Lukas C. H.

Space Force shifts missile-warning, cislunar missions from Vulcan to SpaceX Three GPS launches, an SDA mission and two higher-energy missions moved from Vulcan to Falcon Heavy. ULA will receive later… https://spacenews.com/space-force-shifts-missile-warning-cislunar-missions-from-vulcan-to-spacex/

Rocket Lab's next Electron launch is scheduled for NET November 3rd. This will be the "The Sea God Surveys" mission, carrying QPS-SAR-20 named "WADATSUMI-II" for iQPS. This will be the 10th of 18 Electron launches for iQPS, and the 99th Electron launch overall.

Payload deployment confirmed from Electron - all three HAWK satellites for HawkEye 360 are now on orbit 🛰️🛰️🛰️

LIFTOFF! Electron has launched for the 98th time.

According to new hazard area's, the launch of GSLV-F18 carrying the NVS-03 navigation satellite has been rescheduled for NET October 30th, with liftoff around the same time. This aligns with local news reports stating ISRO's Chairman said the mission had been cleared to launch.

Electron Jellyfish!

Less than 90 minutes to lift-off for Electron's 98th mission. ❄️LOx fueling underway 🌤️ Weather: 90% GO ⏱️ Lift-off: Scheduled for 8:11pm NZDT Webcast live from T-20 minutes: www.youtube.com/live/LddRNoi...

This launch will be our third dedicated mission with HawkEye 360 satellites to expand their RF-sensing constellation. 🚀 ""Virginia Is For Launch Lovers"", 2023, LC-2 🚀 ""Get The Hawk Outta Here"", 2025, LC-1 🚀 Up next: ""We're Not Hawking Around"", 2026, LC-1"

Blue skies for launch. Electron is vertical on the pad and ready for our 98th launch with a mission for @hawkeye360. 'We're Not Hawking Around' launch window opens: 🚀8:00pm NZDT 🚀07:00 UTC 🚀3:00 am EDT 🚀00:00 am PDT

We're back on the pad at LC-1 with our next launch attempt for Electron's 98th mission - "We're Not Hawking Around" for HawkEye 360. Launch window opens: 🚀8:00pm NZDT 🚀07:00 UTC 🚀3:00 am EDT 🚀00:00 am PDT

Last night, the payload fairing with the 40 Amazon Leo satellite for the Leo Vulcan 01 mission was rolled to SLC-41 for stacking atop the Vulcan rocket! This is a good sign final preparations are progressing for launch in the coming weeks. 📸 nsf.live/spacecoast

We're standing down from today's launch attempt for HawkEye 360 to review out-of-family telemetry data observed during vertical operations on the pad. Further launch opportunities are available throughout the week, standby for a new launch date soon.

Rocket Lab is almost ready for its next launch! Named "We're Not Hawking Around", the mission will carry the HawkEye Cluster 16 triplet of satellites for HawkEye 360. This will be the final of 3 Electron launches for HawkEye. Launch is scheduled for tomorrow NET 07:00 UTC.

WDR complete ✅ Electron is ready for its 98th launch and latest mission from LC-1. 'We're Not Hawking Around' will deploy 3x HAWK satellites to a 520km LEO for HawkEye 360's RF-sensing constellation. Launch window opens tomorrow, Oct 21: 🚀8:00pm NZDT 🚀07:00 UTC 🚀3:00 am EDT 🚀00:00 am PDT

Tomorrow, SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Bandwagon-5 rideshare with 32 payloads to mid-inclination orbit NET 10:30 UTC. Here are the payloads on the stack identified. On top is SpaceX' 2nd Starfall capsule, which is the 1st time we've seen images of it in flight-configuration.

Arianespace has announced the launchdate for the next Ariane 6! This will be LE-04, which will see another Ariane 64 carry another 36 satellites for Amazon Leo. This launch was originally scheduled for October 7th, but was delayed after a "turbopump anomaly".

