by Matt Wilson | Apr 13, 2021 | commercial launch services, exploration, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
Astrobotic has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to fly its first GRIFFIN lunar lander to the Moon. This is the first mission for its larger lander product – its smaller PEREGRINE lander is due to fly this year. The GRIFFIN mission is planned to launch... 
by David Todd | Apr 6, 2021 | commercial launch services, Finance, Launches
Lockheed Martin may have its primary interest in large rocket launches via its half share (with Boeing) of the United Launch Alliance (ULA). It is nevertheless it is striking out on its own – albeit with a partner, the small launch vehicle provider ABL Space... 
by Matt Wilson | Mar 26, 2021 | commercial launch services, Finance, Seradata News
On 25 March 2021 BlackSky Global, through its launch services provider Spaceflight Inc., signed a multi-launch contract with Rocket Lab covering nine of its Earth observation satellites. As per the contract Rocket Lab will conduct at least five Electron missions... 
by Matt Wilson | Mar 25, 2021 | commercial launch services, Constellation, Launches, Russia, Satellites, Seradata News
Arianespace, through its Russian joint venture Starsem, has launched a Soyuz 2-1B/Fregat M vehicle carrying 36 OneWeb satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). The mission lifted off at 0247 GMT on 25 March 2021 from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Siberia, Russia, and... 
by Matt Wilson | Mar 24, 2021 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
At 0828 GMT on 24 March SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 vehicle carrying 60 STARLINK satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA. The Launch vehicle first-stage successfully landed on the drone barge Of Course I Still Love You at 0836 GMT... 
by Matt Wilson | Mar 16, 2021 | commercial launch services, Military space, Seradata News, Technology
Relativity Space, an American company developing “3-D printed” rockets, has been given a contract by the US military to launch an STP (Space Test Program) payload in 2023. Its upcoming rocket, named Terran-1, is expected to conduct its maiden flight later...
