Transporter-2 Launch Campaign Thread
#Transporter-2
Falcon 9 launches to sun-synchronous polar orbit from Florida as part of SpaceX's Rideshare program dedicated to smallsat customers. The mission lifts off from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral on a southward azimuth and performs a dogleg maneuver. The booster for this mission is expected to return to LZ-1 based on FCC communications filings.
This rideshare takes approximately 90 satellites and hosted payloads into orbit on a variety of deployers including three free-flying spacecraft which dispense their customers' satellites after separation from the SpaceX stack.
Unofficial lists of individual spacecraft on this launch:
- ElonX - rideshare manifest
- Wikipedia's 2021 In Spaceflight page
- NSF Mission Thread
Acronym definitions by Decronym
r/SpaceX Discusses and Megathreads
| Launch target: | June 25 18:56 UTC (2:56 PM EDT) |
|---|---|
| Backup date | TBA, typically the next day |
| Static fire | Not yet completed (previous Transporter-1 did not static fire) |
| Customer | multiple |
| Payload | multiple |
| Payload mass | unknown |
| Deployment orbit | ~500 km x ~97°, SSO |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 |
| Core | 1060 |
| Past flights of this core | 7 (GPS III SV03, Starlink-11, 14, 18, 22, 24, Türksat 5A) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida |
| Landing | LZ-1 expected |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecraft into contracted orbit |
Links & Resources
- General Launch Related Resources:
- Launch Execution Forecasts - 45th Weather Squadron
- SpaceX Fleet Status - SpaceXFleet.com
- 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 Jun 13, 2021, 10:29 PM UTC · edited