Russia launched a missile early warning satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Northern Russia, on 2 November. The Soyuz 2-1b rocket lifted-off at 0648 GMT carrying the Tundra (EKS) 6 satellite into orbit. The spacecraft was then transported to its elliptical Molniya...
One of the most powerful rockets in the world, a Falcon Heavy Block 5 (px), whose lift off consisted of a main stage with nine Merlin engines firing, supported by two booster rockets, also each with nine Merlin engines firing, was launched from from the Launch...
A Long March 5B (CZ-5B) rocket lifted off from its launch pad at 0737 GMT on 31 October 2022. The launch took place from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the island of Hainan. Aboard was a key piece of the Chinese Space Station (CSS), the Mengtian experiment...
China successfully launched a Long March 2D/2 (CZ-2D/2) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, China at 0101 GMT on 29 October 2022. The vehicle was carrying Shiyan 20C – which means Experiment 20C – a mysterious Chinese satellite built by Chinese Academy...
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world via his interests in the SpaceX space firm and in Tesla automobiles, celebrated both his US$44 billion purchase of the social media firm Twitter and the successful launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket by posting an image of its...
The newspace operator Spire Global which provides space-based data and analytics has signed a multi satellite “Launch Service Agreement with launch provider Virgin Orbit. The first launch of this multi-launch multi-year contract will take place in 2023. Exact...
