{"id":21923,"date":"2023-08-01T19:23:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T11:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/this-week-in-launches-conclusion-of-an-antares-chapter\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T19:23:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T11:23:45","slug":"this-week-in-launches-conclusion-of-an-antares-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/this-week-in-launches-conclusion-of-an-antares-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Launches: Conclusion of an Antares chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-7125080057269629&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=712772469&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783317435&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2023%2F07%2F31%2Fthis-week-in-launches-conclusion-of-an-antares-chapter%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;asro=0&amp;aimartd=4&amp;aieuf=1&amp;aicrs=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783317435551&amp;bpp=3&amp;bdt=6926&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Deb38cfaf5314820a%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783317086%3AS%3DALNI_MZNqFbc4J_9Mwx0DA_RKZFv6Rgd_w&amp;gpic=UID%3D0000141585b75109%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783317086%3AS%3DALNI_Mb8Ou0XY9m-6RZcHIoT0NY6XJT4Aw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D81b549665d6763db%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783317086%3AS%3DAA-AfjaPQtwRjAqqOxsOk9A3h9AB&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280&amp;nras=2&amp;correlator=4875547259956&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=1178&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=637&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95395661%2C95393485&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=1054390748212501&amp;tmod=1612403780&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;pgls=CAk.&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=40\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CPT2zYGvvZUDFW2e6QUdndIb1w\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-37408\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-week-s-launches\">This Week\u2019s Launches<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>August 1\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Northrop Grumman Antares 230+ CRS NG-19, 8:31 P.M. ET (Final Launch!)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LP-0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>August 3\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SpaceX Falcon 9 Galaxy 37, 12:15 A.M. ET\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>August 4\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rocket Lab Electron We Love the Nightlife, 1:00 A.M. ET\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LC-1B, M\u0101hia Peninsula, New Zealand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join our Discord Server: Join the community with forums and chatrooms about space!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-launch-of-northrop-s-foreign-supplied-antares\">Final launch of Northrop\u2019s foreign supplied Antares<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a resupply mission to the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman will launch its final Antares 230+ rocket from Wallops Flight Facility, no earlier than Tuesday. Carrying a Cygnus cargo spacecraft, the rocket will dock with the station later this week. Notably, Cygnus can transport up to 3,000 kg of cargo to the ISS.<\/p>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7125080057269629\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 0px;\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_3\" name=\"aswift_3\" style=\"left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; border: 0px; width: 775px; height: 0px; min-height: auto; max-height: none; min-width: auto; max-width: none;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" width=\"775\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-7125080057269629&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=2061058783&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783317435&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2023%2F07%2F31%2Fthis-week-in-launches-conclusion-of-an-antares-chapter%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;asro=0&amp;aimartd=4&amp;aieuf=1&amp;aicrs=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783317435551&amp;bpp=3&amp;bdt=6927&amp;idt=3&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Deb38cfaf5314820a%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783317086%3AS%3DALNI_MZNqFbc4J_9Mwx0DA_RKZFv6Rgd_w&amp;gpic=UID%3D0000141585b75109%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783317086%3AS%3DALNI_Mb8Ou0XY9m-6RZcHIoT0NY6XJT4Aw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D81b549665d6763db%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783317086%3AS%3DAA-AfjaPQtwRjAqqOxsOk9A3h9AB&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280%2C775x280&amp;nras=3&amp;correlator=4875547259956&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=2169&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=637&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95395661%2C95393485&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=1054390748212501&amp;tmod=1612403780&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;pgls=CAk.&amp;ifi=4&amp;uci=a!4&amp;btvi=3&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=41\" data-google-container-id=\"a!4\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CKWWzoGvvZUDFQeI6QUdvQ0t0w\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadly, the early retirement of the current Antares rocket resulted from Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. As Northrop relies on supplies from both Russia and Ukraine for its engines and first-stage booster, the conflict led to a halt in deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-37408',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To overcome this situation, Northrop teamed up with Firefly last year to develop the new first stage, the 330 variant. However, the first launch of the Firefly Antares is still a few years away, leaving Cygnus without a ride. To fulfill its commitments to NASA, Northrop secured several flights on SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 to send its next missions to the ISS.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2022\/02\/19\/launch-spotlight-ng-17-cygnus\/ng-17-liftoff-joe-wakefield-featured\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"NG-17 Liftoff &amp;#8211; Joe Wakefield &amp;#8211; Featured\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\n\n<p>Image: Joe Wakefield<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024&#8243; height=&#8221;512&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024&#8243; alt=&#8221;&#8221; class=&#8221;wp-image-28260&#8243; srcset=&#8221;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?resize=300,150 300w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?resize=1536,768 1536w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?resize=350,175 350w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?resize=140,70 140w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?resize=1600,800 1600w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?resize=290,145 290w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?resize=600,300 600w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NG-17-Liftoff-Joe-Wakefield-Featured.jpg?resize=150,75 150w&#8221; sizes=&#8221;(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px&#8221;><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NG-17 lifting off from Virgina.  Image: Joe Wakefield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spacex-to-launch-next-intelsat-communications-satellite\">SpaceX to launch next Intelsat communications satellite<\/h2>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7125080057269629\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 280px;\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike the usual Starlink missions, SpaceX\u2019s sole launch this week will take place no earlier than Thursday. They will send the Galaxy 37 communications satellite for Intelsat into a geostationary transfer orbit, marking SpaceX\u2019s 53rd launch in 2023. As always, a booster landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean is planned, but the specific booster for this mission has not been disclosed yet.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rocket-lab-launching-more-capella-sar-sats\">Rocket Lab launching more Capella SAR sats<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, Rocket Lab is set for another launch from New Zealand, named \u201cWe Love the Nightlife.\u201d The mission will deploy a third batch of Capella Space satellites into orbit. These satellites are equipped with synthetic aperture radar technology, enabling them to observe the Earth\u2019s surface even during nighttime. The upcoming launch will carry Capella\u2019s most advanced satellites, known as Acadia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This being Rocket Lab\u2019s eighth Electron launch of the year is an important step toward achieving its goal of reaching double digits before the year concludes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&lt; July 3<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">August 7 &gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Week\u2019s Launches August 1 Northrop Grumman Antares 230+ CRS NG-19, 8:31 P.M. ET (Final Launch!) LP-0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia August 3 SpaceX Falcon 9 Galaxy 37, 12:15 A.M. ET SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida August 4 Rocket Lab Electron We Love the Nightlife, 1:00 A.M. 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