ISRO PLACES 3 SINGAPORE SATELLITES, 6 EXPERIMENTS IN ORBIT IN SECOND LAUNCH THIS YEAR - The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Thursday successfully launched three Singaporean satellites in a commercial mission of the New Space India Limited. This was the second launch of the year by the space agency, the first one having placed an Indian Earth Observation Satellite in orbit in February. Along with the commercial satellites, the space agency also sent on board six in-orbit experiments mounted on the fourth stage of the rocket in the current mission. On Thursday, the workhorse rocket of the country, PSLV-C53, took off from Sriharikota at 6pm and injected the three satellites into precise orbits around 18 minutes later.   More
(Source: The Indian Express - Jul 2)

ATLAS V ROCKET LAUNCHES CLASSIFIED MISSILE-TRACKING SATELLITE FOR US SPACE FORCE - A missile-warning satellite and another spacecraft are on their way to orbit to help the U.S. military get better at tracking fast-moving threats. The two U.S. military surveillance satellites lifted off today (July 1) atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, which rose off a pad at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:15 p.m. EDT (2315 GMT) on a mission for the U.S. Space Force called USSF-12.   More
(Source: Space.com - Jul 2)

INDIA LAUNCHES 3 SATELLITES AND AN EXPERIMENTAL ORBITING PLATFORM - An Indian rocket launched three satellites and an experimental orbiting platform on Thursday morning (June 30) on the vehicle's 55th mission to date. The four-stage, 145.7-foot-tall (44.4 meters) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southeastern India on Thursday at 8:33 a.m. EDT (1233 GMT; 6:03 p.m. local time) into the clear blue sky in what was described as "a marvelous liftoff" by the mission commentator.   More
(Source: Space.com - Jul 1)

VIRGIN ORBIT DELAYS LAUNCH OF SEVEN SATELLITES FOR US SPACE FORCE AND NASA - Virgin Orbit has scrubbed the launch the fifth flight of the LauncherOne rocket, after propellant temperature was deemed to be “slightly out of bounds”. The decision was made prior to the take off of Cosmic Girl, the carrier aircraft. The mission, named Straight Up, consists of seven satellites from the US Space Force and NASA that are destined for low Earth orbit. Straight Up is still expected to be Virgin Orbit’s first nighttime launch, with a 24 hour turnaround likely.    More
(Source: NASASpaceFlight - Jun 30)

SPACEX LAUNCHES SES BROADCASTING SATELLITE - SpaceX launched a television broadcasting satellite Wednesday for SES, with liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral occurring at 5:04 p.m. EDT (2104 GMT). There was a two-hour window for SpaceX’s launch Wednesday, and the official launch weather outlook predicted an 80% chance of favorable weather for liftoff. SpaceX ground crews rolled the Falcon 9 rocket and its commercial satellite payload to pad 40 earlier this week, and raised it vertical in the launch mount at pad 40 for final checkouts.    More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 30)

ELECTRON LAUNCHES CAPSTONE LUNAR CUBESAT - An Electron rocket successfully launched a NASA-funded cubesat mission June 28 that will test the stability of the orbit around the moon the agency plans to use for future Artemis lunar missions. The Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1B in New Zealand at 5:55 a.m. Eastern. The Electron deployed the Photon kick stage nine minutes after launch, which then fired its HyperCurie engine twice over an hour to raise its orbit.   More
(Source: SpaceNews - Jun 29)

NORTHROP GRUMMAN’S CYGNUS SUPPLY SHIP DEPARTS SPACE STATION - A commercial Cygnus supply ship from Northrop Grumman departed the International Space Station Tuesday, completing a four-month stay after delivering more than 8,000 pounds of cargo and boosting the research lab into a slightly higher orbit. The Cygnus spacecraft was released from the space station’s Canadian-built robotic arm at 7:07 a.m. EDT (1107 GMT) Tuesday. Mission control delayed the release by an hour Tuesday to adjust the Cygnus spacecraft’s post-departure trajectory to be clear of space debris...   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 29)

NORTHROP GRUMMAN'S CYGNUS CARGO SHIP BOOSTS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION'S ORBIT - A Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft successfully reboosted the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time, raising the orbiting lab to its normal operating altitude of around 250 miles above Earth. The reboost took place on Saturday (June 25) and marks the first time a Cygnus spacecraft has performed a full reboost procedure. A previous reboost attempt took place last week, but was aborted after just 5 seconds as a precaution for reasons that have yet to be disclosed.    More
(Source: Space.com - Jun 29)

WATCH PRIVATE FREIGHTER LEAVE SPACE STATION EARLY TUESDAY FOR FIERY DEATH - A private cargo spacecraft will leave the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday (June 28), and you can watch its departure live. Northop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter is scheduled to undock from the orbiting lab at 6:05 a.m. EDT (1005) Tuesday. Watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA, or directly via the space agency; coverage begins at 5:45 a.m. EDT (0945 GMT).   More
(Source: Space.com - Jun 28)

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