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SpaceX GPS-III SV05 Falcon 9 Launch πŸ”΄ LIVE

By |2021-06-17T15:14:11-04:00June 17th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX's fourth GPS III launch will use the first stage from the previous GPS mission. This will be the first time a National Security Space Launch has flown on a flight proven booster. Falcon 9 will launch from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral and the booster will land downrange on a drone ship.GPS III are the third [...]

SpaceX CRS-22 Cargo Dragon Launch πŸ”΄ Live

By |2021-06-03T14:37:40-04:00June 3rd, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX's 22nd ISS resupply mission on behalf of NASA and the first under the CRS-2 contract, this mission brings essential supplies to the International Space Station using the cargo variant of SpaceX's new Dragon 2 spacecraft. Cargo includes several science experiments, and the external payload is the first two ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays (iROSA). [...]

SpaceX TΓΌrksat 5A Launch πŸ”΄ 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 TΓΌrksat. TΓΌrksat 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 NROL-108 Top Secret Satellite Launch πŸ”΄ Live

By |2020-12-19T10:17:42-05:00December 19th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch an undisclosed payload into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office aboard a Falcon 9. This launch was only recently confirmed by the NRO, and little is known about the mission except that the booster will return to land at Cape Canaveral's LZ-1 for an RTLS landing.#SpaceX #NROL108 #olhzlive❀❀ EXCLUSIVE CONTENT FOR MEMBERS [...]

SpaceX NROL-108 Top Secret Satellite Launch πŸ”΄ Live [DEC 17 SCRUB]

By |2020-12-17T11:36:03-05:00December 17th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch an undisclosed payload into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office aboard a Falcon 9. This launch attempt was scrubbed, next attempt is here: https://youtu.be/lgWhOWSaB08This launch was only recently confirmed by the NRO, and little is known about the mission except that the booster will return to land at Cape Canaveral's LZ-1 for [...]

SpaceX SXM-7 Launch for SiriusXM πŸ”΄ 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 πŸ”΄ 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 CRS-21 Cargo Dragon Launch πŸ”΄ Live

By |2020-12-06T14:09:20-05:00December 6th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX's 21st ISS resupply mission on behalf of NASA and the first under the CRS-2 contract, this mission brings essential supplies to the International Space Station using the cargo variant of SpaceX's new Dragon 2 spacecraft. Cargo includes several science experiments, and the external payload is the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock. Although the boosters for most [...]

SpaceX Sentinel-6A Michael Freilich Launch πŸ”΄ Live

By |2020-11-21T13:47:07-05:00November 21st, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (a.k.a. Sentinel-6A, Jason CS-A, Copernicus Sentinel-6A) spacecraft is developed and operated by the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), ESA, NASA and NOAA. The primary mission of Sentinel-6 is to provide ocean surface elevation data via a suite of instruments including synthetic aperture radar, and a GNSS radio [...]

SpaceX GPS III SV04 πŸ”΄ Live

By |2020-11-05T20:33:37-05:00November 5th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

GPS III are the third generation of the U.S. Space Force's NAVSTAR Global Positioning System satellites, developed by Lockheed Martin. The GPS III constellation will feature a cross-linked command and control architecture, allowing the entire GPS constellation to be updated simultaneously from a single ground station. A new spot beam capability for enhanced military coverage [...]

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