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Vulcan VC2S | Certification Flight 2
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Oct. 4, 2024, 11:25 a.m.
Test Flight
Replacement Vulcan test launch with inert payload, experiments, and demonstrations for certification with the USSF after delays caused by payload testing of the Sierra Space Dreamchaser CRS SNC-1 mission, the original planned payload. One of the GEM-63XL SRBs was observed to blown out its booster nozzle at T+37 seconds, causing reduced and asymmetric thrust during ascent, however the performance shortfall was fully compensated by Vulcan's other stages.
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Oct 07, 2024
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Hera
Asteroid Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Hera is a space mission in development at the European Space Agency in its Space Safety program. Its primary objective is to study the Didymos binary asteroid system that was impacted by DART and contribute to validation of the kinetic impact method to deviate a near-Earth asteroid in a colliding …
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Oct 09, 2024
Falcon 9 Block 5 | OneWeb 20
Polar Orbit Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A batch of 20 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
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Upcoming Events
Press Event
September 28, 2024
SpaceX Crew-9 Post-Launch News Conference
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USANASA and SpaceX will hold a news conference following the launch of the Crew-9 mission towards the International Space Station.
Docking
September 29, 2024
SpaceX Crew-9 Crew Dragon Docking
International Space StationThe Crew-9 Crew Dragon will dock autonomously to the International Space Station, carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station.
Spacecraft Undocking
October 08, 2024
SpaceX Crew-8 Crew Dragon Undocking
International Space StationThe Crew-8 Crew Dragon will undock from the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts. It will then reenter the Earth's atmosphere and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of Mexico.
Flyby
December 02, 2024
BepiColombo Mercury Flyby
MercuryFifth of six Mercury flybys of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission before entering orbit around its destination planet in 2025.
Falcon 9
Crew-9
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USASpaceX Crew-9 is the ninth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew…
Long March 2D
Shijian 19
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaShijian 19 is a Chinese recoverable satellite for hoisting various scientific experiments in microgravity. Unlike previous similar Chinese satelli…
H-IIA
IGS Radar 8
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 - Tanegashima Space Center, JapanThe IGS Radar 8 is a Japanese radar reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite se…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 9-8
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Kinetica 1
5 satellites
Launch Area 130 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaCarried 5 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit: * Zhongke-01/02 * Jilin-1 SAR-01A * Yunyao-21/22
Smart Dragon 3
8 satellites
Haiyang Spaceport - Sea LaunchCarried 8 satellites to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit: * Tianyi-41 * Luojia 4-01 * Fudan-1 * Tianyan-15 * Jitianxing A-01 * Xingshidai-15/21…
Electron
Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star (Kinéis 6-10)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandSecond batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 9-17
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Kuaizhou
Tianqi 29-32
Mobile Launcher Pad - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.
Long March 2D
Jilin-1 Wideband 02B-01 to 06
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaEarth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.
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