Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), did ‘heavy lifting’ right up until the end of 2020 in preparation of their scheduled March 2021 launch. The company, a major player in securing long-term […]
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Firefly + Adaptive Launch Solutions Sign A Multi-Year Launch Services Agreement
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. and Adaptive Launch Solutions (ALS) have signed a multi-year Launch Services Agreement (LSA) that includes four Alpha launches beginning in 2021. Firefly is preparing for the first […]
Arianespace Soyuz Launch Vehicle Transports CSO-2 EO Satellite To Orbit
Arianespace’s workhorse Soyuz was back in action on December 29, delivering the French CSO-2 Earth Observation (EO) satellite into SSO from the Spaceport in French Guiana. This launch, which began […]
Weather Worries Delay Arianespace VS25 Launch
As weather conditions observed above the Guiana space center were not favorable to a launch today (December 28,2020), those being the risk of non-acceptable high altitude winds profile at lift-off […]
China Drives Yaogan-33 Satellite To Orbit
China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 11:44 p.m., Beijing time, on Sunday, December 27, 2020. The satellite, Yaogan-33, successfully entered […]
Exolaunch Integrates 30 Smallsats for SpaceX First Dedicated Rideshare Launch
Exolaunch has initiated their launch campaign to integrate 30 smallsats from the U.S. and Europe aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rideshare mission that is planned to launch no earlier than January […]
China’s Long-March 8 Maiden Launch Successfully Completed
China’s new medium-lift carrier rocket Long March-8 made its maiden flight on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, sending five satellites into planned orbit, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). […]
SpaceX Launches The NROL-108 Mission For The NRO From Kennedy Space Center
On Saturday, December 19, at 9:00 a.m. EST, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-108 mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, completing […]
Arianspace’s Successful First Launch from Vostochny Cosmodrome
The following is Arianespace’s announcement… Today’s launch, Flight ST29, was the 53rd Soyuz mission carried out by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate, marking a milestone as their first from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia. […]
An Independent Inquiry Commission Releases Their Conclusions Regarding The Arianespace VV17 Mission Loss
On Tuesday, November 17, Arianespace announced the loss of the Vega VV17 mission, which was carrying two payloads, SEOSAT-Ingenio, an Earth-science observation satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA), on […]