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). […]
Smallsat Launch
SpaceX moves launch of Starlink Group 17-5 with 24 smallsats to Monday from California
On Monday, August 18, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch Starlink Group 17-5 at 8:44 AM – 12:44 PM PDT from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg, SFB, California, into […]
SpaceX readies for Sunday launch of 24 smallsats of Starlink Group 17-5 from California
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is targeted to launch 24 Starlink satellites to add to the Starlink constellation in low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space […]
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 […]
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 17-4 smallsats from California on Wednesday
SpaceX plans a Wednesday to launch 24 Starlink Group 17-4 Starlink smallsats low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force […]
SpaceX delivers for Amazon, with launch of Project Kuiper’s smallsat KF-02 Mission
After the fourth delay due to weather, on Monday, August 11 at 8:35 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the KF-02 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at […]
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 10-30 with 28 smallsats on Monday making it the 450th Falcon 9 launch
On a foggy Florida Monday, August 4, at 3:57 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to join the Starlink constellation in low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 […]
York Space Systems launches BARD mission
York Space Systems (York) launched the company’s BARD mission on July 23rd from Vandenberg Space Force Base and York made contact with the satellite on the first attempt—all systems are […]
MicroCarb launched
The scientific mission, MicroCarb, led by the French space Agency CNES, was successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. MicroCarb is a joint mission between the UK Space […]
SpaceX’s Saturday Starlink smallsats send off of Group 17-2
On Saturday, July 26 at 9:31 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink smallsats for the Starlink constellation into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg […]