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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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