At 2030 GMT on 7 August 2023, a Soyuz 2-1b Fregat successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia carrying the Glonass K2-13 military navigation satellite to its operating position in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Glonass-K2 (Uragan K2) spacecraft...
US newspace company Astranis signed a deal to provide dedicated service to the Philippines by selling a small broadband geostationary orbit satellite to a telco in the country. The satellite, which will be the first dedicated to provide internet connection services...
Launching at 2002 GMT on 26 July, a Chinese Long March 2D (CZ-2D) rocket has carried three satellites into LEO. This mission lifted-off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellites make up Yaogan 36 Group 05 and consist of two optical and one radar...
The 117th and last Ariane 5, flight VA261 using the Ariane 5 ECA+ variant, successfully lifted off from the ELA3 pad at Kourou, French Guiana, at 2200 GMT on 5 July. The rocket was carrying two communications satellites: Germany’s H2SAT (Heinrich Hertz) and France’s...
Launching at 0318 GMT on 20 June a Chinese Long March 6 (CZ-6) rocket carried Shiyan-25 into LEO. The mission took place from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Northern China. Like many of its Shiyan-series siblings this satellite is only described as an...
While offering somewhat less than the launch cadence of its SpaceX competitor, nevertheless, the Boeing/Lockeed Martin jointly owned launch provider, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) is still making some important launches. After a delay from the day before caused by...