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Skynet Tonight! "What are Solar Storms?" & Constellations Ursa Major and Minor 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°What are Solar Storms?? Do We Need to Worry?¡± & Constellations ¡°Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear¡±? ? Net Control: Tom KE5ICX ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: "The Quiet Hour" (2014) 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 9PM CT. ? ?Discussion Topic of the Evening. What are Solar Storms?? Do We Need to Worry? Solar Flare Coronal Mass Ejections Geomagnetic Storm Solar Particle Event Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) Power Grid and Solar Storms Spacecraft Operations Disruption Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News CME Cosmic Flare Florida Keys Mars is blasting plasma out of its atmosphere into space Mars Hubble Glimpses a Star-Forming Factory UGC 9684 Space-Related Birthdays Michael J. Adams? 05-May-1930 X-15 flight 191. He died when his plane crashed. He was awarded astronaut wings posthumously Douglas H. Wheelock 05-May-1960 STS-120, Soyuz TMA-19 (Expedition 24/25) David Leestma 06-May-1949 STS-41-G, STS-28, STS-45 Donald A. Thomas 06-May-1955 STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94 Tamara E. Jernigan? 07-May-1959 STS-40, STS-52, STS-67, STS-80, STS-96 Charles Camarda? 08-May-1952 STS-114 Vance D. Brand? 09-May-1931 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41-B, STS-35 Lisa Nowak 10-May-1963 STS-121 Ellen Ochoa 10-May-1958 STS-56, STS-66, STS-96, STS-110 This Week in Space History Freedom 7 On May 5, 1961, the United States launched its first man into space.? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekUrsa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. Space Launches For This WeekSpace Flight Now Launch Schedule May 12/13 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-58 Launch time: 8:11 p.m. (0011 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of 23 second-generation Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. About 8.25 minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster will land on the SpaceX droneship, ¡®A Shortfall of Gravitas,¡¯ out in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: May 10 NET May 17 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch time: 6:16 p.m. ET (2016 UTC) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-085, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on the mission. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August and 1st Quarter of 2020. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. Delayed from early 2021, June 2021, and late 2021. Delayed from late 2022 to implement fixes on the Starliner spacecraft after OFT-2. Delayed from April 2023, July 2023, April 2024, May 6 and May 10. Updated: May 08 TBD Eris ? TestFlight1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Pad 1, Bowen Orbital Spaceport Gilmour Space in Australia is preparing to launch the inaugural flight of its Eris Block 1 rocket. The three-stage launch vehicle is 25 m (82 ft) tall and is equipped with 1.5 m (4.9 ft) diameter payload fairings. The rocket is designed to send up to 305 kg up to low Earth orbit. This first mission, called ¡°TestFlight1,¡± does not appear to have a payload on board. Delayed from May 4 due to a lack of launch permit. Updated: April 23 June 24 Long March 2C ? SVOM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China A Chinese Long March 2C rocket will launch the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) spacecraft. The satellite is a dual Franco-Chinese mission, which is ¡°dedicated to the study of the most distant explosions of stars, the gamma-ray bursts.¡±? There are four main instruments on board, two of which are French and two which are Chinese. The spacecraft will be launched to a 625-km Earth orbit and will operate for at least three years with an option to extend for another two years beyond that. Delayed from late 2023. Updated: January 28 June 25 Falcon Heavy ? GOES U Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the fourth and final satellite of the next-generation series of geostationary weather satellites for NASA and NOAA. GOES-U will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The satellite will be renamed GOES-19 once it reaches its operational orbit. Delayed from April 30 and May. Updated: March 26 Second Quarter Vulcan Centaur ? Dream Chaser 1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its second demonstration flight with Sierra Space¡¯s Dream Chaser cargo vehicle for the International Space Station. The Dream Chaser is a lifting body resupply spacecraft that will launch on top of a rocket and land on a runway. This will be the Dream Chaser¡¯s first flight to space. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC4L configuration with four GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a long-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August 2022, December 2023, January 2024 and April 2024. Updated: March 26 Summer 2024 Falcon 9 ? ASBM Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, consisting of two satellites owned by Space Norway. The Falcon 9 will launch the two Northrop Grumman-built satellites into a highly elliptical orbit that lingers over the Arctic region. The satellites carry communications payloads for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Space Force, and Inmarsat. Updated: December 13 June 29/30 H3 ? DAICHI-4 Launch time: 12:06:42 - 12:19:34 p.m. JST (11:06:42 - 11:19:34 p.m. EDT, 0306:42-0319:34 UTC) Launch site: Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center The Japanese Exploration Aerospace Agency (JAXA) will launch the third flight of its H3 Launch Vehicle. The mission, H3 F3: Flight No. 3, will launch the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 ¡°DAICHI-4¡± (ALOS-4). This Earth observation satellite is manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will use a phased array type L-band synthetic aperture radar (PALSAR-3) and is designed to operate for seven years or orbit. Updated: April 26 NET July 8 Falcon 9 ? T¨¹rksat 6A Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the T¨¹rksat 6A communications satellite for the Turkish operator T¨¹rksat. T¨¹rksat 6A is the first geostationary communications satellite to be built in Turkey, with development led by T?B?TAK Space Technologies Research Institute and Turkish Aerospace Industries. Delayed from 2nd Quarter 2023 and March 2024. Updated: March 25 NET 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. 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, March 2023 and April 2024. Updated: February 08 3rd Quarter Falcon 9 ? BlueBird Block 1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch five 700-square-foot Block 1 BlueBird satellites on behalf of its customer, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Updated: April 02 Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Iron fingerprints in nearby active galaxy | ScienceDaily? 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 May 12 May 12 Tiangong May 20 Hubble Space Telescope May 15 May 16 May 17 May 18 ? ? |
