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Everyday Astronaut’s mission is to bring space down to earth for everyday people. To communicate science through humor and imagination. To help adults reminisce about their childhood awe of the cosmos.
Everyday Astronaut
20h ago
Featured Image: Brady Kenniston/Rocket Lab
Liftoff Time/Launch Window(Subject to change)
April 23, 2024 – 22:00 UTC | 10:00 NZT
Mission Name
Beginning Of The Swarm
Launch Provider(What rocket company is launching it?)
Rocket Lab
Customer(Who’s paying for this?)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and NASA
Rocket
Electron
Launch Location
LC-1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Payload mass
Unspecified
Where are the satellites going?
Two destinations: 520 km and 1000 km circular orbits
Will they be attempting to recover the first stage?
No
Where will the first ..read more
Everyday Astronaut
3d ago
Featured image credit: SpaceX
Lift Off Time
April 18, 2024 – 22:40 UTC
April 18, 2024 – 18:40 EDT
Mission Name
Starlink Group 6-52
Launch Provider
(What rocket copmany launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9; B1080-7; 28.07-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
Payload mass
~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1080 successfully completed a landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG)
Tug: Signet Warhorse ..read more
Everyday Astronaut
3d ago
Featured image credit: SpaceX
Lift Off Time
April 17, 2024 – 21:26 UTC
April 17, 2024 – 17:26 EDT
Mission Name
Starlink Group 6-51
Launch Provider
(What rocket copmany launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9; B1077-12; 37.93-day turnaround
Launch Location
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Payload mass
~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1077 successfully completed a landing on Just Read the Instructions (JRtI)
Tug: Bob; Support: Bob
Did they att ..read more
Everyday Astronaut
1w ago
Featured image credit: SpaceX
Lift Off Time
April 13, 2024 – 01:22 UTC
April 12, 2024 – 21:22 EDT
Mission Name
Starlink Group 6-49
Launch Provider
(What rocket company is launching it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who’s paying for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9; B1062-20; 28.04-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
Payload mass
~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb)
Where are the satellites going?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where will the first stage land?
B1062 will be recovered on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG)
Tug: Signet Titan III ..read more
Everyday Astronaut
1w ago
Lift Off Time
April 11, 2024 – 14:25 UTC
April 11, 2024 – 07:25 PDT
Mission Name
USSF-62 (WSF-M 1)
Launch Provider
(What rocket company is launching it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who’s paying for this?)
USSF
Rocket
Falcon 9; B1082-3; 55.7-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
Payload mass
1,200 kg (2,650 lb)
Where are the satellites going?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Where will the first stage land?
B1082 will be recovered on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4)
Will they be attempting to recover the fairings?
The fairing halv ..read more
Everyday Astronaut
1w ago
Featured image credit: SpaceX
Lift Off Time
April 10, 2024 – 04:04 UTC
April 10, 2024 – 00:04 EDT
Mission Name
Starlink Group 6-48
Launch Provider
(What rocket company is launching it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who’s paying for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
Falcon 9; B1083-2; 37.01-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
Payload mass
~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb)
Where are the satellites going?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where will the first stage land?
B1083 will be recovered on Just Read the Instructions (JRtI)
Tug: Bob; Support: Bo ..read more
Everyday Astronaut
2w ago
Lift Off Time
April 07, 2024 – 23:16 UTC
April 07, 2024 – 19:16 EDT
Mission Name
Bandwagon-1
Launch Provider
(What rocket company is launching it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who’s paying for this?)
South Korean DAPA & others
Rocket
B1073-14; 33.97-day turnaround
Launch Location
Launch Complex 39A, (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Payload mass
~1,300 kg (2,870 lb)
Where are the satellites going?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where will the first stage land?
The booster will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)
Will they be attempting to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves will be re ..read more
Everyday Astronaut
2w ago
Featured image credit: SpaceX
Lift Off Time
April 06, 2024 – 02:31 UTC
April 05, 2024 – 19:31 PDT
Mission Name
Starlink Group 8-1
Launch Provider
(What rocket company is launching it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who’s paying for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
B1081-6; 32.18-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
Payload mass
~15,300 kg (~33,700 lb)
Where are the satellites going?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where will the first stage land?
The booster will land on Of Course I Still Love You
Tug: Lindsay C; Support: GO Beyond
Will ..read more
Everyday Astronaut
2w ago
Featured image credit: SpaceX
Lift Off Time
April 05, 2024 – 09:12 UTC
April 05, 2024 – 05:12 EDT
Mission Name
Starlink Group 6-47
Launch Provider
(What rocket company is launching it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who’s paying for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
B1069-14; 39.46-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
Payload mass
~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb)
Where are the satellites going?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where will the first stage land?
The booster will land on A Shortfall of Gravitas
Tug: Signet Warhorse III; Support: Doug ..read more
Everyday Astronaut
3w ago
Featured image credit: SpaceX
Lift Off Time
March 31, 2024 – 01:02 UTC
March 30, 2024 – 21:02 EDT
Mission Name
Starlink Group 6-45
Launch Provider
(What rocket company is launching it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who’s paying for this?)
SpaceX
Rocket
B1067-18; 39.20-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
Payload mass
~16,800 kg (~37,000 lb)
Where are the satellites going?
LEO
Where will the first stage land?
The booster will land on A Shortfall of Gravitas
Tug: Signet Warhorse III; Support: Doug
Will they be ..read more