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Orbex Forms New Technology Partnership With MSP
Orbex is forming a new technology partnership ahead of launching its first rockets from the U.K. The company has formed a new partnership with MSP, which will provide technology to […]
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South Korea’s Perigee Aerospace Secures Opportunity for Microlaunch from Sweden
A South Korean rocket will be the first to launch from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden thanks to a collaboration between companies in Sweden and South Korea. Swedish […]
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Finance
Rocket Lab Posts Record Q1 Revenue, Pushes Neutron First Launch to 2025
Rocket Lab reported a record $93 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2024 — a 69% year-over-year revenue increase. The launch and space systems company released its Q1 […]
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Maxar’s First 2 WorldView Legion Satellites Launch After Years of Delays
The first two satellites in Maxar’s long-awaited WorldView Legion constellation launched on Thursday afternoon, a significant milestone for the program after years of delays. SpaceX launched the satellites on a […]
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SpaceX Launches Two European Galileo Navigation Satellites
SpaceX launched the European Commission’s Galileo L12 mission on Saturday evening, deploying two Galileo satellites. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the satellites to Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) from the Kennedy […]
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Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket Deploys Two Payloads 500km Apart in Orbit
In Rocket Lab‘s fifth successful launch of 2024, the New Zealand-based launcher deployed the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology’s (KAIST) NEONSAT-1 satellite and NASA‘s Advanced Composite Solar Sail […]
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Finance
Spanish Launch Startup PLD Space Raises $85M
Spanish launcher in development PLD Space has raised 78 million euros ($84 million) from investors, the company announced Tuesday. The company plans to use the funds to open the first […]
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Apogeo Space Taps Korean Company Innospace for Launch Services
Apogeo Space, an Italian space company, is teaming up with Korean launch company Innospace as looks to launch and complete its IoT picosatellite constellation by 2027. Apogeo Space aims to […]
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UK Rocket Company Orbex Raises $21M in Funding
Orbex, the U.K. rocket company, received 16.7 million pounds ($20.8 million) in funding from a group of six significant investors in an update to its Series C funding round. Investors […]
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Delta IV Heavy Launches NROL-70 in Last Mission Before Switch to Vulcan Rocket
United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket launched the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for the final launch of the Delta IV Heavy rocket. It launched […]
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HawkEye 360 Clusters 8 and 9 Launched on SpaceX Bandwagon-1 Rideshare Mission
SpaceX launched six radio frequency geolocation micro satellites developed for HawkEye 360. Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) confirmed the satellites have successfully communicated with ground control. The HawkEye 360 Cluster 8 […]
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Sidus Space Offers Spacecraft Mission Control Center
Sidus Space is now offering a Mission Control Center (MCC) as an additional revenue stream within the company’s Space-Based Data Solutions business unit. Sidus Space announced the new offering on […]
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SpaceX Launches the Eutelsat 36D Satellite
SpaceX launched the Airbus-built Eutelsat 36D telecommunications satellite for Eutelsat Group over the weekend. It was launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on […]
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Maxar’s First WorldView Legion Satellites Shipped to Launch Site
The first two WorldView Legion satellites have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and could be launched as soon as April. Maxar Space Systems, which built the satellites […]
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Starship Achieves Suborbital Trajectory in SpaceX’s Third Flight Test
SpaceX’s Starship rocket successfully launched to space for the first time and maintained a suborbital trajectory before it was destroyed while attempting to return to Earth on Thursday morning. The […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Rocket Lab Launches New Satellite for Synspective’s SAR Constellation
Rocket Lab launched the fourth satellite for Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company Synspective. Rocket Lab launched the mission on an Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand […]
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Exotrail Completes First In-Orbit Delivery with Spacevan Orbital Transfer Vehicle
Exotrail’s orbital transfer vehicle successfully deployed its first passenger in orbit, completing the demonstration of its new satellite delivery service, “spacedrop.” Launched in November 2023 aboard the SpaceX Transporter 9 […]
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SpaceX Launches 53 Satellites in First Rideshare Mission of 2024
SpaceX launched 53 payloads in the Falcon 9 Transporter-10 smallsat rideshare mission, SpaceX’s first rideshare mission of 2024. The mission launched from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force […]
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SpaceX Launches Telecommunications Satellite for Indonesia
SpaceX successfully launched a telecommunications satellite for Indonesia, Merah-Putih-2, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday, Feb 20. Merah-Putih-2, named after Indonesia’s flag colors, was designed to improve connectivity in the […]
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Rocket Lab Launches Astroscale’s Debris Inspection Spacecraft, ADRAS-J
Astroscale Japan has reached a milestone with the successful launch of its debris inspection demonstration satellite, ADRAS-J. Rocket Lab launched the satellite from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand […]
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MDA, SDA Satellites On Orbit After Launch
The Department of Defense confirmed late Wednesday that six demonstration satellites launched earlier that evening for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) successfully reached orbit and […]
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Intuitive Machine’s Lunar Lander En Route to Moon Following SpaceX Launch
Intuitive Machine’s IM-1 mission lunar lander is en route to the Moon after a successful launch on a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket early Thursday. The lunar lander, a Nova-C class […]
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Rocket Lab Targets Launch of Astroscale Orbital Debris Removal Satellite This Month
An orbital debris removal research project by Astroscale Japan Inc. is to launch later this month or in early March aboard an Electron rocket by Rocket Lab. The Rocket Lab Electron, carrying Astroscale’s […]
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Imagery and Sensing
NASA Launches PACE Satellite in New Climate Mission to Study the Ocean and Atmosphere
SpaceX launched NASA’s satellite mission to study ocean health, air quality, and the effects of climate change into orbit early Thursday morning. After being rescheduled twice due to weather conditions, […]
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Rocket Lab Kicks Off 2024 With Mission for Spire and NorthStar
Rocket Lab launched its first mission of 2024 on Wednesday, launching four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Spire Global and NorthStar Earth & Space. The Electron mission took off […]
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SpaceX’s Starship Rocket to Launch the Starlab Commercial Space Station
Starlab, the future commercial space station, will launch on a SpaceX Starship rocket under a new launch agreement announced Wednesday. Starlab Space, a joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, […]
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Virgin Galactic Completes First Flight of 2024
Virgin Galactic has completed its first spaceflight this year and its 11th overall. Interestingly, the latest flight was the first flight that all four seats aboard VSS Unity were occupied […]
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Firefly Signs 10-Year Launch Services Contract with National Reconnaissance Office
Firefly Aerospace has made a key breakthrough with the US Government. It has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to serve as a launch provider with Firefly’s Alpha […]
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MyRadar to Work with Exolaunch on Satellite Deployment
MyRadar has tapped Exolaunch for the deployment of its first two HORIS pathfinder satellites. The satellites, HORIS-1 and HORIS-2, are set to launch on upcoming SpaceX rideshare missions. The company, […]
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Will 2024 Be a Year of Rocket Debuts?
Ten years ago, governments around the globe forecast a broad swath of new rockets would be in service by now. No one would have predicted that SpaceX would dominate the […]



























