Climate & Environmental Monitoring
SpaceX launches Starlink smallsats Group 11-20 as sun sets in California on Sunday
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Photos captured by Satnews. The forecast indicated a temperature of 69°F, ...
Rocket Lab’s HASTE to test hypersonic technology on suborbital flight for government’s top secret JUSTIN mission
JUSTIN is the mission name for a Rocket Lab HASTE suborbital flight, scheduled to launch on Monday, September 29, 2025, at 11:45 PM UTC, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia. The "JUSTIN" mission uses Rocket Lab's Electron rocket in ...
SpaceX plans two launches from two coasts on Thursday, Starlink smallsats Group 10-15 from the Cape
Starlink keeps Canadian dog sledders connected during extended hunting expeditions on the ice.“We are what we call Nunataligaarjuk, close to the little islands out in the sea ice. Starlink has changed our lives out on the land. ... — Syola, ...
L-1 ULA Update: Atlas V ready to GO! for Thursday’s launch of Amazon Kuiper 3 mission from the Cape
Sunset: Atlas V Kuiper 3 — The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket sits on Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral at sunset. The Atlas V will launch the Kuiper 3 mission for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband ...
SpaceX to launch NROL-48 secret mission on Monday from California
SpaceX is targeting Monday, September 22 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-48 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The one-hour launch window opens at 10:23 a.m. PT. If needed, ...
SpaceX scrubs Wednesday’s launch of Starlink Group 17-12 smallsats from California and looks like weather challenges
Just as yesterday's article about upcoming launches noted the possibilities of dates changing:SpaceX's Falcon 9 was scheduled to launch 24 Starlink Group 17-12 smallsats on Wednesday to the Starlink constellation in a polar, low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base ...
SpaceX scrubs Indonesia’s Nusantara Lima launch again as anvil clouds play havoc at the Cape for 2 days, perhaps Wednesday
Weather troubles again have caused SpaceX crews to scrub Tuesday's launch with a hold at 29 seconds remaining from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SpaceX will make a third straight attempt to ...
SpaceX scrubs launch of Indonesia’s Nusantara Lima mission moves to Tuesday however Cape’s weather doesn’t look good again
SpaceX scrubs Monday's launch and is now targeting Tuesday, September 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Nusantara Lima mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The116-minute ...
SpaceX ready to send 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 10-57 from the Cape on Friday weather permitting
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, at 4:29 AM - 7:56 AM PDT. According to weather ...
SpaceX plans Saturday launch of 24 smallsats of Starlink Group 17-9 from California
As the world’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corporation & plc hosts nearly 13 million annual guests on a fleet of more than 90 ships that visit over 700 ports worldwide. With 300,000+ cruise guests and crew sailing aboard the company's ...
GHGSat satellites deployed to monitor methane at scale across ExxonMobil’s onshore operations
ExxonMobil Corporation and GHGSat are now in a new partnership to monitor and mitigate methane at scale across ExxonMobil’s onshore operations in North America and Asia, including the United States, Canada, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. This collaboration marks a ...
SpaceX on Tuesday launched 24 smallsats of Starlink Group 17-8 from California
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constelltion from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on Tuesday, September 2nd, at 8:50 PDT. Photos captured by Satnews ...
First data from Beyond Gravity’s new radio occultation instrument for Europe’s weather satellite
The first weather data from Beyond Gravity’s next generation radio occultation instrument for a new European weather satellite reveal how the instrument enhances future weather forecasts. Mid-of August, the first of a new generation of polar-orbiting European weather satellites was ...
SpaceX to launch 24 smallsats of Starlink Group 17-8 on Tuesday from California
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 24 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constelltion from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on Tuesday, September 2nd, 7:33 PM - ...
EUMETSAT assumes control of inaugural Metop Second Generation satellite
Artistic rendition of Metop satellite series, courtesy of EUMETSAT EUMETSAT’s Mission Control Centre has officially taken the reins of the Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite, following the successful completion of the spacecraft’s launch and early operations phase (LEOP). Over ...
SpaceX moves launch of Starlink Group 17-5 with 24 smallsats to Monday from California
Trent Arant has chosen a unique lifestyle that involves traveling across the U.S. while gaming and live streaming from his converted camper van. On Monday, August 18, SpaceX's Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch Starlink Group 17-5 at 8:44 AM ...
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink smallsats of Group 10-20 from the Cape on Thursday
On a sunny Thursday SpaceX's Falcon 9 sent off 28 Starlink smallsats from Group 10-20 at 8:29 a.m. EDT (1229 GMT) to add to the increasing Starlink constellation from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40. Photos captured ...
Teledyne Space Imaging Sensors are launched with EUMETSAT’s MetOp-SG-A1 satellite
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), a provider of advanced imaging solutions, has launched a suite of sensors designed and manufactured by Teledyne Space Imaging that are onboard the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite. MetOp-SG-A1 is the first unit of a pair of next generation ...
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 17-4 smallsats from California on Wednesday
Starlink for business. With 300,000+ cruise guests and crew sailing aboard the company's fleet at any given time, a scalable and reliable internet solution is crucial to upholding their high standard of crew and guest experience. SpaceX plans a Wednesday ...
Arianespace’s Ariane 6 successfully launches Metop-SGA1 weather satellite “This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter”
On August 12, 2025 at 9:37 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (00:37 a.m. UTC, 2:37 a.m. CEST, on August 13), Ariane 6 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport carrying EUMETSAT's Metop-SGA1 satellite. With this second commercial flight, Ariane 6, ...




















