The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 civilian, polar-orbiting, weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) […]
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Russian official states Western commercial satellites could become ‘Legitimate’ targets
A senior official from Russia’s Foreign Ministry has warned that Western commercial satellites could become “legitimate” targets for Moscow if they were involved in the war in Ukraine. Konstantin Vorontsov, […]
D-Orbit Signs Launch Contract with AAC SpaceQuest
The contract covers launch and deployment of four S-AIS satellites over two launches in 2023 and 2024. Space logistics and transportation company D-Orbit announced the signing of a launch contract […]
USSF + SSC to launch multiple payloads on 1st National Security Space Launch mission aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket
The U.S. Space Force‘s upcoming launch marks a significant achievement for its commercial and government mission partners — the USSF-44 mission combines innovations for the launch and space vehicles, making […]
UPDATE 1: SpaceX dispatches 53 Starlinks from Vandenberg SFB
SpaceX successfully lifted off from Vandenberg SFB with 53 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle en route to their orbital slots. This 49th launch of 2022 added these […]
Beyond Gravity awarded a ULA contract in support of upcoming Amazon Project Kuiper launches
In mid-March this year, Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) was awarded a contract by United Launch Alliance (ULA)to develop and deliver the dispenser system for Amazon’s planned satellite constellation, Project […]
SSC scheduled to launch diabetes research in space experiment
How can humankind benefit from space research? Well, the applications are almost unlimited. One example, an experiment onboard SSC‘s SubOrbital Express-3 rocket, aims to provide answers to the questions around […]
DLR launches their MAPHEUS 12 research rocket from the Esrange Space Center
On October 21, 2022, at 09:25, the MAPHEUS 12 research rocket of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) took off from the Esrange Space Center […]
Beyond Gravity launches key products for OneWeb’s first launch from India
OneWeb launched 36 additional broadband internet satellites aboard a GSLV Mark 3 launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India. The rocket is dubbed as one of the heaviest for its […]
Final batch of Airbus Pléiades satellites arrive in Kourou for launch
The last batch of the Airbus-built, owned and operated, Pléiades Neo satellites have arrived at the European Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, following a transatlantic flight from Toulouse, France, […]