Artemis II Live CSA Downlink Event (April 8)
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Artemis II Lunar Flyby
Video during the lunar flyby may be limited while the spacecraft flies through an eclipse. The crew also is expected to temporarily experience a loss of communications with Earth as the Orion flies behind the Moon’s far side. Location: Cislunar space.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-27
Launch by SpaceX. A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. From Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-24
Launch by SpaceX. A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. From Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Artemis II Live CSA Downlink Event (April 4)
The Artemis II crew will participate in live conversations throughout the mission, known as downlink events. Location: Cislunar space.
Long March 8 | Unknown Payload
Launch by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Details TBD. From Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China.
Minotaur IV | STP-S29A
Launch by Northrop Grumman Space Systems. STP-S29A is a mission under the U.S. Department of Defense's Space Test Program (STP) that will deliver technology demonstrations to orbit and contribute to future space system development, with this launch delivering up to 200 kg of STP cubesats to Low Earth Orbit. The main payload will be STPSat-7, an ESPA class satellite based on the Aegis Aerospace M-1 satellite bus used on the STPSat-4 mission for hosting research and technology demonstration pay