FireFly Alpha Message in a Booster on hold launch to be determined
The projection of a Sunday launch of FireFly Alpha’s Message in a Booster has come and gone with no statement issued as to a new date. There is a possibility […]
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SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 11-13 smallsats on April Fool’s day from California
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, April 1 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base […]
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Isar Aerospace scrubs Thursday and plans a Saturday first-ever launch of Spectrum
Once again, due to “ongoing weather restrictions”, Germany’s Isar Aerospace now has scheduled their first attempt to launch Spectrum no earlier than on Saturday, March 29, at 11:30 UTC from […]
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Czech Republic, Ukraine launch spy satellite project
The Czech Republic is moving forward with the creation of a joint satellite reconnaissance constellation with Ukraine designed to provide high-resolution optical surveillance capabilities in support of Ukraine’s defense needs. […]
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Firefly Alpha’s delay due to strong winds still waiting for window to launch
Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace is scheduled to launch on March 26 from Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg SFB at 6:37 – 8:17 am PDT, at a cost of […]
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Arianespace to launch ESA’s Biomass satellite on April 29, with Vega C
On Tuesday April 29th, 2025, at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST), Arianespace is to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Biomass satellite from […]
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Three launches remain on schedule for Wednesday, so far
Three launches from three different agencies and locations are still scheduled for tomorrow: Rocket Lab, SpaceX and Firefly Rocket Lab’s launch for OroraTech’s “Finding Hot Wildfires Near You” SpaceX to […]
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Isar Aerospace targets new launch window on March 27 for first test flight
Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace has announced that the second launch window for the first test flight of Spectrum opens not earlier than Thursday, 27 March, from 12:30pm to […]
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Firefly Alpha is ready to launch FLTA006 (Message in a Booster) on Wednesday
Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace will launch on March 26 from Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg SFB at 6:37 – 8:17 am PDT, at a cost of $15 million. […]
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SpaceX launches “never hibernate” NROL-69’s classified mission
On Monday, March 24 at 1:48 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the NROL-69 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos captured […]
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