Arianespace, provider of launch services for all types of satellites and destinations, and SAB Launch Services (SAB-LS), specialized in Launch Services for small satellites, announced during the International Astronautical Congress, […]
Launch Facilities
The first Airbus Eurostar Neo satellite is all set for shipment to Cape Canaveral for launch
The first of Airbus’ next generation geostationary Eurostar Neo satellites is ready to be shipped to Cape Canaveral for launch preparations. HOTBIRD 13F will inaugurate the Eurostar Neo satellite era, […]
SpaceX to launch 54 Starlinks on September 13th
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, September 13, for a Falcon 9 launch of 54 Starlink satellites to LEO from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in […]
SpaceX lifts 34 Starlinks + AST Space Mobile’s BlueWalker 3 to orbit via their Falcon 9
On Saturday, September 10th, at 9:20 p.m., ET, SpaceX launched 34 Starlink satellites to enhance their constellation, as well as AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite, to orbit from Launch Complex […]
Iridium announces their 9th SpaceX launch to occur in mid-2023
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has reached an agreement with SpaceX to launch as many as five of the company’s remaining, ground spare satellites from the Iridium® NEXT program, on […]
UPDATE 2: Arianespace’s Flight VA258 to launch the EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS has been postponed
UPDATE 1 Due to adverse weather conditions at the Guiana Space Center (CSG), flight VA258 – initially scheduled for September 6 – is postponed. The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and […]
SpaceX launches another 51 Starlinks to orbit aboard a Falcon 9
On Sunday, September 4 at 10:09 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched 51 Starlink satellites and Spaceflight’s Sherpa-LTC, an orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at […]
UPDATE 4: Another delay for Artemis due to fuel leakage
UPDATE 4 Another delay, September 3, has prevented the Artemis launch. However all was bright as earlier this Saturday morning the NASA launch director called a “go” for propellant loading, […]
SpaceX’s 46 Starlinks successfully launched from Falcon 9
On Tuesday, August 30 at 10:40 p.m. PT, SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, […]
UPDATE 1: Blue Origin’s NS-23 mission is scrubbed
UPDATE 1 Weather has proven to be the undoing of the Blue Origin NS-23 launch, scheduled for today, August 31, in West Texas. The company will advise when a new […]