SpaceX is targeting Friday, January 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base […]
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SpaceX plans a Friday launch of Starlink Group 11-6 smallsats
SpaceX will one again be launching a batch of smallsats for the Starlink Group 11-6 to low Earth orbit to continue to build their mega-constellation to provide a worldwide space-based […]
SpaceX ready to launch after yesterday’s abort record 27 smallsats in Starlink Group 11-8 on Tuesday
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, January 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base […]
SpaceX plans Tuesday Starlink Group 13-1 smallsat launch
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, January 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of Group 13-1 of 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space […]
SpaceX’s Starlink Group 11-8 smallsat launch aborted 11 seconds before launch
After a SpaceX starlink abort as the countdown reached 11 seconds. The abort was called after a plane flew into SpaceX’s no fly zone. SpaceX is now targeting Monday, January […]
Blue Origin scrubs Monday’s launch of New Glenn moments before launch
“We’re standing down on today’s launch attempt to troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue that will take us beyond our launch window. We’re reviewing opportunities for our next launch attempt. ” Blue […]
$1.23 million NASA grant goes to Penn State College to improve AI satellite weather forecasting
A team led by a Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) researcher last month received a two-year, $1.23 million grant from NASA to improve atmosphere and ocean […]
Forrester’s Digest: O3b satellites suffer launch delays
Two satellites owned by SES of Luxembourg have had their launch by SpaceX much delayed because of bad weather at Cape Canaveral. SES has stated that such weather delays are […]
SpaceX to finally send off mysterious RRT-1 mission on Monday
SpaceX teams continue to keep a close eye on the weather as we work toward the next best launch opportunity of the RRT-1 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]
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 […]