RUSSIAN SOYUZ ROCKET LAUNCHES ROBOTIC PROGRESS CARGO SHIP WITH 2.8 TONS OF SUPPLIES TOWARD THE ISS - A Russian Progress freighter launched toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 11) on a mission to deliver several tons of cargo for the station's astronaut crew. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Russia-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today at 11:54 a.m. EDT (1554 GMT; 8:54 p.m. local time in Kazakhstan), sending the robotic Progress 93 freighter into orbit.   More
(Source: Space.com - Sep 13)

NEW U.S. MILITARY SATELLITE CONSTELLATION TAKES SHAPE WITH FIRST LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG SFB - The Space Development Agency took a big step in realizing a new satellite constellation to support the various branches of the U.S. military and its allies. On Wednesday, the SDA, part of the U.S. Space Force (USSF), celebrated the successful launch and deployment of 21 communication satellites that are a part of the first generation or Tranche 1 of its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. This was the first in a series of six launches for what it calls the Transport Layer of space vehicles.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 13)

NEW U.S.-EUROPEAN SEA LEVEL SATELLITE WILL HELP SAFEGUARD SHIPS AT SEA - Sea surface height data from the Sentinel-6B satellite, led by NASA and ESA, will help with the development of marine weather forecasts, alerting ships to possible dangers. Because most global trade travels by ship, accurate, timely ocean forecasts are essential. These forecasts provide crucial information about storms, high winds, and rough water, and they depend on measurements provided by instruments in the ocean and by satellites including Sentinel-6B, a joint mission led by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) that will provide essential sea level and other ocean data after it launches this November.   More
(Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - Sep 12)

SPACEX LAUNCHES INDONESIAN COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE FOLLOWING THREE DAYS OF SCRUBS - SpaceX succeeded in launching a communications satellite from an Indonesian company following three days of mission scrubs. Possible technical issues got in the way of a launch attempt Wednesday evening after back-to-back days of weather delays on Monday and Tuesday. Less than 30 minutes after liftoff, the Nusantara Lima (N5) satellite was deployed into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. It’s the latest satellite from Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 12)

SPACEX TARGETS SEPT. 23 FOR LAUNCH OF NASA'S IMAP MISSION TO MAP THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM - SpaceX is preparing to launch three spacecraft on a first-of-its-kind mission to study the sun's influence throughout the solar system, from Earth's atmosphere to the edge of interstellar space. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex-39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Sept. 23 at 7:32 a.m. EDT (1132 GMT). Stowed inside Falcon's payload fairing are NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), the Space Weather Follow-on (SWFO-L1) spacecraft from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and NASA's Carruthers Geocorona Observatory.   More
(Source: Space.com - Sep 11)

STATION GETS READY FOR TWO CARGO MISSIONS LAUNCHING DAYS APART - The Progress 93 cargo craft from Roscosmos rolled out to its launch pad today at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan where will launch at 11:54 a.m. EDT on Thursday to the International Space Station. Progress 93, carrying 2.8 tons of food, fuel, and supplies to resupply the Expedition 73 crew, will arrive at the orbital outpost and automatically dock to the Zvezda service module’s aft port at 1:27 p.m. on Saturday. NASA+ will begin its live launch broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday followed by docking coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.   More
(Source: NASA - Sep 11)

ROSCOSMOS PROGRESS 91 UNDOCKED FROM SPACE STATION - The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 91 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station at 11:45 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, backing away from the station for a deorbit maneuver and destructive re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew.     More
(Source: NASA - Sep 11)

SPACEX ATTEMPTS TO LAUNCH INDONESIAN COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE FOLLOWING THREE DAYS OF SCRUBS - SpaceX scrubbed launching a communications satellite from an Indonesian company for a third consecutive day. Possible technical issues got in the way of a launch attempt Wednesday evening after back-to-back days of weather delays. When it’s able to launch, the Nusantara Lima (N5) satellite will be sent into a geosynchronous transfer orbit roughly 27 minutes after liftoff. It’s the latest satellite from Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 11)

SDA READIES FOR PRIME TIME WITH FIRST OPERATIONAL SATELLITE LAUNCH - The Space Development Agency is ready to start launching operational satellites—and launch and launch again over the next 10 months. Twenty-one of SDA’s low-Earth orbit satellites are scheduled to launch shortly after 7 a.m. Pacific time on Sept. 10. The spacecraft, built by York Space Systems, will fly atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.    More
(Source: Air & Space Forces Magazine - Sep 11)

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