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Virgin Orbit looking to conduct second LauncherOne mission in December
News
December 1, 2020
Virgin Orbit looking to conduct second LauncherOne mission in December
Virgin Orbit will conduct a second flight of its LauncherOne small launch vehicle, carrying a set of NASA-sponsored cubesats, in…
Rocket Lab places nearly 30 smallsats in orbit via rocket Electron
News
November 21, 2020
Rocket Lab places nearly 30 smallsats in orbit via rocket Electron
On November 19, Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket. It placed nearly 30 smallsats in orbit. Set to go on…
Satellogic Launches 11th Satellite to Low-Earth Orbit
News
September 5, 2020
Satellogic Launches 11th Satellite to Low-Earth Orbit
Satellogic has announced the launch of a new spacecraft from the Guiana Space Center via a launch procured by Spaceflight, Inc. The…
How many satellites orbit Earth and why Space Traffic Mgmt is crucial
Blogs
August 23, 2020
How many satellites orbit Earth and why Space Traffic Mgmt is crucial
Have you ever wondered how many satellites orbit the Earth? According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), which maintains…
White House makes low Earth orbit research a R&D priority
NASA
August 19, 2020
White House makes low Earth orbit research a R&D priority
As NASA struggles to win congressional support for its LEO commercialization initiative, a White House document has included low Earth…
Four spy satellites launched into the orbit by U.S.
News
July 21, 2020
Four spy satellites launched into the orbit by U.S.
A Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket was launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) in Virginia on July 15 at 9:46 a.m.…
Rocket Lab launch fails to reach orbit
Canon
July 10, 2020
Rocket Lab launch fails to reach orbit
Rocket Lab’s Electron taking off on July 4, 2020, from the Launch 1 complex in Mahia, New Zealand. A Rocket…