Arianespace’s new rocket, the Ariane 6, will make her maiden flight with OneWeb satellites onboard, following a contract announcement on Tuesday. The contract, which includes options for future Ariane 6 launches, will open with the qualification launch of the Ariane 62 version in the latter part of 2020.
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Arianespace’s Soyuz ST-B rocket has launched the first satellites that will act as pathfinders to…
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to launch five Starlink missions, Firefly to launch Alpha
Seven missions are on this week’s launch manifest, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 dominating the schedule.…
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Launch Preview: Firefly to launch Alpha, SpaceX to launch three Starlink missions
After a brief grounding earlier this month following the Starlink Group 17-32 second stage deorbit…
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Launch Roundup: GPS, Starlink, Electron launches scheduled for last week of January
The last week of January has a busy slate of orbital launches, with flights from…
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Blue Origin has unveiled TeraWave, an ambitious satellite communications network poised to deliver symmetrical data…
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Launch Roundup: China, Russia, Rocket Lab, ULA join SpaceX in flying this week
The upcoming launch week, starting on Monday, Dec. 8, is a very busy one as…
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How space weather events impact launches, orbiting spacecraft, and our future in space
by Sean YoderWhen Blue Origin scrubbed the launch of its NG-2 mission on its New Glenn rocket…
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Launch Roundup: Ariane 6 flies, Atlas V and New Glenn both scrub during busy week
by John SharpThis week’s launch manifest featured twelve missions launching on nine different rockets, including the first…
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Launch Roundup: China to launch crew to Tiangong, India to launch new naval satellite
Six missions comprise the worldwide launch manifest this week, including a crewed launch from China…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launch first expendable Falcon 9 since January
by Martin SmithSpaceX dominates this week’s launch manifest with four missions aboard Falcon 9 vehicles, one of…
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Launch Roundup: Kuiper, Starlink, IMAP headline launch manifest
A busy slate of launches was planned for the last full week of September, including…
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The launch manifest for this week included five Falcon 9 launches. Four of them collectively…
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Blue Origin, Relativity Space, Stoke Space, and more all completing major upgrades at Cape Canaveral
by Aaron McCreaNumerous upgrades have been observed during NSF’s recent flyover, as efforts continue to bring upgraded…
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Launch Roundup: Chinese cargo resupply mission, Falcon 9 launches Kuiper satellites
by Martin SmithThis week features several missions scheduled to launch from sites all around the world. China…
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Launch Roundup: Starship Flight 9; SpaceX starts new Starlink shell; China, Russia also launch
by John SharpThis Launch Roundup has been extended to include the launch of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9…
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Launch Roundup: China launches crew, Falcon 9 launches Bandwagon rideshare and 250th Starlink mission
by Martin SmithThis week, China has launched three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station. SpaceX’s Falcon 9…
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Launch Roundup: Alpha postponed, Falcon 9 launches cargo to ISS
by John SharpThis week has seen the worldwide launch cadence slow, with only four launches taking place.…
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Launch Roundup: New Shepard to simulate lunar gravity, India and Japan launch navigation satellites
by Martin SmithThis week’s schedule has a mix of orbital and suborbital missions launching from seven different…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX returns to launching Starlink following Starship launch
by John SharpWith the dust settling following the launches of Blue Origin’s New Glenn and SpaceX’s Starship…