UPDATE 3: Thursday, February 8 at 1:33 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]
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UPDATE 2: PACE launch delay again as weather creates stand down
UPDATE 2: NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Wednesday, February 7, launch of the agency’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission due to ground winds preventing prelaunch […]
SpaceX is ready to keep pace despite weather and launch NASA’s PACE mission
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, February 7 at 1:33 a.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space […]
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 […]
Muon Space selected by AFWERX for SBIR Phase I Contract
Muon Space, a LEO satellite constellation company, has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase I contract focused on weather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and operational mission planning. […]
UPDATE: Yet another scrub for SpaceX Falcon Heavy’s launch of USSF-52
UPDATE #3: Now targeting no earlier than Wednesday, December 13 for Falcon Heavy to launch USSF-52 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The extra […]
PlanetiQ’s weather forecasting sensor launches on GNOMES-4 satellite aboard SpaceX Falcon 9
PlanetiQ, innovator of global atmospheric observing systems, launched its fourth generation Radio Occultation (RO) measurement satellite, GNOMES-4, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. […]
MDA’s CHORUS constellation will launch via SpaceX
MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA) has selected SpaceX to be the launch service provider for CHORUS, MDA’s next generation Earth observation constellation. CHORUS is targeted to launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket […]
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 […]