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If Artemis 1 does not launch by 2022-11-25, NASA plans to leave the vehicle on the pad and wait until the December launch period, which would require waivers from the Eastern Range for the SLS flight termination system.
NASA is working with the U.S. Space Force, which operates the Eastern Range, to obtain a waiver for the SLS flight termination system.
The 2022-09-23 Artemis 1 launch attempt depended on completing and testing repairs to seals in liquid hydrogen lines that attach to the rocket’s core stage and obtaining Eastern Range approval to extend certification of the flight termination system.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 45, which operates the Eastern Range, must approve an extension of the flight termination system certification before NASA can launch Artemis 1 later in the month.
Space Launch Delta 45 operates the Eastern Range that certifies the flight termination system for the SLS.
If the Eastern Range extends the FTS certification, another SLS launch attempt could be possible during the launch period that opens 2022-09-20 and runs through 2022-10-04.
Space Launch Delta 45 is the U.S. Space Force unit that operates the Eastern Range and worked with NASA on the FTS certification extension.
The Eastern Range requires the flight termination system to be tested 15 days before launch, which previously started a 20-day clock to conduct the launch.
NASA provided performance data from Artemis 1 systems to the Eastern Range for its review.
GPS III-7 is the seventh of ten projected GPS III missions and is planned to launch onboard a Vulcan Centaur rocket from the eastern range into medium Earth orbit.
USSF-124 is a U.S. Space Force and Missile Defense Agency mission that will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Eastern Range into low Earth orbit.
USSF-124 will be launched onboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the eastern range into low Earth orbit.
WGS-11+ (Wideband Global Satcom WGS-11) will launch on a Vulcan Centaur from the Eastern Range into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
USSF-16, USSF-23, and USSF-43 are classified missions assigned to launch on Vulcan Centaur rockets from the Eastern Range.
The Wideband Global SatCom WGS-11 mission is the last mission in the WGS series and will be launched onboard a Vulcan Centaur from the eastern range into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
The PSSC II MTP team will support launch tempo operations on the Eastern Range forecast to exceed 60 launches in 2022.
A Space Force forecast projected Eastern Range launches to increase from 57 in 2022 to 119 in 2027, driven almost entirely by commercial activity.
Space Launch Delta 45 operates the Eastern Range.
United Launch Alliance stated that a 2021-07-31 launch could be reconsidered if the classified Eastern Range operation does not take place.
Space Launch Delta 45 oversees the Eastern Range that extends 10,0 m from the Florida coastline through the South Atlantic and into the Indian Ocean.