launch the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, or XRISM, a joint project between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA. XRISM is a replacement for the Hitomi X-ray astrophysics observatory, which failed about one month after launch in 2016. XRISM will perform high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of the hot gas plasma wind that blows through the galaxies in the universe. These observations will enable us to determine flows of mass and energy, revealing the composition and evolution of celestial objects. JAXA¡¯s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, mission will fly as a rideshare on this launch, heading to the moon to test precision landing technology. The H-2A rocket will fly in the 202 configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. Delayed from 2nd Quarter after H3 launch failure. 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?Why the Day is 24 Hours Long Earth from Orbit Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS? Jul 11 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Hubble Space Telescope Jul 9 Envisat Jul 9 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 ? |
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Skynet Tonight! "First Evidence of Giant Gravitational Waves Thrills Astronomers¡±& ¡°Scorpius, the Scorpion¡± 9 PM CT
? SKYNET!!!!? 9 PM CT - 10:30 PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°First Evidence of Giant Gravitational Waves Thrills Astronomers¡±& ¡°Scorpius, the Scorpion¡±? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30 PM: ¡°Bride of the Monster¡± (1955) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. ? Youtube.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± Facebook.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± ? Direct Video Link: ? IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: Saturday¡¯s DARC SkyNet is at 9 PM CT.? Discussion Topic of the Evening.First Evidence of Giant Gravitational Waves Thrills Astronomers Gravitational Waves First Instance of Universe¡¯s Gravitational Hum Close Proximity Black Holes Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
7. Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekScorpius, the Scorpion. Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule July 4 Ariane 5 ? Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz Launch time: 2130-2332 UTC (6:30 p.m.-8:05 p.m. Kourou time, 5:30 p.m.-7:05 p.m. EDT) Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA260, to launch the Syracuse 4B and Heinrich Hertz communications satellites. Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus, will relay secure communications between French military aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval vessels, including submarines. The Heinrich Hertz satellite, built by OHB, will test new communications technologies on a mission funded by the German government. This will be the final launch of an Ariane 5 rocket. Delayed from February due to problems completing the Heinrich Hertz satellite. Moved forward from June 21. Delayed from June 16. Updated: June 24 July 9 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-5 Launch time: Approx. 3:15 a.m. Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: July 01 July Falcon 9 ? Galaxy 37 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galaxy 37 C-band television broadcasting satellite for Intelsat. The spacecraft was built by Maxar. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from 2nd Quarter. Updated: April 01 July 14 Electron ? ¡®Baby Come Back¡¯ Launch time: 2023 UTC (8:23 a.m. NZST on 15th) Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA¡¯s Starling mission, which consists of four cubsats to demonstrate technologies for future ¡®swarm¡¯ satellites. It will also carry Telesat¡¯s LEO 3 demonstration satellite for Space Flight Laborayr and two 3U satellites for Spire Global, carrying Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) payloads which provide data to improve weather models and forecasts. The first stage of the Electron rocket will be recovered after it splashes down in the ocean. Updated: June 24 TBD Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third 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. Delayed from March and June 9. Updated: June 13 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first pair of 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. The first stage of the Falcon 9 will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base for landing. Delayed from April and June. Updated: June 08 Summer Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0B Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second 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 June. Updated: June 17 Aug. 1/2 Antares ? NG-19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 20th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 19th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-19. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. This will be the final flight of an Antares 230+ rocket before a redesign with new U.S.-made engines. Delayed from March, April 21, May, and July. Updated: June 23 August Falcon Heavy ? Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 broadband communications satellite. Built by Maxar, Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 is a Ka-band high-throughput ultra high density satellite for EchoStar¡¯s Hughes Network Systems. Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 will support in-flight WiFi, maritime connections, enterprise networks, backhaul for mobile network operators, and community WiFi solutions across the Americas. Delayed from May. Updated: May 05 3rd Quarter Atlas 5 ? NROL-107 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL-107 mission will launch a classified payload known as Silent Barker. The mission is a partnership between the NRO and the U.S. Space Force, which have disclosed little information about the payload other than it will focus on satellite threat intelligence and space situational awareness. Updated: April 01 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of 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. Updated: April 15 Aug. 15 Falcon 9 ? Crew 7 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 12th flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov 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. Updated: June 23 NET August H-2A ? XRISM & SLIM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Launch Pad 1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan A Japanese H-2A rocket, designated H-2A F47, will launch the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, or XRISM, a joint project between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA. XRISM is a replacement for the Hitomi X-ray astrophysics observatory, which failed about one month after launch in 2016. XRISM will perform high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of the hot gas plasma wind that blows through the galaxies in the universe. These observations will enable us to determine flows of mass and energy, revealing the composition and evolution of celestial objects. JAXA¡¯s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, mission will fly as a rideshare on this launch, heading to the moon to test precision landing technology. The H-2A rocket will fly in the 202 configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. Delayed from 2nd Quarter after H3 launch failure. Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Gravitational waves from colossal black holes found using ¡°cosmic clocks¡± Black Hole 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. Hubble Space Telescope Jul 3 Jul 4 Jul 5 Jul 6 Jul 7 Jul 8 Jul 9 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Parker Space Probe" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Parker Solar Probe¡±? ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Bride of the Monster¡± (1955) - Watch Party at Field Day 10:30 PM.? Movie Review: 7-1-23. 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.Parker Solar Probe PSP Mission Patch Parker Solar Probe PSP Thermal Testing PSP Flight Trajectory (Animation) PSP Launch Photo PSP Animation Passing Through Sun¡¯s Outer Atmosphere Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Solar Eclipse QSO Parties A NEW WAY TO DETECT SOLAR FLARES:? Solstice Space Cybersecurity Space-Related Birthdays Brian Duffy? June 20, 1953 STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92? James Buchli June 20, 1945 STS-51-C, STS-61-A, STS-29, STS-48 Gary Payton June 20, 1948 STS-51-C Donn F. Eisele June 23, 1930 Apollo 7 Ellison Onizuka June 24, 1946 STS-51-C, STS-51-L (disaster) Jasmin Moghbeli June 24, 1983 SpaceX Crew-7 (Expedition 69/70) Raja Chari June 24, 1977 SpaceX Crew-3 (Expedition 66/67)? This Week in Space History Skylab 2 Pete Conrad, Joe Kerwin, and Paul Weitz splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on June 22, 1973. 40 Years Ago: STS-7 and the Flight of Sally Ride On June 18, 1983, space shuttle Challenger lifted off on its second journey to space, the STS-7 mission. Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekSpace Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule July 1 Falcon 9 ? Euclid Launch time: 1512 GMT (11:12 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Euclid mission for the European Space Agency. Euclid is an astrophysics mission with a telescope and two scientific instruments designed to explore the evolution of the dark universe. It will make a 3D-map of the universe by observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years, across more than a third of the sky. Euclid will be launched to an observing orbit at the Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point. The mission was originally supposed to launch on a Russian Soyuz rocket. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: June 08 July Ariane 5 ? Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz Launch time: TBD Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA260, to launch the Syracuse 4B and Heinrich Hertz communications satellites. Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus, will relay secure communications between French military aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval vessels, including submarines. The Heinrich Hertz satellite, built by OHB, will test new communications technologies on a mission funded by the German government. This will be the final launch of an Ariane 5 rocket. Delayed from February due to problems completing the Heinrich Hertz satellite. Moved forward from June 21. Delayed from June 16. Updated: June 17 July Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-5 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: June 18 July 7 Falcon Heavy ? USSF 52 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 52 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The Falcon Heavy will launch an unspecified military payload on this mission. Delayed from October 2021 and 2nd Quarter 2022. Delayed from October 2022 and June 23. Updated: May 05 July Falcon 9 ? Galaxy 37 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galaxy 37 C-band television broadcasting satellite for Intelsat. The spacecraft was built by Maxar. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from 2nd Quarter. Updated: April 01 TBD Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third 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. Delayed from March and June 9. Updated: June 13 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first pair of 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. The first stage of the Falcon 9 will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base for landing. Delayed from April and June. Updated: June 08 Summer Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0B Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second 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 June. Updated: June 17 Aug. 1/2 Antares ? NG-19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 20th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 19th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-19. