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Europa Clipper

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Rocket Comparisons

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MEGA Trajectory

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Falcon Heavy

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Waz Up

Space Exploration and Space History

Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week

Lepus, the Wolf

Space Launches For This Week

Feb. 14/15Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L19

Launch time: 0420 GMT on 15th (11:20 p.m. EST on 14th)

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 19th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L19. Delayed from Feb. 13. [Feb. 12]

Feb. 14/15

Soyuz • Progress 77P

Launch time: 0445 GMT on 15th (11:45 p.m. EST on 14th)

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. Delayed from Dec. 11. [Jan. 10]

Feb. 16

Falcon 9 • Starlink V1.0-L17

Launch time: 0517 GMT (1:17 a.m. EST)

Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 20th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L17. Delayed from Jan. 29, Jan. 30, Jan. 31, Feb. 1, Feb. 2, Feb. 4, Feb. 5, and Feb. 7. [Feb. 11]

Feb. 20

Antares • NG-15

Launch time: 1736 GMT (12:36 p.m. EST)

Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 16th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 15th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-15. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230 configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. Delayed from Feb. 1. [Dec. 28]

Feb. 25

Soyuz • OneWeb 5

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. [Dec. 28]

NET Late February

PSLV • Amazônia 1

Launch time: TBD

Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), designated PSLV-C51, will launch the Amazônia 1 Earth observation satellite for Brazil. The Brazilian-built spacecraft carries an optical camera to monitor environmental conditions, such as deforestation, in the Amazon region. Several secondary payloads from private Indian companies will also be on this launch. [Dec. 28]

Recent Astronomical Discoveries

Scientist proposes a new timeline for Mars terrains

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