At 0934 GMT on 5 September a Ceres-1S rocket built by Chinese company Galactic Energy successfully lifted-off from a modified barge launch platform in the Yellow Sea. Onboard the rocket were four smallsats of the Tianqi (Apocalypse) IoT constellation. This launch...
On 8 August 2023, Earth Observation (EO) imagery provider and satellite operator BlackSky contracted with Rocket Lab for five further Electron rocket launches. This deal continues a relationship between the two companies which has seen Blacksky satellites launch on...
The Virgin Galactic suborbital launch operation is gathering steam as it launches its second passenger flight. The suborbital SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity space plane was carried into the air by the WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft Eve from Spaceport America at 1429 GMT on...
Launching on 22 and 23 July 2023 two rockets from China carried a total of six satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) or very low Earth orbit (VLEO). The first mission lifted-off at 0507 GMT on 22 July and saw commercial Chinese company Galactic Energy using its...
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 carrying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid Telescope from Cape Canaveral, US, at 1512 GMT on 1 July. Euclid, named after a Greek mathematician known for founding the study of geometry, will spend the next month travelling...
The longstanding rumours about a possible merger between satellite operators Intelsat and SES, to create an entity valued at over US$10 billion, have finally been put to rest after Intelsat reportedly walked away from the discussions. Luxembourg-based SES confirmed...
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