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Starlink launch in just under an hour 45th Space Wing (@45thSpaceWing)1/20/21, 6:53 AM
SpaceX is currently targeting 8:02 a.m. EST for this morning’s Starlink launch!
You’ll be able to view the livestream here: spacex.com/launches/
https://twitter.com/45thspacewing/status/1351860401714196482—-
With latest Starlink launch, SpaceX to set record for rapid reuse Weather appears to be good for Wednesday after concerns about recovery on Monday.
Eric Berger - 1/19/2021, 10:41 AM
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/with-latest-starlink-launch-spacex-to-set-record-for-rapid-reuse/—-
Starship Michael Baylor (@nextspaceflight) 1/19/21, 2:19 PM
No static fire [Tuesday] in Boca Chica. It has slipped to Wednesday. Temporary Flight Restrictions have also been updated – moving the earliest possible launch date to Thursday.
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https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1351610135571927040
Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) 1/19/21, 3:18 PM
Starship SN9 will wait at least another day for her pre-launch Static Fire test. However, rocket production further down Highway 4 waits for no one!
Say hello to the Forward Dome of Super Heavy Prototype BN2 <--yes, 2.
Picture from Mary (@BocaChicaGal):
forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topi…
➡️ https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1351625215990763529
Photo at the link: “B2 forward dome”
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Satellogic and SpaceX Announce Multiple Launch Agreement Through a series of rideshare launches over the next two years and beyond, the company will be moving from weekly to daily world remaps by 2025 with more than 300 microsatellites in orbit. First mission, scheduled for mid-2021, will further expand Satellogic’s industry-leading in-orbit capacity
January 19, 2021
Satellogic, the first company to develop a scalable Earth observation platform with the ability to remap the entire planet at both high-frequency and high-resolution, today announced a Multiple Launch Services Agreement (MLA) with SpaceX. Through the agreement, SpaceX becomes Satellogic’s preferred vendor for rideshare missions. The first launch, scheduled for June 2021, will deliver Satellogic satellites to Low Earth Orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Today’s agreement with SpaceX will enable Satellogic to maintain and extend their position as the global leader in high-resolution, high-frequency geospatial analytics. Satellogic expects to complete the initial buildout of their Earth Observation Constellation by the end of 2022. At that point the company will have the capacity to deliver weekly, high-resolution coverage of the entire landmass of the planet.
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Satellogic provides a disruptive and compelling economic use case to current users of EO imagery, as well the ability to simplify the image collection process, eventually replacing considerably less efficient technologies and solutions such as drones, helicopters, planes, and boots-on-the-ground manpower. “Satellogic’s business model makes them the ideal partner for SpaceX’s rideshare missions. SpaceX’s frequent launch schedule means that Satellogic’s end customers will get the latest satellite technology as soon as it’s ready to launch,” said Tom Ochinero, Vice President of Commercial Sales at SpaceX. “We’re excited to support Satellogic’s ambitions to democratize access to geospatial analytics.”
After completing three launches in 2020, Satellogic’s in-orbit capacity now enables access to up to four daily revisits of any point of interest and the collection of more than 4 million sq. km per day in high-resolution data. …
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210119005117/en/Satellogic-and-SpaceX-Announce-Multiple-Launch-Agreement—-
SLS hotfire abort analysis & teleconference Eric Berger:
Heard from a couple of people regarding NASA's update on the SLS Green Run test.
Basic gist is: the engineers developing and testing the vehicle definitely want another core stage hot fire. If there's not one, it will be for political reasons.
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1351559211075989505 Green Run Update: Data and Inspections Indicate Core Stage in Good Condition January 19, 2021
https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2021/01/19/green-run-update-data-and-inspections-indicate-core-stage-in-good-condition/Eric Berger:
Some more detail here on why NASA is likely to repeat a hot fire test of the SLS rocket. Good news is that the issues observed Saturday all seem addressable.
NASA likely to redo hot-fire test of its Space Launch System core stage Of 23 test objectives, full data was received for 15 of them.
Eric Berger - 1/19/2021, 1:20 PM
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/nasa-likely-to-redo-hot-fire-test-of-its-space-launch-system-core-stage/From the Jan 19 NASA Teleconference:
- Shutdown happened due to software parameters set conservatively to protect the rocket during the test, because it’s the only one there is. If this had been an actual launch, looser software parameters (and redundant hardware) would have allowed a successful continuation of the burn. The MCF alarm did not cause the abort.
- When deciding whether to re-do the hotfire test, they must balance the need for complete data with the risks and limits of having only one rocket. Examples: the propellant tank can only be loaded nine times. (Have already loaded three times: two wet dress rehearsals and one hotfire.) And SRB’s have time limits once stacked.
- Conditions for testing are best at Stennis, so any hotfire tests will happen there, not at KSC.
- Can Artemis 1 launch occur this year? “Too early to say.”
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