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"The spacecraft will also carry an imaging system capable of imaging both the Earth and spatial bodies, as well as an experimental rendezvous and docking payload." The spacecraft features three wideband frequency bands," Gravity Space wrote in a description of the satellite (opens in new tab). "The spacecraft is also designed to provide orbital slot reservation services (BIU) around the geosynchronous arc. GS-1's primary mission involves providing communications for Internet of Things applications, though it will do some other things in orbit as well. The third payload was GS-1, a cubesat that will be operated by Washington-based Gravity Space. Alaska and the surrounding region," wrote (opens in new tab) of Arcturus in a mission description. "Although it only weighs 300 kg, the mighty communications satellite has the ability to provide data throughput up to 7.5 Gbps for. The second satellite that flew Sunday was Arcturus, a communications craft that will be operated by San Francisco-based Astranis Space Technologies. The most up to date information on all launches can be found on the NASA Wallops Flight Facility website."Viasat-3 is expected to be the world's highest-capacity satellite and will be the largest all-electric satellite ever to be launched," SpaceX propulsion engineer Atticus Vadera said shortly before liftoff during the company's launch webcast. Please Note: Some viewing locations may be off limits for some launches as determined by NASA for safety reasons. South OSV zone will reopen following launch or when launch is scrubbed.

Sounding Rocket Launches – South OSV zone (the beach south of the parking areas) will completely close to all access 4 hours prior to the launch.

Refuge will reopen following launch or when launch is scrubbed.

Antares Rocket Launches – Refuge will always fully close to all access 4 hours prior to the launch.

To view launches from the beach, stand with your back to the ocean and look towards 10:00.

Follow Beach Road to Assateague Island National Seashore.

Follow Maddox through the Traffic Circle and follow signs to Assateague.

Continue straight at the light onto Maddox Blvd.

175 across causeway and bridges to Chincoteague Island.

From Rt 13, turn east at T's Corner stop light onto Chincoteague Rd/ VA-175.

Explore our website for options and our Accommodations page to book your stay.įor up-to-date information on launches, please call 75 or visit the Wallops Flight Facility homepage. Chincoteague and Assateague Islands offer endless opportunities to eat, play and stay while awaiting the next window of opportunity. Many viewers will bring their own chairs or blankets but please note there are restrictions as to what can be brought onto the Visitor Center grounds.Īntares rockets, typically require the closure of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague Island National Seashore, Virginia due their proximity in the hazard zone.Ī variety of unforeseen circumstances may interrupt the launch schedule and cause a rocket launch to slip for a day or longer including weather, mechanical or logistical situations. The Visitor Center launch viewing area consists of two bleachers and an open field. Parking is available on a first come, first served basis.

The Visitor Center is located approximately 4 miles from the launch pads with a clear view of every launch from ground to sky. The NASA Visitor Center and its grounds are open to support most launches from Wallops Island. When planning your lodging options for such launches from NASA Wallops Flight Facility, you may want to consider an accommodation overlooking the Chincoteague Channel with a western facing private balcony view as it may be the perfect location to view an early morning launch. The islands of Chincoteague and Assateague on the Eastern Shore of Virginia are perfectly positioned to offer spectacular public viewing sites (listed below) for research sounding rocket launches, as well as cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station by NASA's commercial partner Northrop Grumman aboard its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft each year.

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