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Skynet Tonight! Constellations Ursa Major and Minor 9 PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°TBD¡± & ¡°Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear¡±? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Jupiter 2032¡± (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¡± ? Direct Video Link: ? IO Group:/g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: Saturday¡¯s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. ? Discussion Topic of the Evening.TBD Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays April 27, 1953: Ellen Shulman Baker, KB5SIX (STS-34, STS-50, STS-71) April 28, 1943: John Creighton (STS-51-G, STS-36, STS-48) April 28, 1949: Jerome Apt, N5QWL (STS-37, STS-47, STS-59, STS-79) April 28, 1956: Paul Lockhart (STS-111, STS-113) April 30, 1945: Michael Smith (STS-51-L Challenger) April 30, 1957: Duane Carey (STS-109) April 30, 1976: Victor Glover, KI5BKC (SpaceX Crew-1 Exp 64/65; Artemis 2) May 1, 1925: Scott Carpenter (Mercury-Atlas 7) May 2, 1957: Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (STS-91, STS-99, STS-108, STS-123) May 2, 1975: Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (STS-131) May 3, 1949: Albert Sacco (STS-73) May 4, 1956: Michael L. Gernhardt (STS-69, STS-83, STS-94, STS-104) Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekSpace Launches For This WeekSpace Flight Now Launch Schedule May 6 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-57 Launch time: Four hour launch window opens at 11:34 a.m. EDT (1534 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launched 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The first stage booster will be recovered on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: May 03 May 6/7 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch time: 10:34 p.m. ET (0234 UTC on the 7th) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-085, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on the mission. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August and 1st Quarter of 2020. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. Delayed from early 2021, June 2021, and late 2021. Delayed from late 2022 to implement fixes on the Starliner spacecraft after OFT-2. Delayed from April 2023, July 2023 and April 2024. Updated: May 03 May 7 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-56 Launch time: Four hour launch window opens at 11:08 a.m. EDT (1508 UTC) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launched 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The first stage booster will be recovered on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: May 03 TBD Eris ? TestFlight1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Pad 1, Bowen Orbital Spaceport Gilmour Space in Australia is preparing to launch the inaugural flight of its Eris Block 1 rocket. The three-stage launch vehicle is 25 m (82 ft) tall and is equipped with 1.5 m (4.9 ft) diameter payload fairings. The rocket is designed to send up to 305 kg up to low Earth orbit. This first mission, called ¡°TestFlight1,¡± does not appear to have a payload on board. Delayed from May 4 due to a lack of launch permit. Updated: April 23 June 24 Long March 2C ? SVOM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China A Chinese Long March 2C rocket will launch the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) spacecraft. The satellite is a dual Franco-Chinese mission, which is ¡°dedicated to the study of the most distant explosions of stars, the gamma-ray bursts.¡±? There are four main instruments on board, two of which are French and two which are Chinese. The spacecraft will be launched to a 625-km Earth orbit and will operate for at least three years with an option to extend for another two years beyond that. Delayed from late 2023. Updated: January 28 June 25 Falcon Heavy ? GOES U Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the fourth and final satellite of the next-generation series of geostationary weather satellites for NASA and NOAA. GOES-U will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The satellite will be renamed GOES-19 once it reaches its operational orbit. Delayed from April 30 and May. Updated: March 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?The Cosmic Glitch in Gravity The ¡°Galaxy¡± Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 12 Envisat May 5 May 7 May 8 May 10 May 12 |
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Skynet Tonight! 6 Space Missions to Look Forward to in 2024 9 PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°6 Space Missions to Look Forward to in 2024¡± &? Constellations ¡°Crater, the Cup¡± and ¡°Corvus, the Crow¡± ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Astronaut: The Last Push¡± (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¡± ? Direct Video Link: ? IO Group:/g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: Saturday¡¯s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. ? Discussion Topic of the Evening.¡°6 Space Missions to Look Forward to in 2024¡± Europa Clipper Artemis II Launch? VIPER Lunar Trailblazer and PRIME-1 Missions? Martian Moon eXploration Mission? Hera Mission Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News VICTUS HAZE NASA Finds New Homes for Artemis Generation of ¡®Moon Trees¡¯ Across US Private moon mission to carry NASA electric moon dust shield in 2024 Space-Related Birthdays Yvonne Cagle 24-Apr-1959 No flights Ellen S. Baker ? 27-Apr-1953 STS-34, STS-50, STS-71 This Week in Space History April 23, 1962 Ranger 4 launch April 24, 1967 ¨C Death of Vladimir Koromov Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekSpace Launches For This WeekSpace Flight Now Launch Schedule Check-ins or comments April 28 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-54 Launch time: 5:50 p.m. EDT (2150 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number B1076 in the SpaceX fleet, will land on the droneship ¡®Just Read the Instructions¡¯ out in the Atlantic Ocean. This will be the 13th flight for this booster. Updated: April 27 TBD Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: Window opens 11:30 a.m. PDT (2:30 p.m. EDT / 1830 GMT) 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, June 2023, April 17 & 24, 2024. Updated: April 24 NET May 6/7 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch time: 10:34 p.m. ET (0234 UTC on the 7th) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-085, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on the mission. