With liftoff now scheduled for December 13th., Europe’s first Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I1) satellite has been fueled — once in geostationary orbit, this new weather satellite will provide state-of-the […]
Launch Vehicle
SubOrbital Express 3 mission carries 12 payloads to space from the Esrange Space Center
Following two-and-a-half years of preparation, on Wednesday, November 23rd, the SubOrbital Express 3 mission launched from Swedish Space Corporation‘s Esrange Space Center located above the Polar Circle in Northern Sweden. […]
Rocket Lab completes the final launch rehearsal prior to the 1st Electron mission from U.S. soil
With rocket and launch pad checkouts complete, Rocket Lab is ready for its first mission from U.S. soil at Launch Complex 2 in Virginia Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has completed […]
SSC + Blue Origin sign a CRADA that enables recertification of New Glenn for NSSL launches
Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Assured Access to Space (AATS) directorate signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Blue Origin at Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, California […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 shifts the Intelsat G-31 + G-32 satellites from Earth to their orbits
On Saturday, November 12, at 11:06 a.m., ET, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Intelsat G-31/G-32 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape […]
SES selects Arianespace to launch the EAGLE-1 satellite
The EAGLE-1 satellite, which will support the end-to-end, secure, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for Europe, will be launched for SES by Arianespace on a Vega C rocket from French […]
UPDATE 1: ULA’s Atlas V launch vehicle lofts NOAA’s / NASA’s JPSS-2 satellite to orbit
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) […]
The Northrop Grumman ISS Resupply Mission launches + carries NASA science and cargo for ISS
The Northrop Grumman ISS Resupply Mission launches and carries NASA science and cargo for the space station A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with the company’s Cygnus spacecraft aboard, launched on […]
Rocket Lab launches the Swedish MATS satellite from New Zealand aboard an Electron rocket
Rocket Lab USA Inc. has successfully launched its 32nd Electron mission to deploy the firm’s 152nd satellite to orbit, a science payload for the Swedish National Space Agency. The MATS […]
SSC will support the Swedish smallsat MATS mission scheduled to launch on November 4th
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) will support the Swedish research satellite MATS through Launch and Early Operations (LEOP) and routine Telemetry, Tracking, and Control (TT&C) from the firm’s ground stations at […]