The BSAT-4b broadcasting satellite, which will be orbited by Arianespace as part of a turnkey contract between the Japanese operator B-SAT and the satellite manufacturer, Maxar, is being readied for […]
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UAE’s HOPE Mission Underway After Liftoff by MHI H-IIA Launch Vehicle
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) successfully delivered the Emirates Mars Mission’s (EMM) HOPE spacecraft developed by the UAE Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) into orbit today via the H-IIA […]
SpaceX Preps for Monday Launch of ANASIS-II Mission
SpaceX is preparing for another upcoming launch on Monday, July 20, for Falcon 9’s launch of the ANASIS-II mission. Lift off will take place from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]
Spaceflight Inc. Sets Up 16 Smallsats & Their Own OTV for SpaceX’s Next Rideshare Mission
Spaceflight Inc. will be flying their next generation orbital transfer vehicle, Sherpa-FX, on a fully dedicated rideshare mission with SpaceX. The mission, called SXRS-3 by Spaceflight, is scheduled to launch […]
Northrop Grumman’s Statement Regarding Minotaur’s Launch for National Reconnaissance Office
Northrop Grumman issued the following message after the successful launch of ts Minotaur IV space launch vehicle. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully launched its Minotaur IV space launch vehicle […]
The Mighty Minotaur Successfully Pushes the NROL-129 Mission from Wallops
The classified National Reconnaissance Office‘s (NRO) NROL-129 mission launched successfully from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, known as MARS, at NASA’s Wallops flight facility — this was the agency’s third launch […]
Israel’s Recently Launched Ofek 16 Satellite Beams Back First Imagery
One week following the successful launch of the Ofek 16 satellite into space, the engineering teams of the Space Administration in the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), of […]
UPDATE: NRO Issues A “Consent to Launch” for NROL-129 Satellite on July 15 from NASA’s Wallops Facility
The upcoming National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL)-129 mission is scheduled to lift off at 9:00 a.m. EST (6:00 a.m. Pacific) on July 15 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0B […]
A ‘No Go’ for the SpaceX 10th Starlink Mission
SpaceX stood down from the planned Saturday, July 11th launch attempt of the company’s tenth Starlink mission to allow more time for checkouts. The team is working to identify the […]
China Launches the APSTAR-6D Satellite
On July 9, China successfully launched the APSTAR-6D satellite into orbit from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The APSTAR-6D telecommunication satellite was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket […]