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SpaceX GPS III SV04 & Antares Cygnus CRS-2 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-10-02T22:43:17-04:00October 2nd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

GPS III are the third generation of the U.S. Space Force's NAVSTAR Global Positioning System satellites, developed by Lockheed Martin. The GPS III constellation will feature a cross-linked command and control architecture, allowing the entire GPS constellation to be updated simultaneously from a single ground station. A new spot beam capability for enhanced military coverage [...]

SpaceX Starlink 12 Launch 🔴 Live [OCT 1 SCRUB]

By |2020-10-01T10:07:48-04:00October 1st, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The 12th operational batch of Starlink satellites (13th overall) will lift off from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. This is the fourth batch of Starlink satellites which all [...]

SpaceX Starlink 12 Launch 🔴 Live [SEPT 28 SCRUB]

By |2020-09-28T11:19:23-04:00September 28th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The 12th operational batch of Starlink satellites (13th overall) will lift off from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. This is the fourth batch of Starlink satellites which all [...]

SpaceX Starlink 11 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-09-03T10:19:46-04:00September 3rd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The 11th operational batch of Starlink satellites (12th overall) will lift off from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. This is the third batch of Starlink satellites which all [...]

SpaceX SAOCOM-1B Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-08-30T20:52:25-04:00August 30th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SAOCOM 1B is the second of the two satellite SAOCOM 1 satellites and will launch into a sun-synchronous polar orbit from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral AFS. Previously, SAOCOM 1A launched from Vandenberg AFB in 2018 aboard Falcon 9 and was the first RTLS mission on the west coast. SAOCOM 1 are synthetic aperture radar Earth observation [...]

SpaceX Starlink 10 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-08-18T11:54:08-04:00August 18th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The 10th operational batch of Starlink satellites (11th overall) along with three Earth-observation satellites for Planet Labs will lift off from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. [...]

SpaceX Starlink 9 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-08-07T03:09:50-04:00August 7th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The tenth Starlink launch overall and the ninth operational batch of Starlink satellites will launch into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. This mission is expected to deploy 58-60 Starlink satellites into an elliptical orbit roughly 25 minutes into the flight. In the weeks following launch the satellites are expected to utilize their onboard ion [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 Splashdown & Return Home from Earth 🔴 Live

By |2020-08-02T18:45:15-04:00August 2nd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will land and splashdown their American astronauts after undocking with the International Space Station. They previously docked to the ISS for their DM-2 mission which launched American astronauts on an American rocket from American soil on May 30, 2020.02 AUGUST 2020 TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Preshow0:13 Show Start51:23 Trunk Jettison & Deorbit Burn1:36:15 Re-Entry Begins1:44:40 Final Descent2:05:57 [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 Undocking with the ISS🔴 Live

By |2020-08-01T22:18:16-04:00August 1st, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will undock from the International Space Station for the first time with their Crew Dragon capsule carrying 2 American astronauts. The undock procedures and hatch closure begin about 2 hours prior to the actual undocking, followed by a number of departure burns on the Crew Dragon capsule to complete the undock.Splashdown Live Event: https://youtu.be/v6ZUuXtKpX4SpaceX [...]

SpaceX Anasis 2 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-07-20T18:56:30-04:00July 20th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

ANASIS-II is a South Korean military communications satellite, built by Airbus Defense and Space and operated by South Korea's Agency for Defense Development. Based on the Eurostar-3000 platform the satellite will operate in geostationary orbit and provide wide coverage over the Korean Peninsula. A Falcon 9 rocket will deliver the spacecraft to a geostationary transfer [...]

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