Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has signed a multi-launch agreement (MLA) with L3Harris Technologies [NYSE:LHX] for three dedicated launches using Firefly’s Alpha vehicle in 2026. This agreement further positions Firefly as a […]
Launch Systems
India launches the Aditya-L1 solar space observatory mission
On Saturday, September 2nd, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched a PSLV-C57 rocket with the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, the first solar space observatory for India. The liftoff occurred from the […]
SYRACUSE 4B successfully launched by Ariane 5’s final space push
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 […]
UPDATE: SpaceX’s successful soggy Starlink launch
UPDATE 2: The weather may have been damp but everything went off as planned, without a hitch, for SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 launcn of 48 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex […]
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 […]
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 […]
A NASA smallsat swarm to be launched by Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a deal to launch NASA’s Starling mission, a multi-CubeSat mission to test and demo autonomous swarm technologies, as well as automated space […]
Shuttling off to space — 56 new SpaceX Starlink satellites depart Cape Canaveral for orbit
On Thursday, May 4th., at 3:31 a.m., ET, a Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to LEO from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in […]
Viper + T-Rex on double rocket launch
Not one, but two rocket launches, with ESA-led experiments, are flying to the edge of space just a week apart, providing unique data to researchers eager to learn more about […]