Launch

China launched its Shiyan-6 Earth observation satellite, along with four nanosatellites. The satellites were carried on a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at...

The first satellite with Accion Systems engines launched from New Zealand last week. The satellite launched, Irvine 01, was built by high school students and will take pictures of Venus...

Airbus has been selected by Eutelsat to build two Hotbird next generation telecommunications satellites, which will replace the current spacecraft and enhance capacity at Eutelsat’s position of 13 degrees East. The...

The SSO-A: SmallSat Express launch originally schedule for Nov. 19 has been delayed. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket would have launched 64 smallsats from more than 30 different countries. “Standing...

China launched two new BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) satellites into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. Liftoff took place...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved SpaceX‘s request to deploy over 7,000 satellites for its Starlink constellation, which aims to provide broadband internet services. The Commission granted SpaceX’s application with...

The Mitsubishi Electric-built Es’hail-2 communications satellite launched successfully from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:46 p.m. EST on Nov. 15. The launch was conducted by SpaceX using...

Helios Wire, a satellite-enabled Internet of Things (IOT) connectivity company, revealed that its Pathfinder II satellite is scheduled to launch aboard Spaceflight‘s SSO-A SmallSat Express mission, on a SpaceX Falcon...

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the GSAT-29 satellite into Geostationary Orbit (GEO), carried onboard the GSLV Mark III launch vehicle. The satellite was launched from Satish Dhawan Space...

SpaceX recently revised the likely roadmap for its Starlink initiative, a plan to beam high-speed internet across the globe using a satellite constellation. The changes slightly reduced the number of...