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August and 1st Quarter of 2020. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. Delayed from early 2021, June 2021, and late 2021. Delayed from late 2022 to implement fixes on the Starliner spacecraft after OFT-2. Delayed from April 2023, July 2023 and April 2024. Updated: April 06 TBD Eris ? TestFlight1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Pad 1, Bowen Orbital Spaceport Gilmour Space in Australia is preparing to launch the inaugural flight of its Eris Block 1 rocket. The three-stage launch vehicle is 25 m (82 ft) tall and is equipped with 1.5 m (4.9 ft) diameter payload fairings. The rocket is designed to send up to 305 kg up to low Earth orbit. This first mission, called ¡°TestFlight1,¡± does not appear to have a payload on board. Delayed from May 4 due to a lack of launch permit. Updated: April 23 June 24 Long March 2C ? SVOM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China A Chinese Long March 2C rocket will launch the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) spacecraft. The satellite is a dual Franco-Chinese mission, which is ¡°dedicated to the study of the most distant explosions of stars, the gamma-ray bursts.¡±? There are four main instruments on board, two of which are French and two which are Chinese. The spacecraft will be launched to a 625-km Earth orbit and will operate for at least three years with an option to extend for another two years beyond that. Delayed from late 2023. Updated: January 28 June 25 Falcon Heavy ? GOES U Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the fourth and final satellite of the next-generation series of geostationary weather satellites for NASA and NOAA. GOES-U will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The satellite will be renamed GOES-19 once it reaches its operational orbit. Delayed from April 30 and May. Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Giant galactic explosion exposes galaxy pollution in action | ScienceDaily Galaxy Pollution in Action? Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. Tiangong Apr. 29 Envisat Apr. 29 Apr. 30 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 |
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Skynet Tonight! "New Time Zone for the Moon?" & Constellation "Centaurus, the Centaur" 9 PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°New Time Zone for the Moon?¡± & Constellation ¡°Centaurus, the Centaur¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Logan¡¯s Run¡± (1975) 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 9PM CT.? Discussion Topic of the Evening.White House directs NASA to create a new time zone for the moon Astronauts on the Moon: ¡°What time is it?¡±? Guess the timezone¡? Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays [Slide 9]:
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellation ¡°Centaurus, the Centaur¡± Space Launches For This WeekSpace Flight Now Launch Schedule April 22/23 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-53 Launch time: Window runs from 6:40 - 10:40 p.m. EDT (2240-0240 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 droneship in the Atlantic Ocean about 8.5 minutes after liftoff. Updated: April 19 NET April 23/24 Electron ? ¡®Beginning Of The Swarm¡¯ Launch time: Window 10:00-11:00 a.m. NZST April 24 (6:00-7:00 p.m. EDT, 2200-2300 UTC on April 23) Launch site: Pad B, Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch a pair of satellites on behalf of both NASA and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). KAIST¡¯s NEONSAT-1 is the primary payload and is described as ¡°an Earth observation satellite with a high-resolution optical camera designed to monitor for natural disasters along the Korean Peninsula by pairing its images with artificial intelligence.¡± Additional NEOSAT satellites will be launched n 2026 and 2027. NASA¡¯s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is the secondary payload. It¡¯s a technology demonstration that is geared to show off materials that can be used for solar sail propulsion. NASA ¡°plans to test the deployment of new composite booms that will unfurl the solar sail to measure approximately 30 feet per side, or about the size of a small apartment in total. Flight data obtained during the demonstration will be used for designing future larger-scale composite solar sail systems for space weather early warning satellites, asteroid and other small body reconnaissance missions, and missions to observe the polar regions of the sun.¡± Updated: April 19 April 24 Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Launch time: Window opens 11:30 a.m. PDT (2:30 p.m. EDT / 1830 GMT) 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, June 2023 an April 17, 2024. Updated: April 19 NET May 4 Eris ? TestFlight1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: Gilmour Space in Australia is preparing to launch the inaugural flight of its Eris Block 1 rocket. The three-stage launch vehicle is 25 m (82 ft) tall and is equipped with 1.5 m (4.9 ft) diameter payload fairings. The rocket is designed to send up to 305 kg up to low Earth orbit. This first mission, called ¡°TestFlight1,¡± does not appear to have a payload on board. Updated: April 19 NET May 6/7 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch time: 10:34 p.m. ET (0234 UTC on the 7th) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-085, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on the mission. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August and 1st Quarter of 2020. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. Delayed from early 2021, June 2021, and late 2021. Delayed from late 2022 to implement fixes on the Starliner spacecraft after OFT-2. Delayed from April 2023, July 2023 and April 2024. Updated: April 06 June 24 Long March 2C ? SVOM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China A Chinese Long March 2C rocket will launch the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) spacecraft. The satellite is a dual Franco-Chinese mission, which is ¡°dedicated to the study of the most distant explosions of stars, the gamma-ray bursts.¡±? There are four main instruments on board, two of which are French and two which are Chinese. The spacecraft will be launched to a 625-km Earth orbit and will operate for at least three years with an option to extend for another two years beyond that. Delayed from late 2023. Updated: January 28 June 25 Falcon Heavy ? GOES U Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the fourth and final satellite of the next-generation series of geostationary weather satellites for NASA and NOAA. GOES-U will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The satellite will be renamed GOES-19 once it reaches its operational orbit. Delayed from April 30 and May. Updated: March 26 Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Brenda WB5OZL Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Apr. 21 Apr. 23 Tiangong Apr. 25 Apr. 27 Apr. 28 Apr. 29 Envisat Apr. 21 Apr. 22 Apr. 23 ?? |
