{"id":23961,"date":"2024-09-23T20:44:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T12:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/launch-roundup-nasa-crew-9-flies-half-empty-starlink-and-chinese-launches-continue\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T20:44:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T12:44:49","slug":"launch-roundup-nasa-crew-9-flies-half-empty-starlink-and-chinese-launches-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/launch-roundup-nasa-crew-9-flies-half-empty-starlink-and-chinese-launches-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch Roundup: NASA Crew-9 flies half-empty, Starlink and Chinese launches continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASA and SpaceX\u2019s launch of the Crew-9 mission took center stage this week. The launch of two new International Space Station crew members took place on Saturday from the recently crew-certified Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in California,&nbsp; another Falcon 9 lifted the only scheduled Starlink mission for this week from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) on Wednesday. In Asia, an H-IIA rocket has launched a government reconnaissance satellite from Japan, and China has launched a further three missions this week.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The frequency of SpaceX\u2019s Starlink launches will be slightly curtailed for a few weeks. Both of SpaceX\u2019s Florida launch pads are currently occupied by high-priority missions, with Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) being configured for Falcon Heavy\u2019s forthcoming launch of Europa Clipper in October, and Crew-9 is flying from SLC-40.<\/p>\n<p>CASC Jielong-3 | Multiple Payloads<\/p>\n<p>Launched on Tuesday, Sep. 24, at 02:32 UTC aboard the sea launch vessel <em>Dongfang Hangtiangang<\/em> in Chinese coastal waters in the Yellow Sea, a Jielong-3 rocket lifted multiple Chinese payloads into Earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 900px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1838407032267063531&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2024%2F09%2Flaunch-roundup-092324%2F&amp;sessionId=398a95156de16b5ee860d9c5c04d9ef3f9017af2&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1838407032267063531\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon 3) is a medium-sized, four-stage, solid-fueled rocket developed by the China Aerospace and Technology Corporation (CASC). The rocket features a large fairing 3.35 m in diameter at a total height of 31.9 m. This mission was the fourth sea-launched Jielong-3.<\/p>\n<p>NASA educational resources<path d=\"M7.59009 18.59L9.00009 20L17.0001 12L9.00009 4L7.59009 5.41L14.1701 12\" style=\"animation: initial !important; background: initial !important; border: 0px !important; box-shadow: none !important; color: inherit !important; cursor: inherit !important; direction: inherit !important; display: inline !important; fill: currentcolor !important; filter: initial !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; opacity: initial !important; outline: 0px !important; overflow: initial !important; padding: 0px !important; stroke: initial !important; transform: initial !important; vertical-align: initial !important; visibility: inherit !important;\"><\/path>Rocket building kits<path d=\"M7.59009 18.59L9.00009 20L17.0001 12L9.00009 4L7.59009 5.41L14.1701 12\" style=\"animation: initial !important; background: initial !important; border: 0px !important; box-shadow: none !important; color: inherit !important; cursor: inherit !important; direction: inherit !important; display: inline !important; fill: currentcolor !important; filter: initial !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; opacity: initial !important; outline: 0px !important; overflow: initial !important; padding: 0px !important; stroke: initial !important; transform: initial !important; vertical-align: initial !important; visibility: inherit !important;\"><\/path>Space Technology<path d=\"M7.59009 18.59L9.00009 20L17.0001 12L9.00009 4L7.59009 5.41L14.1701 12\" style=\"animation: initial !important; background: initial !important; border: 0px !important; box-shadow: none !important; color: inherit !important; cursor: inherit !important; direction: inherit !important; display: inline !important; fill: currentcolor !important; filter: initial !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; opacity: initial !important; outline: 0px !important; overflow: initial !important; padding: 0px !important; stroke: initial !important; transform: initial !important; vertical-align: initial !important; visibility: inherit !important;\"><\/path>\n<p>     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n<p>The rocket carried multiple payloads including Ganzhou-1, a C-band radar sensing satellite, to cover the northwest region of China. Massing at 285 kg, Ganzhou-1 will fly in a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km. This is the first of an expected constellation of six satellites, which will provide global availability for imaging within 10 to 12 hours.<\/p>\n<p>A second payload featured on this mission is the Jilin University No. 1 \u2014 an optical sensing satellite carrying newly developed meter-level sensing instruments developed by the University.