UPDATE 5 POSTING — 2 LAUNCHES SAME DAY On Wednesday, October 5 at 12:00 p.m. ET, 16:00 UTC, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s fifth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-5) to the […]
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Virgin Orbit’s next rocket ready for a Cornwall, UK, launch
Virgin Orbit has completed a full launch rehearsal and is now ready for the company’s next launch which is planned to be the first orbital space launch from the U.K. […]
Hyperspectral imaging for smallsats is the goal of Exobotics + Simera Sense collaboration
Exobotics and Simera Sense are collaborating to engineer and integrate a hyperspectral imager into one of their smallsat platforms that is scheduled to be launched into LEO later this year. […]
UPDATE 4: At last — it’s a liftoff for ULA’s SES-20 and SES-21
Update 4 posting… The weather in Florida finally cooperated after United Launch Alliance’s previous delays from hurricane Ian. As a result Atlas V launched on schedule at 5:36 pm EDT […]
SpinLaunch completes milestone Flight Test 10 + launches payloads from NASA, Airbus U.S., Cornell University + Outpost
SpinLaunch has announced the results of their tenth successful Flight Test of its Suborbital Accelerator from Spaceport America, New Mexico. The flight test, which occurred on September 27, 2022, demonstrated […]
Intelsat announces the launch dates for their Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 satellites
Intelsat is planning a satellite launch on October 6 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 are geosynchronous communications satellites that will ensure service continuity […]
Space Machines Company + ANYWAVES partner for OTV spacecraft roll-out mission
Space Machines Company (SMC) has partnered with ANYWAVES to support the firm’s first mission in 2023 — SMC’s roll out mission in Q2 2023 will be supported by SpaceX as […]
The first ViaSat-3 completes integration + is now in full flight configuration
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has completed the integration of the first ViaSat-3 satellite, marking the first time the satellite is in its flight configuration. The ViaSat-3 satellite has now entered […]
ICEYE signs SAR smallsat launch agreement with SAB Launch Services
Last month, SAB Launch Services S.r.l., a company part of the SAB group that specializes in smallsat launch service provision on Arianespace missions, and ICEYE signed an agreement to fly […]
SpaceX again successfully launches 52 Starlinks with thousands more planned
SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket carrying 52 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday at 7:32 p.m. EDT (2332 GMT). Following stage separation, the first stage […]