Dec. 28: SpaceX launching 2 rockets right this moment
SpaceX is planning two rocket launches within the subsequent 12 hours, one from California and the opposite from Florida.
The first launch is a Falcon 9 rocket launching Saturday, Dec. 28, from House Launch Advanced 4 East at Vandenberg House Power Base in California at 5:48 p.m. PST (8:48 EST, 0148 GMT). You possibly can watch the launch on SpaceX’s X account and mission web page beginning about quarter-hour earlier than liftoff.
This mission, referred to as Starlink 11-3, will launch 22 new Starlink web satellites into orbit for SpaceX’s rising megaconstellation. Will probably be the sixteenth flight for the Falcon 9 first stage on the mission, with SpaceX hoping to get well the stage by touchdown it on the drone ship Of Course I Nonetheless Love You shortly after launch. Earlier missions embrace 12 Starlnk launches, a Transporter-11 rideshare flightthe SARah-2 and SDA-0A satellite tv for pc missions.
The second launch by SpaceX will really launch on Sunday, Dec. 29, however the liftoff time is at 12 a.m. EST (0500 GMT), a midnight launch for the flight. You possibly can watch the launch on SpaceX’s X account and mission web page beginning about quarter-hour earlier than liftoff.
This mission is named the “Astranis: From One to Many” and can launch 4 small “MicroGEO” communications satellites to supply connectivity on Earth for a wide range of clients. Two satellites will present in-flight connectivity for purchasers of Colorado-based Anuvu, one will serve a buyer within the Philippines, and Astranis will use the fourth satellite tv for pc as a so-called “UtilitySat for various purchasers.
That is SpaceX’s second try to launch the Astranis mission. A Dec. 21 launch attempt resulted in an abort on the T-0 mark.
That is it for the rocket launches scheduled for right this moment.
NOTE: SpaceX can also be planning to launch one other 21 Starlink satellites, this time from Florida, on Monday, Dec. 30, at 12 a.m. EST, so we’ll have an replace on that one tomorrow. ALSO: An Indian House Analysis Organisation Polar Satellite tv for pc Launch Car is scheduled to launch the brand new SpaDeX to check autonomous rendezvous and docking know-how. It’s also carrying 24 different science payloads for ISRO, universities and firms aboard its Poem-4 module. ISRO’s SpaDeX is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 30, at 11:28 a.m. EST (9:58 p.m. IST, 1628 GMT).