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Skynet Tonight! "The Great Eclipse! - Your Reports!" & Constellation "Centaurus" 9 PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°The Great Eclipse!¡± & Constellation ¡°Centaurus, the Centaur¡±? ? Net Control: Tom KE5ICX ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°The Mandela Effect¡± (2019) 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 9PM CT. ? Discussion Topic of the Evening.Open forum tonight. What were your impressions of the Great Eclipse???? Where were you?? How did you feel?? Your first eclipse?? Will you see another? Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Update on Titan United Launch Alliance¡¯s Delta IV Heavy rocket launched for the final time on Tuesday, bringing an end six decades of service by the Delta family of rockets. Over 36,000 people helped do NASA Science during Monday¡¯s total solar eclipse? Space-Related Birthdays Donald Holmquest Apr 07, 1939 No flights Timothy Kopra? Apr 09, 1963 STS-127/128 (Expedition 20), Soyuz TMA (Expedition 46/47 Serena Au?¨®n-Chancellor Apr 09, 1976 Soyuz MS-09 (Expedition 56/57) Kenneth Cockrell Apr 09, 1950 STS-56, STS-69, STS-80, STS-98, STS-111 Piers Sellers? 1955 Apr 11, 1963 STS-112, STS-121, STS-132 Frederick Hauck Apr 11, 1941 STS-7, STS-51-A, STS-26 This Week in Space History ?April 11, 1960: 'Project Ozma' begins search for alien life April 9, 1959: NASA introduced its very first astronaut class, known as the Mercury 7.? Yuri Gagarin April 12, 1961: Yuri Gagarin, launched by the Soviet Union, became the first human to venture into space. His one-orbit journey around Earth marked a significant milestone in space exploration2. Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellation ¡°Centaurus, the Centaur¡± Space Launches For This WeekSpace Flight Now Launch Schedule April 17 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-51 Launch time: Window opens at 5:24 p.m. EDT (2124 UTC) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, 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 return to a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean about 8.5 minutes after liftoff. Updated: April 11 NET April 24 Electron ? ¡®Beginning Of The Swarm¡¯ Launch time: TBD Launch site: Pad B, Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch a pair of satellites on behalf of both NASA and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). KAIST¡¯s NEONSAT-1 is the primary payload and is described as ¡°an Earth observation satellite with a high-resolution optical camera designed to monitor for natural disasters along the Korean Peninsula by pairing its images with artificial intelligence.¡± Additional NEOSAT satellites will be launched n 2026 and 2027. NASA¡¯s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is the secondary payload. It¡¯s a technology demonstration that is geared to show off materials that can be used for solar sail propulsion. NASA ¡°plans to test the deployment of new composite booms that will unfurl the solar sail to measure approximately 30 feet per side, or about the size of a small apartment in total. Flight data obtained during the demonstration will be used for designing future larger-scale composite solar sail systems for space weather early warning satellites, asteroid and other small body reconnaissance missions, and missions to observe the polar regions of the sun.¡± Updated: April 01 April 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 2023. Updated: March 19 NET May 6/7 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch time: 10:34 p.m. ET (0234 UTC on the 7th) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-085, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on the mission. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August and 1st Quarter of 2020. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. Delayed from early 2021, June 2021, and late 2021. Delayed from late 2022 to implement fixes on the Starliner spacecraft after OFT-2. Delayed from April 2023, July 2023 and April 2024. Updated: April 06 June 24 Long March 2C ? SVOM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China A Chinese Long March 2C rocket will launch the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) spacecraft. The satellite is a dual Franco-Chinese mission, which is ¡°dedicated to the study of the most distant explosions of stars, the gamma-ray bursts.¡±? There are four main instruments on board, two of which are French and two which are Chinese. The spacecraft will be launched to a 625-km Earth orbit and will operate for at least three years with an option to extend for another two years beyond that. Delayed from late 2023. Updated: January 28 June 25 Falcon Heavy ? GOES U Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the fourth and final satellite of the next-generation series of geostationary weather satellites for NASA and NOAA. GOES-U will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The satellite will be renamed GOES-19 once it reaches its operational orbit. Delayed from April 30 and May. Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Beautiful nebula, violent history: Clash of stars solves stellar mystery Interstellar Stars Solve Stellar Mystery Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Apr. 18 Apr. 19 Apr. 20 Apr. 21 Tiangong Apr. 16 Apr. 17 Apr. 18 Hubble Space Telescope Apr. 14 Apr. 15 Apr. 16 |
