On Wednesday, February 15th, the maiden flight of Japan’s H3 rocket is scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center located in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima. The H3 rocket, […]
Launch Facilities
UPDATE 2: Hispasat’s Amazonas Nexus satellite plies the skies en route to orbit via SpaceX a Falcon 9
A SpaceX Falcon 9 has successfully launched the Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission from Cape Canaveral SFS’ Space Launch Complex 40. The first stage booster supporting this mission has previously launched […]
Spacemind launches three Italian smallsats to orbit from ISS
Spacemind, the space division of Italian company NPC, has accomplished a series of three smallsat launches. DanteSat, Futura-SM1 and Futura-SM3 have been successfully launched into orbit from the International Space […]
Ovzon reschedules Ovzon 3 satellite launch — SpaceX is now the provider — additional financing is secured
Ovzon AB has been informed by Maxar that there will be additional delays in the finalization of the Ovzon 3 satellite. To accommodate an updated launch window, Ovzon has also […]
Starlinks — 53 in number — are motivated to orbit by SpaceX and a Falcon 9 launch vehicle
OnThursday, February 2nd., at 2:43 a.m., ET (7:43 UTC), a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 53 Starlink satellites to LEO from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The […]
SpaceX deploys 56 Starlink satellites to orbit
On Thursday, January 26th., at 4:22 a.m. ET (9:22 UTC), a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to LEO from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in […]
UPDATE: Rocket Lab’s 1st Launch from Wallops is a success as the Electron launch vehicle pushes three HawkEye 360 smallsats to orbit
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched the company’s 33rd Electron rocket and first mission from Virginia after an earlier halt in the proceedings due to adverse weather […]
HawkEye 360 successfully launches the Cluster 6 satellites
HawkEye 360 Inc. has successfully deployed to orbit the company’s Cluster 6, next-generation satellites aboard the inaugural Rocket Lab Electron flight from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional […]
Space Systems Command sets new launch record for the U.S. Space Force
Space Systems Command (SSC) marked a key milestone for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) last week, setting a new record with two notable launch accomplishments — placing USSF-67 and GPS […]
Airbus finalizes JUICE — French Guiana the next stop for an Ariane 5 launch
ESA’s mission will study Jupiter’s three largest icy moons and the Jovian system’s magnetic fields The Airbus-built JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission) spacecraft will shortly leave Toulouse, France, for […]