Sentinel-6B, a joint US-European ocean monitoring satellite, launched Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base took place at 9:21 p.m. Pacific time (05:21 UTC on Monday).
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Arianespace, Europe’s long-standing primary launch provider, flew the Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite aboard the third…
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Arianespace completed its third and final orbital launch of 2024 on Thursday, Dec. 5, with…
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SpaceX, NASA, ESA launch Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich mission
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In what was likely to be its last commercial launch, Russia’s Rokot rocket gave the…
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The European Space Agency’s Sentinel 5 Precursor satellite launched Friday aboard what could be the…
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Russia’s Soyuz ST-A rocket has launched with the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1B spacecraft and four…
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A Russian Rokot launch vehicle – with a Briz-KM Upper Stage – has launched the…
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The first of four next-generation weather satellites has completed assembly at Lockheed Martin. The new…
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Arianespace launched a Soyuz ST-A rocket on a mission to loft the Sentinel-1A mission into…
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Northrop Grumman tests fast-developed SMART motor, looks ahead to future applications
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), one of the largest space and defense contractors in the United…
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Launch Roundup: Ariane 6 flies, Atlas V and New Glenn both scrub during busy week
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Launch Roundup: China to launch crew to Tiangong, India to launch new naval satellite
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