Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) provider of launch services and space systems, today launched its 45th Electron rocket, successfully deploying a fourth synthetic aperture radar satellite to Synspective’s Earth-observation […]
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Rocket Lab’s Owl Night Long Tuesday launch update
Rocket Lab is ramping up for their third launch this year and the 45th Electron launch overall. The ‘Owl Night Long’ mission is scheduled to launch from Pad B at Launch […]
Rocket Lab’s upcomig Electron mission is to deploy an Earth-Imaging satellite for Synspective
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a provider of launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for its 45th Electron launch is a dedicated mission for Synspective, a […]
UPDATE 3: SpaceX launches NASA’s PACE satellite with new capabilities to study climate, ocean and atmosphere
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) […]
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 […]