Transporter-1 Launch Campaign Thread
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#Transporter-1
This is a launch to sun-synchronous polar orbit from Florida as part of SpaceX's Rideshare program dedicated to smallsat customers. The mission again makes use of the Eastern Range's recently reopened polar corridor launching southward with a dogleg maneuver. The mission will also include 10 Starlink satellites, the first to go to a polar orbit. The booster for this mission lands on an Automated Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS). Acronym definitions by Decronym (In this thread)
| Launch target: | January 24 15:00 UTC (10:00AM local), 22 minute window |
|---|---|
| Backup date | TBA, typically the next day |
| Static fire | None |
| Customer | multiple |
| Payload | 143 spacecraft including 10 Starlink |
| Payload mass | ~5000 kg (uncertain) |
| Deployment orbit | ~525km x ~97°, SSO |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 |
| Core | 1058 |
| Past flights of this core | 4 (DM-2, ANASIS II, Starlink-12, CRS-21) |
| Fairing catch attempt | unknown, Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief deployed |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida |
| Landing | OCISLY, 23.76139 N, 79.14222 W (~553 km downrange) |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecraft into contracted orbit |
News & Updates
| Date | Update | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-23 | Weather scrub | @SpaceX on Twitter |
| 2021-01-22 | Ms. Chief departure | @SpaceXFleet on Twitter |
| 2021-01-21 | Ms. Tree en route from Starlink-16 recovery area | @SpaceXFleet on Twiter |
| 2021-01-18 | GO Searcher departure | @SpaceXFleet on Twitter |
| 2021-01-17 | OCISLY departure | @SpaceXFleet on Twitter |
| 2021-01-09 | Launch delayed from January 14 | |
| 2021-01-08 | 10 Starlink satellites added to manifest | @nextspaceflight on Twitter |
| 2021-01-06 | DARPA Mandrake satellites damaged during processing | spacenews.com |
| 2021-01-05 | Momentus Vigoride-1 remanifested to a later flight | Momentus press release |
Payloads
The payload table for this mission is based on this table of rideshares in our wiki manifest. Due to the difficulty in finding info on many of these small payloads, and the frequency of late changes, there may be some inaccuracies in the information presented.
| Payload | Customer | Size | Mass (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SXRS-3 (Sherpa-FX1)^([)^(77)^] ^([)^(114)^] | Spaceflight Inc 🇺🇸 | ? | 130 |
| SXRS-3: ARCE-1A, ARCE-1B, ARCE-1C^([)^(77)^] ^([)^(114)^] | USF IAE 🇺🇸 | 3U (3*0.5U) | ? (?x3) |
| SXRS-3: BroSat, BipBip, "Batteries Included", "Best Before 2025", "Been There, Done That"^([)^(77)^] ^([)^(114)^] 186] | Astrocast 🇨🇭 | 3U | ~25 (5x5) |
| SXRS-3: Celestis 17^([)^(77)^] ^([)^(114)^] | Celestis 🇺🇸 | ? | ? |
| SXRS-3: ELROI^([)^(77)^] ^([)^(114)^] | Space Domain Awareness Inc 🇺🇸 | ? | ? |
| SXRS-3: Hawk-2a, Hawk-2b, Hawk-2c^([)^(110)^] ^([)^(114)^] | HawkEye 360 🇺🇸 | ? | ~90 (30x3)^([)^(146)^] |
| SXRS-3: IZANAMI^([)^(111)^] | iQPS 🇯🇵 | ? | ~100 |
| SXRS-3: P2-10^([)^(114)^] | DoD 🇺🇸 | 1.5U | 1.35 |
| SXRS-3: PTD-1^([)^(34)^] ^([)^(77)^] ^([)^(114)^] ^([)^(143)^] | Tyvak 🇺🇸, NASA 🇺🇸 | 6U | 11 |