<\/p>\n<p>The eight payloads carried on this mission were: TianYi-41, XingShiDai-15\/21\/22, YuXing-2-05, Fudan-1, Tianyan-15, and JiTianXing-A01.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 552px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1838740816942240224&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2024%2F09%2Flaunch-roundup-092324%2F&amp;sessionId=398a95156de16b5ee860d9c5c04d9ef3f9017af2&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1838740816942240224\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>CASC Lijian-1 | Multiple Payloads<\/p>\n<p>This mission, carrying five Chinese satellites, launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday, September 24, at approximately 23:35 UTC. It was flown by the Lijian-1, also known as Kinetica-1, a four-stage solid-fuelled rocket. This mission serves as the fourth flight of this rocket.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst the payloads are remote sensing satellites, including AIRSAT-01 and 02 \u2014 the first satellites of the AIRSAT constellation being built and operated by China Science and Technology Satellite Group Co., Ltd. The main payload featured on these two satellites is a Ku-band synthetic aperture radar, with an imaging resolution better than one meter, which is mainly used for all-day and all-weather high-resolution microwave remote sensing imaging of Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The mission claims that the flat-panel SAR satellite system aboard uses the unfolded cylindrical parabolic SAR antenna for the first time on any satellite, with onboard imaging processing capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 9-8<\/p>\n<p>With Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at VSFB being the only pad open for Starlink launches this week, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 on Tuesday, Sep. 24, at 9:01 PM PDT (Wednesday, Sep. 25, at 04:01 UTC). The mission \u2013 Starlink Group 9-8 \u2013 carried twenty v2-Mini Starlink satellites aboard, 13 of these being Direct-to-Cell capable.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 777px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1838791169867743719&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2024%2F09%2Flaunch-roundup-092324%2F&amp;sessionId=398a95156de16b5ee860d9c5c04d9ef3f9017af2&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1838791169867743719\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Falcon 9 flew on the regular southeasterly trajectory used by Starlink missions, and the booster \u2014 B1081 \u2014 landed successfully, approximately 600 km downrange on the drone ship <em>Of Course I Still Love You<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>B1081 was flying for the tenth time, having previously flown Crew-7, CRS-29, Starlink Group 6-34, PACE, Transporter 10, Starlink Group 8-1, EarthCARE, NROL-186, and Starlink 9-5. Its first flight was on Sep. 26, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The turnaround time for this booster between launches was only 25 days.<\/p>\n<p>MHI H-IIA 202 | IGS-Radar 8<\/p>\n<p>A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA rocket has launched IGS-Radar 8, a Japanese government radar reconnaissance satellite, from pad LA-Y1 at the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Delayed by unsuitable weather earlier in the month, liftoff occurred on Thursday, Sep. 26, at 05:24 UTC.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 600px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1839270576646664637&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2024%2F09%2Flaunch-roundup-092324%2F&amp;sessionId=398a95156de16b5ee860d9c5c04d9ef3f9017af2&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1839270576646664637\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>IGS-Radar 8 flew to a Sun-synchronous orbit and will operate for both national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring purposes for Japan. H-IIA is a two-stage rocket with two strap-on solid rocket motors. This mission will serve as the rocket\u2019s 49th flight, with 42 consecutive successes to date. This was the second H-IIA flight this year. The H-11A model will be retired with the flight of the 50th and the last booster now being readied.<\/p>\n<p>CASC Chang Zheng 2D | Shijian 19 <\/p>\n<p>A Chang Zheng (Long March) 2D launched from Site 9401 (SLS-2) at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on Friday, Sep.27, at 10:35 UTC carrying Shijian 19, a reusable satellite that provides for microgravity experiments to be undertaken, and the results to be returned to Earth.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 576px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1839658553663238399&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2024%2F09%2Flaunch-roundup-092324%2F&amp;sessionId=398a95156de16b5ee860d9c5c04d9ef3f9017af2&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1839658553663238399\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The 2D variation of the booster is a two-stage vehicle used to launch payloads to low-Earth orbit or Sun-synchronous orbit.