Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by SITAEL, with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) as the final customer, to orbit PLATiNO 1 and 2 satellites. The action should occur […]
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Arianespace Selected By EUSPA To Launch 8 New Galileo Satellites
The European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) has selected Arianespace to launch four new Galileo satellites for Europe’s own satellite navigation system. With this order, EUSPA takes over […]
A Further 49 SpaceX Starlinks Soar To Orbit
On Thursday, January 6, at 4:49 p.m., EST, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 49 Starlink satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center […]
The Core + Upper Stage Of The Ariane 6 Now En Route To Launch Site In French Guiana
The Ariane 6 core stage and upper stage are now en route to Europe’s Spaceport — after final assembly at ArianeGroup’s Les Mureaux site and completion of all its functional […]
Forrester’s Digest: Starlinks Spacebound Soon / SES – Intelsat Trial Date Set / Starship Launch Delay
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning to launch a batch of Starlink satellites this week. The launch, subject to the usual weather considerations, is scheduled for 16:49 EST (21.49 GMT), with […]
Series B Funding For PLD Space Attracts Million$$
The total capital raised by PLD Space has now risen to more than $50 million and will allow the company to advance its upcoming milestones: the launch of the company’s […]
James Webb Space Telescope’s Successful Launch + Upcoming Milestones
The James Webb Space Telescope — the Webb mission — an international partnership with the ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency, launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket […]
Kleos Space’s Third Smallsat Mission Prepped For Launch
Kleos Space S.A. (ASX:KSS, Frankfurt:KS1) has confirmed their Patrol Mission (KSF2) satellites are on track to launch onboard the SpaceX Transporter-3 mission that is targeted for January 13th and have […]
Arianespace Lifts 36 Additional OneWeb Satellites To Their Orbital Slots
On Monday, December 27, at precisely 06:10 p.m. local time at Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome (01:10 p.m. UTC), Soyuz flight ST37 lifted-off with 36 OneWeb satellites. This flight was the 63rd […]
SpaceX Launches Two Missions In Less Than 16 Hours
On December 18 at 4:41 a.m., PST, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 52 Starlink satellites to LEO from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base […]