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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.
Discussion Topic of the Evening.
The Euclid Mission
Euclid Spacecraft
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Euclid Space Telescope
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Target Deep Space Locations
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Waz Up
Space Exploration and Space History
Brenda WB5OZL/Kelley K5KTX (Alternates Each Week)
Space Exploration News
Beaver Full Moon!
Penumbra Graphic
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Artemis I Launch Vehicle
SLS Rocket
Space-Related Birthdays
Astronauts:
Kenneth D. Cameron, November 29, 1949
Jim Weatherbee, November 27, 1952
Richard R. Arnold, November 26, 1963
Guion Bluford, November 22, 1942
Barbara Morgan, November 28, 1951
Michael S. Hopkins, November 28, 1968
Owen Garriott, November 22, 1930
This Week in Space History
First Known Photograph of a Meteor
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On Nov. 27, 1885, an astronomer made the first known photograph of a meteor.
M2-F3
M2-F3 Launch from B-52
November 25, 1970. First powered flight of the M2-F3 heavyweight lifting body.
Curiosity Takes Selfie
Curiosity Mission Patch
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
Constellation Cassiopeia
Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches
Space Flight Now Launch Schedule
Rocket Lab launches 30 satellites and recovers rocket booster.
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SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites on 100th Falcon 9 flight (Nov. 25)
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China launches ambitious mission to return lunar material to Earth
Upcoming Launches
Nov. 29
H-2A • Optical Data Relay Satellite
Launch window: 0715-0915 GMT (2:15-4:15 a.m. EST)
Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch Japan’s first Optical Data Relay Satellite with a laser communications payload in geosynchronous orbit. The spacecraft will relay signals between low Earth orbit satellites and ground stations. [Oct. 31]
TBD
Delta 4-Heavy • NROL-44
Launch period: TBD
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. Delayed from June and Aug. 26. Scrubbed on Aug. 27 by pneumatics issue. Aborted at T-minus 3 seconds on Aug. 29. Delayed from Sept. 26 by swing arm issue. Scrubbed on Sept. 28 due to weather. Scrubbed on Sept. 29 due to hydraulic leak on Mobile Service Tower retract system. Aborted on Sept. 30 at T-minus 7 seconds. Delayed from Oct. 15 and Oct. 23. [Oct. 17]
4th Quarter
Electron • STP-27RM
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Launch Complex 2, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch on its first mission from a new launch pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia. The launch customer is the U.S. Air Force, and the mission will launch an experimental mission for the Space Test Program called Monolith with a space weather instrument. The Monolith mission will demonstrate the ability of a small satellite to support large aperture payloads. Delayed from 2nd Quarter of 2019. Delayed from August 2020 and September 2020. [Sept. 22]
TBD
LauncherOne • ELaNa-20
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port, California
A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its second flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The flight will be conducted under contract to NASA’s Venture Class Launch Services Program, carrying 14 CubeSats to orbit for NASA field centers, U.S. educational institutions and laboratories on the ELaNa-20 rideshare mission. Delayed from Aug. 1, Sept. 1, November, Dec. 1, mid-February, July 1 and Aug. 14. [July 22]
TBD
Falcon 9 • SXM 7
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SXM 7 satellite for SiriusXM. The satellite will replace the XM 3 satellite in SiriusXM’s fleet providing satellite radio programming to consumers across North America. SXM 7 was built by Maxar Technologies, and features a large unfurlable S-band reflector to broadcast radio signals to users on the ground. Delayed from Aug. 1 and November. [Nov. 13]
Dec. 2
Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 21
Launch time: 1750 GMT (12:50 p.m. EST)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its first cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the 21st mission by SpaceX conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from Aug. 5, Oct. 30, Nov. 15 and Nov. 22. [Nov. 9]
Dec. 6
PSLV • CMS 1
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), designated PSLV-C50, will launch the CMS 1 communications satellite. CMS 1 was formerly known as GSAT 12R, and is designed to replace the GSAT 12 communications satellite launched in 2011. The mission will use the PSLV-XL version of the PSLV with six strap-on solid rocket boosters. [Nov. 14]
December
Falcon 9 • NROL-108
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified spacecraft payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The mission is designated NROL-108. The first stage booster is expected to attempt a return to launch site landing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Delayed from Oct. 25. [Nov. 13]
December
SSLV • Demonstration Launch
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight. Consisting of three solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled upper stage, the SSLV is a new Indian launch vehicle designed to carry small satellites into low Earth orbit. Delayed from September, December and January. [Oct. 6]
December
Delta 4-Heavy • NROL-82
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket. Delayed from September. [Sept. 4]
December
Falcon 9 • Turksat 5A
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Turksat 5A communications satellite for Turksat, a Turkish satellite operator. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with significant Turkish contributions, the Turkish 5A satellite will provide Ku-band television broadcast services over Turkey, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Delayed from Nov. 30. [Nov. 13]
Dec. 11Soyuz • Progress 77P
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 77th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Aug. 31]
Dec. 17
Soyuz • OneWeb 4
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 36 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Delayed from mid-2020 by OneWeb bankruptcy. [Nov. 9]
Check-ins or comments
At this point we should be reaching our 90 minute cut-off point, so NCS can decide whether to cut any of these topics due to lack of time.
Recent Astronomical Discoveries
Space Flight Can Adversely Impact Energy Production
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
All times are “local” (Dallas) time.
Envisat
Nov. 30
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Dec. 1
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