Tag: Hispasat
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Infinite Orbits Selects Open Cosmos for ‘Tom & Jerry’ Satellite Inspection Mission
European space companies Infinite Orbits and Open Cosmos have partnered on a new satellite mission designed to demonstrate rendezvous, proximity and inspection operations in low-Earth orbit (LEO). The mission, dubbed “Tom & Jerry,” will involve two satellites that will perform a series of maneuvering and inspection activities after launch, which is currently targeted for mid-2027.…
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Eutelsat Secures French-Backed Financing to Expand OneWeb Satellite Constellation
European satellite communications operator Eutelsat has secured nearly €1 billion in government-backed financing from France to support the expansion of its OneWeb low-Earth-orbit broadband constellation, the company said. The €975 million agreement, announced on Feb. 11, is backed by the French Export Credit Agency and will fund a recently signed contract with Airbus Defence and…
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SpaceX launches Hispasat’s Amazonas Nexus satellite
SpaceX has launched the Amazonas Nexus satellite for Hispasat on a Falcon 9 rocket from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff occurred at 8:32 PM EST on Monday, Feb. 6 (01:32 UTC on Tuesday, Feb. 7) under extremely favorable weather conditions. Amazonas Nexus will provide communications for all of the Americas —…
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SpaceX’s most recent launch carried a secret military-funded experiment
Artist’s illustration of a Payload Orbital Delivery System accommodation on a Space Systems/Loral-built telecom satellite. Credit: SSL A previously-undisclosed payload funded by a U.S. military research agency rode into orbit with a Spanish communications satellite on SpaceX’s most recent Falcon 9 rocket launch March 6, officials said Friday. The small spacecraft was fastened inside the…
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Video: Deployment of the Hispasat 30W-6 satellite from the Falcon 9 rocket
The Hispasat 30W-6 satellite, set to begin a 15-year telecommunications mission, deployed from the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket around 33 minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral Tuesday. The powerful commercial telecom craft rode SpaceX’s 50th Falcon 9 rocket flight into geostationary transfer orbit following a liftoff from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40…
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Video: Press site view of Falcon 9 launch with Hispasat 30W-6
Credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now This video replay from a nearby viewing site shows the Falcon 9 rocket launching early Tuesday from Cape Canaveral with the Hispasat 30W-6 communications satellite. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket took off at 12:33 a.m. EST (0533 GMT) Tuesday from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad and delivered its commercial…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket lights up the night with launch for Hispasat
SpaceX’s 50th Falcon 9 rocket flight took off from Florida’s Space Coast shortly after midnight Tuesday with the Hispasat 30W-6 communications satellite, firing into a moonlit night sky with 1.7 million pounds of thrust. Nine Merlin engines steered the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket eastward from Cape Canaveral, and the SpaceX-built launcher’s upper stage delivered…
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Video: SpaceX’s 50th Falcon 9 rocket flight lifts off from Cape Canaveral
Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched shortly after midnight Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with Hispasat 30W-6, a communications satellite heading for a position more than 22,000 miles over the equator to serve markets in Europe, North Africa and the Americas. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket took off at 12:33…
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Hefty Hispasat satellite rides SpaceX rocket into orbit
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT) with orbit details. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad Tuesday. Credit: SpaceX A Spanish-owned, U.S.-built commercial communications satellite climbed into orbit early Tuesday from Cape Canaveral on the 50th flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launching on…
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Live coverage: Hispasat communications lifts off on Falcon 9 rocket
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with the Hispasat 30W-6 communications satellite for Hispasat of Madrid, Spain. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX’s live video webcast begins around 15 minutes prior to launch, and will be available on this page.