On Friday, December 16, at 3:46 a.m., PT, SpaceX launched NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission to LEO from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force […]
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Spire Global preparing to launch six satellites in January of 2023
Spire Global, Inc. will launch six satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (SFS) no earlier than January of 2023. The satellites will demonstrate advancements […]
UPDATE 2: ispace’s HAKUTOR-R mission 1 successfully launched by SpaceX
On Sunday, December 11 at 2:38 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Lunar Flashlight to a lunar transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex […]
Sidus Space selects Exolaunch for LizzieSat™ rideshare deployment
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU) recently signed an agreement with Exolaunch to use that firm’s CarboNIX separation system to deploy LizzieSat™ satellites during the LizzieSat rideshare missions with SpaceX in 2023 […]
UPDATE 1: OneWeb 1 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center
On Thursday, December 8 at 5:27 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the OneWeb 1 mission to LEO from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was […]
SpaceX introduces the Starshield secured satellite network for government entities
Starshield has debuted… this new effort by SpaceX leverages Starlink technology and launch capability in support of national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield […]
Momentus’ Vigoride OTV integrated with SpaceX Falcon 9 for December launch
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has completed the integration of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) on the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle that will be used for the Transporter-6 mission […]
AAC Clyde Space’s first Kelpie satellite Supporting ORBCOMM’s AIS Service to Cape Canaveral launch site
AAC Clyde Space has delivered the first Kelpie satellite to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for its planned launch onboard the SpaceX Transporter 6 mission expected in December 2022. The […]
UPDATE: SpaceX successfully launches Dragon’s first resupply mission to the ISS via Falcon 9 and Eutelsat’s 10B satellite launched
On Tuesday, November 22 at 9:57 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Eutelsat 10B mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space […]
NASA awards SpaceX with a billion$ 2nd contract option for Artemis Moon landing
NASA has awarded a contract modification to SpaceX to further develop the company’s Starship human landing system to meet agency requirements for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis. […]