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Skynet Tonight! "It's Here!" & Constellations "Pyxis" and "Antlia" 9 PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°It¡¯s Here!¡± & Constellations ¡°Pyxis, the Compass, and Antlia, the Pump¡±? ? Net Control: Bill N5BB ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Split Second¡± (1992) 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.It¡¯s here!? Eclipse 2024.? Dark Observatory Tom Smith (K5TCS) Bill N5BB¡¯s presentation? Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellations ¡°Pyxis, the Compass, and Antlia, the Pump¡± Space Launches For This WeekSpace Flight Now Launch Schedule April 7 Falcon 9 ? Bandwagon-1 Launch time: 7:16 p.m. EDT (2316 UTC) Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida The first of SpaceX¡¯s Bandwagon ride-share missions, targeting a low Earth orbit with an inclination of approximately 45.4 degrees. There are 11 spacecraft onboard the Falcon 9. The booster will return for a touchdown at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station about 7.5 minutes after liftoff. Updated: April 05 April 9 Delta 4-Heavy ? NROL-70 Launch time: 12:53 p.m. EDT (1653 UTC) 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 final flight of a Delta 4 rocket. Delayed from March 28. Updated: April 02 April 10 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-48 Launch time: Approx. 12:00 - 4:31 a.m. EDT (0400-0831 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will another batch of second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster will land on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean about 8.5 minutes after liftoff. Updated: April 04 NET April 24 Electron ? ¡®Beginning Of The Swarm¡¯ Launch time: TBD Launch site: Pad B, Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch a pair of satellites on behalf of both NASA and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). KAIST¡¯s NEONSAT-1 is the primary payload and is described as ¡°an Earth observation satellite with a high-resolution optical camera designed to monitor for natural disasters along the Korean Peninsula by pairing its images with artificial intelligence.¡± Additional NEOSAT satellites will be launched n 2026 and 2027. NASA¡¯s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is the secondary payload. It¡¯s a technology demonstration that is geared to show off materials that can be used for solar sail propulsion. NASA ¡°plans to test the deployment of new composite booms that will unfurl the solar sail to measure approximately 30 feet per side, or about the size of a small apartment in total. Flight data obtained during the demonstration will be used for designing future larger-scale composite solar sail systems for space weather early warning satellites, asteroid and other small body reconnaissance missions, and missions to observe the polar regions of the sun.¡± Updated: April 01 April 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 2023. Updated: March 19 NET May 1 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch time: 12:55 a.m. ET (0455 UTC) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-085, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on the mission. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August and 1st Quarter of 2020. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. Delayed from early 2021, June 2021, and late 2021. Delayed from late 2022 to implement fixes on the Starliner spacecraft after OFT-2. Delayed from April 2023, July 2023 and April 2024. Updated: March 28 June 24 Long March 2C ? SVOM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China A Chinese Long March 2C rocket will launch the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) spacecraft. The satellite is a dual Franco-Chinese mission, which is ¡°dedicated to the study of the most distant explosions of stars, the gamma-ray bursts.¡±? There are four main instruments on board, two of which are French and two which are Chinese. The spacecraft will be launched to a 625-km Earth orbit and will operate for at least three years with an option to extend for another two years beyond that. Delayed from late 2023. Updated: January 28 Recent Astronomical Discoveries?CHEOPS detects a 'rainbow' on an exoplanet CHEOPS Exoplanet 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. NO ISS Passes Tiangong? April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 Hubble Space Telescope April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 |
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Skynet Tonight! "How We Determine the Date for Eaater?" & Constellations Pyxis, the Compass, and Antlia, the Pump"
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°How do we determine the date for Easter?¡± & Constellations ¡°Pyxis, the Compass, and Antlia, the Pump¡±? ? Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Rollerball¡± (1975) 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.How do we determine the date for Easter? ? Space Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News Solar Eclipse Fever The earth is going to lose a second. It will change the future forever Space-Related Birthdays Scott J. Horowitz Mar 24, 1957 STS-75, STS-82, STS-101, STS-105 Lodewijk van den Berg Mar 24, 1932 STS-51-B? Kenneth S. Reightler Jr. Mar 24, 1951 STS-48, STS-60 Jim Lovell? Mar 25, 1928 (He's 96.) Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13 William Oefelein? Mar 29, 1965 STS-116 Michael Foreman ? Mar 29, 1957 STS-123, STS-129 Joseph M. Prahl Mar 30, 1943 STS-50 This Week in Space History March 29, 1074, Mariner 10 On this day 50 years ago (1974), Mariner 10 performed the first-ever flyby of Mercury.? March 27, 1968, Yuri Gagarin dies On March 27, 1968, Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space, died together with pilot Vladimir Seryogin during a routine training flight, after the MiG-15 jet fighter they were flying crashed near Novosyolovo in the Soviet Union. March 24, 1979 Columbia This week in 1979 (March 24th), Space Shuttle Columbia debuted at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, but still required two years of work before it could launch.? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellations ¡°Pyxis, the Compass, and Antlia, the Pump¡±?Space Launches For This WeekSpace Flight Now Launch Schedule March 31 Soyuz ? Resurs-P No. 4 Launch time: 12:36 p.m. MSK (5:36 a.m. EDT, 0936 UTC) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Roscosmos is set to launch a Soyuz 2.1b rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Onboard is the Resurs-P No. 4, the fourth in a series of Earth observing, remote sensing satellites. Updated: March 30 NET April 1 Delta 4-Heavy ? NROL-70 Launch time: Approx. 1:25 p.m. EDT (17:25 UTC) 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 final flight of a Delta 4 rocket. Delayed from March 28. Updated: March 30 April 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 2023. Updated: March 19 NET May 1 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch time: 12:55 a.m. ET (0455 UTC) Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-085, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on the mission. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August and 1st Quarter of 2020. