After making a successful trip to Earth orbit aboard the stalwart Delta II rocket, the NPP satellite has enjoyed tremendous early success with the startup of its numerous instruments and initial test of its data gathering capability – the initial results of which have already been released. The spacecraft officially reached its final orbit station on Thursday.
The Delta II rocket has made what could be its final flight Friday, deploying a…
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II launch with the NPP (NPOESS Preparatory Project) satellite…
NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS)…
The Atlas rocket family, a staple of the US launch industry since June 11, 1957,…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, and Northrop Grumman have completed the final…
At 19:59 UTC on September 9, a Soyuz 2.1v rocket launched from Site 43/4 at…
Russia’s last satellite launch of 2018 saw a Soyuz rocket lift off from the Vostochny…
Russia made its first launch of 2018 Thursday, using a Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat-M rocket to deliver a…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched – at the third attempt – the penultimate Delta II…
Russia conducted a complex mission Friday to deploy seventy-three satellites via a Soyuz-2-1a rocket with…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched a Delta IV rocket on Wednesday evening, carrying the…
The NPOESS Preparatory Project (Suomi) and the Landsat-8 satellites have been keeping a close eye…
United Launch Alliance has conducted its hundredth launch Friday with a rare commercial mission on…
Eyes in the sky are continuing to track super typhoon Soudelor, providing vital Earth Observation…
The Japanese have launched the centrepiece of the Global Precipitation Measurement constellation, an international partnership…
Minor issues with elements of the International Space Station (ISS) Life Support hardware continue to…
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) celebrated its 75 launch milestone when their Atlas V launch…
The Atlas V launch – believed to be carrying a pair of ocean surveillance satellites to…
The Delta II rocket has launched on its 150th flight on Saturday, departing from Cape…
