Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, a joint U.S.-European satellite built to monitor global oceans is in good health after its Nov. 21 launch, NASA said in a post-launch news release. The satellite was launched by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Saturday, Nov. 21…

Rocket Lab executed its "Return to Sender" mission on Thursday evening, launching 30 satellites and hitting the milestone of its first-ever post-launch Electron first stage recovery.  The Electron launch vehicle took off from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand at 2:20 UTC Nov. 19 (9:20 p.m. ET on Nov. 18). Stage separation…

Astroscale is preparing for the launch of its end-of-life services demonstration, ELSA-d, to launch in March 2021. Astroscale announced Wednesday the mission will launch on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services from Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan.  ELSA-d will demonstrate the technical capabilities needed for orbital debris removal. A “servicer” satellite and a “target”…

Viasat revealed Tuesday that its phased array flat panel antenna, which was selected by SES for the O3b mPower satcom system in 2018, has entered the Test Readiness Review (TRR) stage. TRR is the final stage of testing to verify compliance with the antenna's performance requirements. Viasat expects the first phased array prototype to be…