Rocket Launch notification thread

[MartG]

Rocketlab have successfully sent NASA's Capstone spacecraft into a trans-lunar trajectory. Electron's third stage has performed multiple burns, each raising the apogee of its orbit, until the final burn achieved escape velocity

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

[MartG]

After the successful launch, it seems the Capstone spacecraft has a problem, as it has ceased to communicate

https://www.space.com/nasa-capstone-moon-cubesat-c...

[MartG]

It Lives !

Contact re-established

https://www.space.com/nasa-capstone-moon-cubesat-c...

[MartG]

Rocket Lab carries out hot fire test of a recovered Rutherford engine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi53tCpsBW0

[MartG]

Ariane 5 • Eutelsat Konnect VHTS

Launch time: 2145 GMT (5:45 p.m. EDT)

Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana

Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA258, to launch the Eutelsat Konnect VHTS communications satellite. Owned by Eutelsat and built by Thales Alenia Space, Eutelsat Konnect VHTS will provide fixed broadband and in-flight connectivity services over Europe.

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

How many more Ariane 5 launches are there left?

Nine including today's

Video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhHUbSuZN_8

[MartG]

Delayed 24hrs

[MartG]

Seemed to go OK

[MartG]

Well done Firefly !

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket successfully launched three small satellites for the first time on Oct. 1, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dnx4geZQvA

[MartG]

Rocket Lab's 'It Argos up from here' launch today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TffmQR1K04M

[MartG]

Chinese Mengtian Lab module launch - takeoff at around 3:24 in the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MppUm-vlLyw

[MartG]

Rocket Lab having another go at catching their booster - live now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVTwEn9GdsA

[MartG]

...and they were nowhere near it

[MartG]

annodomini2 said:

Relativity space 1st launch attempt tomorrow. 6pm GMT.

This is the 3d printed one.

Live now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YAlOGZM32U

[MartG]

Trying again on the 11th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tv6pbDCmLk

[MartG]

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 8:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 14, to launch the company’s 27th commercial resupply mission to the space station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Dragon spacecraft will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment for the international crew.

[MartG]

SpaceX OneWeb launch tonight

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

[MartG]

Relativity launch retry live soon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhnS-eiSBpc

[MartG]

Scrubbed again, though at one point they did get as far as T-0.5s

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

Failed to achieve orbit but the blue exhaust looks cool.

Yes, first stage worked just fine, but the second stage failed