Launch

SpaceX‘s seventeenth launch in 2018 was a success, also signifying the first land landing on the United States’ west coast. The space company successfully launched the SAOCOM 1A satellite on Sunday, […]

Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales and Leonardo, signed a contract with OHB System AG for the new European Space Agency (ESA) program PLATO (Planetary Transits and Oscillations […]

Raytheon delivered the first Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe), satellite to the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Assembled on the company’s missile production lines, the new SeeMe […]

RUAG Space signed a cooperation agreement with Italian space company Siatel as the two companies work together on a key European space program. RUAG Space will provide payload electronics for testing purposes that […]

United Launch Alliance‘s (ULA) selected Blue Origin‘s BE-4 engine for Vulcan Centaur’s booster stage. The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-fueled booster will be powered by a pair of BE-4 engines, each producing […]

We talk to Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël about what the milestone 100th Ariane 5 mission means for Arianespace and the legacy of this iconic rocket, his view of the future […]

Blue Origin has won a major contract award from United Launch Alliance (ULA) to produce and deliver a first-stage engine for ULA’s new Vulcan rocket, according to sources referenced in […]

Ireland Minister for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research, and Development John Halligan revealed that Ireland’s first ever satellite, Educational Irish Research Satellite-1 (EIRSAT-1 ), successfully completed the first phase of the European […]

Capella Space, an aerospace and information services company providing on-demand Earth observation data, closed $19 million Series B funding led by Spark Capital and DCVC (Data Collective) and joined by […]

An Ariane 5 Evolution Cryotechnique Type A (ECA) rocket made history as the 100th Ariane 5 launch carried the Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 and Horizons 3e satellites into orbit from the […]

Arianespace has been selected by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to launch Kompsat-7. Arianespace Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stephane Israël and KARI President Lim Cheol-Ho signed the Kompsat-7 launch […]

Northrop Grumman conducted its first ground test of a 63-inch diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) yesterday in Promontory, Utah. Utilizing advanced technologies, the company developed this new rocket motor for […]

U.S. orbital launch provider Rocket Lab  signed a contract with Luxembourg-based satellite technology company Kleos Space to launch the scouting mission satellites, which will geolocate maritime radio to guard borders […]

The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) PSLV launcher has successfully placed the Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)-built NovaSAR-1 radar imaging satellite into orbit. NovaSAR-1, which carries an S-band synthetic aperture […]

There is little doubt that the growth of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) will continue to be a hot topic for years to come […]

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket is in final preparations to launch NASA‘s Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (IceSat-2) spacecraft from Space Launch Complex-2 on Sept. 15. […]

Viasat has chosen the launch vehicle that will deliver one of three critical Ka-band satellites into orbit, bringing the Carlsbad-based satellite operator’s vision of a worldwide 100+ megabit-per-second (Mbps) broadband offering […]

Launch providers speaking at World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) yesterday told audiences that the stagnant GEO satellite market is creating a number of challenges as they look to grow their businesses. […]

LeoSat, which is launching a global data network via a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, has achieved an important milestone by securing commercial agreements valued at over $1 […]

Spaceflight, a satellite rideshare and mission management provider, shared at Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) conference that it has procured upcoming launches to Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) – a popular […]

Arianespace and Eutelsat Communications have concluded a long-term multiple-launch service agreement during World Satellite Business Week in Paris. The agreement covers five launches until 2027 and will provide Eutelsat with […]

SpaceX successfully launched a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today, carrying Telesat‘s new Telstar 18 Vantage high throughput satellite (HTS). Built by SSL, a Maxar […]

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, a U.S. national security solutions provider, was awarded an $11 million contract by Kacific Broadband Satellites, to design and build ground stations for Kacific’s new Ka-band High […]

Airbus is sending a new life support rack to the International Space Station (ISS). The rack, also known as the Advanced Closed Loop System (ACLS), has been developed by Airbus […]

The integration of Sentinel-6A, the first of two satellites to continue measuring sea levels from 2020, has reached a new milestone and its critical phase: the propulsion module has been […]

The first ViaSat-3 payload module structure, built by Boeing, arrived at Viasat‘s Tempe, Arizona facility. With the initial payload module structure now at Viasat’s facility, Viasat can begin payload integration […]

The first of the U.S. Air Force‘s  GPS III satellites is making its way to the launch pad. On Aug. 20, Lockheed Martin shipped the U.S. Air Force’s first GPS III […]

Telesat‘s Telstar 19 Vantage high throughput satellite (HTS) entered commercial service and is fully operational at 63 degrees West. Telstar 19 Vantage was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket […]

It’s hard luck for the hitchhiker who always seems to be on the road with too few vehicles, and who hardly ever lands a ride to the right place. This […]

In September, NASA will launch a laser instrument and begin mission to measure changes in the heights of Earth’s polar ice. NASA’s Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESAT-2) will […]