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Yaogan 39 satellite triplet launched by China
At 0736 GMT on 31 August a Chinese Long March 2D (CZ-2D) rocket carried a triplet of satellites into LEO. The mission lifted-off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The three payloads on this mission were identified as a new Yaogan-series, Yaogan-39....
SpaceX launches two Falcon 9 rockets: One with Crew 7 passengers for ISS and one with Starlink Group 6-11 aboard
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2 FT Block 5 rocket from from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (just next door to Cape Canaveral), in Florida, USA,at 0727 GMT on 26 August 2023. The vehicle was carrying the a Crew Dragon (Endurance) spacecraft on the...
China launches JILIN-1 KUANFU 02A satellite
China successfully launched a CERES 1 (GUSHENXING-1) launch vehicle from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, China on 25 August 2023 at 0459 GMT. It carried JILIN-1 KUANFU 02A, which is a multispectral optical satellite to monitor remote sensing data related to the...
Inmarsat 6F-2 is likely total loss after power fault during slow orbit raising
As if the increasing likelihood of a total insurance loss claim for the Viasat-3 Americas satellite was not enough, Viasat has received more bad news. Inmarsat, its newly acquired subsidiary, has found itself in the unenviable position of making an insurance claim for...
North Korea suffers launch failure on re-flight attempt losing spy satellite
North Korea attempted to launch what was described in state media as a Malligyong-1 reconnaissance satellite on 23 August at around 1850 GMT. The mission was apparently a do-over of an unsuccessful launch in May but turned out to be an unfortunate moment of déjà vu...
Rocket Lab successfully launches Acadia-1 on Electron using pre-flown engine
Rocket Lab successful launched an Electron at 2345 GMT on August 24, from Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. The vehicle carried Acadia-1, a new generation Earth observation satellite from Capella Space. The Electron first stage splashed down in the Pacific Ocean and was...
SpaceX launches first “Group 7” Starlink mission for its constellation
Launching at 0937 GMT on 22 August, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried 21 satellites into LEO. The mission took place from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA, and marked the first as part of the Starlink constellation's "Group 7". These 21 approximately 800 kg...
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission makes history with successful Moon landing
India has become the first nation ever to land a spacecraft near the South Pole of the Moon, as well as only the fourth nation in the world to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China. After a 19-minute descent from...
Lockheed and Northrop receive orders for 72 more Transport Layer satellites from the SDA
The SDA announced on 21 August that it had awarded Tranche 2 contracts for 72 satellites (36 each) to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. These satellites will be for its Transport Layer data-relay constellation. The contractors will build and operate their...
Soyuz 2-1A launches Progress MS-24 re-supply craft
A Soyuz 2-1A launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam) carrying the Progress MS-24 re-supply craft on 23 August at 0108 GMT. The crafts two-day flight will end when it autonomously docks with the Zvezda service module of the International Space Station (ISS) on...
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