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S. Korea to launch small satellite this week

 

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SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is scheduled to launch its small satellite from an Air Force base in the United States later this week, Seoul's science ministry said Tuesday.

 

The Ministry of Science and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said the Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 3:32 a.m. (local time) on Thursday with the aim of putting the satellite, the Next Sat-1, into orbit.

 

The 107-kilogram satellite, developed by KAIST from 2012-2017, will travel at an altitude of 575 km above the ground for the next two years to measure space radiation and observe stars' infrared rays, it said.

 

The launch was earlier delayed as American rocket company SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, extended its inspection of its two-stage rocket, the Falcon 9.

 

It would mark the first time for SpaceX to reuse the same rocket three times. Up until now, practically all orbital rockets were disposable, meaning the rockets were thrown away after being launched into space.

 

Currently, South Korea operates four satellites for weather and Earth observation.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20181127004400320

 

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Now targeting December 2 for launch of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1067959871230726144

 

Will have a "launch window" soon...

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Dec. 2 Falcon 9 • Spaceflight SSO-A

Launch time: 1831:47 GMT (1:31:47 p.m. EST; 10:31:47 a.m. PST)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with Spaceflight’s SSO-A rideshare mission, a stack of satellites heading into sun-synchronous polar orbit. Numerous small payloads will be launched on this mission for nearly 50 government and commercial organizations from 16 countries, including the United States, Australia, Finland, Germany, Singapore and Thailand. Delayed from July. Delayed from Nov. 19, Nov. 28 and Dec. 1. [Nov. 28]

https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/

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I see you guys have all the goodies ready for tomorrow.

 

Looking forward to the launch and this could be an exciting month of activity....😎

 

few extra's...

 

SSO Press Kit pdf

 

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Dec. 3  Falcon 9 • Spaceflight SSO-A

 

Launch time: 1831:47 GMT (1:31:47 p.m. EST; 10:31:47 a.m. PST)


Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

 

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with Spaceflight’s SSO-A rideshare mission, a stack of satellites heading into sun-synchronous polar orbit. Numerous small payloads will be launched on this mission for nearly 50 government and commercial organizations from 16 countries, including the United States, Australia, Finland, Germany, Singapore and Thailand. Delayed from July. Delayed from Nov. 19, Nov. 28, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. [Dec. 2]

https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/

It appears that anything I attach or embed does not work at this moment....

 

I'll just do the text and link dance....

 

SSO utube

 

SSO press kit with timing

 

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It’s an incredibly rare, clear morning here at Vandenberg as we get ready for today’s historic #SpaceX launch. This will be the first time a booster flies a third mission, and the most sats in a single launch at 64. @NASASpaceflight @SpaceflightInc @SpaceX @elonmusk @planetlabs

https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1069647481263149056

 

 

 

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And fueling is indeed underway. No issues or abort of the count has been called over the Launch Director's net, indicating that we are proceeding nominally toward launch. #SpaceX #Falcon9 #SSOA

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1069652604978937857

 

 

 

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Dec. 3   Falcon 9 • Spaceflight SSO-A

Launch time: 1831:47 GMT (1:31:47 p.m. EST; 10:31:47 a.m. PST)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with Spaceflight’s SSO-A rideshare mission, a stack of satellites heading into sun-synchronous polar orbit. Numerous small payloads will be launched on this mission for nearly 50 government and commercial organizations from 16 countries, including the United States, Australia, Finland, Germany, Singapore and Thailand. Delayed from July. Delayed from Nov. 19, Nov. 28, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. [Dec. 2]

https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/

 

 

 

 

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The Falcon 9 countdown has been adjusted a couple of minutes. Launch is now targeted for 10:34:05am PST (1:34:05pm EST; 1834:05 GMT) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1069655116901441536

 

 

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New T-0 of 10:34 a.m. PST, 18:34 UTC. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → http://spacex.com/webcast 

SpaceX twitter

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New T-0 of 10:34am Pacific, possibly due to a collision avoidance alert with an object already in space, but not confirmed. I’m told Spaceflight & USAF teams are being cautious with COLAs for this mission with 64 smallsats, and a short slip into the launch window was possible.

https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1069655835566112768

 

SpaceX FM has started...😎....well emoji's work at least!

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