{"id":23978,"date":"2024-08-20T18:21:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T10:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/launch-roundup-polaris-dawn-aims-high-starlink-launches-continue\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T18:21:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T10:21:50","slug":"launch-roundup-polaris-dawn-aims-high-starlink-launches-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/launch-roundup-polaris-dawn-aims-high-starlink-launches-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch Roundup: Polaris Dawn aims high, Starlink launches continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A total of five flights were on the worldwide launch manifest for this week. Most notable was to be the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Polaris Dawn mission. A modified Crew Dragon capsule will carry four astronauts into the highest orbit a crewed mission has flown in since the Gemini missions.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the launch of Polaris Dawn, SpaceX planned to launch three Starlink missions, one of which did fly, but the remaining two Starlink launches have now been further delayed until Wednesday, Aug. 28. No official explanation has been offered for the various delays to the Starlink missions.<\/p>\n<p>Polaris Dawn was also delayed and will now fly on Wednesday, Aug. 28.<\/p>\n<p>China has successfully launched a Long March 7A rocket carrying a communications satellite.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> SpaceX Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 10-5<\/p>\n<p>The first of three Starlink missions for the week launched at the very end of a four-hour launch window on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 9:20 AM EDT (13:20 UTC). The window spanned from 5:20 AM to 9:20 AM EDT (09:20 to 13:20\u202fUTC), and the launch occurred from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 10-5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3imOt__Ce-c?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\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-14=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-21=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX<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>Aerospace industry analysis<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>NASA mission updates<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>Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink v2 Mini satellites into a 53-degree inclination orbit on a northeasterly trajectory out of Florida. The booster for this mission, B1085, landed successfully at sea on SpaceX\u2019s autonomous droneship <em>A Shortfall Of Gravitas.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Booster B1085 was making its maiden flight. Having suffered water ingress during transportation back to Florida from the McGregor Engine Testing facility, the booster had to be fully dried out and was recently static fired on the pad to ensure that there were no ill-effects. B1085 is expected to launch NASA\u2019s Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station in September assuming no issues are found post-flight.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX confirmed the successful deployment of all 22 satellites, taking the total to 6,917 Starlink satellites launched thus far, of which 559 have re-entered, leaving 6,358 in orbit.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101554\" class=\"wp-image-101554 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1852-559x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1852-559x350.jpeg 559w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1852-350x219.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1852-768x481.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1852.jpeg 1088w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-101554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A previous Long March 7A launch in June 2024. (Credit: CASC)<\/p>\n<p> CASC Long March 7A | Zhongxing-4A<\/p>\n<p>Long March 7A Y9 launched from Launch Complex 201 at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China on Thursday, Aug. 22, at 12:25 UTC. The payload was ChinaSat-4A, which was placed in a geostationary transfer orbit.<\/p>\n<p>ChinaSat-4A is a communications satellite carrying voice, data, and television services.<\/p>\n<p>The Long March 7A is a three-stage rocket with four strap-on solid rocket motors. This was the third Long March 7A launch of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This mission marked the 150th successful orbital launch of 2024 worldwide.<\/p>\n<p> SpaceX Falcon 9 | Polaris Dawn<\/p>\n<p>The much-anticipated Polaris Dawn mission is now scheduled to launch on Wednesday, Aug. 28, from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch is expected to occur sometime during a launch window that spans from 3:38\u202fAM to 7:09\u202fAM EDT (07:38 to 11:09 UTC).<\/p>\n<p>The original launch, planned for 24 hours earlier, was delayed due to a \u201cground-side helium leak on the Quick Disconnect umbilical\u201d according to a statement from SpaceX. The Falcon 9 vehicle was lowered to the horizontal position at the pad while this issue was worked on.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; 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=1828225406996287814&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2024%2F08%2Flaunch-roundup-082024%2F&amp;sessionId=b542f11eda040b222cfa2516f0fb5e5987f02855&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-14=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-21=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1828225406996287814\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1783494232499452567=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Teams are taking a closer look at a ground-side helium leak on the Quick Disconnect umbilical. Falcon and Dragon remain healthy and the crew continues to be ready for their multi-day mission to low-Earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Next launch opportunity is no earlier than Wednesday, August 28 \u2192\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 27, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Falcon 9 booster B1083 will launch Crew Dragon C207 <em>Resilience<\/em> on its third flight, with <em>Resilience<\/em> having previously flown the NASA Crew-1 and Inspiration4 missions. After separating from the second stage, B1083 will land on one of SpaceX\u2019s autonomous drone ships, most likely <em>Just Read The Instructions<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Falcon 9 will fly a northeasterly trajectory in an attempt to place the Polaris Dawn crew in the highest Earth orbit ever achieved by a crewed flight \u2014 an orbit with an apogee of 1,400 km. The current record of 1,373 km was set back in 1966 by the crew of Gemini 11. The Polaris Dawn astronauts will conduct medical research into the possible effects of this extreme altitude on the human body.<\/p>\n<p>Polaris Dawn\u2019s commander is Jared \u201cRook\u201d Isaacman, who previously commanded the Inspiration4 mission in 2021. Scott \u201cKidd\u201d Poteet, a long-time friend and business partner of Isaacman, will be the mission pilot. Poteet served as the mission director for Inspiration4. Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon will serve as Polaris Dawn\u2019s mission specialists, with Menon also serving as the medical officer. Both Gillis and Menon are SpaceX engineers who have played key roles in astronaut training and mission control operations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"SpaceX Launches Polaris Dawn - First Commercial Spacewalk Crew\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qP8fbz_sVfU?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=\"fitvid1\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-14=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-21=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Resilience<\/em> has been modified for one of the mission\u2019s primary goals: to complete the first extravehicular activity (EVA) by commercial astronauts. At an orbital altitude of 700 km, the crew will don newly-designed EVA spacesuits, and <em>Resilience<\/em> will be depressurized. Isaacman and Gillis will then exit the vehicle through the modified top hatch and perform a tethered spacewalk while Poteet and Menon stay inside <em>Resilience<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Another mission goal is to be the first to test the Starlink constellation\u2019s laser communications systems in space. Furthermore, medical research will be performed regarding decompression sickness, radiation exposure in high orbit, and Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS).<\/p>\n<p>The mission is expected to last up to five days, after which <em>Resilience<\/em> will deorbit and perform a controlled splashdown. SpaceX Dragon recovery vessel Shannon, which sailed from Port Canaveral to the Gulf of Mexico on August 16, will support recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Polaris Dawn is the first in a series of Polaris missions planned in collaboration with SpaceX. Subsequent missions will include the first crewed Starship flight.<\/p>\n<p>Polaris Dawn will be the 84th Falcon 9 mission of 2024. Booster B1083 will be flying for the fourth time, having previously launched Crew-8, Starlink Group 6-48, and Starlink Group 6-56. A relatively new booster, its first flight was on March 4, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Galactic Energy Ceres 1S | Unknown Payload<\/p>\n<p>A sea-launched Ceres 1S was expected to launch from Chinese Coastal Waters near Haiyang Spaceport, China on Monday, Aug. 26, at 05:20 UTC. This launch has been delayed until Thursday, Aug. 29, at 05:20 UTC.<\/p>\n<p>The four-stage booster will be carrying an as-yet-unknown payload.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the fourth mission for Ceres 1 this year.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Lead image: Streak shot of a Falcon 9 launch. Credit: Julia Bergeron for NSF)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A total of five flights were on the worldwide launch manifest for this week. Most notable was to be the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Polaris Dawn mission. 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