Kennedy Space Center rockets photo by Steven Skelley
Kennedy Space Center & Cape Canaveral Launch Schedule for 2015
By Steven Skelley & Thomas Routzong
Florida’s Space Coast is home to some of the most exciting space exploration history the United States has ever seen. Millions of people have traveled from around the world to witness those rare brief moments of powerful technology and human ingenuity combining to drive thousands of pounds of spacecraft up off the launch pad, beyond the pull of gravity and out into space. In the history of our planet, it is a thrill that relatively few have been fortunate enough to experience.
Sunny Harbor Publishing’s (publisher of Florida Cruise And Travelers Magazine, Family Travelers Magazine, Gay Travelers Magazine, Senior Cruise And Travelers Magazine, and the best of HOMETOWN HEROES florida) owner Tom Routzong was born in Brevard County on Florida’s Space Coast and was part of the research team at Kennedy Space Center during the Apollo 11 program which made history by landing the first man on the moon.
“It was a very exciting time. The sight, sound and feel of a launch is something you never forget,” Routzong said.
2015 is filled with exciting opportunities to view launches. Whether you choose to watch from a public site along the river, or from your nearby hotel or from special access at Kennedy Space Center, this is your opportunity to experience in person something that few people in human history have experienced.
April 24, 2015 • Falcon 9 • TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat
Launch Time: TBA
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat 1, Turkmenistan's first national satellite. The satellite will support communications over Central Asia.
Second Quarter 2015 Falcon 9 • SES 9
Launch Time: TBA
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will be launched into orbit carrying the SES 9 communications satellite, which will provide direct-to-home broadcasting and other communications services in Northeast Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, as well as maritime communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean.
May 6, 2015 • Atlas 5 • AFSPC 5
Launch Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the AFSPC 5 mission for the U.S. Air Force.
June 16, 2015 • Atlas 5 • GPS 2F-10
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Delta 4 rocket launched by United Launch Alliance will be for the U.S. Air Force's tenth Block 2-F navigation satellite system.
June 22, 2015 • Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 7
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the seventh operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station, providing Commercial Resupply Services with NASA.
June 2015• Falcon 9 • ORBCOMM
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Orbcomm communications satellite, which will provide two-way data messaging services for global customers.
July 21, 2015 • Delta 4 • WGS 7
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC 37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket carrying the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft, formerly known as the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite which will serve U.S. military forces.
August 13, 2015 • Atlas 5 • MUOS 4
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliance will launch a rocket built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Navy. This U.S. military spacecraft will provide narrowband tactical communications designed to significantly improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move.
Third Quarter 2015 • Falcon 9 • SES 9
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX SES 9 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg, which will provide direct-to-home and other communications services over Northeast Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, as well as maritime communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean.
Third Quarter 2015 • AMOS 6
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Amos 6 communications satellite for Spacecom of Israel, which will support the Israeli government's satellite communications needs and provide communications and broadcast services over a coverage area stretching from the U.S. Coast to Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Third Quarter 2015 • Falcon Heavy Demo Flight
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on its first demonstration flight. The heavy-lift rocket is a variant of the Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle and will consist of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional Falcon 9 first stages as strap-on boosters, allowing the Falcon Heavy to deliver more payload to orbit than any launch vehicle since the Saturn V.
September 2, 2015 • Falcon 9 • Space X CRS 8
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, providing Commercial Resupply Services with NASA.
September 16, 2015 • Atlas 5 • GPS 2F-11
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket for the U.S. Air Force carrying a navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System.
October 20, 2015 • Atlas 5 • Morelos 3
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliancewill Morelos 3, or Mexsat 2, communications satellite for the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation.
November 19, 2015 • Atlas 5 • Orb-4
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will deliver cargo to the International Space Station.
Fourth Quarter 2015 • Falcon 9 • JCSAT 14
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the JCSAT 14 communications satellite for Tokyo-based SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. which will support data networks, television broadcasters and mobile communications users in Japan, East Asia, Russia, Oceania, Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
Fourth Quarter 2015 • Falcon 9 • Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS 2A
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch two communications satellites built by Boeing. Eutelsat 115 West B and ABS 3A communications satellites will provide video, data, government, and mobile services for Paris-based Eutelsat. ABS 2A will distribute direct-to-home television, mobile and maritime communications services across Russia, India, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean region for Asia Broadcast Satellite of Bermuda and Hong Kong.
