SPACEX LAUNCHES WEST COAST FALCON 9 ROCKET ON STARLINK 13-4 MISSION - Some classified satellites might have hitched a ride with 19 Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX from the company’s West Coast launch site on Thursday. Liftoff from a fog-shrouded pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California occurred at 11:32:09 a.m. PDT (2:35:09 p.m. EDT / 18:35:09 UTC). More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Aug 1)
WATCH SPACEX LAUNCH CREW-11 ASTRONAUTS TO THE ISS FOR NASA TODAY - SpaceX is poised to launch its next astronaut mission today (July 31), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the four-person Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA from Kennedy Space Center in Florida today at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT). More (Source: Space.com - Jul 31)
'THE MOST SOPHISTICATED RADAR WE'VE EVER BUILT': US-INDIAN NISAR SATELLITE LAUNCHES TO TRACK TINY CHANGES ON EARTH'S SURFACE - The U.S. and India just sent a powerful new set of radar eyes into the sky. The NISAR satellite, a joint mission of NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) lifted off today (July 30) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southeastern India, opening a new era of radar Earth observation. More (Source: Space.com - Jul 31)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 28 STARLINK SATELLITES ON A FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX launched its next batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station shortly before midnight on Tuesday. The Starlink 10-29 mission added another 28 satellites into the low Earth orbit megaconstellation. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 occurred at 11:37 p.m. EDT (0337 UTC). More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jul 30)
NASA-ISRO’S NISAR EARTH SATELLITE READY FOR LAUNCH - The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission, a collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is set to launch at 8:10 a.m. EDT (5:40 p.m. IST), Wednesday, July 30, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India’s southeastern coast aboard an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket. About the length of a pickup truck, the satellite will provide high-resolution data to help decision-makers, communities, and scientists monitor major infrastructure and agricultural fields, refine understanding of natural hazards such as landslides and earthquakes, and help teams prepare for and respond to disasters like hurricanes, floods, and volcanic eruptions. More (Source: NASA - Jul 29)
NASA’S SPACEX CREW-11 ROCKET ARRIVES AT LAUNCH PAD - The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon crew spacecraft atop, for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission rolled out to the launch pad early Sunday, July 27, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket was raised to vertical position at Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, awaiting lift off no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31. More (Source: NASA - Jul 29)
CHINA 'SUCCESSFULLY' LAUNCHES LOW EARTH ORBIT INTERNET SATELLITES - China on Sunday said it has "successfully" launched a new group of low Earth orbit satellites, which will constitute an internet constellation, state media reported. The satellites were launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi province, Beijing-based Xinhua News reported. More (Source: Anadolu Ajansı - Jul 28)
HURRICANE FORECASTERS ARE LOSING 3 KEY SATELLITES AHEAD OF PEAK STORM SEASON − A METEOROLOGIST EXPLAINS WHY IT MATTERS - A dwindling fleet of aging satellites used to track hurricanes is raising concerns as three key observatories near the end of their missions just before peak storm season. A veteran meteorologist explains that these satellites are crucial for capturing real‐time weather data and providing early warnings about developing storms, meaning their loss could create a dangerous gap in forecasting accuracy. With replacement plans in various stages and the weather community scrambling to adapt, the article underscores the urgency of modernizing space-based observation systems to ensure coastal areas continue to receive timely storm tracking and life‐saving warnings. More (Source: Space.com - Jul 28)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 24 STARLINK SATELLITES INTO A POLAR ORBIT - SpaceX launched another 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit onboard a Falcon 9 rocket flying from Vandenberg Space Force Base Saturday night. The Starlink 17-2 mission took a southerly trajectory as the rocket soared from Space Launch Complex 4 East. It will deploy the satellites into a polar orbit to bolster internet service in the world’s polar regions. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 9:31 p.m. PDT (12:31 a.m. EDT / 0431 UTC). More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jul 28)
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