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SpaceX Starlink 17 Launch 🔴 [FEB 28 SCRUB]

By |2021-02-28T21:58:53-05:00February 28th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The 17th operational batch of Starlink satellites (18th overall) will lift off from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center, on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. Falcon 9's first stage will attempt to land on a [...]

SpaceX Transporter-1 Rocket Launch 🔴 Live

By |2021-01-24T12:13:57-05:00January 24th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is a launch to sun-synchronous polar orbit from Florida as part of SpaceX's Rideshare program dedicated to smallsat customers. The mission again makes use of the Eastern Range's recently reopened polar corridor launching southward with a dogleg maneuver. The mission will also include 10 Starlink satellites, the first to go to a polar orbit. [...]

SpaceX Transporter-1 Rocket Launch 🔴 [JAN. 23 SCRUB]

By |2021-01-23T10:11:07-05:00January 23rd, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This launch attempt was scrubbed. Next attempt will be here: https://youtu.be/-xWqZse3xUAThis is a launch to sun-synchronous polar orbit from Florida as part of SpaceX's Rideshare program dedicated to smallsat customers. The mission again makes use of the Eastern Range's recently reopened polar corridor launching southward with a dogleg maneuver. The mission will also include 10 [...]

SpaceX Starlink 16 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2021-01-20T09:04:38-05:00January 20th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The 16th operational batch of Starlink satellites (17th overall) will lift off from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. Falcon 9's first stage will attempt to land [...]

SpaceX Türksat 5A Launch 🔴 Live

By |2021-01-07T22:18:37-05:00January 7th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the first of two next generation satellites on contract for Türksat. Türksat 5A is a Ku-band broadcast satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space and based on the Electric Orbit Raising version of the Eurostar E3000 platform. This spacecraft will be delivered into a transfer orbit and will then raise itself to [...]

SpaceX SXM-7 Launch for SiriusXM 🔴 Live

By |2020-12-13T13:57:13-05:00December 13th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the first of two next generation high power S-band broadcast satellites for SiriusXM. The spacecraft will be delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit and the booster will be recovered downrange. The spacecraft is built by Space Systems Loral (SSL) on the SSL 1300 platform and includes two solar arrays producing 20kW, and [...]

SpaceX SXM-7 Launch for SiriusXM 🔴 Live [DEC 11 SCRUB]

By |2020-12-11T13:19:22-05:00December 11th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the first of two next generation high power S-band broadcast satellites for SiriusXM. This launch attempt was scrubbed. The next attempt will be here: https://youtu.be/TcQkVJKv294The spacecraft will be delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit and the booster will be recovered downrange. The spacecraft is built by Space Systems Loral (SSL) on the [...]

SpaceX Starlink 15 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-11-24T22:01:53-05:00November 24th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The 15th operational batch of Starlink satellites (16th overall) will lift off from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. This batch of Starlink satellites all feature [...]

SpaceX Starlink 14 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-10-24T13:09:17-04:00October 24th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The 14th operational batch of Starlink satellites (15th overall) will lift off from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. This is the fifth batch of Starlink [...]

SpaceX Starlink 14 Launch 🔴 Live [OCT 22 SCRUB]

By |2020-10-22T12:44:06-04:00October 22nd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The 14th operational batch of Starlink satellites (15th overall) will lift off from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. This is the fifth batch of Starlink [...]

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