Tag: commercial-space
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Coronavirus concerns force postponement of SpaceX launch with Argentine satellite
Ground crews fold the SAOCOM 1B’s radar antenna before shipment from the satellite’s manufacturing and test facility in Argentina to Cape Canaveral. Credit: CONAE Concerns about the coronavirus pandemic have prompted officials to postpone the planned March 30 launch of Argentina’s SAOCOM 1B radar observation satellite from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket,…
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Soyuz rocket successfully launches 34 more OneWeb satellites
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with 34 more OneWeb satellites. Credit: Roscosmos A Soyuz rocket and Fregat upper stage lifted off Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, delivering 34 more satellites to orbit for OneWeb’s space-based Internet network in the company’s second launch this year. The Russian…
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Astra readies for possible launch attempt next week
Astra’s first satellite launcher stands on a portable launch mount at Kodiak Island, Alaska, during flight preps last month. Credit: DARPA After missing out on an opportunity to win up to $12 million in prize money through DARPA’s Launch Challenge earlier this month, Astra is gearing up for another possible orbital launch attempt next week…
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Amid bankruptcy reports, OneWeb plans launch of 34 more satellites
The base of the Soyuz-2.1b booster set to launch 34 more OneWeb satellites is seen Wednesday as the rocket was erected vertical on its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: Roscosmos OneWeb is gearing up for launch of 34 more satellites for its broadband Internet network Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
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Falcon 9 rocket overcomes engine failure to deploy Starlink satellites
A Falcon 9 rocket takes off from pad 39A Wednesday morning at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket overcame a rare in-flight engine failure soon after launch from Florida’s Space Coast Wednesday to place 60 satellites in orbit for the company’s Starlink Internet network. One of the rocket’s…
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Soyuz launch preps in Kazakhstan proceed despite travel restrictions
Technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome assemble the Soyuz rocket slated to launch Saturday with 34 OneWeb satellites. Credit: Roscosmos While Arianespace missions from French Guiana have been suspended in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the company says a Soyuz rocket launch from Kazakhstan is set to go ahead Saturday with 34 more OneWeb broadband satellites.…
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SpaceX selected to launch Intelsat telecom satellite, NASA pollution monitor
File photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station before a launch in 2018. Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch an Intelsat communications satellite with a NASA-funded air pollution monitor to be positioned over the Americas in 2022, officials announced Tuesday. The Falcon 9 will take off…
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Launches from French Guiana suspended due to coronavirus
File photo of an Ariane 5 rocket on its launch pad in French Guiana. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon Launch campaigns at the European-run spaceport in French Guiana — a home base for Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega rockets — have been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, Arianespace…
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SpaceX launch aborted in final second before liftoff
A Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 39A seconds after an aborted launch Sunday. Credit: SpaceX The countdown for a planned launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida automatically aborted in the last second before liftoff Sunday after an on-board computer detected unexpected data during an engine power…
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Live coverage: SpaceX delivers Starlink satellites to orbit despite engine failure
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will launch SpaceX’s sixth batch of Starlink broadband satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SpaceX Webcast”] [tabby title=”SpaceX Mission Audio”] [tabbyending] Spaceflight Now members can…