{"id":21568,"date":"2024-11-04T22:56:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T14:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/this-week-in-space-starship-operations-could-return-to-florida\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T22:56:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T14:56:07","slug":"this-week-in-space-starship-operations-could-return-to-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/this-week-in-space-starship-operations-could-return-to-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Space: Starship operations could return to Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New photos and planning documents show potential Starship-sized expansions at SpaceX\u2018s Roberts Road facility at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center. The company is also planning four Falcon 9 launches this week. Meanwhile, its closest thing to a near-term competitor, Blue Origin, is gearing up to debut its New Glenn rocket.<\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s launches<\/h2>\n
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  • November 4 (Monday)\n
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    • MHI | H3-22S | Kirameki 3 | 1:48 A.M. EST\n
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      • LA-Y2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Roscosmos | Soyuz 2.1b | Ionosfera-M n\u00b01 & 2 | 6:18 P.M. EST\n
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        • Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | CRS-31 | 9:29 P.M. EST\n
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          • LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 9-10 | 11:46 P.M. PST\n
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            • SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • November 5 (Tuesday)\n
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              • Rocket Lab | Electron | Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes | 5:30 A.M. EST\n
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                • LC-1B, M\u0101hia Peninsula, New Zealand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 6-77 | 4:05 P.M. EST\n
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                  • SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • November 6 (Wednesday)\n
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                    • CAS Space | Kinetica 1 | Unknown Payload | 2:15 P.M. EST\n
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                      • Site 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                      • November 7 (Thursday)\n
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                        • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 6-69 | 5:46 P.M. EST\n
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                          • SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                          • November 8 (Friday)\n
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                            • CASC | Long March 2C | Unknown Payload | 10:40 P.M. EST\n
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                              • SLS-2, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                In the news\u2026<\/h2>\n

                                Space Force opens on-ramp for potential Phase 3 Lane 1 launch providers, which could give smaller companies the opportunity to bid on government missions. However, the only potential player is Rocket Lab with its Neutron rocket, if it can get it ready for its first launch in mid-2025, a Space Force requirement. [SpaceNews]<\/p>\n

                                Blue Origin has rolled out its first flight New Glenn rocket to its launch pad ahead of a potential December launch. The rocket has just received its seven BE-4 engines, and we expect a static fire soon before potentially being cleared to fly by the FAA later this month. [NASASpaceflight]<\/p>\n

                                ULA is still investigating a fairing debris issue over a year after it was first publicly seen. During the SilentBarker launch last year, a large amount of debris was seen coming from the Atlas V fairing during deployment. While the DoD has said the mission was a success, debris from the fairing during separation is not something you want to see, especially when you\u2019re launching some of the world\u2019s most expensive and sensitive payloads. [ArsTechnica]<\/p>\n

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