Launch

Arianespace launched a heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket carrying BepiColombo – Europe’s first mission to Mercury, organized in cooperation with Japan – on its way toward the solar system’s smallest and...

Arianespace will launch the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) mission on a Vega C or Vega rocket under the term of a turnkey contract between OHB Italia and the Luxembourg’s...

The two newest satellites to join Intelsat’s fleet–Intelsat 38/Azerspace-2 and Horizons3e–each serves a distinct purpose, and plays a unique role in the international operator’s continued innovation.  After launching on Arianespace’s...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully carried the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) mission into orbit for the U.S. Air Force on an Atlas V rocket that took off early...

After considering Cape Canaveral, Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Rocket Lab selected NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to build Launch Complex 2 —  the company’s second dedicated...

China launched twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 12:23 p.m. today. The satellites entered their planned orbit after...

Rocket Lab unveiled a new production facility in Auckland, New Zealand, that is designed for rapid, mass production of the Electron rocket. Adding to Rocket Lab’s existing production facility and headquarters...

The Air Force awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA), Northrop Grumman, and Blue Origin each multi-hundred million dollar contracts on Wednesday to develop a launch system prototype by 2021 for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program....

Boeing is investing in Accion Systems, a startup pioneering scalable electric propulsion technology to expand satellite capabilities in and beyond Earth’s orbit. Accion was founded in 2014 by two Massachusetts Institute...

Firefly Aerospace, a developer of orbital launch vehicles for the small to medium satellite market, will work with York Space Systems to develop integrated launch services and spacecraft mission solutions....