A SOYUZ 2-1B successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia carrying the LOTOS-S1 No 8, an ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) military satellite, part of the Liana programme, to LEO on 27 October at 0600 GMT (time to be confirmed). The extra-large spacecraft,...
Launching at 2003 GMT on 24 October a Chinese Long March 2D rocket has carried a triplet of the Yaogan-39 series into LEO. The mission originated from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. These satellites make up the fourth Yaogan-39 triplet and are the second...
SpaceX conducted two Starlink launches over the weekend of 21/22 October 2023. The first took place at 0823 GMT on 21 October and saw a Falcon 9 rocket lift-off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and carry 21 Starlink sats into LEO. These satellites formed...
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA at 0039 GMT on 18 October 2023. The vehicle was carrying Starlink Group 6-23, a total of 22 (V2-mini) satellites for the second-generation Starlink constellation. The...
The Jeff Bezos-founded launch company Blue Origin may have yet to achieve orbit with its New Glenn rocket series but its new In-Space Systems division has unveiled Blue Ring, a spacecraft platform focused on providing in-space logistics and delivery. The Blue Ring...
The Chinese successfully launched a Long March 2D/2 (CZ-2D/2) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, Inner Mongolia, China at 0054 GMT on 15 October 2023. The launch vehicle was carrying Yunhai-1 04, a Chinese meteorological satellite. Yunhai (meaning Cloud-Sea) is a...
