Rocket Launch notification thread

[Beati Dogu]

It looks intact to me:



- Rocket Lab

[MartG]

Looks good - hopefully gained enough data that the next one can be caught midair

[Beati Dogu]

I'm sure Peter Beck is looking forward to his hat smoothie.

[MartG]

China's Chang'e 5 seems to have got off OK - currently partway through the upper stage burn

[Eric Mc]

Yep - on it’s way.
First lunar sample return mission since the mid 1970s.

[Beati Dogu]

Here's some nice footage of stage separation on the recent Electron rocket:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpsfy4npMhY

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

Yep - on it’s way.
First lunar sample return mission since the mid 1970s.

Now in lunar orbit - landing could be as early as tomorrow

https://earthsky.org/space/china-moon-mission-chan...

[MartG]

Chang'e 5 lunar lander has separated after the lander/orbiter combo descended to a lower circular orbit. They are saying landing may be up to 3 days off.

[Beati Dogu]

The Delta IV Heavy carrying NROL-44 (which was originally supposed to launch on August 27th) is now supposedly ready for showtime. Provided they get range approval it should now launch on Thursday 10th December .

[MartG]

Now confirmed for tonight

Delta 4-Heavy • NROL-44

Launch period: 2250-0330 GMT on 10th/11th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BSVonaUBvY

Edited by MartG on Thursday 10th December 12:03

[Beati Dogu]

Two flamey rockets in as many days? SpaceX and ULA doth spoil us.

[Easternlight]

Looks like the ULA launch has been pushed back to 00:44

[MartG]

t-0 now 01:09

[Beati Dogu]

They had problems with the swing arms and the rocket's helium regulator. Now seems to have been sorted.

Pointy end up, flamey end all over the place - CHECK

[MartG]

Astra having another go with Rocket 3.2 on Tuesday

https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/astra-rocket-32-f...

[MartG]

[MartG]

Electron got away OK this morning

Takeoff about 42mins into the clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQyNuF-Du7c

[MartG]

China just launched three more Yaogan 31 reconnaissance satellites to orbit

https://www.space.com/china-launches-yaogan-31-03-...

[MartG]

Rocket Lab Electron 'They Go Up So Fast' launch due tonight - livestream starts 22:35

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5wmrGriVX0

[Beati Dogu]

On Monday, ULA plan to launch NROL-82 on a Delta 4 Heavy.

This is from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg AFB, California.

Liftoff is currently scheduled for 1:46 pm Pacific (21:46 UK time).