Launch
May 2, 2024
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 Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force base in California. The mission lifted off at 11:37 a.m. PT. SpaceX confirmed deployment at 12:29 p.m. PT. …
April 29, 2024
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 Space Center in Florida, taking off at 8:34 p.m. ET on April 27. The two new navigation satellites launched are Galileo GM25 and FM27. The…
April 24, 2024
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 System to their intended orbit. Rocket Lab's “Beginning Of The Swarm” (B.T.S.) mission — its 47th on the Electron rocket — lifted off from Rocket…
April 23, 2024
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 rocket factory in Elche, Spain in mid-2024. This new funding is in addition to 42 million euros ($45 million) the company received from the Spanish…