CRS-35 is on its way to the ISS! Inside the trunk is the final pair of iROSA's, which will be installed across 2 spacewalks in the coming weeks. SpaceX' next launch to the ISS is scheduled for late next month. This will be the NG-25 mission carrying a Cygnus-XL resupply vehicle.

SpaceX' next launch from SLC-4E will be USSF-481/TH-2. Thanks to some comments made by USAF officials last month, we now know that "TH" launches are likely for the Space Based Airborne Moving Target Indicater program, which falls under SBST. Launch is NET Oct. 15th at 23:44 UTC.

Rocket Lab has announced their next 3 launches! 1. "We're Not Hawking Around" with HawkEye 360 Cluster 16 NET October 21st 2. "The Sea God Surveys" for iQPS NET November 4th 3. "The Mountain God Rises for iQPS NET November 10th, which will be the 100th Electron launch! 💯

In an interview with Fox News, Jeff Bezos said New Glenn's return to flight is scheduled for December! He also said it'll carry Blue Origin's first Blue Ring spacecraft, BR-1, which will host payloads for Scout Space, Optimum Technologies, and internal Blue Origin payloads!

The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has confirmed mission success! They also confirmed it was indeed a Minotaur I rocket with a MK21A Reentry Vehicle from Lockheed Martin. This was the second such test, after a previous launch in 2024. Sadly they did not provide any pictures.

And LAUNCH of Northrop Grumman's Minotaur rocket with "MK21-2B" at 07:43 UTC from Vandenberg! This likely is a Minotaur I "Lite" version carrying a MK21A Reentry Vehicle from Lockheed Martin for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Centre. 📸 ALERTCalifornia

According to SpaceX' website, T1TL-A has been delayed by another 24 hours, after an earlier attempt on October 5th aborted. It'll be interesting to see whether they can proceed, as according to notices a suborbital Minotaur rocket is scheduled to launch ~90 minutes earlier.

Ship 40 has arrived at the Port of Brownsville! Forte has docked at Dock 16, where Ship 40 will be unloaded over the next few days. Dock 16 is near the "South Port Connector Road", which was specifically constructed to transport Starship hardware. 📸 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsIO...

75 days after the launch of Starship's 13th Flight Test, Ship 40 is set to arrive at the Port of Brownsville on the back of Forte later today at ~14:00 UTC! This will make it the first Ship to return after a full-stack flight.

Earlier today, Blue Origin restacked the second tower segment at LC-36A after previously stacking the first segment last week! 4 more segments remain, as well as the launch bridge and launch table, as Blue Origin continues to push to return New Glenn to flight by the end of year.

Airbus has delivered the first batch of OneWeb replacement satellites to Eutelsat! This is the first of many batches set to launch over the coming years, including on Falcon 9, Ariane 64, and Maia! This first batch of 32 satellites is set to launch on a Falcon 9 NET Early-2027.

SpaceX' next launch from SLC-4E will be the 1st batch of satellites from Northrop Grumman for the SDA's Tranche 1 Transport Layer! Designated T1TL-A, this mission has delayed a lot due to sofware issues, but is now finally set to launch NET October 5th at 08:17 UTC!

Coming up next in less then 30 minutes is Transporter-18. With 130 payloads, this is their 4th largest rideshare ever. Here are almost all payloads identified in SpaceX' images. I someone knows what the 2 at the bottom or the one right of Otter is, let me know.

We've got ourselves a Falcon triple-header today! - Falcon 9 & Dragon will launch Crew-13 to the ISS from SLC-40 NET 15:10:06 UTC. - Falcon 9 will launch Transporter-18 with 130 payloads from SLC-4E NET 18:18 UTC. - Falcon Heavy will launch NROL-97 to MEO from LC-39A NET 03:53 UTC.