| SXRS-3: Umbra-2001^([)^(46)^] ^([)^(114)^] | Umbra 🇺🇸 | ? | 50 |
| SXRS-3: TAGSAT-1^([)^(77)^] ^([)^(114)^] ^([)^(135)^] | NearSpace Launch 🇺🇸 | ? | ? |
| Zeitgeist^([)^(183)^] | Exolaunch 🇩🇪 | ? | ? |
| Zeitgeist: SpaceBEE (24 sats)^([)^(87)^] | Swarm Technologies 🇺🇸 | 0.25U | ~6.72 (0.28x24) |
| Zeitgeist: Charlie^([)^(101)^] ^([)^(182)^] ^([)^(184)^] | Aurora Insight 🇺🇸, NanoAvionics 🇱🇹 | 6U | ? |
| Zeitgeist: SOMP2b^([)^(184)^] ^([)^(188)^] | TUD 🇩🇪, DLR 🇩🇪 | 2U | <2 |
| Zeitgeist: PIXL-1^([)^(177)^] ^([)^(189)^] | TESAT 🇩🇪, DLR-IKN 🇩🇪 | 3U | .4 |
| Zeitgeist: ICEYE-X8, ICEYE-X9, ICEYE-X10^([)^(173)^] | ICEYE 🇫🇮 | ? | ~255 (85x3) |
| Lemur-2 (8 sats)^([)^(60)^] | Spire Global 🇺🇸 | 3U | ~48 (6^([)^(125)^] x8) |
| XR-1^([)^(76)^] | R2 Space 🇺🇸 | ? | 90 |
| KEP-8, KEP-9, KEP-10, KEP-11, KEP-12, KEP-13, KEP-14 & KEP-15^([)^(70)^] ^([)^(158)^] | Kepler Communications 🇨🇦 | 6U | >96 (12*8)^([)^(131)^] ^([)^(157)^] |
| Landmapper-Demo6 & Landmapper-Demo7^([)^(129)^] | Astro Digital 🇺🇸 | ? | ~161.4 (80.7*2) |
| ION SCV LAURENTIUS^([)^(53)^] | D-Orbit 🇮🇹 | ? | ~150? |
| GHGSat-C2 (Hugo)^([)^(157)^] | GHGSat 🇨🇦 | ? | ~15 |
| Adelis-SAMSON^([)^(160)^] | Technion 🇮🇱, IAI 🇮🇱 | 6U | ? (3*?) |
| UVSQ-SAT^([)^(166)^] | UVSQ 🇫🇷 | 1U | 1.6 |
| ASELSAT^([)^(35)^] | ASELSAN 🇹🇷 | 3U | ~5 |
| GNOMES-2^([)^(107)^] | PlanetiQ 🇺🇸 | ? | 40 |
| IDEASSat^([)^(178)^] ^([)^(193)^] | NSPO 🇹🇼 | 3U | 4.5 |
| YUSAT^([)^(178)^] ^([)^(193)^] | NSPO 🇹🇼 | 1.5U | 2 |
| V-R3x (3 sats)^([)^(192)^] | NASA 🇺🇸 | 1U | 3.9 (1.3x3) |
| Flock 4s SuperDove (48 sats)^([)^(190)^] | Planet 🇺🇸 | 3U | ~240 (5x48) |
| Capella-3, Capella-4^([)^(117)^] ^([)^(136)^] | Capella Space 🇺🇸 | ? | ~220 (~110x2) |
| Starlink (v1.0) (10 sats)^([)^(27)^] | SpaceX 🇺🇸 | ? | ~2600 (260x10) |
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Links & Resources
- General Launch Related Resources:
- Launch Execution Forecasts - 45th Weather Squadron
- SpaceX Fleet Status - SpaceXFleet.com
- ElonX - rideshare manifest
- [Wikipedia's 2021 In Spaceflight page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_in_spaceflight_(January%E2%80%93June\)#January)
- Celestrak supplemental TLE's
- Launch Viewing Resources:
- Launch Viewing Guide for Cape Canaveral - Ben Cooper
- Launch Viewing Map - Launch Rats
- Launch Viewing Updates - Space Coast Launch Ambassadors
- Viewing and Rideshare - SpaceXMeetups Slack
- Watching a Launch - r/SpaceX Wiki
- Maps and Hazard Area Resources:
- Detailed launch maps - @Raul74Cz
- Launch Hazard and Airspace Closure Maps - 45th Space Wing (maps posted close to launch)
- Regulatory Resources:
- FCC Experimental STAs - r/SpaceX wiki
We will attempt to keep the above text regularly updated with resources and new mission information, but for the most part, updates will appear in the comments first. Feel free to ping us if additions or corrections are needed. This is a great place to discuss the launch, ask mission-specific questions, and track the minor movements of the vehicle, payload, weather, and more as we progress towards launch. Approximately 24 hours before liftoff, the launch thread will go live and the party will begin there.
Campaign threads are not launch threads. Normal subreddit rules still apply.
Posted Jan 8, 2021, 4:07 PM UTC · edited