{"id":21689,"date":"2024-05-28T21:31:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T13:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/this-week-in-launch-spacex-launching-european-science-mission-as-esa-waits-for-ariane-6\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T21:31:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T13:31:56","slug":"this-week-in-launch-spacex-launching-european-science-mission-as-esa-waits-for-ariane-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/this-week-in-launch-spacex-launching-european-science-mission-as-esa-waits-for-ariane-6\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Launch: SpaceX launching European science mission as ESA waits for Ariane 6"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alongside possibly two other missions, SpaceX is launching a science mission co-sponsored by ESA and JAXA, beating both agencies home-built rockets. This week we\u2019ll also see a resupply mission to the ISS by Russia and two mysterious launches from a Chinese company within a few days of each other.<\/p>\n

For the fourth time, Boeing\u2019s Starliner CFT makes an appearance as it struggles with leakage and propellent issues in the spacecraft\u2019s service module.<\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s launches:<\/h2>\n
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  • May 27 (Monday)\n
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    • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 6-60 | 7:30 A.M. ET\n
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      • SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • May 28 (Tuesday)\n
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        • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | EarthCARE | 3:20 P.M. PT\n
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          • SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • May 29 (Wednesday)\n
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            • Galactic Energy | Ceres 1S | Unknown Payload | 4:20 A.M. ET\n
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              • Haiyang Spaceport, China Coastal Waters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • May 30 (Thursday)\n
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                • Roscosmos | Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-27 | 5:43 A.M. ET\n
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                  • Site 31\/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • CASC | Long March 3B\/E | Possibly Passat MM1R | 8:20 A.M. ET\n
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                    • LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                    • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 6-64 | 7:09 P.M. ET\n
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                      • TBD, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                      • Galactic Energy | Ceres 1 | Unknown Payload | 7:35 P.M. ET\n
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                        • Site 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                        • June 1 (Saturday)\n
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                          • ULA | Atlas V N22 | Boeing Starliner CFT | 12:35 P.M. ET\n
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                            • SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              SpaceX taking charge as Ariane 6 awaits debut<\/h2>\n

                              The launch of an scientifically important payload from Europe and Japan will not be on either an Ariane 6 or H3 rocket. Instead, it will fly to a Sun-synchronous orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.<\/p>\n

                              While the H3 is operational, the Ariane 6 is still awaiting its first launch, hopefully in the next few months. ESA plans to conduct a wet dress rehearsal of the first flight ready Ariane 6 rocket on June 18 with launch expected in the first couple weeks of July.<\/p>\n

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