We have a lot of missions coming up this week, but perhaps the most interesting will be SpaceX launching cargo to the ISS to restock astronauts living there.
We have lots of missions coming up this week, but the most notable one will be a cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This mission will see SpaceX launch a Falcon 9 carrying a Dragon 2 spacecraft with the cargo. The first stage of the rocket will perform a landing that is ready for reuse.
Who: SpaceX
What: Falcon 9
When: 21:57 UTC
Where: Florida, US
Why: SpaceX will use a Falcon 9 to launch 23 Starlink satellites into a low Earth orbit. These satellites will be known as Starlink Group 6-77, and this identifier can be used to find the satellites when they’re in orbit using tracking apps like ISS Detector.
Who: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
What: H3-22S
When:06:48 – 08:30 UTC
Where: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Why: Mitsubishi will launch an H3 rocket carrying the Kirameki 3 communications satellite, which will be operated by the DSN Corporation. These satellites have been built for use by the Japanese Ministry of Defense.
Who: Rocket Lab
What: Electron
When: 10:30 UTC
Where: Mahia, New Zealand
Why: Rocket Lab will launch an Electron rocket with an unknown payload for a commercial firm into a Syn-synchronous orbit.
