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Starlink Group 11-13

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Starlink Group 11-13

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Fram2 is the world’s first astronaut mission to polar orbit. Named after the Norwegian polar research ship Fram, the Crew Dragon spacecraft will launch into a 90° circular orbit from Florida, making it the first human spaceflight to fly over Earth’s polar regions from low-Earth orbit. A cupola will be installed on the Dragon spacecraft to allow for Earth observation from at an altitude of 425 – 450 km. During the 3-to-5-day mission, the crew will study green fragments and mauve ribbons of continuous emissions comparable to the phenomenon known as STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement), persistently measured at an altitude of approximately 400 - 500 km above Earth’s atmosphere, among other studies. The crew will also work with SpaceX to conduct a variety of research to better understand the effects of spaceflight on the human body, which includes capturing the first human x-ray images in space, Just-in-Time training tools, and studying the effects of spaceflight on behavioural health. Chun Wang, an entrepreneur and explorer who co-founded f2pool and stakefish, serves as the mission commander. The vehicle commander will be Jannicke Mikkelsen, a film director, and cinematographer. The vehicle pilot will be Eric Philips, a professional polar adventurer and guide who has completed ski expeditions to the North and South Poles. The final crew member will be mission specialist Rabea Rogge, a robotics researcher from Berlin, currently pursuing her PhD in Norway.

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1963

Thor Delta B | Explorer 17

United States Air Force

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

1965

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | SNAPSHOT-1

United States Air Force

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

1968

Voskhod | Zenit-2 60

Soviet Space Program

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

1970

Voskhod | Zenit-2M 8

Soviet Space Program

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

1972

Voskhod | Zenit-4M 33

Soviet Space Program

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

1973

Proton | Salyut-2

Soviet Space Program

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

1974

Soyuz U | Kosmos 638

Soviet Space Program

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

1980

Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 14

Soviet Space Program

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

1984

Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-11

Soviet Space Program

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

1985

Soyuz U | Zenit-8 13

Soviet Space Program

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

1990

Shavit | Ofeq-2

Israeli Space Agency

Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel

1990

Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 51

Soviet Space Program

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

1995

Pegasus Hybrid | Orbcomm F1 - F2 & OrbView-1

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Vandenberg Space Force Base

Air launch to orbit

1996

Atlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-1

INMARSAT III F-1

Lockheed Martin

Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

2009

Proton-M | Eutelsat W2A

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

2012

Delta IV M+(5,2) | NROL-25 (FIA-R) (USA-234)

United Launch Alliance

Space Launch Complex 6

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

2013

SpaceShipTwo | VSS Enterprise GF24

VSS Enterprise GF24

Virgin Galactic

Mojave Air and Space Port

Air launch to Suborbital flight

2014

Atlas V 401 | DMSP-5D3 F19

United Launch Alliance

Space Launch Complex 3E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

2014

Soyuz STA/Fregat | Sentinel-1A

Soyuz Launch Complex

Kourou, French Guiana