SPACEX PASSES 2,000 STARLINK SATELLITES DEPLOYED IN 2025 WITH SATURDAY LAUNCH - SpaceX deployed its 2,000th Starlink satellite of the year when its Falcon 9 rocket following a flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday morning. The mission, dubbed Starlink 17-9, carried 24 broadband satellites into a polar, low Earth orbit. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East h... More (Source: ue-6PbisLQs - Sep 7)
NASA TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OF PROGRESS 93 LAUNCH, SPACE STATION DOCKING - NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 93 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 11:54 a.m. EDT (8:... More (Source: NASA - Sep 7)
CHINA LAUNCHES EXPERIMENTAL SHIYAN-29 TO GEO, COMMERCIAL CERES-1 CARRIES 3 SATELLITES - China conducted a pair of launches sending an experimental spacecraft to geosynchronous orbit and three further satellites into polar orbits. The first launch of the day saw a Long March 3C rocket, exceptionally using a YZ-1 upper stage, lift off at 10:34 p.m. Eastern Sept. 4 (0234 UTC Sept. 5) f... More (Source: SpaceNews - Sep 6)
NEW WEATHER SATELLITE DELIVERS EARLY DATA JUST WEEKS AFTER LAUNCH - Less than a month since launch, a powerful new weather satellite is already at work. As it silently orbits around Earth, it is sending back data that may actually make a difference in the way we know weather and can predict it. Launched on August 13, the satellite is named MetOp-SG-A1. It’s the fi... More (Source: Earth.com - Sep 6)
SPACEX ACES 500TH FALCON BOOSTER LANDING AMID SUNRISE STARLINK MISSION - SpaceX completed its 500th recovery of a Falcon booster during a Friday morning flight supporting its Starlink satellite constellation. The Falcon 9 rocket roared away from Launch Complex 39A at 8:32 a.m. EDT (1232 UTC). The Starlink 10-57 mission flew on a north-easterly trajectory upon leaving ... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 6)
SPACEX DRAGON CARGO CAPSULE BOOSTS ISS HIGHER ABOVE EARTH IN KEY TEST - A Dragon just pushed the International Space Station a little farther away from Earth. SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft successfully finished a test reboost of the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday (Sept. 3), according to NASA. The freighter fired two of its Draco engines for 5 min... More (Source: Space.com - Sep 6)
NASA, SPACEX COMPLETE DRAGON SPACE STATION REBOOST - On Wednesday, Sept. 3, SpaceX’s Dragon completed an initial burn to test the spacecraft’s new capability to help maintain the altitude of the International Space Station. Two Draco engines located in the trunk of Dragon, which contains an independent propellant system, were used to adjust the sp... More (Source: NASA - Sep 5)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 28 STARLINK SATELLITES ON WEDNESDAY SUNRISE FALCON 9 FLIGHT - SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket soared from Florida’s Space Coast among a collection of cumulus clouds less than an hour after sunrise on Wednesday. The mission, dubbed Starlink 10-22, was the company’s 110th Falcon 9 launch of the year. SpaceX launched from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force St... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 4)
ISRAEL LAUNCHES SATELLITE, SPARKS PANIC WITH CIVILIANS THINKING IT WAS AN ENEMY MISSILE - A satellite was recently launched from the Palmahim Airbase in central Israel, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday, after Israelis reported sightings in the night sky. The satellite's launch was conducted in a joint operation by the Defense Ministry, the IDF, and Israel Aerospace Industries, using ... More (Source: The Jerusalim Post - Sep 3)
SPACEX’S TUESDAY NIGHT STARLINK FEATURES RARE DEBUT OF A FALCON BOOSTER - SpaceX completed its first Falcon 9 launch of the month, which carried another batch of 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The Tuesday night launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base featured the flight of a new Falcon 9 rocket booster. The mission, dubbed Starlink 17-8, adde to the more ... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 3)
NEW METOP SECOND GENERATION WEATHER SATELLITE RETURNS FIRST DATA - Less than three weeks since the first MetOp Second Generation weather satellite, MetOp-SG-A1, was launched, this remarkable new satellite has already started transmitting data from two of its cutting-edge instruments, offering a tantalising glimpse of what’s to come.... More (Source: European Space Agency - Sep 3)
NEW FINDINGS REVEAL THE CAUSE OF POTENTIALLY DAMAGING ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES ON SATELLITES - For the first time, researchers have found that the number of electrical discharges on a spacecraft directly correlates to the number of electrons in the surrounding environment—information that could help scientists better understand how to protect equipment in space. Spacecraft environment disch... More (Source: Phys.org - Sep 2)
SPACEX LAUNCHES BATCH OF STARLINK SATELLITES INTO ORBIT - SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into orbit from Florida on Sunday morning in its latest mission. The 28 broadband internet satellites were launched into orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:49 a.m. EDT. The launch was... More (Source: Fox News - Sep 1)
ASTROSCALE JAPAN ANNOUNCES “REFLEX-J” REFUELING SPACECRAFT TO ADVANCE SPACE SUSTAINABILITY - Astroscale Japan has officially named its upcoming satellite refueling demonstration spacecraft “REFLEX-J” – short for Refueling for Extension and Flexibility - Japan. The name reflects the mission’s purpose: enhancing the flexibility of satellites in orbit by extending their lifespan and... More (Source: Astroscale - Sep 1)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 24 STARLINK SATELLITES INTO POLAR ORBIT - SpaceX launched 24 Starlink broadband satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday evening on a Falcon 9 rocket launch. The mission dubbed Starlink 17-7 was the fourth and final Starlink mission to launch from California in August. SpaceX liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Com... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Aug 31)
ROCKET LAB OPENS LAUNCH COMPLEX 3, A CRITICAL MILESTONE ON THE PATH TO NEUTRON’S FIRST LAUNCH - Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today celebrated the official opening of Launch Complex 3, its dedicated test, launch, and landing facility for its reusable rocket Neutron - representing a bold step ... More (Source: Rocket Lab - Aug 30)
SPACEX LAUNCHES RECORD-BREAKING 30TH FLIGHT OF A FALCON 9 BOOSTER - SpaceX second Starlink launch in 24 hours featured the flight of a Falcon 9 booster for a record-setting 30th time. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center happened at 4:12 a.m. EDT (0812 UTC) Thursday. The Starlink 10-11 mission placed another 28 Starlink V2 Mini broadband internet... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Aug 29)
LATEST LAUNCH OF SPACEX’S STARSHIP DEPLOYS 8 DUMMY SATELLITES, THEN SPLASHES DOWN INTO INDIAN OCEAN - SpaceX launched the latest test of its mega rocket Starship on Tuesday night and completed the first-ever deployment of a test payload — eight dummy satellites — into space. After just over an hour coasting through space, Starship splashed down as planned in the Indian Ocean.... More (Source: PBS - Aug 28)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 28 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX’s sunrise launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Wednesday morning sent its latest batch of broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit. The Starlink 10-56 mission featured a payload of 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites that successfully deployed roughl... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Aug 28)