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. This will be the final flight of an Antares 230+ rocket before a redesign with new U.S.-made engines. Delayed from March, April 21, May, and July. Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Earth was created much faster than we thought: This makes the chance of finding other habitable planets in the Universe more likely Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS June 24 Tiangong June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 Envisat June 25 June 26 June 28 June 30 July 1 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Good-bye Ariane 5" & Constellations "Bootes" and "Coronoa Borealis" 9 PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Good-bye Ariane 5¡± & Constellations ¡°Bootes, the Shepherd¡± and ¡°Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown¡±? ? Net Control: Tom KE5ICX ? Afterglow Movie 10:30 PM: ¡°Explorers¡± (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.Good-bye to Ariane 5 Ariane 5 Preparation for Last Launch Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) Rosetta and Philae Ariane 5 ES Notable Launches? First Launch Ariane 5 G Ariane 5 Launches Compared Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellations ¡°Bootes, the Shepherd¡± and ¡°Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown¡± Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule TBD Ariane 5 ? Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz Launch time: TBD Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA260, to launch the Syracuse 4B and Heinrich Hertz communications satellites. Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus, will relay secure communications between French military aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval vessels, including submarines. The Heinrich Hertz satellite, built by OHB, will test new communications technologies on a mission funded by the German government. This will be the final launch of an Ariane 5 rocket. Delayed from February due to problems completing the Heinrich Hertz satellite. Moved forward from June 21. Delayed from June 16. Updated: June 15 June 18 Falcon 9 ? Satria Launch time: 2204 UTC (6:04 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Satria communications satellite for the Indonesian government and the Indonesian satellite operator PSN. The Satria satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capacity for schools, hospitals, and other public use facilities in Indonesia¡¯s rural regions. The satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space, and is based on the Spacebus Neo platform. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: June 13 June 21 Delta 4-Heavy ? NROL-68 Launch time: 0700-1145 UTC (3:00-7:45 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. This is the penultimate flight of a Delta 4 rocket. Delayed from March and April 20. Updated: June 13 June Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: June 13 June Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0B Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second 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. Updated: June 08 July 1 Falcon 9 ? Euclid Launch time: 1512 GMT (11:12 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Euclid mission for the European Space Agency. Euclid is an astrophysics mission with a telescope and two scientific instruments designed to explore the evolution of the dark universe. It will make a 3D-map of the universe by observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years, across more than a third of the sky. Euclid will be launched to an observing orbit at the Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point. The mission was originally supposed to launch on a Russian Soyuz rocket. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: June 08 July 7 Falcon Heavy ? USSF 52 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 52 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The Falcon Heavy will launch an unspecified military payload on this mission. Delayed from October 2021 and 2nd Quarter 2022. Delayed from October 2022 and June 23. Updated: May 05 July Falcon 9 ? Galaxy 37 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galaxy 37 C-band television broadcasting satellite for Intelsat. The spacecraft was built by Maxar. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from 2nd Quarter. Updated: April 01 TBD Vulcan Centaur ? Peregrine Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its inaugural flight with the Peregrine commercial lunar lander for Astrobotic. The Peregrine robotic lander will carry multiple experiments, scientific instruments, and tech demo payloads for NASA and other customers. The mission will also launch two prototype satellites for Amazon¡¯s Kuiper broadband constellation. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC2S configuration with two GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a short-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from mid-2022 and late 2022. Delayed from 1st Quarter 2023 and May 4. Updated: June 08 TBD Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third 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. Delayed from March and June 9. Updated: June 13 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first pair of 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. The first stage of the Falcon 9 will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base for landing. Delayed from April and June. Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Key Building Block for Life Found on Enceladus Saturn¡¯s Moon Enceladus 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. 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Skynet Tonight! "Mars Naming Conventions" & Constellation "Libra, the Scales" 9PM CT
?SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Mars Naming Conventions¡± & Constellation ¡°Libra, the Scales¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Star Trek Beyond¡± (2016) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. ? Youtube.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± Facebook.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± Twitch.tv Search ¡°KE5ICX¡± ? Direct Video Link: ? IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: Saturday¡¯s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. ? Discussion Topic of the Evening. Enter Topic Here Enter NCS Name and Call Here ??Discussion Topic of the Evening. Mars Naming Conventions? Belva Crater Close-up Belva Crater Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News NASA begins 60th round of space artifact awards for schools, museums Brightest Cosmic Explosion Ever Detected Had Other Unique Features Cosmic Rays in the Atmosphere? Space-Related Birthdays Shannon Walker June 4, 1965 Soyuz TMA-19 (Expedition 24/25), SpaceX Crew-1 (Expedition 64/65)? Robert S. Kimbrough June 4, 1967 STS-126, Soyuz MS-02 (Expedition 49/50), SpaceX Crew-2 (Expedition 65/66)? Richard A. Searfoss June 5, 1956 STS-58, STS-76, STS-90? Jay C. Buckey June 6, 1956 STS-90 David Scott June 6, 1932 Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15 Anne McClain June 7, 1979 Soyuz MS-11 (Expedition 58/59)? Stanley G. Love June 8, 1965 STS-122 Bruce McCandless II June 8, 1937 STS-41-B, STS-31? F. Drew Gaffney June 9, 1946 STS-40 James McDivitt June 10, 1929 Gemini 4, Apollo 9? This Week in Space History X-15 First Glide Flight ? June 7 In 1992, the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer, or EUVE, headed to space. For over eight years, the EUVE spacecraft rotated as it orbited Earth, allowing its telescopes to survey nearly the entire sky as well as make pointed observations of stars, comets, planets, and more.? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekLibra, the Scales Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule June 12 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-11 Launch time: 0710 GMT (3:10 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 52 Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from June 9, June 10, and June 12. Updated: June 09 June 12 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 8 Launch time: 2114-2257 GMT (5:14-6:57 p.m. EDT; 2:14-3:57 p.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 8 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Launch site changed from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to Vandenberg Space Force Base. Delayed from June 8. Updated: June 08 June Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-12 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: June 09 June 16 Ariane 5 ? Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz Launch time: TBD Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA260, to launch the Syracuse 4B and Heinrich Hertz communications satellites. Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus, will relay secure communications between French military aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval vessels, including submarines. The Heinrich Hertz satellite, built by OHB, will test new communications technologies on a mission funded by the German government. This will be the final launch of an Ariane 5 rocket. Delayed from February due to problems completing the Heinrich Hertz satellite. Moved forward from June 21. Updated: May 05 June 19 Falcon 9 ? Satria Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Satria communications satellite for the Indonesian government and the Indonesian satellite operator PSN. The Satria satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capacity for schools, hospitals, and other public use facilities in Indonesia¡¯s rural regions. The satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space, and is based on the Spacebus Neo platform. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: June 08 June 21 Delta 4-Heavy ? NROL-68 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. This is the penultimate flight of a Delta 4 rocket. Delayed from March and April 20. Updated: May 27 June Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-7 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Updated: May 11 TBD Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third 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. Delayed from March and June 9. Updated: June 03 June Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0B Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second 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. Updated: June 08 July 1 Falcon 9 ? Euclid Launch time: 1512 GMT (11:12 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Euclid mission for the European Space Agency. Euclid is an astrophysics mission with a telescope and two scientific instruments designed to explore the evolution of the dark universe. It will make a 3D-map of the universe by observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years, across more than a third of the sky. Euclid will be launched to an observing orbit at the Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point. The mission was originally supposed to launch on a Russian Soyuz rocket. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Brenda WB5OZL New study identifies mechanism driving the sun's fast wind Solar Wind Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. Tiangong June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 16 Hubble Space Telescope June 18 June 19 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Recap of ISDC 2023" & Constellation "Libra, the Scales" 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Recap of ISDC 2023¡± & Constellation ¡°Libra, the Scales¡±? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. ? Youtube.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± Facebook.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± Twitch.tv Search ¡°KE5ICX¡± ? Direct Video Link: ? IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: Saturday¡¯s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. ? Discussion Topic of the Evening. Recap of ISDC 2023, the International Space Development Conference? Discussion Topic of the Evening.Bill Byrom N5BB NCS Recap of ISDC 2023, the International Space Development Conference?
Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays?
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellation Libra, the Scales Space Launches For This WeekSpace Coast Launches Space Flight Now Launch Schedule June 4 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-4 Launch time: 0956 GMT (5:56 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of approximately 22 second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Moved forward from June 3. Delayed from May 30 and June 1. Updated: June 03 June 4 Falcon 9 ? SpaceX CRS 28 Launch time: 1612 GMT (12:12 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on a 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 28th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Updated: June 03 June 9 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-11 Launch time: 0756-1125 GMT (3:56-7:25 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: June 03 June 12 Falcon 9 ? Transporter 8 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 8 mission, a rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with numerous small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Launch site changed from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to Vandenberg Space Force Base. Updated: June 03 June Falcon 9 ? SDA Tranche 0B Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 18 Tranche 0 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military¡¯s Space Development Agency. The launch is the second 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. Updated: April 01 June Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first pair of 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. The first stage of the Falcon 9 will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base for landing. Delayed from April. Updated: April 24 June 16 Ariane 5 ? Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz Launch time: TBD Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA260, to launch the Syracuse 4B and Heinrich Hertz communications satellites. Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus, will relay secure communications between French military aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval vessels, including submarines. The Heinrich Hertz satellite, built by OHB, will test new communications technologies on a mission funded by the German government. This will be the final launch of an Ariane 5 rocket. Delayed from February due to problems completing the Heinrich Hertz satellite. Moved forward from June 21. Updated: May 05 June 17 Falcon 9 ? Satria Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Satria communications satellite for the Indonesian government and the Indonesian satellite operator PSN. The Satria satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capacity for schools, hospitals, and other public use facilities in Indonesia¡¯s rural regions. The satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space, and is based on the Spacebus Neo platform. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: May 24 June 21 Delta 4-Heavy ? NROL-68 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. This is the penultimate flight of a Delta 4 rocket. Delayed from March and April 20. Updated: May 27 June Falcon 9 ? Starlink 5-7 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Updated: May 11 TBD Falcon 9 ? O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the third 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. Delayed from March and June 9. Updated: June 03 TBD Vulcan Centaur ? Peregrine Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its inaugural flight with the Peregrine commercial lunar lander for Astrobotic. The Peregrine robotic lander will carry multiple experiments, scientific instruments, and tech demo payloads for NASA and other customers. The mission will also launch two prototype satellites for Amazon¡¯s Kuiper broadband constellation. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC2S configuration with two GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a short-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from mid-2022 and late 2022. Delayed from 1st Quarter 2023 and May 4. Updated: May 04 July Antares ? NG-19 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 20th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 19th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-19. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230+ configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. This will be the final flight of an Antares 230+ rocket before a redesign with new U.S.-made engines. Delayed from March, April 21, and May. Updated: April 24 July 7 Falcon Heavy ? USSF 52 Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 52 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The Falcon Heavy will launch an unspecified military payload on this mission. Delayed from October 2021 and 2nd Quarter 2022. Delayed from October 2022 and June 23. Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Brenda WB5OZL Mysterious Dashes Revealed in Milky Way¡¯s Center Dashes 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. 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