These twin missions will be a demonstration of responsive launch under NRO’s Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract for launching small satellite through a streamlined, commercial approach, and […]
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UPDATE 6: Lunar Transfer Orbit achieved by Rocket Lab for the NASA CAPSTONE smallsat — 1st deep space mission success for the company
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”) has successfully deployed a pathfinding satellite for NASA, setting it on a course to the Moon. This deployment marks […]
UPDATE 3: Via an Atlas V 541 rocket, ULA advances the USSF-12 mission to GEO + Northrop Grumman’s ESPAStar™ satellite
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 541 rocket has accomplished the launch of the USSF-12 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC). The USSF-12 features two […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]