Launch

Liftoff! Atlas V NROL-101 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the NROL-101 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 5:32 p.m. EST on Nov. 13, 2020. Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance ...

Launch photo is courtesy of China Daily. China has successfully launched their Tiantong 1-02, a new, mobile, telecommunication satellite, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday. The first satellite in the network, Tiantong 1-01, was launched in August of ...

Lacuna Space has successfully launched and has established communications with their fourth IoT (Internet of Things) gateway in space. The satellite, carrying a new generation of space gateways, was transported to LEO onboard the PSLV-C49 mission from India last Saturday, ...

Artistic rendition of the Kleos Scouting Mission on-orbit. Image is courtesy of Kleos Space. Kleos Space S.A. (ASX: KSS, Frankfurt: KS1) has successfully deployed their Scouting Mission satellites (KSM1) via the launch on India Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Polar Satellite ...

Omnispace has just signed a launch agreement with Exolaunch who will deliver two, Thales Alenia Space-built satellites into orbit aboard SpaceX’s rideshare missions. Exolaunch will provide launch, mission management, integration and deployment services for the two Omnispace satellites, targeted for ...

Satellogic satellite image capture of an oil field. Image is courtesy of the company. Satellogic has successfully launched 10 new satellites, all delivered to sun-synchronous LEO at 3:18:50 am UTC on November 6, 2020. This launch positions Satellogic as a ...

ThrustMe and Spacety have announce that the BEIHANGKONGSHI-1 satellite, carrying the world’s first iodine electric propulsion system, was successfully launched into space on a CZ-6 Long March 6 rocket from Taiyuan in China on the November 6 at 04:20 a.m ...

The UK Spaceport Alliance labels the ‘Spaceport and spaceflight activities: regulations and guidance Regulatory Consultation’ a successful step forward and a source for optimism for the formative UK Launch industry. Space launch from UK soil has moved closer to reality ...

The fourth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion. Following a successful launch on November 5, GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) separated from its ...

A Falcon 9 carrying GPS III SV04 lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Nov 5. The fourth GPS III satellite, it will join the 31 operational satellites currently orbiting the Earth. GPS III brings new capabilities to ...

On Thursday, November 5 at 6:24 p.m. EST, Falcon 9 completed its second mission this year for the United States Space Force when it launched the GPS III Space Vehicle 04 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral ...

Rocket Lab has announced their next Electron mission, one that will feature a diverse range of payloads from the United States, France and New Zealand. The mission, which will be Rocket Lab’s 16th Electron launch, will lift-off from Launch Complex ...

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch the NROL-101 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The launch is on track for November 3 from Space Launch Complex-41 from Cape Canaveral Air Force ...

Kleos Space S.A. has confirmed that the firm's team of mission engineers have completed the final preparation of the Kleos’ four Scouting Mission satellites prior to launch on board a PSLV C49. The Kleos team performed system checkout and mechanical ...

D-Orbit has successfully completed the deployment phase of the ORIGIN mission, the first for the ION Satellite Carrier. Artistic rendition of D-Orbit's ION smallsat deployer. ION, D-Orbit’s satellite platform, successfully released 12 SuperDove satellites for Earth-imaging company Planet into the ...

Rocket Lab has successfully launched their 15th Electron mission and deployed Earth-imaging satellites for Planet and Spaceflight Inc. customer Canon Electronics — this mission was Rocket Lab’s fifth for this year, making Electron the second-most frequently flown U.S. launch vehicle ...

Momentus Inc. and Gran Systems have signed a service agreement for Gran System’s 2U CubeSat NUTSAT to fly on Momentus’ December 2020 Vigoride demo mission. The 2U NUTSAT was designed by the National Formosa University with the backing of the ...

A Long March-2C carrier rocket blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Oct. 26, 2020. Photo is by Guo Wenbin/Xinhua) China successfully launched new remote-sensing satellites into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch ...

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the NROL-101 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office is scheduled for November 3, 2020. The launch window is from 5:30 to 8:10 p.m. EST. The Atlas V will launch from ...

A Soyuz rocket lifts off from Site No. 43/3 @ Plesetsk. Photo is courtesy of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The Russian Fregat booster has successfully placed the GLONASS-K satellite into the prescribed orbit according to the ...