ROCKET LAB SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES TWO MISSIONS IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS - Rocket Lab USA has successfully launched its 56 th Electron mission, deploying five satellites to Low Earth Orbit for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) constellation operator Kinéis. The “Ice AIS Baby” mission lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 4:55 pm on 25 N... More (Source: Satellite Evolution - Nov 27)
SPACEX LAUNCHES STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Shortly before midnight on Tuesday, SpaceX launched its lates batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites on the Starlink 6-76 mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 11:41 p.m. EST (0441 UTC on Nov. 27). The rock... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 27)
'UNEXPECTED ODOR' ON RUSSIAN SPACECRAFT DELAYS CARGO DELIVERY FOR ISS ASTRONAUTS - Astronauts found an "unexpected odor" after trying to open the door to a new cargo spacecraft at the space station, according to NASA. A Russian Progress spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Saturday (Nov. 23) at the Russian Poisk module after its launch on Nov. 21. But astrona... More (Source: Space.com - Nov 27)
HOW AMATEUR RADIO IS CONNECTING ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE WITH KIDS ON EARTH - Consider this: It is now four decades ago that astronaut Owen Garriott, callsign W5LFL, pioneered amateur radio communication from space. He was a crewmember on the space shuttle program's STS-9 mission. During that space shuttle flight in 1983, Garriott became the first-ever person in space to c... More (Source: Space.com - Nov 26)
SPACE DELIVERY ARRIVES AT STATION ABOARD PROGRESS CARGO CRAFT - The unpiloted Progress 90 spacecraft arrived at the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Poisk module at 9:31 a.m. EST, Saturday, Nov. 23. The spacecraft launched at 7:22 a.m. (5:22 p.m. Baikonur time) Nov. 21, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The ... More (Source: NASA - Nov 26)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 20 STARLINK SATELLITES ON THE 400TH FALCON 9 ROCKET - Against the backdrop of a characteristically foggy night at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, SpaceX launched its 400th Falcon 9 rocket on an orbital flight. The Starlink 9-13 mission also marked SpaceX’s 100th launch to date from the West Coast. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E)... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 26)
CHINA LAUNCHES PAIR OF SUPERVIEW NEO-2 RADAR SATELLITES - China launched a pair of radar satellites late Sunday for a state-owned firm building a 28-satellite remote sensing constellation. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 6:39 p.m. Eastern, Nov. 24 (2339 UTC) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Insulation tiles fell from the rocket’s upper stage... More (Source: SpaceNews - Nov 26)
RUSSIAN SOYUZ ROCKET LAUNCHES SUPPLIES TO ISS ON 90TH PROGRESS CARGO SPACECRAFT - A Russian cargo spacecraft launched toward the space station on Thursday morning (Nov. 21). A Soyuz rocket launched the uncrewed Progress 90 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Thursday from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:22 a.m. EST (1222 GMT; 5:22 p.m. local time in Kazakhs... More (Source: Space.com - Nov 22)
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FIRES THRUSTERS TO DODGE HUNK OF SPACE DEBRIS - The International Space Station took some evasive action on Tuesday (Nov. 19). A Russian Progress cargo ship that's docked to the ISS fired its thrusters for 5.5 minutes on Tuesday afternoon beginning at 3:09 p.m. EST (2009 GMT). The goal was to make sure the orbiting complex dodged a potentially... More (Source: Space.com - Nov 22)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 24 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX completed its fourth Falcon 9 rocket launch since Sunday with a mission carrying the company’s latest batch of Starlink internet satellites. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-66 mission pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 11:07 a.m. EST (1607 UTC) on Thursday. Space Force me... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 22)
EXOLAUNCH TO DEPLOY SATELLITES WITH NEW UNIVERSAL ADAPTER IN 2026 - German launch services provider Exolaunch will use its new Exotube adapter for six constellation launches starting in 2026. Exotube, on display at the Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen, is a universal modular adapter for integration, launch and deployment of spacecraft ranging from cubesats to 500... More (Source: SpaceNews - Nov 21)
SPACE STATION RAISES ORBIT AVOIDING ORBITAL DEBRIS - The Progress 89 thrusters were fired at 2:09 p.m. CST today for 5 minutes, 31 seconds, to raise the orbit of the International Space Station to provide an extra margin of distance from a piece of orbital debris from a defunct defense meteorological satellite that broke up in 2015. The Pre-determined... More (Source: NASA - Nov 20)
SOUTH KOREA TO LAUNCH 3RD SPY SATELLITE FROM VANDENBERG BASE BY YEAR-END - The South Korean military is close to launching a third spy satellite, to be a key asset in monitoring North Korea. The third military reconnaissance satellite will be carried into orbit atop Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket, like the first two, around the third week of December from the Vandenberg Sp... More (Source: SatNews - Nov 20)
NASA TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OF PROGRESS 90 LAUNCH, SPACE STATION DOCKING - NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft delivering nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 90 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 7:22 a.m. EST (5:22 p.m. Bai... More (Source: NASA - Nov 19)
SPACEX LAUNCHES HEAVY SATELLITE IN 1ST MISSION FOR INDIA'S SPACE AGENCY - SpaceX launched its first-ever mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today (Nov. 18). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying ISRO's GSAT-N2 communications satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 1:31 p.m. EST (1831 GMT). It was the third launch in less than 2... More (Source: Space.com - Nov 19)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 20 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CALIFORNIA - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with another 20 Starlink satellites from California Sunday night. The Starlink 9-11 mission featured 13 satellites that include Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 9:53 p.m. P... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 19)
SPACEX LAUNCHING 20 STARLINK SATELLITES FROM CALIFORNIA EARLY NOV. 18 - SpaceX is set to launch 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California early Monday morning (Nov. 18). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base during a four-hour window t... More (Source: Space.com - Nov 18)
SPACEX LAUNCHES MYSTERY ‘OPTUS-X’ ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket at sunset with a payload that has been shrouded in secrecy to the point of not disclosing any specifics of the mission, and not using its original name. All regulatory filings and U.S. government agencies, like the Space Force and the Federal Aviation Administrat... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 18)
THE ISS HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR 5 YEARS. NASA AND RUSSIA DISAGREE ON HOW TO FIX IT - NASA and the Russian space agency are not in agreement about the risk an ongoing leak poses to the space station, a U.S. advisory committee said. NASA and Roscosmos also disagree about the causes and remedies for the leak in the Russian PrK module, International Space Station advisory committee c... More (Source: Space.com - Nov 17)
