Last of June Launches Set - 06/29/22
Three more launches have been set for June.
Today from the Cape, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 22 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg. Built by Thales Alenia Space, SES 22 will provide C-band television and data services in the United States. This will include another barge landing, and the launch window is 5:04 - 7:13 pm Eastern. Webcast HERE
Late tonight or tomorrow, a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its fifth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission will be Virgin Orbit’s third operational launch, carrying seven small satellites for government agencies sponsored by the U.S. military’s Space Test Program. Virgin Orbit calls this mission “Straight Up.” This one will fly from off the West Coast, and they say video will be available but it's a night launch and video would have to come from a chase plane so don't expect much. Window is 10:00 pm - 1:00 am Pacific. (1:00 - 5:00 am Eastern)
Later on Thursday and from the Cape again, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 12 mission with Wide Field Of View, or WFOV, experimental missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. WFOV hosts a new type of infrared staring sensor in geosynchronous orbit to detect the heat from missile launch plumes. The USSF 12 mission will also launch the USSF 12 Ring spacecraft, a rideshare payload hosting several additional classified experiments. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Launch window is 6:00 - 8:00 pm Eastern. ULA's webcast will be HERE
Today from the Cape, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 22 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg. Built by Thales Alenia Space, SES 22 will provide C-band television and data services in the United States. This will include another barge landing, and the launch window is 5:04 - 7:13 pm Eastern. Webcast HERE
Late tonight or tomorrow, a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket will launch on its fifth flight after dropping from a modified Boeing 747 carrier jet. The mission will be Virgin Orbit’s third operational launch, carrying seven small satellites for government agencies sponsored by the U.S. military’s Space Test Program. Virgin Orbit calls this mission “Straight Up.” This one will fly from off the West Coast, and they say video will be available but it's a night launch and video would have to come from a chase plane so don't expect much. Window is 10:00 pm - 1:00 am Pacific. (1:00 - 5:00 am Eastern)
Later on Thursday and from the Cape again, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 12 mission with Wide Field Of View, or WFOV, experimental missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. WFOV hosts a new type of infrared staring sensor in geosynchronous orbit to detect the heat from missile launch plumes. The USSF 12 mission will also launch the USSF 12 Ring spacecraft, a rideshare payload hosting several additional classified experiments. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Launch window is 6:00 - 8:00 pm Eastern. ULA's webcast will be HERE