{"id":21831,"date":"2023-12-12T21:37:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T13:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/this-week-in-launch-electron-returns-to-flight-and-final-falcon-heavy-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T21:37:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T13:37:05","slug":"this-week-in-launch-electron-returns-to-flight-and-final-falcon-heavy-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/this-week-in-launch-electron-returns-to-flight-and-final-falcon-heavy-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Launch: Electron returns to flight and final Falcon Heavy of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Another packed week between SpaceX and China launching almost every day this week. The expected Falcon Heavy launch from this weekend is now today (Monday) but that\u2019s not the only RTLS mission this week. This Friday a Falcon 9 will fly and have its booster return to LZ-1 as well.<\/p>\n

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Hidden in the bunch will be the return to flight of Rocket Lab\u2018s Electron rocket!<\/p>\n

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This week launches:<\/h2>\n
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  • Monday (Dec. 11)\n
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    • SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-52, 8:14 P.M. ET\n
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      • LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 6-34, 11:05 P.M. ET\n
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        • SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Tuesday (Dec. 12)\n
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          • Rocket Lab Electron The Moon God Awakens, 11:00 P.M. ET\n
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            • LC-1B, M\u0101hia Peninsula, New Zealand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • Wednesday (Dec. 13)\n
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              • SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 7-9, 8:59 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
                • Thursday (Dec. 14)\n
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                  • CASC Long March 2F\/T Experimental Spaceplane?, 9:10 A.M. ET\n
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                    • Site 901, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                    • Friday (Dec. 15)\n
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                      • CASC Long March 5 Unknown Payload, 8:45 A.M. ET\n
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                        • LC-101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                        • SpaceX Falcon 9 Ozone-3, 3:46 P.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
                          • Saturday (Dec. 16)\n
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                            • i-Space Hyperbola-1 Unknown Payload, 1:00 A.M. ET\n
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                              • Site 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                                US and China launching spaceplanes<\/h2>\n

                                After a delay of a couple of days, SpaceX\u2019s next, and most likely final, Falcon Heavy flight of 2023 is set to lift off later tonight. Designated USSF-52, usually these missions are much more unknown than what we have today.<\/p>\n

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