NASA now is targeting October 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana, due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as […]
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Arianespace Set For July 28 Launch of Three Satellites
Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 launch from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, in a launch window from 21:29 UTC to 22:15 […]
SpaceX’s Successful Launch of South Korea’s Military Satellite
The launch of South Korea’s military Anasis-II mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 2:30 p.m. PT. Earlier this month, […]
Arianespace Engages in Pre-Launch Checks for the BSAT-4b Satellite
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 […]
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 […]