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Cape Canaveral witnesses another Falcon 9 launch – this time carrying 56 Starlinks as part of Group 5-6
A SpaceX operated Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket lifted off from pad SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA at 0731 GMT on 4 May 2023. Aboard the launch were 56 Starlink communications satellites as part of the constellations Group 5-6 heading for their initial drop...
UAE astronaut joins NASA one to do EVA spacewalk from ISS
NASA astronaut Steve Bowen was joined by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi for an Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS). After depressurisation of the Quest airlock, the airlock hatch was opened at...
Falcon Heavy in expendable form launches three satellites in night launch: Viasat-3 Americas, Arcturus & G-Space 1 (Corrected)
While its launches are not very common, a Falcon Heavy launch can be spectacular as happened during a night launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, at 0026 GMT on 1 May 2023. The Falcon Heavy v1.2FT Block 5 rocket was flown with a set of reusable boosters, the...
Falcon 9 launches pair of O3b satellites: m-POWER-3 and -4
A Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket successfully launched a pair of O3B m-POWER satellites on behalf of SES. After the launch was delayed for an hour due to bad weather, the two satellites, SES O3B m-POWER-3 and SES O3B m-POWER-4, were launched from Cape Canaveral Air...
Falcon 9 launches 46 communications satellites to LEO as part of Starlink Group 3-5
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 from Vandenberg, California, USA at 1330 GMT on 27 April 2023. The launch vehicle was carrying Starlink Group 3-5 consisting of 46 Starlink communications satellites. The reusable B1061 first stage on its 13th...
Japanese first lunar lander iSpace Hakuto-R is feared lost after apparent crash landing
Lunar lander Hakuto-R is feared to have crashed on the surface of its destination after communication with the Japanese spacecraft was lost just moments before its planned touchdown, at around 1640 GMT on 25 April. The lander had been in communication with the Mission...
Mystery satellite failures confirmed: communications lost with former SPOT 7 imaging satellite Azersky while Inmarsat 4F-1 has temporary outage
It was reported to Seradata during April that Azersky – the former SPOT 7 Earth-imaging satellite – had failed in orbit in March. Initially Azercosmos – the Azerbaijan space agency – refused to comment on the failure. However, later AzerNews confirmed the report,...
Orbit Fab raises US$28.5 million for satellite refuelling services
Orbit Fab has raised US$28.5 million in a Series A funding round to propel forward its first missions to provide satellite refuelling services in GEO, LEO, and VLEO orbits. The latest injection of funding was led by 8090 Industries. Other investors included Stride...
PSLV-CA launches TeLEOS-2 radar sat and LUMELITE-4 cubesat plus hosted payloads on upper stage
A PSLV-CA launch vehicle (flight PSLV-C55) launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India at 0849 GMT on 22 April 2022. The flight was made under NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) - a commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It...
Third ISS EVA in 2023 completed by cosmonauts…after Soyuz MS-23 moved position
On 19 April 2023 at 0140 GMT, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin began their EVA when they opened the Poisk airlock of the ISS. With assistance from cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev who operated the European robotic arm from within, Prokopyev and Petelin...
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