This satellite is to serve France’s sovereignty needs by connecting the nation’s armed forces that are deployed on operations As a payload passenger with the recent and final launch of […]
Launch Facilities
First launch occurs from Canada’s Nova Scotia Spaceport
Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF), the owner and operator of Canada’s first commercial launch complex, has announced the inaugural launch from Spaceport Nova Scotia, featuring VisionCosmos Saudi […]
Rocket Lab to launch multiple satellites as part of an upcoming recovery mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced that the company’s next Electron mission will deploy seven satellites to space and will include an attempt to recover the rocket’s booster […]
UPDATE 3: A diamond in the night as ULA’s Delta IV Heavy launches NRO’s NROL-68 mission
UPDATE 3: A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-68 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off on June 22 at 5:18 a.m. EDT from […]
SpaceX briskly moves 47 Starlink satellites to orbit
SpaceX successfully launched 47 Starlink satellites to orbit on Thursday, June 22nd., aboard a Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in […]
Flight 261: Arianespace has a new launch date for the Heinrich-Hertz
The new targeted launch date by Arianespace for Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit and SYRACUSE 4B is July 4th. Following the replacement of the three, pyrotechnical transmission lines identified as doubtful on the Ariane […]
Ariane 5 flight VA261 — launch delay
The Ariane 5 flight that was scheduled for June 16th has been delayed. Arianespace offered the following information regarding this launch delay via the company’s Twitter account… “It has come […]
UPDATE: A SpaceX Falcon 9 dispatched 72 smallsats to orbit including 3 experimental smallsats for Space Systems Command + dozens of additional payloads
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of the Transporter-8 mission to LEO occurred at Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E), at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The first stage booster supporting […]
SpaceX maneuvers 52 Starlinks to LEO
The first SpaceX launch of the day and this one occurred on Tuesday, June 12th., at 3:10 a.m. ET (07:10 UTC) and a Falcon 9 carried 52 Starlink satellites to […]
SpaceX introduces 5 Iridium satellites + 16 OneWeb satellites to orbit
On Saturday, May 20, at 6:16 a.m. PT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched five Iridium spare satellites and 16 OneWeb satellites for the firm’s LEO constellation (which included a OneWeb […]