
Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, Blue Origin, ULA launch schedule at Cape Canaveral
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Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, Blue Origin, ULA launch schedule at Cape Canaveral
November will all but certainly usher in a fresh annual record for orbital rocket launches from Florida’s Space Coast. With 90 launches already in the books by October’s end, when will the record-breaking 94th rocket take flight?Stay tuned. The Cape’s November launch schedule features the usual heavy dose of SpaceX Starlink internet satellite missions. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch carrying a Viasat satellite followed by Blue Origin’s second New Glenn rocket liftoff. That massive machine will carry NASA’s ESCAPADE spacecraft on a trek to Mars.Following are the latest missions coming up from the Cape. All launches are listed in Eastern Standard Time. But be aware: Dates and times routinely change for a wide variety of reasons. For the latest mission updates and space news, visit floridatoday.com/space. For questions or comments, email FLORIDA TODAY Space Reporter Rick Neale at Rneale@floridsay.com. For more information on the Space Coast, visit FloridaSpaceCoast.org.
Key question: With 90 launches already in the books by October’s end, when will the record-breaking 94th rocket take flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center?
Stay tuned. The Cape’s November launch schedule features the usual heavy dose of SpaceX Starlink internet satellite missions, along with a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch carrying a Viasat satellite followed by Blue Origin’s second New Glenn rocket liftoff. That massive machine will carry NASA’s ESCAPADE spacecraft on a trek to Mars.
Following are the latest missions coming up from the Cape. All launches are listed in Eastern Standard Time. But be aware: Dates and times routinely change for a wide variety of reasons.
For the latest mission updates and space news, visit floridatoday.com/space. For questions or comments, email FLORIDA TODAY Space Reporter Rick Neale at Rneale@floridatoday.com.
Wednesday, November 5: SpaceX Starlink 6-81
Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 will will lift 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 will will lift 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit. Launch window : 6:08 p.m. to 10:08 p.m.
: 6:08 p.m. to 10:08 p.m. Trajectory: Southeast.
Southeast. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No.
No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
Wednesday, November 5: ULA ViaSat-3 Flight 2
Mission: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the second mission for Viasat, the second of a planned constellation of three Ka-band communications satellites.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the second mission for Viasat, the second of a planned constellation of three Ka-band communications satellites. Launch : 10:24 p.m., with a 44-minute window extending until 11:08 p.m.
: 10:24 p.m., with a 44-minute window extending until 11:08 p.m. Trajectory: TBA.
TBA. Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No.
No. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
Saturday, November 8: SpaceX Starlink 10-51
Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 will will lift 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 will will lift 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit. Launch window : 3:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
: 3:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Trajectory: Northeast.
Northeast. Location: Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Sonic booms: No.
No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
Monday, November 10: SpaceX Starlink 6-87
Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 will will lift 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 will will lift 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit. Launch window : 5:12 p.m. to 9:12 p.m.
: 5:12 p.m. to 9:12 p.m. Trajectory: Southeast.
Southeast. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No.
No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
Early November: NASA Blue Origin ESCAPADE
Mission: Blue Origin will launch its second powerhouse New Glenn rocket on the NG-2 mission, sending NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft en route to study the Martian magnetosphere.
Blue Origin will launch its second powerhouse New Glenn rocket on the NG-2 mission, sending NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft en route to study the Martian magnetosphere. Launch window : TBA.
: TBA. Trajectory: TBA.
TBA. Location: Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No.
No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
No earlier than February: NASA Artemis II
Mission: Four NASA astronauts will venture around the moon during a 10-day flight to help pave the way for future human lunar exploration missions.
Four NASA astronauts will venture around the moon during a 10-day flight to help pave the way for future human lunar exploration missions. Launch window : TBA.
: TBA. Trajectory: TBA.
TBA. Location: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Pad 39B.
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Pad 39B. Sonic booms: No.
No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
TBA: ULA Sierra Space Dream Chaser
Mission: Sierra Space will launch its uncrewed Dream Chaser space plane atop a ULA Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Sierra Space will launch its uncrewed Dream Chaser space plane atop a ULA Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Launch window : TBA.
: TBA. Location: Launch Complex 41.
Launch Complex 41. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
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