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Rocket Lab’s Electron set to launch Get The Hawk Outta Here (4x HawkEye 360)

June 25, 2025

‘Get The Hawk Outta Here’ is scheduled to launch Thursday, June 26th, 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1. The client is HawkEye 360, a […]

Filed Under: Agency Contracts, Constellation, Contracts, Data Collection System (DCS), Electron, Electron Launch Vehicle, Geospatial Analytics, HawkEye 360, Launch Contract, Lightbands, Microsat, Microsatellites, Motorized LIghtband Separation System (Rocket Lab), New Zealand, Polar Orbits, Radio Frequency (RF), RF Intelligence, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2, Signals, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Contract, Strategic

SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 11-16 on Thursday from California

May 20, 2025

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, May 22 for a Falcon 9 launch of a batch of Starlink Group 11-16 smallsats, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB. Liftoff […]

Filed Under: Falcon 9, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Mission, Polar Orbits, Smallsat Constellation, smallsats, SpaceX, Starlink, Vandenberg SFB, Weather Forecasting

SpaceX launches four astronauts in first mission to polar orbit

March 31, 2025

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Monday, March 31 at 9:46 p.m. ET launched Fram2 to a polar orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mission duration: […]

Filed Under: Astronauts, Booster Recovery, Denali Hypersonic Booster (Anduril), Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX), Droneship, Falcon 9, Human Health Research, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Polar Orbits, Research + Testing, Research Flight, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission Tagged With: Featured

SpaceX’s Dragon to launch four astronauts in Fram2 mission observing Earth from Polar orbit

March 30, 2025

SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 31 at 9:46 p.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Fram2 to a polar orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in […]

Filed Under: Dragon Spacecraft (SpaceX), Falcon 9, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Polar Earth Orbits, Polar Orbits, Research Flight, SpaceX, SpaceX Crew Mission, SpaceX Falcon 9, Starlink

SpaceX to launch Maxar’s Worldview Legion 5 and 6 on Monday

January 30, 2025

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch Maxar’s WorldView Legion 5 and 6 on Monday 3:32 to 4:33 PM PST from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. WorldView […]

Filed Under: Constellations, Defense, Earth Observation (EO), Imagery, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Maxar, Polar Earth Orbits, Polar Orbits, Satellite Intelligence, SpaceX, Worldview Legion

ICEYE launches two SAR satellites, expanding Earth observation capabilities

January 12, 2025

ICEYE in Helsinki, Finland announced it has launched two new synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites into orbit, expanding its capacity for high-resolution Earth observation. The satellites were deployed as part […]

Filed Under: API, Business Moves, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Comms, Constellation, Earth Observation (EO), Finland, High Frequency Radios, ICEYE, Maritime, Mid-Inclination Orbit (MIO), Milestone, Military, Military Situational Awarenesss, Polar Orbits, SAR, Satellites, Situational Awareness, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

First all-new MetOp complete + sibling in testing

October 22, 2024

With all instruments integrated, the first ESA MetOp Second Generation-A, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite is now fully assembled and on schedule for liftoff next year. Meanwhile, its sibling, MetOp-SG-B1, is undergoing […]

Filed Under: Airbus Defence and Space, Climate, Climate Intelligence, Climate Monitoring, EUMETSAT, European Space Agency (ESA), GEO, Metop Second Generation (EPS-SG), MetOp Second Generation Satellite A, MetOp-SG-A1, MetOp-SG-B1, Polar Orbits, Satellite Sensors, Sensors, Space Sensors

SpaceX schedules OneWeb launch on Saturday after numerous delays… fingers crossed again

October 16, 2024

A batch of 20 microsatellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global internet broadband service for individual consumers, is scheduled to launch on Saturday (local time) […]

Filed Under: Booster, Booster Recovery, Broadband, Broadband Connectivity, Comms, Constellation, Droneship, Eutelsat OneWeb, Falcon 9, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), internet, Internet Connectivity, Ku-Band, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Microsatellites, OneWeb, Polar Orbits, SpaceX, Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX postpones Monday’s OneWeb satellite constellation launch due to a booster mishap after Crew-9 launch — to resume after “we better understand root cause” 

September 29, 2024

The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to send up 20 microsatellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation from Vandenberg Space Force Base, originally planned for late Sunday night, has […]

Filed Under: Booster, Booster Recovery, Broadband Connectivity, Broadband Services, Constellations, Droneship, Falcon 9, internet, Ku-Band, Launch, Launch Delay, Launch Management, Launch Preparations, Launch Services, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Microsatellites, OneWeb, OneWeb Technologies, Polar Orbits, Satellites, SpaceX, Vandenberg SFB, Weather Forecasting

Norway officially licensed to launch at Andøya Spaceport

August 25, 2024

Less than one year after the opening of the Norwegian spaceport at Andøya, Andøya Spaceport has reached yet another important milestone towards the first launch of satellites from Norwegian soil. […]

Filed Under: Andoya Space, Arctic, Europe, Hot Fire Test, License, Norway, Operations, Polar Orbits, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, smallsats, Spaceport, Spaceports, Sun Synchronous (SSO), Test Flight

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