On April 14th, 2023, at 09:14 a.m., local time, an Ariane 5 launcher operated by Arianespace successfully lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying the European Space […]
Launch Facilities
SpaceX launches Intelsat IS-40e for commercial aviation and NASA’s climate payload TEMPO
UPDATE: Success as the SpaceX launch took place on Friday, April 7th., of the Intelsat IS-40E mission to GEO from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
UPDATE 1: SSC’s NRO mission launch aboard ULA Delta IV Heavy is delayed
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-68 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office has been delayed. During routine pre-launch processing, the team discovered […]
UPDATE 5: No further delays… SDA’s Tranche 0 mission launched by SpaceX to LEO via Falcon 9 — SDA info regarding the launch
SpaceX successfully launched the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 mission via a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday, April 2nd., at 7:29 a.m., PT (14:29 UTC). This national security payload was […]
SpaceX Starlinks launch from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX launched 56 Starlink satellites on Wednesday, March 29th, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida — this was the 220th launch for […]
Successful ISRO / NSIL launch of 36 OneWeb Satellites
OneWeb has confirmed the successful deployment and contact of 36 satellites launched by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in Sriharikota, India. Lift-off occurred on […]
UPDATE: From Cape Canaveral SFS to orbit… 56 Starlinks added to SpaceX constellation
SpaceX has successfully launched 56 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral SFS aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, sending them to orbit to join the company’s constellation. As is becoming customary for […]
UPDATE: Rocket Lab launches 35th Electron + sets new company record for fastest launch turnaround
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) successfully launched their 35th Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand, deploying two, multi-spectral, Gen-2 satellites to LEO for BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) through launch services […]
Exolaunch all set for 15 customer smallsat launches on the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission
On its 7th Transporter mission with SpaceX, Exolaunch is conducting a launch campaign for more than 15 satellites for a number of companies, including Spire Global, NanoAvionics, Unseenlabs, GomSpace, EnduroSat […]
Aurora rocket BROR launched from Esrange
At 7.23 pm (CET) on March 23rd., the sounding rocket BROR was launched by the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) from the Esrange Space Center to an altitude of 240 km, […]