More space junk and future ionosphere-zapping metal bits launching into the atmosphere tonight, expected at 8:36pm PT Mon June 16th, Vandenberg SFB.

#Russia soon able to deploy more than 500 long-range #drones a night to attack Ukraine. It ramps up production * builds new #launch sites

According to the source, Russia’s production rate for one type of drone — #Shahed-type Gerans — is up to 70 units per day, from a reported 21 a day last year, and #Moscow will soon have 12-15 new launch sites in operation

https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-ukraine-could-face-500-russian-drones-a-night-as-kremlin-builds-new-launch-sites/

MOR, MOR SPACE JUNK AND SONIC BOOMS!! MOR!

If tomorrow afternoon, you are high on ketamine and your head is spinning, your eyes rolling back, your eye is sore from where somehow you have a black eye, and suddenly you are jolted back to reality by an earth shattering booming noise (Sat May 31st) at 1:10pm, it's space junk being launched into space. #sonicboom #rocket #launch #SantaBarbaraCounty #VenturaCounty

https://www.alojapan.com/1277931/japan-plans-to-launch-pilot-fusion-power-plant-next-decade/ Japan plans to launch pilot fusion power plant next decade #decade #fusion #Japan #JapanNews #launch #news #next #pilot #plans #plant #power TOKYO — The Japanese government hopes to conduct Japan’s first field test of a power plant generating electricity from nuclear fusion in the 2030s, Nikkei has learned. The country’s Fusion Energy Innovation Strategy, which was first released in 2023, will be revised shortly. Japan aims to be the first in…

https://www.alojapan.com/1264117/launch-of-hokkaidos-first-regional-specialized-influencer-marketing-service/ Launch of Hokkaido’s First Regional Specialized Influencer Marketing Service #first #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Hokkaidos #influencer #launch #marketing #news #of #Regional #service #Specialized #北海道 “Kita Buzz” Over 100 Hokkaido-based influencers Novelty and Features Bringing Hokkaido’s Charm to the World to Boost the Economic Vitality and Community Pride SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN, May 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — TSUTA-WORLD Inc.(Headquarters: …

Last night I saw the #SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage de-orbit burn and 'ionospheric hole' from the Starlink 12-10 launch out of Canaveral at 0234 UTC. These phone-camera images were made north of Tucson at 0405/0408Z looking northwest and east, respectively.

My group wasn't aware of the #launch and didn't initially realize what the de-orbit burn was, thinking it might be a launch out of Vandenburg. But it was in the wrong part of the sky. The duration is only maybe ten seconds, and the blob of light is a couple of degrees in size.

The ionospheric hole is a shorter phenomenon, lasting somewhat less than 5 seconds. Under moderately dark skies, it was *distinctly* red to the unaided eye, comparable in intensity to a moderate aurora. It faded out from center to edges, perhaps 3° or so in apparent extent.

To cap it all off, we saw the train of #Starlink objects from the prior night's launch (12-23) fly over at 0344Z.

NEXT LAUNCH:

Mission: Biomass
Launcher: Vega-C
Scheduled for: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 9:15:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Launch Provider: Arianespace → [2 launches this year]
Launch Site: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) at Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Description:
Biomass is an European Space Agency mission designed to measure the density of carbon stored in the world's forests. The spacecraft, built by Airbus Defence and Space, features the first civilian P-band synthetic aperture radar as well as a 12m-diameter deployable reflector from L3Harris made of over 900 km of gold-coated molybdenum 25µm wire.
With a minimum operational lifetime of 5 years in its 666km 6am/6pm sun-synchronous orbit, the global coverage achieved every 9 months allows to precisely monitor the evolution of forests over time.