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. Delayed from early 2021, June 2021, and late 2021. Delayed from late 2022 to implement fixes on the Starliner spacecraft after OFT-2. Delayed from April 2023, July 2023 and April 2024. Updated: March 28 June 24 Long March 2C ? SVOM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China A Chinese Long March 2C rocket will launch the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) spacecraft. The satellite is a dual Franco-Chinese mission, which is ¡°dedicated to the study of the most distant explosions of stars, the gamma-ray bursts.¡±? There are four main instruments on board, two of which are French and two which are Chinese. The spacecraft will be launched to a 625-km Earth orbit and will operate for at least three years with an option to extend for another two years beyond that. Delayed from late 2023. Updated: January 28 June 25 Falcon Heavy ? GOES U Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the fourth and final satellite of the next-generation series of geostationary weather satellites for NASA and NOAA. GOES-U will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The satellite will be renamed GOES-19 once it reaches its operational orbit. Delayed from April 30 and May. Updated: March 26 Second Quarter Vulcan Centaur ? Dream Chaser 1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its second demonstration flight with Sierra Space¡¯s Dream Chaser cargo vehicle for the International Space Station. The Dream Chaser is a lifting body resupply spacecraft that will launch on top of a rocket and land on a runway. This will be the Dream Chaser¡¯s first flight to space. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC4L configuration with four GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a long-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August 2022, December 2023, January 2024 and April 2024. Updated: March 26 Summer 2024 Falcon 9 ? ASBM Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, consisting of two satellites owned by Space Norway. The Falcon 9 will launch the two Northrop Grumman-built satellites into a highly elliptical orbit that lingers over the Arctic region. The satellites carry communications payloads for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Space Force, and Inmarsat. Updated: December 13 NET July 8 Falcon 9 ? T¨¹rksat 6A Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the T¨¹rksat 6A communications satellite for the Turkish operator T¨¹rksat. T¨¹rksat 6A is the first geostationary communications satellite to be built in Turkey, with development led by T?B?TAK Space Technologies Research Institute and Turkish Aerospace Industries. Delayed from 2nd Quarter 2023 and March 2024. Updated: March 25 NET 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. 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, March 2023 and April 2024. Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Unlocking supernova stardust secrets | ScienceDaily Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Mar. 31 Apr. 2 Tiangong Mar. 31 Hubble Space Telescope Mar. 31 Apr. 1 Envisat Apr. 5 |
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Skynet Tonight! "The NASA NISAR Mission" and Constellations "Leo and Leo Minor" 9 PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°The NASA NISAR Mission¡± & ¡°Leo, the lion and Leo minor, the small lion¡±? ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Point B¡± (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.The NASA NISAR Mission NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) Satellite NISAR Undergoing Tests NISAR Solar Array NISAR DGA Antennas NISAR Diagram ? ?Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellations ¡°Leo, the Lion and Leo minor, the Small Lion¡± Space Launches For This WeekSpace Flight Now Launch Schedule March 25 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-46 Launch time: Window opens 5 p.m. EDT (2100 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 the droneship ¡®A Short Fall of Gravitas¡¯ in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: March 22 March 28 Delta 4-Heavy ? NROL-70 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 final flight of a Delta 4 rocket. Updated: March 12 April 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 2023. Updated: March 19 NET April Vulcan Centaur ? Dream Chaser 1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its second demonstration flight with Sierra Space¡¯s Dream Chaser cargo vehicle for the International Space Station. The Dream Chaser is a lifting body resupply spacecraft that will launch on top of a rocket and land on a runway. This will be the Dream Chaser¡¯s first flight to space. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC4L configuration with four GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a long-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August 2022, December 2023 and January 2024. Updated: December 13 NET April 30 Falcon Heavy ? GOES U Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the fourth and final satellite of the next-generation series of geostationary weather satellites for NASA and NOAA. GOES-U will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The satellite will be renamed GOES-19 once it reaches its operational orbit. Updated: February 08 NET May 1 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-085, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on the mission. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August and 1st Quarter of 2020. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. Delayed from early 2021, June 2021, and late 2021. Delayed from late 2022 to implement fixes on the Starliner spacecraft after OFT-2. Delayed from April 2023, July 2023 and April 2024. Updated: March 22 June Falcon 9 ? T¨¹rksat 6A Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the T¨¹rksat 6A communications satellite for the Turkish operator T¨¹rksat. T¨¹rksat 6A is the first geostationary communications satellite to be built in Turkey, with development led by T?B?TAK Space Technologies Research Institute and Turkish Aerospace Industries. Delayed from 2nd Quarter 2023 and March 2024. Updated: December 13 June 24 Long March 2C ? SVOM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China A Chinese Long March 2C rocket will launch the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) spacecraft. The satellite is a dual Franco-Chinese mission, which is ¡°dedicated to the study of the most distant explosions of stars, the gamma-ray bursts.¡±? There are four main instruments on board, two of which are French and two which are Chinese. The spacecraft will be launched to a 625-km Earth orbit and will operate for at least three years with an option to extend for another two years beyond that. Delayed from late 2023. Updated: January 28 Summer 2024 Falcon 9 ? ASBM Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, consisting of two satellites owned by Space Norway. The Falcon 9 will launch the two Northrop Grumman-built satellites into a highly elliptical orbit that lingers over the Arctic region. The satellites carry communications payloads for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Space Force, and Inmarsat. Updated: December 13 NET 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. 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, March 2023 and April 2024. Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Secrets of the Van Allen Belt Revealed Van Allen Belt Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Mar 29 Mar 31 Tiangong Mar 27 Mar 29 Mar 30 Hubble Space Telescope Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 28 |
