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INSAT-3DS | GSLV Mk II
Liftoff Time (Subject to change) February 17, 2024 – 12:00 UTC | 17:30 IST Mission Name INSAT-3DS Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Customer (Who’s paying for this?) India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) Rocket GSLV Mk II F14 (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark II) Launch Location Second Launch Pad (SLP), Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India Payload mass 2,274 kg (~5,010 lb) at launch,...
Malligyong-1c | Chŏllima-1
Lift Off Time November 21, 2023 – 13:42:48 UTC | 22:42:48 PYT Mission Name Malligyong-1c (meaning “telescope 1”) Launch Provider (What rocket organization launched it?) National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA), Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, commonly known as North Korea) Customer (Who paid for this?) NADA, DPRK Rocket Chŏllima-1 Launch Location Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station, Ch’ŏlsan County, North P’yŏngan Province, DPRK Payload mass 300 kg (~650 lb) Where did...
Why Don't They Just Launch Rockets From Mountains Or The Equator?
Based on a video by Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut It’s fairly common that Tim gets asked interesting and thought-provoking questions, that often begin with the words “Why don’t they just…” – and are then followed with a concept that seems like a great idea. One example might be “Why don’t they just launch rockets from the top of a mountain?
THEOS-2, TRITON & Others | Vega
Lift Off Time/Launch Window (Subject to change) October 7, 2023 – 01:36:00 UTC October 6, 2023 – 22:36:00 GFT Mission Name THEOS-2, TRITON & others | Vega, Flight VV23 Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) Arianespace Customer (Who’s paying for this?) – Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) (for THEOS-2) – Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) (for FORMOSAT-7R) Rocket Vega Launch Location ELV, Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana Payload mass 680 kg...
EO MKA-4 | Soyuz 2.1v
Featured image credit: ROSCOSMOS Lift Off Time March 29, 2023 – 19:00:00 UTC | 22:00:00 MSK Mission Name EO MKA-4 Launch Provider (What rocket company will launch it?) Russian Space Forces Customer (Who is paying for this?) Russian Ministry of Defense Rocket Soyuz 2.1v Launch Location Site 43, Pad 4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia Payload mass ~150 kg (~330 lb) Where will the satellite go? Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) ~300 km altitude, ~96.5° inclination Will they attempt to recover the first stage?
Olymp-K2 | Proton-M/Briz-M
Featured image credit: ROSCOSMOS/Yuzhny Space Center Lift Off Time (Subject to change) March 12, 2022 – 22:12 UTC March 13, 2022 – 01:12 MSK Mission Name Olymp-K2 Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) Khrunichev State Research And Production Space Center Customer (Who’s paying for this?) Russian Ministry of Defense (FSB, Intelligence Service) Rocket Proton-M / Briz-M Launch Location Launch Complex 200/39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam, Kazakhstan Payload mass 3,000 kg (~6600...
Inmarsat I-6 F2 | Falcon 9 Block 5
Featured image credit: SpaceX Launch Window (Subject to change) February 18, 2023 – 03:58:00 UTC February 17, 2023 – 22:58:00 EST Mission Name Inmarsat I-6 F2 Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) SpaceX Customer (Who’s paying for this?) Inmarsat Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5, B1077-3 (31 day turnaround) Launch Location SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Payload mass 5,470 kg (12,060 lb) Where is the satellite going?
ALOS-3 | H3-22
Featured image credit: JAXA Lift Off Time (Subject to change) February 15, 2023 – 01:37:55 UTC February 14, 2023 – 10:37:55 JST Mission Name ALOS-3 Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Customer (Who’s paying for this?) JAXA Rocket H3-22 Launch Location LA-Y2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Payload mass ~3000 kg (~6600 lb) Where is the satellite going? Sun-Synchronous Orbit, 669 km altitude Will they be attempting to recover the first stage?
Elektro-L No.4 | Proton-M/Blok DM-03
Featured image credit: ROSCOSMOS/Yuzhny Space Center Lift Off Time/Launch Window (Subject to change) February 05, 2022 – 09:12:52 UTC | 12:12:52 MSK Mission Name Elektro-L No.4 Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) Khrunichev State Research And Production Space Center Customer (Who’s paying for this?) ROSCOSMOS Rocket Proton-M / Blok DM-03 Launch Location Launch Complex 81/24, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam, Kazakhstan Payload mass 3,000 kg (~6600 lb) Where is the satellite...
The 2022 Everyday Astronaut Astro Awards
This is the time of year when it is customary to look back and reflect on all the exciting things that happened throughout the year in spaceflight and space science. This year saw some of the biggest and most exciting launches that most of us will be able to remember. We also witnessed many novel and exciting science missions generate results for us to admire and applaud.
Pléiades Neo 5 & 6 | Vega-C
Lift Off Time December 21, 2022 01:47:00 UTC December 20, 2022 22:47:00 GFT Mission Name Pléiades Neo 5 & 6, Flight VV22 Launch Provider (What rocket company launched it?) Arianespace Customer (Who paid for this?) Airbus Defence and Space – Intelligence Rocket Vega C Launch Location ELV-1, Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana Payload mass 1,940 kg (4,280 lb) Where were the satellites going?
Maiden Flight | Zhuque-2
Featured image credit: LandSpace Lift Off Time December 14, 2022 – 08:30:25 UTC | 16:30:25 BJT Mission Name Y1 (Maiden flight) Launch Provider (What rocket company launched it?) LandSpace Customer (Who paid for this?) LandSpace Rocket Zhuque-2 (also known as Suzaku No. 2) Launch Location LC-96, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gobi Desert, northwest China Payload mass Unknown, up to 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) to low 200 km (120 mile) orbit or 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) into a 500 km (310 mile)...
Glonass-M No. 61 (Kosmos 2564) | Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Featured image credit: ROSCOSMOS Lift Off Time November 28, 2022 – 15:17:00 UTC | 18:17:00 MSK Mission Name Kosmos 2564 Launch Provider (What rocket company launched it?) Russian Federal Space Agency Customer (Who paid for this?) Russian Aerospace Defence Forces Rocket Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M Launch Location Pad 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia Payload mass 1,415 kg (3,120 lb) Where did the satellite go?
"Start Me Up" Amber-1 & Others
Featured image credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson Lift Off Time/Launch Window (Subject to change) NET January 09, 2023 – 22:16:00 UTC Mission Name “Start Me Up” / Amber-1 & Others Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) Virgin Orbit Customer (Who’s paying for this?) National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Rocket LauncherOne Launch Location “Cosmic Girl” over the Atlantic Ocean, flying from Spaceport Cornwall, Newquay, Cornwall, UK Payload mass ~100 kg (220 lbs) Where are the...
Rocket Engine Cycles
Introduction Rocket engines are incredibly complex machines, pushing the boundaries of materials science and human ingenuity, with a multitude of different engine cycles that characterize the engine. In this article we discuss the many rocket engine cycles that engineers have used. The types of power cycle range from very simple cycle types like cold gas thrusters, to more and more complicated ones like the famous full-flow staged combustion.
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