Tag: Launch Vehicle Platforms
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Rocket Lab to Launch Earth Observation Satellite for Japanese Earth Imaging Company iQPS
Rocket Lab USA, a global launch services and space systems company, announced it has signed a deal to launch an Earth observation satellite on Electron for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company. iQPS was originally manifested on another launch vehicle, but iQPS has now selected Rocket Lab to…
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Rocket Lab Signs Double Launch Deal with NASA for Climate Change Research Mission
Rocket Lab USA, a launch services and space systems company, announced it has signed a double-launch deal with NASA to deliver the Agency’s climate change research-focused mission, PREFIRE, to low Earth orbit in 2024. The two dedicated missions on Electron will deploy one small satellite each to a 525km circular orbit from Rocket Lab Launch…
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Rocket Lab Signs New Block Buy Deal for Five Electron Launches with BlackSky
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, has announced it has signed another block buy deal for five Electron launches with BlackSky, one of the leading providers of real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services. Rocket Lab has launched six Electron missions for BlackSky since 2019, becoming the primary launch provider for BlackSky’s…
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Rocket Lab Secures New Deal to Launch HASTE Mission from Virginia
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced that it has signed a new launch services agreement with a confidential customer for a HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) mission from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in 2024. The contract…
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L3Harris Completes the Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne
L3Harris Technologies, a trusted disruptor for the global aerospace and defense industry has completed its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, a world-recognized aerospace and defense company providing propulsion and power systems for rockets, spacecraft, and other space vehicles. The acquisition marks the forming of a fourth business segment at the company. L3Harris signed a definitive agreement…
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SpaceX Successfully Launches Hughes JUPITER 3 Communications Satellite
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, announced its JUPITER 3 ultra high-density satellite has successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from historic Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A in Florida. Also known as EchoStar XXIV, JUPITER 3 was built by Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, CA, and is engineered to deliver gigabytes of…
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Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for Capella Space’s Next Mission in Multi-Launch Contract
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, announced it has scheduled its next Electron launch during a window that opens on 28 July 2023 NZST/UTC. The ‘We Love the Nightlife’ mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula for American space tech company Capella Space,…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellites for NASA and Commercial Constellation Operators
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, successfully launched seven satellites for NASA, Space Flight Laboratory, and Spire Global from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand and recovered the Electron’s booster as part of the Company’s reusable rocket program. The Baby Come Back mission was Rocket Lab’s seventh launch for the year and…
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Rocket Lab Prepares Mix of NASA and Commercial Satellites for its Next Launch
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, is preparing to launch a mix of satellites for NASA and commercial satellite constellation operators in the coming days. The mission, named Baby Come Back, is scheduled for lift-off between 11:30–13:30 NZST on July 18th from Pad B at Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia…
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ISRO Successfully Launches India’s Third Moon Expedition Chandrayaan-3
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar mission, and a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2. Chandrayaan-3 was launched onboard a Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3) rocket, ISRO’s heavy-lift launch vehicle from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 14. Chandrayaan-3, which was…