Comments on: SpaceX launches two commercial Earth observation satellites https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-launches-two-commercial-earth-observation-satellites/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:54:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Dick Eagleson https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-launches-two-commercial-earth-observation-satellites/#comment-1510063 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:54:58 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=107521#comment-1510063 I haven’t done the detailed legwork to confirm it, but I suspect 2024 might be the first year in which a majority of its days see an orbital or deep space launch from somewhere. SpaceX is, as has now become usual, by far the largest single contributor to this trend. As soon as next year it may be the unusual day that does not feature an orbital or deep space launch from somewhere.

]]> By: Terry https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-launches-two-commercial-earth-observation-satellites/#comment-1509947 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:15:03 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=107521#comment-1509947 Jan……10
Feb…….9
Mar…..13 (1 was IFT-3 of Starship/Super Heavy)
Apr…..12
May….13
June…12 (1 was IFT-4 of Starship/Super Heavy, 1 was Falcon Heavy)
July……5 (FAA stand down of two weeks)
Aug……7 (halfway thru August)

]]> By: geoffc https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-launches-two-commercial-earth-observation-satellites/#comment-1509868 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:57:28 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=107521#comment-1509868 Kind of cool that in about a month and half, which include a 2 week pause, so in a month of flying there will have been about 13 launches before the next human flight.

Many space vehicles barely make it to 13 launches in their career. (Polaris Dawn is on the schedule for Aug 26 so far, may move)

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