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Skynet Tonight! "Night-Shining Cloud Mission Ends" & Constellations "Lynx" and "Cancer" 9 PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Night-shining cloud mission ends¡± & Constellations: ¡°Lynx, the Wild Cat and Cancer, the Crab¡±? ? Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°The Beginning of the End¡± (1959) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. ? Youtube.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± Facebook.com Search ¡°DARC Skynet¡± Twitch.tv Search ¡°KE5ICX¡± ? Direct Video Link: ? IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: Saturday¡¯s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. ? Discussion Topic of the Evening. Enter Topic Here Enter NCS Name and Call Here Discussion Topic of the Evening.Night-shining cloud mission ends; yields high science results for NASA AIM Spacecraft Mesosphere Cloud Formation Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Space Exploration News NASA Artemis Mission Progresses with SpaceX Starship Test Flight Mercury slammed by gargantuan eruption from the sun's hidden far side, possibly triggering 'X-ray auroras' 'The Nightmare Is Over': NASA Resurrects VERITAS Mission to Venus Space-Related Birthdays Laurel Clark? 10-Mar-1961 STS-107 Curtis Brown? 11-Mar-1956 STS-47, STS-66, STS-77, STS-85, STS-95, STS-103 Patricia Robertson 12-Mar-1963 No flights (died in a plane crash) Wally Schirra 12-Mar-1923 Mercury-Atlas 8, Gemini 6A, Apollo 7 Gene Cernan 14-Mar-1934 Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17 Frank Borman 14-Mar-1928 Gemini 7, Apollo 8 Michael Fincke 14-Mar-1967 Soyuz TMA-4 (Expedition 9), Soyuz TMA-13 (Expedition 18), STS-134, Boeing Starliner-1 William B. Lenoir 14-Mar-1939 STS-5 Alan Bean 15-Mar-1932 Apollo 12, Skylab 3 Walter Cunningham 16-Mar-1932 Apollo 7 Michael J. Bloomfield 16-Mar-1959 STS-86, STS-97, STS-110 This Week in Space History March 13, 1969 Apollo 9 Apollo 9 splashed down 55 years ago OTD after completing one of the program's most underrated test missions March 16, 1966 First successful space docking Spacecraft docking capability depends on space rendezvous, the ability of two spacecraft to find each other and station-keep in the same orbit.? Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekLynx, the Wild Cat and Cancer, the Crab ? Space Launches For This WeekSpace Flight Now Launch Schedule March 18/19 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 7-16 Launch time: 7:20-11:51 p.m. PT (10:20 p.m. - 2:51 a.m. ET, 0220-0651 UTC) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 23 Starlink internet satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). The Falcon 9¡¯s first stage booster is targeting a landing on the droneship ¡®Of Course I Still Love You¡¯ in the Pacific Ocean. Updated: March 15 March 20 Electron ? NROL-123 Launch time: Window 2:15-6:30 a.m. EDT (0515-1130 UTC) Launch site: Launch Complex 2, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch its first mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Launch Complex 2 at NASA¡¯s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The NROL-123 mission, also known as ¡®Live and Let Fly,¡¯ was booked as part of the NRO¡¯s Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract. It will launch a classified payload to orbit. Updated: March 07 March 21 Soyuz ? Soyuz MS-25 Launch time: 4:21 p.m. MSK (9:21 a.m. EDT, 1321 UTC) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will the crewed Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft to the International Space Station. The mission will carry Russian commander Oleg Novitsky, Belarusian flight engineer Marina Vasilevskaya, and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson into orbit for a long-duration flight on the space station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. The Soyuz will dock at the Prichal module about three hours after liftoff. On its return trip, it will bring back Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub. Updated: February 05 March 21 Falcon 9 ? CRS-30 Launch time: 4:55 p.m. ET (2055 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, 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 back at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The flight is the 30th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. It¡¯s also the first launch of a second-generation Dragon to the space station lifting off from SCL-40. Updated: March 15 March 22 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-42 Launch time: Four hour window opens at 7:55 p.m. Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, 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 droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: March 16 March 28 Delta 4-Heavy ? NROL-70 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 final flight of a Delta 4 rocket. Updated: March 12 NET April 22 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-085, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on the mission. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August and 1st Quarter of 2020. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. Delayed from early 2021, June 2021, and late 2021. Delayed from late 2022 to implement fixes on the Starliner spacecraft after OFT-2. Delayed from April 2023 and July 21, 2023. Updated: February 21 NET April Vulcan Centaur ? Dream Chaser 1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its second demonstration flight with Sierra Space¡¯s Dream Chaser cargo vehicle for the International Space Station. The Dream Chaser is a lifting body resupply spacecraft that will launch on top of a rocket and land on a runway. This will be the Dream Chaser¡¯s first flight to space. