Skynet Tonight! "First Evidence of Giant Gravitational Waves Thrills Astronomers¡±& ¡°Scorpius, the Scorpion¡± 9 PM CT
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? 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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