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Discussion Topic of the Evening.
“The Longest Running Scientific Experiment”
Sunspot Number 1700 – 2000
Clette and Svalgaard Crew
Waz Up
Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News
Jan 3, 2023. Walt Cunningham died in Houston on January 3, 2023, at age 90, from complications resulting from a fall.
A comet not seen since 50,000 years will be visible again in early 2023
It’s called the C/2022 E3 (ZTF) comet.
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CME
CME IMPACT JOLTS EARTH’S MAGNETIC FIELD: As predicted, a coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field on Jan. 4th (0254 UT).
https://spaceweather.com/images2023/04jan23/redeye_strip.jpg
Space-Related Birthdays
Christopher Cassidy Jan 04, 1970 STS-127, Soyuz TMA-08M (Expedition 35/36), Soyuz MS-16 (Expedition 62/63)
Michael Foale Jan 06, 1957 STS-45, STS-56, STS-63, STS-84 (up), Mir NASA-5 (Mir EO-23 and 24), STS-86 (down), STS-103, Soyuz TMA-3 (Expedition 8)
Guy Gardner Jan 06, 1948 STS-27, STS-35
Frederick D. Gregory Jan 07, 1941 STS-51-B, STS-33, STS-44
This Week in Space History
First Near Moon Shot January 2, 1959
Jan 1, 2019
Our solar system’s own proto-snowman and the most distant object explored by a spacecraft, Arrokoth, had a visitor Jan 1. in 2019 when the New Horizons probe flew by, taking this photo.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlZuZ0uWAAcYMv4?format=jpg&name=small
Sputnik 1
4 January 1958: After completing 1,440 orbits, Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite, reentered the Earth’s atmosphere and was destroyed.
https://static.thisdayinaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/tdia/2016/01/Sputnik_asm.jpg
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
Fornax the Furnace and Eridanus the River
Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches
Space Flight Now Launch Schedule
Dec. 7]
Jan. 8/9
Falcon 9 • OneWeb 16
Launch time: 0445 GMT on 9th (11:45 p.m. EST on 8th)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 40 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing and deploying a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. This will be the second launch of OneWeb satellites with SpaceX, and OneWeb’s 16th launch overall. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [Jan. 2]
Jan. 12
Falcon Heavy • USSF 67
Launch time: 2230 GMT (5:30 p.m. EST)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 67 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will launch the Space Force’s second Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM, or CBAS 2, military communications satellite and the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA 3A, or LDPE 3A, rideshare satellite hosting multiple experimental payloads. Delayed from 4th Quarter 2022 and Jan. 10. [Jan. 2]
January
Falcon 9 • Starlink 2-4
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Dec. 14]
TBD
Falcon 9 • Starlink 2-2
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator after flying southeast from Cape Canaveral. Delayed from Nov. 16 and Nov. 18. Delayed from December. [Dec. 14]
Jan. 18
Falcon 9 • GPS 3 SV06
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Space Force’s sixth third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite was built by Lockheed Martin. Delayed from late 2022. [Dec. 14]
January
Falcon 9 • WorldView Legion 1 & 2
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two WorldView Legion Earth observation satellites for Maxar Technologies. Maxar plans to deploy six commercial WorldView Legion high-resolution remote sensing satellites into a mix of sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits on three SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. Delayed from January and September 2021. Delayed from March, May, June, July, and September 2022. Delayed again from 4th Quarter 2022. [Nov. 22]
NET
January
Falcon Heavy • ViaSat 3 Americas
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband communications satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas is the first of at least three new-generation Boeing-built geostationary satellites for ViaSat. A small communications satellite named Arcturus will launch as a secondary payload for Astranis. Delayed from 3rd Quarter and December. [Nov. 22]
Early 2023
Falcon 9 • SES 18 & SES 19
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch SES 18 and SES 19 communications satellites for SES of Luxembourg. SES 18 and 19, built by Northrop Grumman, will provide C-band television and data services over the United States. [May 24]
TBDSSLV • BlackSky Global
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company. The rideshare mission for BlackSky is being arranged by Spaceflight. Delayed from November, late 2019 and early 2020. Delayed from early 2021 and July. [March 31]
TBD
Starship • Orbital Test Flight
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas
A SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship launch vehicle will launch on its first orbital test flight. The mission will attempt to travel around the world for nearly one full orbit, resulting in a re-entry and splashdown of the Starship near Hawaii. Delayed from early 2022. [March 9]
1st Quarter
Falcon 9 • O3b mPOWER 3 & 4
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into Medium Earth Orbit for SES of Luxembourg. The satellites, built by Boeing, will provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES’s O3b network. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. [Nov. 22]
Feb. 16
Soyuz • Progress 83P
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 83rd Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station. The rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. [Oct. 26]
Feb. 19
Falcon 9 • Crew 6
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the program’s ninth flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Warren “Woody” Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. [Dec. 14]
Recent Astronomical Discoveries
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230104135620.htm
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Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
You can use the http://www.heavens-above.com website to find out what’s in orbit and
where to look during fly-overs
All times are “local” (Dallas) time.
ISS
Jan. 8
Jan. 14
Jan. 15
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