With two launches now under its belt, China joins the US as the second nation to have launched to orbit in 2023. First, the Shijian 23 payload lifted off at 22:00 UTC on Sunday onboard a Chang Zheng 7A from Wenchang. Just seven hours later, Gushenxing-1 carried the “Give Me Five” rideshare mission to orbit from Jiuquan.
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on Transporter-5 Rideshare Mission
by Joseph NavinAt 18:35 UTC (2:35 p.m. EDT) on May 25, SpaceX has launched yet another Falcon…
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SpaceX launches Transporter-4, first of six missions for Falcon 9 in April
by Lee KanayamaSpaceX has launched Transporter-4, the fourth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission under their rideshare program. Transporter-4…
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China launched the second Chang Zheng 8 on Sunday from LC-201 at the Wenchang Satellite…
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SpaceX has conducted its second orbital launch of the year, named Transporter-3. The liftoff occurred…
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SpaceX launched the Transporter 2 mission on Wednesday, June 30 at 15:31 EDT (19:31 UTC)…
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SpaceX launches Starlink rideshare mission as constellation deployment milestone nears
SpaceX launched its third Starlink mission in just 11 days on the v1.0 L26 flight.…
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Arianespace launches Vega’s return to flight with rideshare mission
After a five month grounding, Vega returned to flight following a launch failure in November…
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SpaceX launched their third mission of 2021 and the first of many planned Smallsat Rideshare…
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After a lengthy grounding following a failed launch in July 2019, the closure of the…
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SpaceX has broken another reuse record on the Starlink v1.0 L10 mission. For the first…
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Spaceflight Inc Evolving Sherpa for Future Rideshare Missions
by Lee KanayamaSpaceflight Inc. has announced that a brand new Orbital Transfer Vehicle, Sherpa-FX, will fly on…
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SpaceX launches first Starlink rideshare mission with Planet Labs
by Tyler GrayAs SpaceX continues to roll through its 2020 launch campaign, the company launched another batch…
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Planet Labs Inc. has announced they will launch six SkySat satellites, SkySats 16-21, on Falcon…