The launch of the United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 541 rocket, carrying the United States Space Force (USSF)-12 mission for Space Systems Command, has been delayed to no earlier than 6:00 p.m. EDT (3 p.m. PDT) on Friday, July 1, due to inclement weather. The mission is set to launch from Space Launch Complex-41 at […]
Launch Facilities
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 pushes the Thales Alenia Space-built SES-22 satellite up from Cape Canaveral SFS
The SES-22 satellite was successfully launched into space onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX’s Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (SFS) in Florida, United States, at 5:04 p.m., local time for SES. Built by Thales Alenia Space, the first of SES’s C-band satellites dedicated to freeing up the lower […]
UPDATE 4: Rocket Lab looking good with their CAPSTONE launch + NASA reveals more about the agency’s mission to the moon
Rocket Lab launched the CAPSTONE cubesat from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Pad B, located on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula on June 28th via an Electron rocket. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) cubesat will be the first spacecraft to test the Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) around the Moon. […]
Arianespace’s Flight VA257 successfully launches from Korou, French Guiana
Arianespace announced that on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 06:50 pm local time, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America), and successfully orbited two, geostationary, telecommunication satellites — MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24. “With this Ariane 5 mission, Arianespace is honored to support the ambitions of […]
Zimbabwe’s ZIMSAT-1 scheduled for launch next month
HARARE – The beleaguered Zimbabwean government says it is set to launch its first satellite into orbit next month in a major milestone expected to enhance mineral exploration, monitoring of environmental hazards and droughts, mapping human settlements and disease outbreaks, among many other capabilities. According to State media reports, ZimSat-1, a nanosatellite, will be launched from […]
South Australian companies collaborate for the future of Australian space
Leading South Australian space companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announcing an exciting collaboration that will explore launching a rocket and a spacecraft with an interfaced electronic warfare (EW) payload launched into space from a South Australian launch site. The signing of the MoU between Southern Launch, ATSpace Australia, Asension (formerly DEWC Systems), […]
South Korea becomes the 7th nation to develop a launch vehicle capable of lifting 1 ton+ payloads
A South Korean satellite has made two-way communication with its ground station, officials said Wednesday, confirming the success of the country’s first-ever, self-powered, satellite deployment project. South Korea successfully launched the 200-ton Nuri rocket from Naro Space Center in the country’s southern coastal village of Goheung — this was a major milestone in the country’s […]
Arianespace to launch MEASAT-3d + GSAT-24 satellites on June 22nd
Arianespace’s second launch of 2022 — the first Ariane 5 of the year — will place the MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24 satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GEO), with the launch occurring from Kourou, French Guiana. The launcher will be carrying a total payload of approximately 10,863 kg. MEASAT-3d is a multi-mission, telecommunications satellite built by Airbus […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 frees Globalstar’s FM15 spare satellite successfully from Earth to orbit
On Sunday, June 19, at 12:27 a.m., ET, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Globalstar FM15 satellite to LEO from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the ninth launch and landing of this booster, which previously supported the launch of Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, one […]
SpaceX lifts 53 Starlinks to LEO from Kennedy Space Center via Falcon 9
On Friday, June 17, 2022, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites to LEO from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window was at 12:08 p.m. ET, or 16:08 UTC. The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and nine Starlink missions. Following stage […]