ST Engineering, on April 22, 2023, at 14:19 hours IST, announced the launch of the company’s first, polarimetric, synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) satellite, TeLEOS-2. The 750 kg TeLEOS-2 was successfully […]
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Southern Launch partners with the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation to develop a world-class spaceport in Australia
Southern Launch and the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation will start work on permanent, world-class, space facilities after the Federal Government awarded almost A$4.5 million in funding to the Koonibba Community […]
A Transporter-7 achievement: D-Orbit launches ION’s 10th orbital transportation mission
D-Orbit has launched Guardian, the 10th commercial mission of the firm’s proprietary orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) — ION Satellite Carrier (ION). The OTV lifted off on April 14th, 2023, at […]
A Transporter-7 feat: Momentus’ Vigoride-6 OSV lofted
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), on April 14th., launched their third, Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) to LEO aboard the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission — the company established contact with the Vigoride […]
A Transporter-7 achievement: Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) issues 9 smallsats to orbit
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) participated in the launch of nine satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California — the SpaceX Transporter-7, ride-sharing mission carried the SFL-designed smallsat platforms into […]
UPDATE 2: ESA’s JUICE moving expeditiously to the Jovian system courtesy of Arianespace + the Ariane 5 launch vehicle — Airbus commentary
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 […]
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 […]