Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace is scheduled to launch on March 26 from Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg SFB at 6:37 – 8:17 am PDT, at a cost of […]
Weather Emergencies
Europe’s most advanced weather satellite is now fully operational
The two main instruments on board Eumetsat‘s Meteosat-12, the Flexible Combined Imager (FCI) and the Lightning Imager (LI), play a crucial role in enabling meteorological services to help protect lives […]
SpaceX’s Dragon’s journey to return Crew-8 astronauts from ISS after many delays
Dragon and Crew-8 autonomously undocked from the International Space Station at 5:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 23. After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the […]
Lockheed Martin sends NOAA’s newest weather satellite to Florida for launch preparations
The next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-U has successfully arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to begin preparing for its spring launch. This is the final of four satellites all […]
NOAA satellites helped save 350 lives in 2023
NOAA’s satellites, known for their pivotal role in tracking weather and climate, were behind the rescue of 350 people from harrowing, life-threatening ordeals in the U.S. and its surrounding waters […]
Intelsat orders 100 Satcube portable terminals marking a milestone
Satcube has announced that Intelsat ordered 100 portable satellite terminals from the company, marking a significant milestone in volume orders. The relationship between Satcube and Intelsat began in 2017 with […]
UPDATE #6: SpaceX: Weather improves and 21 Starlinks sent to orbit
On Tuesday, August 22nd at 2:37 a.m. PT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 was finally able to launch 21 Starlink satellites to LEO from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg […]
UPDATE: Hilary impacts new launch of Starlinks depending on SpaceX’s rocket recovery
UPDATE: SpaceX is targeting Monday, August 21 at 11:04 p.m. PT (6:04 UTC on August 22) for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space […]
NOAA satellites monitoring severe weather + smoke
As catastrophic flooding impacts the Northeast, skies across the region and particularly along the central and eastern U.S. have also been affected by heavy smoke from wildfires burning across Canada […]
NOAA is preparing for the hurricane season
As spring heads toward summer, NOAA satellites are prepared to help keep all safe during the upcoming hurricane season; however, it’s also important to be ready for any weather emergencies […]