Tag: USA
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SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-21
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.
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United Launch Alliance | Atlas V 501 | Project Kuiper Protoflight Mission (Atlas V #1)
This launch will launch 2 KuiperSat demonstration satellites to 500 km altitude, 30 degree inclination orbit. They were previously scheduled on the 1st Vulcan launch. 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…
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SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-4
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.
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SpaceX | Falcon Heavy | Psyche
Psyche is a NASA interplanetary mission to visit the main belt asteroid of the same name, 16 Psyche. Spacecraft will take 4 years and one Mars flyby to reach the asteroid, which is of particular interest due to being comprised mostly of iron and nickel. Psyche is theorized to be a remnant of an early…
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SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 5 & 6
Fifth and sixth of a constellation of eleven high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.
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SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | WorldView Legion 1 & 2
WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites in both polar and mid-inclination orbits, providing 30 cm-class resolution.
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SpaceX | Starship | Integrated Flight Test 2
Second test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. The booster is expected to separate 170 seconds into flight and return to land approximately 32 km off the shore in the Gulf of Mexico. The second stage will follow a suborbital trajectory and perform an unpowered splashdown approximately 100 km off the northwest coast of…
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SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-1
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.
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SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-5
A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.