Japanese company Synspective Inc has selected Rocket Lab to launch three of its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. The announcement, on 8 December, states that its second satellite StriX-β will be the first included in this deal. Using the Rocket Lab Electron...
Marking the first launch of December a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX has lifted-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 2312 GMT on 2 December. The mission carried a reduced Starlink count of 48 satellites – compared to the previous mission to this orbital shell...
A prospective Ukrainian Lunar exploration company Lunar Research Service (LRS) has contracted to manifest a payload on the maiden launch of a German micro launcher. The Kiev-based company signed the contract with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) on 18 November. It...
Australian GEO satellite operator Optus (Singtel Optus) has selected Arianespace to launch its next satellite in 2023. The spacecraft known as Optus 11 is planned as a HTS replacement for the older Optus D1 satellite which is already 15 years old. Arianespace is...
ABL Space Systems, USA, has been selected by Amazon to launch the first two prototype satellites for its planned Kuiper LEO constellation. The announcement was published on 1 November and also mentioned an additional multi-launch deal between the companies. ABL is...
The UK Ministry of Defence has surprised the pan-European launch provider Arianespace by selecting a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch for its urgently needed Skynet 6A military communications satellite. While the early Skynet satellites used US Delta and Titan rockets for their...
