FL

United Launch Alliance | Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-01) Rocket Launch

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.

45 satellites will be carried on each Vulcan launch.

Posted on

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SLS Block 1 | Artemis II Rocket Launch

Artemis II is the first crewed mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis II will send a crew of 4 – 3 Americans and 1 Canadian around the moon and return them back to Earth.

The mission will test the core systems of NASA’s Orion spacecraft including the critical life support system, among other systems which could not be tested during Artemis I due to the lack of crew onboard.

Posted on

SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 Rocket Launch

This is the 24th flight of the Orbital ATK’s uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 23rd flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Posted on

United Launch Alliance | Atlas V N22 | Starliner-1 Rocket Launch

Starliner-1 is the first operational flight of a Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Due to problems with the Starliner spacecraft’s RCS attitude control system during the Crew Flight Test mission in 2024, this mission has been re-scoped to not carry a crew by NASA. It will instead deliver necessary cargo to the orbital laboratory and allow in-flight validation of the system upgrades implemented following the Crew Flight Test mission last year.

Posted on

SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 Rocket Launch

34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

Posted on

United Launch Alliance | Vulcan | USSF-57 Rocket Launch

First of three Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared geostationary satellites designed for missile warning.

Posted on