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 […]
Launch Systems
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 […]
Reaction Dynamics partners with Precious Payload to offer non-ITAR-restricted launches via Launch.ctrl platform
Satellite operators now have access to a simple launch reservation solution, aboard an accessible and eco-friendly hybrid rocket Precious Payload and Canadian rocket company, Reaction Dynamics (RDX), have joined forces […]
UPDATE 2: The USSF’s GPS III SV06 makes its way to orbit courtesy of a SpaceX Falcon 9
SpaceX promptly uplifted the USSF, Lockheed Martin-built, GPS III Space Vehicle 06 (GPS II SV-06) to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday, […]
UPDATE 1: SpaceX sends Northrop Grumman’s USSF-67 two satellite mission to orbit via a Falcon Heavy — Northrop Grumman comments
SpaceX has successfully launched the U.S. Space Force‘s USSF-67 mission from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on January 15, 2023, with the liftoff of this National Security Space Launch […]
UPDATE 4: Virgin Orbit updates their “Start Me Up” mission anomaly
Preliminary analysis of data from Virgin Orbit‘s Start Me Up mission has begun to shed light on the outcome of the January 9th flight and the next steps that will […]
UPDATE 2: Rocket Lab’s 1st U.S. launch for HawkEye 360’s Cluster 6 payload set for January 23rd.
The latest information from Rocket Lab regarding their “Virgina Is For Launch Lovers” mission to occur at NASA’s Wallops flight facility is that this event is now scheduled for Monday, […]
Norwegian-Dutch smallsats successfully launched
Two Norwegian-Dutch smallsats were successfully launched on January 3, 2023 — Birkeland and Huygens were placed into orbit by SpaceX via the Transporter-6 mission. MilSpace2 is a cooperation project between […]
Spire Global launches smallsats on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has launched six satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station — these smallsats will demo advancements and new capabilities for […]
Space Systems Command’s EWS tech demo smallsat launched by SpaceX
Space Systems Command successfully launched the organization’s Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Weather Systems (EWS) cubesat technical demonstration onboard the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission at 9:56 a.m. (Eastern, 6:56 a.m. Pacific) from Cape Canaveral […]