Tag: Launch Vehicle Platforms
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ESA Selects PLD Space for European Launcher Challenge
PLD Space has been preselected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to participate in the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), the largest European program aimed at fostering new sovereign launch capabilities on the continent. ESA officially launched the ELC this year as a strategic initiative that will award up to €169 million per company in its…
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Orbex and Exolaunch Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement In Launch Services
Orbex, the UK-based orbital launch services company, has announced a strategic five-year partnership with Exolaunch, a global leader in launch services, mission management, deployment systems, and integration services for small satellites. The agreement will see Orbex and Exolaunch collaborate to provide end-to-end launch services for small satellites. Exolaunch will utilise launch capacity and integrate customer…
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Arianespace to Launch CO3D and MicroCarb Satellites on July 25
Arianespace is to launch Airbus Defence and Space‘s CO3D satellites, On Friday, July 25th, 2025, at 11:03 p.m. local time, as well as the CNES’s MicroCarb satellite. This mission, called “VV27”, will be performed using an Arianespace-operated Vega C rocket, launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The main passengers, the four satellites composing the CO3D…
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Rocket Lab Launches Record Turnaround at Launch Complex 1 with 68th Successful Electron Mission
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 68th Electron rocket to deploy a single satellite to space for a confidential commercial customer. The mission was the second of two launches from the same launch site in less than 48 hours, a new launch record for the Company…
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NASA Hosts Fourth Private Mission to International Space Station
As part of NASA’s efforts to expand access to space, four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of the fourth all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft lifted off at 2:31 a.m. EDT Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying Axiom…
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Isar Aerospace Secures €150 Million through Convertible Bond Agreement
German launch services company Isar Aerospace has secured €150 million through a convertible bond agreement with Miami-based Eldridge Industries. Isar Aerospace conducted the inaugural flight of its two-stage, 28-metre-tall Spectrum rocket from Norway’s Andøya Spaceport in March 2025. Although the vehicle failed less than 30 seconds after liftoff, the company described the mission as a…
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Rocket Lab Reschedules Electron Launch to Lift-off in Two Days
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced a swift turnaround in Electron’s launch manifest to fly the next mission in a multi-launch contract for geospatial analytics company HawkEye 360. The mission will fly from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in just two days. The mission, named ‘Get The Hawk…
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United Launch Alliance and Amazon Advance Launches Kuiper 2 Mission for Global Connectivity
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper 2 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on June 23 at 6:54 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission marks the next step in Amazon’s initiative to provide fast, reliable internet to customers around the world, including…
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Orion Space Prepares for Historic VLEO DARPA Ouija Mission Launch
Orion Space Solutions announced the successful completion of a test readiness review (TRR) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Ouija program very low Earth orbit (VLEO) mission, slated for launch in late summer 2025. The Ouija program, initiated in 2022, will mark a significant milestone in space exploration and data collection. The Ouija…
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Rocket Lab Secures Two New Missions for 2025 for the First Launch in Four Days
Rocket Lab, announced it has been selected to launch two dedicated missions on Electron for a confidential commercial customer, the first of which will launch in just four days, a demonstration of Rocket Lab’s ability to execute against a rapid contract-to-launch timeline for responsive, dedicated access to space for satellite operators. Launching from Rocket Lab…