Launch Sites & Infrastructure
Türkiye Initiates Construction of Equatorial Spaceport in Somalia
The selection of Somalia for the launch site is driven by its proximity to the equator, which provides a technical advantage for satellite launches ...
The Pentagon’s Real Estate Play to Break the West Coast Launch Monopoly
In a move that signals a shift in the Pentagon's long-term orbital logistics strategy, Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30) released a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting industry interest in Space Launch Complex 14 (SLC-14) at Vandenberg Space Force Base ...
SpaceX Starship Authorized for Operations at SLC-37
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has officially issued a Record of Decision (RoD) authorizing the conversion of Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station into a launch and landing site for SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy ...
SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission transports 140 payloads on Friday from California
On Friday, November 28 at 10:44 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-15 mission to sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Locked and loaded with 140 payloads On board this mission ...
Falcon 9 launches Starlink smallsat Group 6-79 early Saturday from the Cape
Another Falcon 9 mission lifted off on Saturday, November 22, at 2:53 AM EST (07:53 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink Group 6-79 mission launched 29 smallsats into the ...
Starlink’s early Sunday smallsat Group 11-30 launch from California
It was dark for this midnight launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 to launch 28 Starlink smallsats on Sunday, November 23 at 12:48 a.m. PT, Falcon 9. The smallsats were launched to low-Earth orbit to join the evergrowing Starlink constellation from ...
Falcon 9 launches Starlink smallsats Group 6-78 on Thursday from the Cape
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photos captured by Satnews. This will be the 23rd flight for the first ...
Starlink smallsats Group 6-94 launches on Tuesday from the Cape
Another group of SpaceX smallsats were launched Tuesday, November 18th at 7:12 p.m. ET, to meet up with the Starlink constellation. SpaceX will be busy again on Thursday with two launches and one each planned for Friday, Saturday and Sunday ...
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® spaceplane completes critical pre-flight milestones
Sierra Space's Dream Chaser® spaceplane has completed a series of critical pre-flight tests at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), marking continued progress toward Dream Chaser’s first, free-flyer mission. Dream Chaser spaceplane being pulled at high speeds by a fifth-generationFreightliner Cascadia ...
Starlink’s smallsat Group 6-87 breaks a record as it launches late on Monday from the Cape
A launch record was broken on Monday, November 10th at 10:21 p.m. ET, as the Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink mega-constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force ...
Starlink Group 6-85 to launch 29 smallsats on Friday from the Cape
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink smallsats Group 6-85 to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A live webcast of this ...
Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 11-14 sending 28 smallsats from a California beach
The SpaceX Starlink launches take place regularly, and on a crystal clear day at Vandenberg near the beach on Thursday, November 6 at 1:13 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation ...
Starlink Group 6-81 successful launching 29 smallsats on Wednesday from the Cape
On Wednesday, November 5th at 8:31 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos by Satnews. This ...
Starlink smallsats Group 6-81 set to launch on Wednesday from the Cape
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, from 3:08 PM - 7:08 PM PST ...
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches Bandwagon-4 on Saturday from the Cape
On Sunday, November 2 at 1:09 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Bandwagon-4 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. On board this mission were 18 payloads for KOREA ADD, ...
Falcon 9 sends 29 Starlink smallsats Group 10-37 from the Cape on Wednesday
On Wednesday, October 29 at 12:35 p.m. ET, SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbitto join the Starlink Constellatio from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos captured by Satnews ...
SpaceX set for launches Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
On Monday, October 27, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink Group 11-21 smallsats to low-Earth orbit to from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The satellites will join the ...
Quantum Space’s Ranger Prime mission is targeting June of 2026 for launch
Quantum Space has completed their Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) for the firm’s upcoming Ranger Prime mission, marking a key milestone toward the projected June of 2026 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Ranger Prime mission will validate the on-orbit ...
ULA’s Atlas V plans ViaSat-3 F2 launch November 3 doubling the bandwidth of Viasat’s entire fleet
The launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) mission for Viasat is planned for no earlier than Monday, November 3, 2025, pending range approval. Once in service, VS-3 F2 is ...
UPDATE: Wednesday Starlink smallsats Group 11-5 launched, Thursday for SpainSat NGII + Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Starlink launches from both coasts
Early Wednesday, October 22 at 7:16 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the 21st ...
