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)
SPACEX DRAGON DOCKS TO STATION DELIVERING NEW SCIENCE, SUPPLIES - At 7:05 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module. The spacecraft carried over 5,000 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo to the orbiting laboratory on SpaceX’s 33rd commercial resupply services mission for ... More (Source: NASA - Aug 27)
SPACEX'S STARSHIP PASSES DEVELOPMENT RUT, DEPLOYS FIRST MOCK SATELLITES - SpaceX's Starship rocket on Tuesday deployed its first batch of mock Starlink satellites in space and tested new heat shield tiles on its plunge through Earth's atmosphere, clinching development milestones that had been held up by a streak of previous testing failures. The giant 403-foot-tall (123 ... More (Source: Reuters - Aug 27)
SPACEX LAUNCHES LUXEMBOURG’S NAOS, 7 OTHER RIDESHARE SATELLITES FROM CALIFORNIA - SpaceX launched its 37th Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base this year, late Tuesday morning. The orbital flight features a defense satellite for Luxembourg along with multiple other rideshare payloads. The mission featured OHB Italia’s NAOS (National Advanced Optical System... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Aug 27)
SPACEX DRAGON CARGO CAPSULE ARRIVES AT THE ISS WITH 5,000 POUNDS OF SUPPLIES - A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday morning (Aug. 25). The capsule successfully docked at the forward port of the International Space Station's Harmony module carrying about 5,000 pounds (2,270 kilograms) of food, supplies and scientific experiments to t... More (Source: Space.com - Aug 26)
SPACEX POSTPONES 10TH TEST LAUNCH OF MASSIVE STARSHIP ROCKET - Space enthusiasts will have to wait awhile longer to see SpaceX attempt the 10th launch of its massive Starship rocket, the largest type of rocket ever built. The company had been targeting a one-hour window Sunday evening to launch Starship from a SpaceX facility near Boca Chica Beach in Texas. ... More (Source: NPR - Aug 26)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 5,000 POUNDS OF CARGO TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, LANDS ROCKET AT SEA - A SpaceX cargo ship laden with 5,000 pounds (2,270 kilograms) of supplies launched to the International Space Station early Sunday morning (Aug. 24). A robotic Dragon capsule lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday at 2:45 a.m. EDT (0645 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canave... More (Source: Space.com - Aug 25)
ROCKET LAB LAUNCHES 5 SATELLITES ON MYSTERY MISSION - Rocket Lab launched five satellites for a confidential customer this evening (Aug. 23) on the 70th overall liftoff of its Electron rocket. An Electron carrying the satellite quintet lifted off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site today at 6:42 p.m. EDT (2242 GMT; 10:42 a.m. on Aug. 24 local New Zea... More (Source: Space.com - Aug 25)
SPACEX LAUNCHES SPACE FORCE’S X-37B SPACEPLANE TO DEMO LASER COMMUNICATIONS, QUANTUM NAVIGATION - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered off launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida shortly before midnight, carrying with it a military spaceplane known as the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. The launch Thursday night kicked off the eighth mission for the program, which began operation... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Aug 23)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 24 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM VANDENBERG SFB - SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday. The Starlink 17-6 mission will add another 24 satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. With a successful completion of this mission, SpaceX will have launched more tha... More (Source: SoaceFlight Now - Aug 23)
