ISRO LAUNCHES EOS-04 MISSION VIA PSLV-XL - India launched the PSLV-XL rocket for the nation’s first mission of 2022. Following last August’s EOS-03 GSLV launch failure, ISRO returned to flight with the workhorse rocket. For this flight, PSLV will carry the EOS-04 radar Earth observation satellite along with two secondary payloads. The PSLV-C52 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) rocket embarked on ISRO’s 80th orbital launch at 00:29 UTC on Monday, February 14th (05:59 Indian Standard Time; 7:29pm EST February 13th) from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India.   More
(Source: - Feb 14)

INDIA WILL LAUNCH ITS FIRST SPACE MISSION OF 2022 TONIGHT. HERE'S HOW TO WATCH LIVE. - India's first launch of 2022 will send a new Earth observation satellite to space after a sibling satellite was lost in a failed launch last year. You can watch the launch of the EOS-04 satellite live on Sunday (Feb. 13) at 7:29 p.m. EST (0029 GMT or 6:29 p.m. local time Monday, Feb. 14), assuming that the mission blasts off on time. You can watch the launch live on this page, as well as on the ISRO website and YouTube channel . The livestream generally turns on a few minutes before launch.   More
(Source: Space.com - Feb 14)

CHINA'S LAND-OBSERVING SATELLITE BEGINS ITS WORK IN ORBIT - A Chinese remote-sensing satellite has started to take pictures in its orbit, scientists in charge of the satellite said Friday. China launched a Long March-4C carrier rocket to place the L-SAR 01A satellite in space on January 26. The satellite, equipped with L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), can monitor the geological environment, landslides and earthquakes.   More
(Source: CGTN - Feb 13)

ISS PLACES UAE-BAHRAINI NANOSATELLITE LIGHT-1 INTO ORBIT - The UAE-Bahraini Light-1 CubeSat successfully launched into orbit from the International Space Station, in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Light-1 CubeSat is a collaborative initiative of the UAE Space Agency, Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, and New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi. JAXA coordinated the launch from Tsukuba Space Centre (TKSC) in Japan.   More
(Source: SatellitePro ME - Feb 13)

INDIAN PSLV PREPARED FOR FIRST LAUNCH IN NEARLY A YEAR - An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is preparing to soar into orbit Sunday with an Indian radar imaging satellite and two rideshare payloads, including one built in the United States in partnership with science institutes in India, Singapore, and Taiwan. The nearly 146-foot-tall (44.4-meter) launch vehicle is poised to take off at 7:29 p.m. EST Sunday (0029 GMT Monday) with India’s EOS 4 Earth observation satellite.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 13)

RESEARCH SATELLITES DESTROYED IN ASTRA ROCKET FAILURE - Four NASA-funded nanosatellites were lost Thursday when an Astra rocket tumbled out of control minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, the fourth time in five tries that the startup space company has failed to reach orbit. Astra’s 43-foot-tall (13.1-meter) launch vehicle, named Rocket 3.3, took off from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT). The kerosene-fueled rocket flew downrange for nearly three minutes, heading over the Atlantic Ocean to place four CubeSats into orbit for NASA and university teams in three states.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 12)

ARIANESPACE LAUNCHES 34 ONEWEB SATELLITES ON SOYUZ ROCKET IN 1ST LAUNCH OF 2022 - An Arianespace Soyuz rocket launched 34 new broadband satellites for the OneWeb constellation to space today (Feb. 10). In its first mission of 2022, the European launch provider Arianespace launched Soyuz Flight VS27 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana at 1:09 p.m. EST (3:09 p.m. local time, or 1809 GMT). "There we have it! Liftoff of OneWeb's launch 13 from Kourou in French Guiana," launch commentator Georgie Barrat said during a live webcast of the mission. "Gosh, this is the moment that you tune in to watch a live rocket launch, isn't it? To see it go from that launch pad and hurtle — and look at it hurtling — into orbit."   More
(Source: - Feb 11)

SOLAR GEOMAGNETIC STORMS COULD THREATEN MORE SATELLITES AFTER ELON MUSK'S STARLINK - Elon Musk's SpaceX will lose 40 Starlink satellites to a geomagnetic storm as solar activity ramps up. But does this spell disaster for the future of satellites in space? On Tuesday (Feb. 8), SpaceX revealed that likely 40 of its 49 newest Starlink satellites that launched last Thursday (Feb. 3) were affected by a geomagnetic storm on Friday. The storm increased the density in Earth's atmosphere, increasing drag on the satellites as they were released and attempting an insertion phase into orbit. This drag kept the satellites from entering orbit and they will now burn up in our atmosphere.    More
(Source: Space.com - Feb 11)

GRIPPING RESEARCH ON SPACE STATION AS TWO CARGO MISSIONS NEAR LAUNCH - Wednesday’s main research aboard the International Space Station is exploring how astronauts manipulate objects and move around in weightlessness. The Expedition 66 crew is also getting ready for a pair of resupply missions due to launch next week. Grabbing an object and moving around is different in space than on Earth. Scientists are studying how astronauts adjust to the microgravity environment with possible implications for spacecraft interfaces designed for future missions to planets, moons, or asteroids.   More
(Source: SciTechDaily - Feb 11)

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