We've just signed Electron's largest commercial launch contract ever: 20x new launches with Earth-observation constellation operator Synspective 🚀🦉 That brings the total number of Synspective launches signed on Electron to 47 - the most of any Rocket Lab launch customer.

Hazard area's for NROL-97 are out, and they show that Falcon Heavy will be flying northeast, and that they will deorbit the second stage. Based on the heading of the deorbit area, it looks like the target orbit could be similar to NROL-101 (~11,100 km MEO at 58,5° inclination).

Less then a month after their last launch, hazard area's for India's next launch have appeared! This will be another GSLV Mk. II, F18, carrying the NVS-03 navigation satellite! The launch is scheduled for NET October 13th, with liftoff at ~17:20 UTC.

Visible in the bottom right here is B1099, a recoverable center core. B1099 is expected to fly on the next Falcon Heavy launch after NROL-97, which will be Griffin-1 NET November. That mission is expected to feature the first center core recovery attempt since STP-2 in 2019.

NASA & Boeing have announced that they are targeting NET December (maybe January) for the launch of Starliner-1! This will be an uncrewed flight to test modifications made after the issues encountered during CFT. If successful, the crewed Starliner-2 mission would be NET 2028.

After 22 launches on Falcon 9, NROL-97 is the NRO's first launch on Falcon Heavy. While currently only 1 additional NRO launch is assigned to Falcon Heavy, that being NROL-86, there'll almost certainly be more with 3 more NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 Order Years to be announced.

That's gorgeous

During this first orbital flight, Starship is planned to deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites, known as Group 31-1, into an ~32° orbit. These will be the first Starlink V3 satellites to enter the operational constellation, and should start serving customers a few weeks after launch.

Over at LC-36A, Blue Origin appears to be preparing to restack the modified tower! One of the segments was lifted, but has now been put back on the ground again. This could be for several reasons, but it's definitely a sign of moving forward! 📸 nsf.live/spacecoast

Up next, Starship Flight 14! Flight 14 will be Starship's first orbital flight. Under the nominal mission plan, Starship will perform ~6 orbits, with splashdown ~10 hours after launch. If needed, 2 earlier contingency deorbit opportunities are available after ~2 and ~5 orbits.

During a presentation by ISRO's chairman, the following slide with ISRO's upcoming launches was shown: - GSLV-F18/NVS-03 NET Oct - SSLV-L1/NSIL NET Oct - Gaganyaan-G1 NET Nov - PSLV-C63/TDS-01 NET Nov - LVM3-M7/GSAT-32 NET Dec - PSLV-N1/Oceansat-3A NET Jan - SSLV-L2/SBS-3 NET Mar

And mission success for Rocket Lab's 13th StriX launch overall, 6th StriX launch this year & 3rd StriX launch this month! According to earlier plans, these were all the StriX launches planned for this year, but the last 2 launched ahead of schedule so maybe there'll be more?

LIFTOFF! Electron has launched for the 97th time🚀

Launch preparations are underway for today's 97th Electron launch with Synspective. 'Owlright Owlright Owlright' launch window opens: 🚀12:15pm NZST, Sept 26 🚀00:15 UTC, Sept 26 🚀09:15 am JST, Sept 26 🚀8:15 pm EDT, Sept 25 🚀5:15 pm PDT, Sept 25

For the 3rd time this month, Rocket Lab is ready to launch another StriX satellite for Synspective! The mission has been fittingly named "Owlright, Owlright, Owlright", and follows the "Owl By The Dozen" mission by just one week. Launch is tomorrow at 00:26 UTC.

Wet Dress Rehearsal DONE ✅ Electron is ready for its 97th launch and latest mission from Launch Complex 1. 'Owlright Owlright Owlright' launch window opens tomorrow: 🚀12:15pm NZST, Sept 26 🚀00:15 UTC, Sept 26 🚀09:15 am JST, Sept 26 🚀8:15 pm EDT, Sept 25 🚀5:15 pm PDT, Sept 25