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Roscosmos / Belarus. Low Earth. Earth observation. RBKA will follow in the footsteps of BKA (Belarusian Satellite) launched along with Kanopus-V 1 and several other satellites in July 2012. 2030 (TBD)[42] Vega-C. Kourou ELV. Arianespace.
Landsat 9 is an Earth observation satellite launched on 27 September 2021 from Space Launch Complex-3E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle. [12] NASA is in charge of building, launching, and testing the satellite, while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) operates the satellite, and manages and distributes the data archive. [13]
Last launch of Starlink Group 6 Satellites from Cape Canaveral. 5 June 02:16 [205] Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 8-5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40: SpaceX: Starlink × 20 SpaceX: Low Earth: Communications: In orbit: Operational First launch of Starlink Group 8 Satellites from Cape Canaveral. 5 June 03:15 [206] [188] Electron "PREFIRE & Ice" Mahia LC ...
May 22, 2024 at 6:59 PM. By Joey Roulette. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX on Wednesday launched an inaugural batch of operational spy satellites it built as part of a new U.S. intelligence network ...
The launch of this mission was originally planned with Roscosmos' Angara 1.2rocket, but the South Korean Ministry of Science cancelled this contract due to sanctions against Russia and signed a launch contract with Arianespace. December (TBD)[315] Falcon 9 Block 5. Cape Canaveralor Kennedy.
Maiden launch. 22 February 2018. (2018-02-22) Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX [5][6] providing satellite Internet access to most of the Earth. [7][8] Starshield is a classified derivative of Starlink designed to be operated for and can host payloads for military or government purposes.
Four payloads. First NRO launch on a Minotaur IV and first from Virginia's Space Coast. [ 134 ] First Rocket Lab Electron launch, first launch from outside the United States (New Zealand), and first launch procured under NRO's Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) program. Flew on Rocket Lab's "Birds of a Feather" mission.
The year 2023 saw rapid growth and significant technical achievements in spaceflight. For the third year in a row, new world records were set for both orbital launch attempts (223) and successful orbital launches (211). The growth in orbital launch cadence can in large part be attributed to SpaceX, as they increased their number of launches ...