<\/p>\n<p>This launch was the 180th orbital launch attempt this year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"\ud83d\udd34FULL REPLAY: SpaceX Launches Crew-9 -  Two Astronauts to the International Space Station\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dLZpj_rtzEo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"fitvid0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX Falcon 9 | Crew-9<\/p>\n<p>Having been delayed from the original mid-August launch date while NASA waited for the outcome of Boeing\u2019s Starliner issues, the Crew-9 mission launch on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 1:17 PM EDT (17:17 UTC). The additional two-day delay was due to Hurricane Helene\u2019s impact around Florida, which threatened to further delay the launch, although conditions improved enough for SpaceX to \u201cfind a hole in the sky\u201d as SpaceX called up to the crew shortly before launch.<\/p>\n<p>Falcon 9 booster B1085 was on its second flight during this mission, having previously flown Starlink Group 10-5. SpaceX conducted a static fire with the booster at the launchpad early on Wednesday morning before the Hurricane struck the area.<\/p>\n<p>Launching from SLC-40 at CCSFS, Crew-9 was the first use of SLC-40 for a crewed flight. SpaceX built the crew access arm and tower at the pad throughout 2023. The first use of the access arm was to late-load cargo aboard the CRS-30 Cargo Dragon in March, but the certification for its use for crewed launches was only recently completed.<\/p>\n<p>Crew-9 is utilizing Crew Dragon C212 <em>Freedom,<\/em> which is flying on its fourth flight. Previous missions were Crew-4, Axiom Mission 2, and Axiom Mission 3. <em>Freedom<\/em>&nbsp;and its trunk \u2014 the service module, which is disposed of after each flight \u2014 arrived at the integration hanger at the pad on the Saturday before launch.<\/p>\n<p>The booster performed a return-to-launch-site (RTLS) landing following launch \u2014this booster\u2019s first\u2014 and landed at Landing Zone-1, a few miles south of the launch pad at the Cape.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX confirmed a nominal orbital insertion on after the second stage completed its first burn.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-6\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 947px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1840088073956172100&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2024%2F09%2Flaunch-roundup-092324%2F&amp;sessionId=398a95156de16b5ee860d9c5c04d9ef3f9017af2&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1840088073956172100\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dragon recovery vessel <em>Megan<\/em> left Port Canaveral on Saturday, heading for the Gulf of Mexico to abort recovery duties if required, but turned back to seek shelter in Port Everglades. Both <em>Megan<\/em> and <em>Shannon<\/em> have since sailed to support this mission.<\/p>\n<p>This mission launched with only two crew members aboard, instead of the original four, to leave seats for the Starliner Crewed Flight Test (CFT) crew\u2014 Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams \u2014 who will return home with Crew-9 next February. The Starliner crew remained aboard ISS following the decision to return their spacecraft uncrewed following safety concerns related to Starliner\u2019s thrusters and helium leaks in its propulsion system.<\/p>\n<p>Crew-9 is commanded by Tyler \u201cNick\u201d Hague from NASA. Hague is accompanied by mission specialist Aleksandr Gorbunov from Roscosmos, who is flying on his first mission. Hague has logged 203 days in space from two missions aboard the ISS, as well as three spacewalks. The Crew-9 crew will become members of the Expedition 72 crew aboard the Station. They will join NASA astronauts Wilmore, Williams, and Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner in conducting scientific research and maintenance activities on ISS.<\/p>\n<p>The two remaining Crew-9 astronauts \u2014 Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson \u2014 will be reassigned to a mission at a later date according to a NASA statement.<\/p>\n<p>Following the separation of the Crew Dragon, the second stage was disposed of by de-orbiting, however, SpaceX has reported an anomaly that resulted in the stage landing off-target in the ocean.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-7\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 369px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-7&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1840245345118498987&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2024%2F09%2Flaunch-roundup-092324%2F&amp;sessionId=398a95156de16b5ee860d9c5c04d9ef3f9017af2&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1840245345118498987\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the OneWeb #20 mission planned to launch from Vandenberg on Monday has been postponed to no earlier than Wednesday of next week.<\/p>\n<p>The docking with ISS was achieved at 21:30 UTC on Sunday, Sept. 29.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Lead Image: A previous launch of a Falcon 9 Starlink mission from Vandenberg. Credit: Pauline Acalin for NSF)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA and SpaceX\u2019s launch of the Crew-9 mission took center stage this week. The launch of two new International Space Station crew members took place on Saturday from the recently crew-certified Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS). 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