Black Sky Aerospace conducts Australia’s first commercial rocket launch
Earlier today, Queensland-based Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) conducted Australia’s first ever launch carrying commercial payloads, from the nation’s only suborbital launch site in Goondiwindi, Queensland.
Today’s was a suborbital launch, with BSA’s...
Japan successfully launches reconnaissance satellite IGS-Optical 6
Today at 13:34 JST (GMT+9), Japan's space agency JAXA successfully launched IGS-Optical 6, a reconnaissance satellite that will add to its Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) series.
The launch took place at Tanegashima...
JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi to join ISS Expedition 62/63 in 2019
Japan’s space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has announced that astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been selected for a long duration stay at the International Space Station (ISS) in 2019.
Noguchi...
China launches Algeria’s first comms satellite Alcomsat-1
Today, at 00:40 Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched Algeria's first geostationary communications satellite, Alcomsat-1. The launch took place at China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center aboard a Long March-3B launch vehicle.
According to...
ISRO’s PSLV launches Cartosat-3
Today, at approximately 9:28 am IST (+5:30 UTC), India's space agency ISRO launched Earth Observation satellite Cartosat-3, along with 12 of Planet's Flock cubesats and Analytical Space's Meshbed cubesat. The launch...
Bangabandhu-1 successfully launched via SpaceX’s Falcon 9
On Friday, May 11th at 4:14 p.m. EDT, SpaceX successfully launched Bangabandhu Satellite-1 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according to SpaceX's press release. Following stage...
ExPace’s Kuaizhou-1A launches 5G satellite
Today, Chinese rocket manufacturer launched its solid-fuel vehicle Kuaizhou-1A, carrying with it Yinhe-1 a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) communication satellite for China's GalaxySpace. The launch took place at Jiuquan Satellite Launch...
Indonesia aims to launch an indigenous orbital rocket by 2040
Indonesia’s space agency LAPAN has announced its aim to launch an indigenous orbital rocket by 2040, with the ability to insert a 1-tonne satellite into Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
The announcement was...
China launches LKW-3 earth observation satellite
On 13 January 2018, China launched LKW-3, the third satellite in a series known simply as "Land Survey Satellite". The launch took place at 3:10p.m. Beijing time (GMT+8) using a Long...
Asia-Pacific satellites on SpaceX’s SSO-A mission
On Monday, December 3rd at 10:34 a.m. PST, SpaceX successfully launched Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express. This was the first time SpaceX launched the same booster for a third time, and was...
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