Tag: Earth observation
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China debuts new upper stage in final launch of the year
A Long March 2D rocket lifts off Saturday from the Jiuquan space base in northwestern China’s Inner Mongolia region. Credit: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. A Chinese Long March 2D booster climbed into orbit from the Jiuquan space base in the northwest of the country Saturday, delivering seven small satellites to space on communications…
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Soyuz launches cluster of 28 satellites
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated after confirmation of a successful launch. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket climbs off its launch pad Thursday at the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Credit: Roscosmos A Russian Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East on Thursday carrying 28 satellites, including a pair of Russian mapping satellites, secondary payloads from Germany, Japan,…
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Spy satellite launch on Soyuz rocket begins refresh of French military space capabilities
The Soyuz ST-A rocket lifts off from French Guiana with France’s CSO 1 military observation satellite Wednesday. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Piron Launching for the 20th time from the jungle of South America, a Russian-built Soyuz booster rocketed into orbit Wednesday with a new eye in the sky for…
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Live coverage: Soyuz lifts off with French spy satellite
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana with the CSO 1 optical surveillance satellite for the French military. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Arianespace’s live video stream begins at 1617 GMT (11:17 a.m. EST) and will be available here. If you appreciate what we…
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Soyuz raised on launch pad in French Guiana for Arianespace’s last flight of 2018
The Soyuz rocket stands on its launch pad in French Guiana on Friday. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – J. Durrenberger A Russian-made Soyuz booster rolled out to its launch pad in French Guiana on Friday, and hydraulic lifts rotated the launcher vertical in preparation for liftoff Tuesday with the first in…
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SpaceX makes another space station cargo delivery
SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship approaches the International Space Station on Saturday. Credit: Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA A commercial supply ship owned and operated by SpaceX arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, delivering a pair of NASA experiments to demonstrate satellite refueling techniques and monitor changes in Earth’s forests, along with a special holiday menu of…
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China launches satellites for Saudi Arabia
A Chinese Long March 2D rocket lifts off Friday. Credit: CGWIC Two Saudi Arabian Earth observation satellites and 10 small secondary payloads rode a Long March 2D rocket into orbit Friday from the Jiuquan space base in China’s northwestern Inner Mongolia region, hours before the launch of a Chinese lunar probe targeting the first soft…
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Video: Pre-launch briefings for SpaceX’s next space station resupply mission
Two panels of managers and scientists presented details of SpaceX’s 16th operational resupply flight to the International Space Station on the eve of its launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The first video clip is the pre-launch press conference with senior NASA, SpaceX and U.S. Air Force officials. The second video includes…
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Photos: Falcon 9 poised for launch at pad 40
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was poised for launch Wednesday at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad carrying more than 5,600 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station. The 213-foot-tall (65-meter) rocket is set for liftoff at 1:16 p.m. EST (1816 GMT) with a Dragon supply ship loaded with a NASA-sponsored instrument to…
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Launch timeline for SpaceX’s 16th resupply launch to the space station
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in less than 10 minutes Wednesday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying more than 5,600 pounds of supplies and experiments. Liftoff is set for 1816 GMT (1:16 p.m. EST) Wednesday from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad.…