by David Todd | Dec 11, 2020 | Launches, Military space, Satellites
The NRO L-44 (ORION 10) spacecraft of the US National Reconnaissance Office, was finally launched by an upgraded Delta IV Heavy rocket at 0109 GMT on 11 December 2020. The launch, operated by the United Launch Alliance (ULA) took place from Pad 37B at Cape Canaveral,...
by David Todd | Nov 14, 2020 | Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
The US National Reconnaissance Office’s NRO L-101 mission was launched successfully from the SLC-41 pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 2232 GMT on 13 November using a ULA Atlas V vehicle. The spacecraft, which remains secret, was launched into a...
by David Todd | Oct 21, 2020 | Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX, Technology
NASA has formally awarded “Tipping Point” contracts worth a total of US$370 million to 14 firms to demonstrate new technologies for lunar and Mars exploration. Possibly due to criticism that cryogenic storage and refueling technology would not be ready to make a human...
by David Todd | Oct 5, 2020 | Launches, NASA, Seradata News, SpaceX
In what has been a very strange period for launch delays, multiple US government and commercial satellite launches have been affected by a series of aborts, stand-downs and delays. However, one happened in good time. Having suffered a weather related delay on 30...
by Matt Wilson | Sep 21, 2020 | Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has confirmed that its experimental satellite NTS-3 will be launched by a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket in 2022. The satellite NTS-3 (Navigation Technology Satellite 3) is to test experimental technologies...
