Tag: Earth observation
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New Chinese satellite launcher fails on first flight
This frame from a video of the Kuaizhou 11 launch shows the rocket lifting off from the Jiuquan launch base in northwestern China. Credit: CASIC/CCTV The first flight of the new Chinese Kuaizhou 11 solid-fueled rocket failed to place two small satellites into orbit Friday, and Chinese state media said the cause of the malfunction…
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Live coverage: SpaceX calls off Falcon 9 launch attempt Saturday
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 tenth 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…
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SpaceX’s next batch of Starlink satellites back on the launch pad
EDITOR’S NOTE: Launch has been delayed to Saturday, July 11, at 10:54 a.m. EDT (1454 GMT). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands vertical Tuesday on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Credit: Spaceflight Now SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical Tuesday on pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, positioning the launch vehicle for…
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Argentine team returns to Florida to prep radar satellite for late July launch
Team members pose with the SAOCOM 1B radar imaging satellite before it was shipped from Argentina to Cape Canaveral earlier this year. Credit: CONAE A team of 18 Argentine engineers is quarantining in Florida this week after arriving from Buenos Aires, observing coronavirus health restrictions before beginning operations at Cape Canaveral next week to ready…
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Chinese launches loft satellites to study space environment and observe Earth
A Long March 4B rocket takes off from the Taiyuan space center Friday. Credit: Xinhua China launched a Long March 2D rocket Saturday with a satellite Chinese officials claimed will study the space environment and conduct technology demonstrations, less than two days after a Long March 4B rocket took off from a different launch site…
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Israel successfully places surveillance satellite into orbit
A Shavit 2 launcher takes off from Israel on Monday carrying the Ofeq 16 spy satellite. Credit: Israel Ministry of Defense For the first time in nearly four years, a rocket successfully shot into orbit from Israel on Monday with a military reconnaissance satellite to shore up the country’s space-based capability to surveil Iran and…
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Rocket Lab satellite launch fails before reaching orbit
An Electron rocket takes off Saturday (U.S. time) from New Zealand with seven satellites on-board. Credit: Rocket Lab A failure during the second stage burn of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket caused seven small commercial satellites to crash back to Earth Saturday following liftoff from New Zealand. Carrying satellites from the United States, Japan and…
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Live coverage: Rocket Lab confirms launch failure after liftoff with seven satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand carrying payloads into orbit for Canon Electronics, Planet and In-Space Missions. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Rocket Lab’s live video webcast begins approximately 15 minutes prior to launch, and will…
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Rocket Lab plans next launch Saturday, closes in on first mission from Virginia
The Electron rocket for Rocket Lab’s next mission. Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is readying for a launch from its New Zealand spaceport Saturday (U.S. time) with seven commercial satellites from Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom, while teams at Wallops Island, Virginia, move closer to Rocket Lab’s first launch there as soon…
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SpaceX rideshare provides new path to orbit for BlackSky
EDITOR’S NOTE: SpaceX has scrubbed Friday’s launch attempt. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket set to launch the next 57 Starlink satellites and two BlackSky microsatellites stands on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Spaceflight Now Despite a growing number of rocket options, the availability of on-time launch services remains a key factor in…