Skynet Tonight! "EME Communications" & Constellation "Sagittarius" 9 PM CT
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SKYNET!!!!? 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT ? Saturday’s Topic: “Earth-Moon-Earth Communication” & Constellation “Sagittarius the Centaur”? ? Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Checkin HOTLINK: ? Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “They Came From Beyond Space” (1967) 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.“Earth-Moon-Earth Communication” Earth-Moon-Earth Communication (Wiki) Operation Moon Bounce Waz UpSpace Exploration and Space History?Astronaut Birthdays
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the WeekConstellation “Sagittarius the Centaur” Space Launches For This WeekSpace Flight Now Launch Schedule The FAA has cleared SpaceX Falcon 9 for flight.? While investigation into the accident which prevented the second stage from firing on a recent mission is still under investigation the FAA found no danger in? NET July 28 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 10-4 Launch time: Window opens approx. 12:13 a.m. EDT (0414 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starklink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit. Following stage separation, the booster will land on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Pending FAA approval. Launch delayed from July 14 in wake of Starlink 9-3 failure and faces possibility of further delay. Updated: July 25 July 30 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: July 25 July 30/31 Electron ? ‘Owl for One, Owl for All’ Launch time: 4:15 a.m. NZST (12:15 p.m. EDT, 1615 UTC on July 30) Launch site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch a StriX synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite on behalf of the Japanese Earth observation company, Synspective. Following the deployment of the satellite, Rocket Lab said the rocket’s kick stage “will perform an advanced mid-mission maneuver… to shield the satellite from the sun and reduce radiation exposure.” Updated: July 24 TBD 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, April 2024 and early summer 2024. Updated: July 15 NET July 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: July 12 NET August Falcon 9 ? WorldView Legion 3 & 4 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, 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 10 August TBD Falcon 9 ? Transporter-11 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch dozens of satellites to a sun-synchronous orbit on the company’s 11th such rideshare mission. Among the payloads are the European Space Agency’s Arctic Weather Satellite, UK-based Surrey Satellites’ Tyche satellite for the UK Space Command, Japan-based iQPS’ QPS-SAR No. 8 satellite and U.S.-based Planet Labs’ Tanager-1 satellite. Delayed from July 10. Updated: July 16 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 Sept. TBD Vulcan ? Certification Flight 2 Launch time: TBD Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida The second flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket will carry ballast and a collection of small payloads. ULA changed this mission when it became clear the original payload, Sierra Space Dream Chaser cargo ship, would not ready for launch. This second test flight is needed to gain certification from the U.S. military to fly national security payloads. Updated: July 15 TBD 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,? April 2024 and September 2024. Updated: July 12 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.?? Recent Astronomical Discoveries?Brenda WB5OZL Dark matter flies ahead of normal matter in mega galaxy cluster collision Galaxy Cluster Collision - Dark Matter Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.?All times are “local” (Dallas) time. ISS Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 31 Tiangong Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 ? |
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