In a near repeat of a mission which took place earlier this month on 6 September 2023, China has launched another Yaogan 33 satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China. This mission lifted-off at 2015 GMT on 26 September also utilising the Long...
China successfully launched a Long March 2D/2 (CZ-2D/2) from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, Sichuan Province, China at 0312 GMT on 17 August 2023. The vehicle carried a trio of Yaogan 39 Group 2 (Yaogan 39-02-A, B, C) Chinese reconnaissance satellites. The orbit...
The Firefly Alpha rocket took off from Vandenberg, California, at 0228 GMT on 15 September in an unexpected launch. The vehicle’s third flight was part of a programme to demonstrate a responsive space mission launch for the US Space Force. Firefly Aerospace released...
Launching at 0430 GMT on 10 September a Chinese Long March 6A (CZ-6A) rocket carried the Yaogan 40 mission into a 800 km polar orbit. This mission took place from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, northern China. Chinese state media refers to this mission in a...
The effects of Russia’s war with Ukraine are being felt in unexpected places. Elon Musk, CEO and Founder of SpaceX, has taken a hand in the progress of the war – and been strongly criticised for doing so. Meanwhile, Russia is running out of munitions and is allegedly...
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket (Atlas V 551 (RL10C-1-1)/GEM-63) was launched at 1247 GMT on 10 September 2022 on flight number AV 551 from Cape Canaveral SLC-41. The mission is a – flight number AV-102, carrying the secret NRO L-107 mission for...
