SPACEX LAUNCHES CLASSIFIED PAYLOAD FOR THE U.S. SPACE FORCE - SpaceX flew its latest national security payload for the United States Space Force with a Falcon 9 rocket launch scheduled for Thursday morning. The mission, designated USSF-153, carried an undisclosed number of satellites to low Earth orbit. Because of the nature of the flight, SpaceX didn’t publish a post-launch timeline beyond the booster landing nearly 8.5 minutes into flight. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 8:42 a.m. PDT (1142 a.m. EDT / 1542 UTC).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 12)

CHINESE SATELLITE BREAKS APART IN RARE ORBIT THAT COULD HOLD DEBRIS FOR CENTURIES - A reconnaissance satellite suffered an unidentified anomaly and broke apart into pieces. Now, those fragments are trapped in a high altitude above Earth, where they risk a head-on collision with another object. China’s Yaogan-50 (02) satellite launched on March 15, 2026, on board a Long March 6A rocket. The satellite successfully reached its operational orbit—a highly retrograde orbit, meaning that it travels in the opposite direction of Earth’s rotation at an altitude of approximately 590 miles (952 kilometers).   More
(Source: Gizmodo - Sep 9)

2 SATELLITES JUST BURNED UP IN EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE — AND SCIENTISTS WERE WATCHING FROM A PRIVATE JET. HERE'S WHY - A team of researchers just chased a pair of reentering satellites in a private jet to learn about the pollution caused by space debris burning up in Earth's atmosphere. The satellites in question were the European Space Agency's (ESA) Tango and Samba spacecraft, which once formed the Cluster constellation, together with the already de-orbited Rumba and Salsa. The quartet used to study the interaction of Earth's magnetic field with the solar wind.    More
(Source: Space.com - Sep 9)

GERMAN STARTUP SENDS FIRST COMMERCIAL ROCKET INTO SPACE FROM EUROPE - A German startup has launched the first commercial rocket to reach orbit from continental Europe, a milestone for Europe’s efforts to secure independent access to space. Isar Aerospace said on Sunday that it would rapidly ⁠expand satellite deployments after the ⁠first orbital launch of ​its uncrewed Spectrum rocket from Arctic Norway, marking a ⁠breakthrough for a region where several countries are seeking a foothold in the fast-growing market for satellite launches.   More
(Source: The Guardian - Sep 7)

SPACEX LAUNCHES 80TH STARLINK MISSION OF 2026 - SpaceX completed a Labor Day weekend launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Sunday morning flight was the 80th Starlink mission this year. Liftoff of the Starlink 15-24 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 7:26 a.m. PDT (10:26 a.m. EDT / 1426 UTC). The rocket flew on a southeasterly trajectory upon leaving the pad.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 6)

AFTER SEVEN-MONTH HIATUS, ISRO TO LAUNCH KEY SATELLITE ON SEPTEMBER 4 - Written by: Anonna Dutt 2 min readNew DelhiSep 1, 2026 05:20 AM IST After seven-month hiatus, ISRO to launch key satellite on Sept 4ISRO has undertaken only one launch this year — its workhorse launch vehicle was to place an earth observation satellite in orbit on January 12 in the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 mission. (File photo) Make us preferred source on Google The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday announced that the earth observation satellite EOS-05 will be launched via GSLV F17 on September 4 at 02:55 am from Sriharikota. The Indian Express had earlier reported that the satellite will be launched in the first week of September; the other satellite parked at the spaceport NVS-03 is likely to be launched in November. This will end the space agency’s seven-month-long hiatus since the last failed launch — PSLV-C62 Mission — in January this year.   More
(Source: The Indian Express - Sep 2)

RUSSIA WANTED ITS OWN STARLINK. NOW ITS SATELLITES ARE FALLING BEFORE THE NETWORK EVEN TAKES OFF - Russia’s planned alternative to Starlink is encountering severe operational setbacks, with satellites deployed in orbit losing altitude while newly launched units fail to reach their designated positions, French technology portal Numerama reported. Moscow allocated 102.8 billion rubles ($1.3 billion) from its state budget for the "Rassvet" program. Commercial operations were set to launch in 2027, with plans to expand the constellation from 250 to 900 satellites in orbit by 2035.   More
(Source: UNITED24 Media - Sep 1)

NASA, SPACEX ADJUST CREW-13 LAUNCH DATE - NASA and SpaceX are adjusting the launch date for the agency’s Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station to address an oxidizer leak on Dragon’s propulsion system which was detected during standard prelaunch spacecraft processing. Joint NASA and SpaceX teams are performing additional tests and data review and will complete any necessary rework prior to launch. A new target date will be announced once available.   More
(Source: NASA - Aug 31)

LIFTOFF! NASA'S ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE SOARS TO THE STARS ON A SPACEX FALCON HEAVY ROCKET IN SPECTACULAR LAUNCH - A new era of astronomy is about to begin after NASA's newest flagship observatory leaped from the terrestrial bounds of Earth into the vastness of space this morning. NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched today (Aug. 30) on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center here in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT) at Launch Complex-39A (LC-39A).   More
(Source: Space.com - Aug 31)

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