Falcon 9 Starlink 6-191695877200 (28-Sep-2023 05:00)
[ September 28 / TBD]
[map] SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: September 25 [#]
Vega THEOS-2 & FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON1696395600 (04-Oct-2023 05:00)
[ October 4/5 / 10:36 p.m. GMT on Oct. 4(9:36 p.m. EST Oct. 4, 0136 UTC on Oct. 5)]
[map] ZLV, Kourou, French Guiana
[*] [vidz] Arianespace will launch a Vega rocket, designated VV23, sending a collection of 12 satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit. The main payload is the THailand Earth Observation System-2 (THEOS-2), which is an Earth-observing satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space on behalf of the Kingdom of Thailand. It’s designed to complement THEOS-1, which launched in 20008. The secondary payload is FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON, which was developed by the Taiwanese Space Agency (TASA). It’s Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) tool will help meteorologists gather wind data over oceans to help with forecasting the trajectory and intensity of typhoons. Updated: August 31 [#]
Falcon Heavy Psyche1696516680 (05-Oct-2023 14:38)
[ October 5 / 1438:37 GMT (10:38:37 a.m. EDT)]
[map] LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASAs Psyche asteroid mission. The Maxar-built spacecraft will travel to the metallic asteroid Psyche, where it will enter orbit in 2029. This is the first spacecraft to explore a metal-rich asteroid, which may be the leftover core of a protoplanet that began forming in the early solar system more than 4 billion years ago. The Falcon Heavys two side boosters will return to Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for recovery. The center core will be expended. Delayed from 2022 due to payload software issues. Moved forward from Oct. 10, 2023. Updated: April 01 [#]
Falcon 9 SpaceX CRS 291698814800 (01-Nov-2023 05:00)
[ November 1 / TBD]
[map] LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 29th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Updated: August 20 [#]
Falcon 9 IM-11700024400 (15-Nov-2023 05:00)
[ Nov. 15 / TBD]
[map] LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
[*] [vidz] 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 NASAs Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Delayed from 3rd Quarter of 2022, December 2022, January 2023, March 2023, and June 2023. Updated: August 17 [#]
Falcon 9 NG-201702270800 (11-Dec-2023 05:00)
[ December 11 / TBD]
[map] Cape Canaveral, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Northrop Grummans 21st Cygnus cargo freighter on the 20th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-20. The launch vehicle for this mission was changed from Northrop Grummans own Antares 230+ rocket to SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket after Russias invasion of Ukraine ended engine and booster production for the Antares program. Delayed from October. Updated: August 20 [#]
Vulcan Centaur Peregrine1703998800 (31-Dec-2023 05:00)
[ 4th Quarter / TBD]
[map] SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
[*] [vidz] 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 Amazons 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: August 30 [#]
Falcon 9 Axiom Mission 31704862800 (10-Jan-2024 05:00)
[ January 10 / TBD]
[map] LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
[*] [vidz] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the programs 13th flight with astronauts. The commercial mission, managed by Axiom Space, is commanded by a former NASA astronaut. Three passengers, including a representative of the Turkish Space Agency, are expected to also fly on this two-week commercial mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Updated: August 07 [#]