Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Vulcan launch carrying the Cert-2 mission. The mission is planned to lift off on Friday, October 4 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape […]
Launch Facilities
Vulcan rolls out for Wet Dress Rehearsal preparing to launch on second certification mission (CERT-2)
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan VC2S rocket will launch the second certification (Cert-2) mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Friday, October 4, […]
China to launch ‘unknown payload(s)’ on Monday and Tuesday
On Monday, September 23 at 7:30 PM – 8:52 PM PDT China Rocket Co. Ltd. will launch unknown cargo on Smart Dragon 3 from Haiyang Spaceport which has witnessed the […]
Russia launches Angara 1.2 on Top Secret mission another launch scheduled later this month
Despite questionable weather on September 17, a Russian Angara 1.2 was launched with a top secret payload into a Sun-synchronous orbit. This was the first flight of the vehicle this […]
SpaceX launches ESA’s Galileo L13 navigation satellite, Europe’s alternative to American and Russian GPS
On Tuesday, September 17 at 6:50 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the European Commission’s Galileo L13 mission to orbit from to medium Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]
Russian military satellite(s) payload identity highly uncertain top secret launch on Tuesday
On Tuesday, September 17th Russia’s Angara 1.2 rocket is launching a Russian military satellite(s) of unknown identity from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation at a cost of $31,000,000, weather permitting. The […]
Rocket Lab’s Wednesday launch of Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star, “The IoT revolution is underway”
Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch the “Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star” mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Pad A during a launch window that opens September 18th, 2024 UTC. The […]
SpaceX sends off second launch on Thursday, this one is 21 Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell
Despite the curtain of overcast California skies SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully sent off 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex […]
SpaceX delays Wednesday, Patriots’ Day launch of 21 Starlink smallsats, Group 9-6
SpaceX has delayed the Starlink satellite launch of 21 small satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation originally scheduled for today, Patriots’ Day, September 11, to Thursday evening, September 12, at 6:45 […]
SpaceX ready for Patriots’ Day Starlink satellite launch, wind may cause issues
SpaceX plans a launch on Wednesday, September 11, for a batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation from Space Launch 4-E, Vandenberg SFB, California into Low Earth Orbit at 7:45 […]