Once more into the upper reaches, China launched a new ocean-monitoring satellite on Wednesday, May 19, into orbit. The launch occurred from the nation’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest […]
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USSF’s Lockheed Martin-Built SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite Signal Acquisition Is Confirmed
Following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Delta 4 operations team is now “talking” with the fifth Space Based Infrared […]
UPDATE 4: Up, Up + Away To Orbit Goes USSF SMC’s SBIRS GEO Flight 5 Mission Via A United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launch Vehicle
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO) Flight 5 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center […]
UPDATE: Rocket Lab’s 20th Electron Launch Anomaly Flight Review Results + First Stage Recovery
On May 15, 2021, Rocket Lab experienced an anomaly almost three minutes into the company’s 20th Electron launch. Following a successful lift-off from Launch Complex 1, Electron proceeded through a […]
SpaceX’s 28th Starlink Mission Quite Uplifting
The target for SpaceX: Saturday, May 15, for the company’s follow-up Starlink mission, with the smallsats nestled aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle that lifted off from Launch Complex 39A […]
NASA Wallops Postpones Black Brant Sounding Rocket Until Saturday
NASA Wallops has again postponed the launch of the Black Brant sounding rocket until Friday. NASA tweeted at 6:32 p.m. Wednesday that the launch was called off in order to […]
Rocket Lab Preparing For Their Spaceflight Scheduled BlackSky Launch Via Electron
Rocket Lab is targeting no earlier than 10:00 am UTC, Saturday, May 15, for the launch of the ‘Running Out Of Toes‘ mission. The mission is a dedicated launch deploying […]
Encapsulation Completed For The SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite By United Launch Alliance For Mid-May Launch
The United States Space Force’s Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO-5 satellite was encapsulated on April 30 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) Florida. The satellite’s encapsulation within the […]
USAFA’s TDO-3 + TDO-4 Smallsats Ready For Integration Aboard USAF’s SBIRS GEO-5 Mission
On May 4, the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise Mission Manifest Office (MMO) has delivered two, fully tested and integrated, multi-manifest satellite vehicles, Technology Demonstration […]
SpaceX Adds Another 60 Starlinks To Their Constellation
The SpaceX Starlink smallsat family constellation progression continues unabated, with the firm’s latest launch occurring on Sunday, May 9, 2021, when, at 2:42 a.m. EDT, the firm’s Falcon 9 launched […]