SpaceX’s Group 6-69 of Starlink smallsats launch is moved to Monday, Veterans’ Day, and Koreasat 6-A launch – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-11-10 00:00
SpaceX targeting Monday, November 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff is targeted for 4:02 p.m. ET with additional opportunities available until 7:44p.m. ET. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff on X@SpaceX.
Veterans Day, Lest We Forget… – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-11-10 00:00
Satnews Publishers recognizes that many nations’ veterans are also protecting their countries. Satnews Offices will be closed on Monday, November 11, and return on Tuesday, November 12. In honor of Veterans Day, the Satnews Offices are closed on Monday and Tuesday, November 11 and 12.
SpaceX to launch Koreasat-6A on Veterans’ Day to improve the positioning and navigation performance by GNSS – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-11-10 00:00
SpaceX is targeting Monday, November 11 for launch of the Koreasat-6A mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit. The four-hour window opens at 12:07 p.m. ET. If needed, a backup launch opportunity is available on Tuesday, November 12. A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
European Space Agency and Arianespace at a crossroads
Original Publication Date: 2024-11-09 20:55
The European Space Agency (ESA) faces a crossroads as it works to prepare flights of the Vega-C and Ariane 6. Vega-C first flew in July 2022, but its second launch ended in disaster when the second stage Zefiro 40 motor suffered a failure. Ariane 6 project was conceived in the early 2010s as Ariane 5’s replacement, and its initial launch was set for 2020. Europe’s independent access to space was supposed to be sustained with the Vega-C, Soyuz, and Ariane 6 after the retirement of Ariane 5 in 2023.