December 9, 2015 • Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 9
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Article by Steven Skelley & Thomas Routzong. Copyright Sunny Harbor Publishing 2015. PO Box 560318, Rockledge FL 32956. Phone 321-446-7552. Email: [email protected]
Keywords: Kennedy Space Center, Space Coast, launch, rocket, Titusville, launch schedule, cape Canaveral, Steven Skelley, Thomas Routzong, Family Travelers Magazine, family travel,
By Steven Skelley & Thomas Routzong
Florida’s Space Coast is home to some of the most exciting space exploration history the United States has ever seen. Millions of people have traveled from around the world to witness those rare brief moments of powerful technology and human ingenuity combining to drive thousands of pounds of spacecraft up off the launch pad, beyond the pull of gravity and out into space. In the history of our planet, it is a thrill that relatively few have been fortunate enough to experience.
Sunny Harbor Publishing’s (publisher of Florida Cruise And Travelers Magazine, Family Travelers Magazine, Gay Travelers Magazine, Senior Cruise And Travelers Magazine, and the best of HOMETOWN HEROES florida) owner Tom Routzong was born in Brevard County on Florida’s Space Coast and was part of the research team at Kennedy Space Center during the Apollo 11 program which made history by landing the first man on the moon.
“It was a very exciting time. The sight, sound and feel of a launch is something you never forget,” Routzong said.
2015 is filled with exciting opportunities to view launches. Whether you choose to watch from a public site along the river, or from your nearby hotel or from special access at Kennedy Space Center, this is your opportunity to experience in person something that few people in human history have experienced.
April 24, 2015 • Falcon 9 • TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat
Launch Time: TBA
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat 1, Turkmenistan's first national satellite. The satellite will support communications over Central Asia.
Second Quarter 2015 Falcon 9 • SES 9
Launch Time: TBA
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will be launched into orbit carrying the SES 9 communications satellite, which will provide direct-to-home broadcasting and other communications services in Northeast Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, as well as maritime communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean.
May 6, 2015 • Atlas 5 • AFSPC 5
Launch Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the AFSPC 5 mission for the U.S. Air Force.
June 16, 2015 • Atlas 5 • GPS 2F-10
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Delta 4 rocket launched by United Launch Alliance will be for the U.S. Air Force's tenth Block 2-F navigation satellite system.
June 22, 2015 • Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 7
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the seventh operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station, providing Commercial Resupply Services with NASA.
June 2015• Falcon 9 • ORBCOMM
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Orbcomm communications satellite, which will provide two-way data messaging services for global customers.
July 21, 2015 • Delta 4 • WGS 7
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC 37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket carrying the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft, formerly known as the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite which will serve U.S. military forces.
August 13, 2015 • Atlas 5 • MUOS 4
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliance will launch a rocket built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Navy. This U.S. military spacecraft will provide narrowband tactical communications designed to significantly improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move.
Third Quarter 2015 • Falcon 9 • SES 9
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX SES 9 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg, which will provide direct-to-home and other communications services over Northeast Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, as well as maritime communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean.
Third Quarter 2015 • AMOS 6
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Amos 6 communications satellite for Spacecom of Israel, which will support the Israeli government's satellite communications needs and provide communications and broadcast services over a coverage area stretching from the U.S. Coast to Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Third Quarter 2015 • Falcon Heavy Demo Flight
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on its first demonstration flight. The heavy-lift rocket is a variant of the Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle and will consist of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional Falcon 9 first stages as strap-on boosters, allowing the Falcon Heavy to deliver more payload to orbit than any launch vehicle since the Saturn V.
September 2, 2015 • Falcon 9 • Space X CRS 8
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, providing Commercial Resupply Services with NASA.
September 16, 2015 • Atlas 5 • GPS 2F-11
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket for the U.S. Air Force carrying a navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System.
October 20, 2015 • Atlas 5 • Morelos 3
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliancewill Morelos 3, or Mexsat 2, communications satellite for the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation.
November 19, 2015 • Atlas 5 • Orb-4
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will deliver cargo to the International Space Station.
Fourth Quarter 2015 • Falcon 9 • JCSAT 14
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the JCSAT 14 communications satellite for Tokyo-based SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. which will support data networks, television broadcasters and mobile communications users in Japan, East Asia, Russia, Oceania, Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
Fourth Quarter 2015 • Falcon 9 • Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS 2A
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch two communications satellites built by Boeing. Eutelsat 115 West B and ABS 3A communications satellites will provide video, data, government, and mobile services for Paris-based Eutelsat. ABS 2A will distribute direct-to-home television, mobile and maritime communications services across Russia, India, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean region for Asia Broadcast Satellite of Bermuda and Hong Kong.
December 9, 2015 • Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 9
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Article by Steven Skelley & Thomas Routzong. Copyright Sunny Harbor Publishing 2015. PO Box 560318, Rockledge FL 32956. Phone 321-446-7552. Email: [email protected]
Keywords: Kennedy Space Center, Space Coast, launch, rocket, Titusville, launch schedule, cape Canaveral, Steven Skelley, Thomas Routzong, Family Travelers Magazine, family travel,
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