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC4L configuration with four GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a long-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August 2022, December 2023 and January 2024. Updated: December 13 NET April 30 Falcon Heavy ? GOES U Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the fourth and final satellite of the next-generation series of geostationary weather satellites for NASA and NOAA. GOES-U will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The satellite will be renamed GOES-19 once it reaches its operational orbit. Updated: February 08 June Falcon 9 ? T¨¹rksat 6A Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the T¨¹rksat 6A communications satellite for the Turkish operator T¨¹rksat. T¨¹rksat 6A is the first geostationary communications satellite to be built in Turkey, with development led by T?B?TAK Space Technologies Research Institute and Turkish Aerospace Industries. Delayed from 2nd Quarter 2023 and March 2024. Updated: December 13 June 24 Long March 2C ? SVOM Launch time: TBD Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China A Chinese Long March 2C rocket will launch the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) spacecraft. The satellite is a dual Franco-Chinese mission, which is ¡°dedicated to the study of the most distant explosions of stars, the gamma-ray bursts.¡±? There are four main instruments on board, two of which are French and two which are Chinese. The spacecraft will be launched to a 625-km Earth orbit and will operate for at least three years with an option to extend for another two years beyond that. Delayed from late 2023. Updated: January 28 Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Explaining a supernova's 'string of pearls' . Explaining a supernova's 'string of pearls' | ScienceDaily? |
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Skynet Tonight! "Starship's Next Mission" & Constellation "Puppis" 9 PM CT
SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT ? Saturday¡¯s Topic: ¡°Starship¡¯s Next Mission - March 14?¡±?? ?& Constellation ¡°Puppis, the Poop Deck¡±? ? Net Control: Tom KE5ICX ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: ¡°Real Genius¡± (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.¡°Starship¡¯s Next Mission - March 14?¡±?? By Bill Robinson-Smith, ¡°Spaceflight Now¡±? Wet Dress Rehearsal Starship Docking System Testing Infographic Flight Path Starship 2 Liftoff ¡°X¡± Post on Starship 2 Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn¡¯s Constellation of the WeekConstellation ¡°Puppis, the Poop Deck? Space Launches For This WeekSpace Flight Now Launch Schedule March 10/11 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-43 Launch time: Approx. 7:03-11:34 p.m. EDT 2303-0334 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 on a droneship? in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: March 08 March 12/13 Electron ? ¡®Owl Night Long¡¯ Launch time: 3:00 am NZDT (10:00 a.m. EDT, 14:00 UTC 9 March) Launch site: Pad B, Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch a dedicated mission for Japan Earth-imaging satellite company, Synspective. The launch of the StriX-3 satellite is the fourth launch in a multi-launch agreement following ¡®The Owls¡¯ Night Begins¡¯ in December 2020, ¡®The Owl¡¯s Night Continues¡¯ in February 2022 and ¡®The Owl Spreads its Wings¡¯ in September 2022. This will be Rocket Lab¡¯s third Electron launch of 2024 and its 45th to date. Delayed from March 10. Updated: March 08 March 20 Electron ? NROL-123 Launch time: Window 2:15-6:30 a.m. EDT (0515-1130 UTC) Launch site: Launch Complex 2, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch its first mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Launch Complex 2 at NASA¡¯s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The NROL-123 mission, also known as ¡®Live and Let Fly,¡¯ was booked as part of the NRO¡¯s Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract. It will launch a classified payload to orbit. Updated: March 07 March 21 Soyuz ? Soyuz MS-25 Launch time: 4:21 p.m. MSK (9:21 a.m. EDT, 1321 UTC) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan A Russian government Soyuz rocket will the crewed Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft to the International Space Station. The mission will carry Russian commander Oleg Novitsky, Belarusian flight engineer Marina Vasilevskaya, and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson into orbit for a long-duration flight on the space station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. The Soyuz will dock at the Prichal module about three hours after liftoff. On its return trip, it will bring back Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub. Updated: February 05 NET April 22 Atlas 5 ? CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-085, will launch Boeing¡¯s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on the mission. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August and 1st Quarter of 2020. Delayed from mid-2020 after Boeing decision to refly the Orbital Flight Test. Delayed from early 2021, June 2021, and late 2021. Delayed from late 2022 to implement fixes on the Starliner spacecraft after OFT-2. Delayed from April 2023 and July 21, 2023. Updated: February 21 NET April Vulcan Centaur ? Dream Chaser 1 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch on its second demonstration flight with Sierra Space¡¯s Dream Chaser cargo vehicle for the International Space Station. The Dream Chaser is a lifting body resupply spacecraft that will launch on top of a rocket and land on a runway. This will be the Dream Chaser¡¯s first flight to space. The Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly in the VC4L configuration with four GEM-63XL solid rocket boosters, a long-length payload fairing, and two RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. Delayed from August 2022, December 2023 and January 2024. Updated: December 13 NET April 30 Falcon Heavy ? GOES U Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the fourth and final satellite of the next-generation series of geostationary weather satellites for NASA and NOAA. GOES-U will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States. The satellite will be renamed GOES-19 once it reaches its operational orbit. Updated: February 08 Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Finding new physics in debris from colliding neutron stars Neutron Star Collision Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.All times are ¡°local¡± (Dallas) time. ISS Mar 13 Tiangong Mar 10 Mar 11 ?? |
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