ALMAGEST SPACE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH + DEPLOYMENT OF THEIR ELEVATION-1 E-BAND SATELLITE - Almagest Space Corporation has announced the successful launch and deployment of ELEVATION-1, a demonstration satellite carrying the world’s first E-band communications payload with the foundational technology for Almagest to develop innovative, high performance, bulk data solutions. ELEVATION-1 w... More (Source: SatNews - Jan 24)
BLACKSKY SHIPS FIRST GEN-3 SATELLITE FOR EXPECTED LAUNCH IN FEBRUARY - BlackSky Technology Inc. ships its first Gen-3 satellite to launch provider Rocket Lab today. The satellite is planned for launch in February from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The Gen-3 constellation will offer customers new mission critical insights with the addition of very h... More (Source: BlackSky - Jan 24)
CHINA LAUNCHES FOURTH BATCH OF THOUSAND SAILS MEGACONSTELLATION SATELLITES - China launched the fourth batch of 18 satellites for the Thousand Sails megaconstellation early Thursday using a Long March 6A rocket. The Long March 6A lifted off at 12:11 a.m. Eastern (0511 UTC) Jan. 23 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China, carrying 18 Qianfan (Thousand Sails) Po... More (Source: SpaceNews - Jan 24)
CHINA LAUNCHES CLASSIFIED TJS-14 SATELLITE TOWARDS GEOSTATIONARY BELT - China sent a classified experimental technology satellite into orbit Thursday, adding to a series of spacecraft recently sent towards geostationary orbit. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 10:32 a.m. Eastern (1532 UTC) Jan. 23 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China. The Chi... More (Source: SpaceNews - Jan 24)
CHINESE ASTRONAUTS INSTALL DEBRIS SHIELDS ON TIANGONG SPACE STATION DURING 8.5-HOUR SPACEWALK - Two Chinese astronauts have completed the second spacewalk of their six-month-long mission in Earth orbit. Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, part of China's three-person Shenzhou 19 mission, completed an 8.5-hour extravehicular activity (EVA) — or spacewalk — at 12:12 p.m. EST on Jan. 20 (1712 GMT... More (Source: Space.com - Jan 23)
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION? - Americans, Russians and spacefarers from other countries have been working together aboard the International Space Station for a quarter-century. But the ISS is nearing the end of its operational life. What's next for the space station, and what comes after it retires? Following the ISS retiremen... More (Source: - Jan 23)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 21 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites for its internet megaconstellation shortly after midnight on Tuesday. However, there may have been additional satellites onboard as well. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 12:24 a.m. E... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jan 22)
HOW NEW NASA, INDIA EARTH SATELLITE NISAR WILL SEE EARTH - When NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) new Earth satellite NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) launches in coming months, it will capture images of Earth’s surface so detailed they will show how much small plots of land and ice are moving, down to fractions of an in... More (Source: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Jan 22)
CHINA LAUNCHES FIVE NEW SATELLITES - China on Monday launched a CERES-1 carrier rocket with five satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 6:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent a group of satellites, including the Yunyao-1 37-40 and JTX-A-05 models, into their planned orbit... More (Source: www.gov.cn - Jan 21)
PIXXEL HAS LAUNCHED FIREFLY HYPERSPECTRAL SATELLITE - Pixxel has successfully launched the first three satellites of its Firefly constellation. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and launched aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission via SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This marks a significant milestone for Pixxel as it begins comm... More (Source: SatNews - Jan 21)
SCIENTISTS CALL ON UN TO HELP SOLVE EARTH'S SPACE JUNK PROBLEM - An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.'s sustainable development goals. The researchers — led by experts from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Plymouth in the U.K. and the University of Tex... More (Source: Space.com - Jan 21)
SPACEX LAUNCHING 21 STARLINK SATELLITES EARLY JAN. 21 ON 1ST FLIGHT SINCE STARSHIP EXPLOSION - SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites early Tuesday morning (Jan. 21), five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites is scheduled to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space... More (Source: Space.com - Jan 21)
SHENZHOU XIX ASTRONAUTS PREPARE FOR SECOND SPACEWALK - The astronauts of the Shenzhou XIX mission aboard China's Tiangong space station are scheduled to carry out their second spacewalk in the coming days, the China Manned Space Agency said on Sunday. The three astronauts — mission commander Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe, Lieutenant Colonel Song Lingdon... More (Source: Ecns.cn - Jan 20)
SPACEX SET TO LAUNCH HISDESAT'S SPAINSAT NG I SATELLITE ON JANUARY 28 - The SpainSat NG I secure communications satellite, owned by the Spanish governmental operator Hisdesat, is scheduled to launch on January 28. SpaceX, the U.S.-based aerospace company, will carry out the mission, utilizing its Falcon 9 rocket to place the satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Flo... More (Source: Space Daily - Jan 20)
AIRPLANE IN KEEP OUT ZONE FORCES SCRUB OF STARLINK 11-8 LAUNCH 11 SECONDS BEFORE LIFTOFF - Update 11:04 a.m. EST (1604 UTC): SpaceX scrubbed the launch and pushed to Monday SpaceX is preparing to launch its next batch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Monday morning mission is carrying 27 second-generation Starlinks, a new record for this type of satelli... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jan 20)
SPACEX LAUNCHING 27 STARLINK SATELLITES JAN. 19 IN 1ST FLIGHT SINCE STARSHIP EXPLOSION - SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites Sunday (Jan. 19), just three days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink craft is scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Forc... More (Source: Space.com - Jan 19)
XPLORE ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF ITS XCUBE-1 HYPERSPECTRAL SATELLITE - Xplore Inc., a dual-use space company in Bellevue, Wash., announced the successful launch and operation of its first hyperspectral satellite, XCUBE-1. The satellite was launched 21 2024, at 3:34 a.m. PST as part of the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission with SpaceX, facilitated by Maverick Space Systems.... More (Source: Military Aerospace - Jan 18)
PAKISTAN LAUNCHES FIRST HOME-MADE OBSERVATION SATELLITE - Pakistan launched its first home-made observation satellite on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China, Pakistan's space agency said. The PRSC-EO1 satellite will boost Pakistan's ability to monitor and manage natural resources, respond to disasters, and improve urban plann... More (Source: Reuters - Jan 18)
SIERRA SPACE SATELLITE PASSES MILESTONE IN SPACE FORCE PROGRAM - A navigation satellite designed by Sierra Space for the U.S. Space Force has cleared an early review, the company announced Jan. 16, Sierra Space, based in Colorado, is one of four companies selected for the Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) program, aimed at bolstering the existing GP... More (Source: Space News - Jan 17)
