A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket is in final preparations to launch the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to support national security. The launch […]
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Rocket Lab Sets Return to Flight Launch Window
Rocket Lab is getting ready for another launch with a 3-day window next week. This will be the launch of a dedicated commercial mission from Launch Complex 1 on New […]
UPDATED: Launch Agreement Between Kepler + Exolaunch
Kepler has signed a launch agreement with Exolaunch for two of the company’s 6U XL satellites. Under the contract, Exolaunch will provide launch, mission management, integration and deployment services to […]
SpaceX Record-Breaking Launch Of Starlinks + Skysats Is Successful
Another record breaking SpaceX Starlink launch has been successfully completed, with 56 additional smallsats joining the already 600 Starlinks already on-orbit. The Falcon 9 rocket used to transport the Starlink […]
Launch Of The Northrop Grumman-Built Galaxy 30 + MEV-2 Lauded By Intelsat
Intelsat is delighted with the successful launch of Galaxy 30, a geosynchronous communications satellite that will primarily provide high-performance television distribution service to Intelsat’s North American customers. With C-, Ku-, […]
Maxar Reports BSAT-4b Satellite Operating As Expected, Post-Launch
Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) built the BSAT-4b satellite, manufactured for Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT), and, post-launch, is performing according to plan. BSAT-4b deployed its solar arrays and began receiving […]
Mission Accomplished with Arianespace’s Launch of Three Satellites
Success came today as Arianespace‘s Ariane 5 was launched and sent three satellites into orbit. The following is Arianespace’s announcement. For its third launch of the year from the European […]
Perovskite + Organic Solar Cells Prove Their Viability During Successful Rocket Launch
Almost all satellites are powered by solar cells; however, solar cells are heavy — while conventional high-performance cells reach up to three watts of electricity per gram, perovskite and organic […]
The Second Kleos Space Smallsat Cluster Queued Up For SpaceX Launch
Kleos Space (ASX: KSS, Frankfurt: KS1) has announced that, as part of the expansion of the firm’s constellation, a contract has been signed with rideshare provider Spaceflight Inc. to manifest […]
Ariane 5 Not Ready to Go for the Fifth Time With a Triple Satellite Payload
Word was issued Thursday, from Arianespace that due to unfavorable weather conditions the launch that was targeted for Friday, August 14, will not take place. The soonest date for a […]