Satellite News

For its seventh launch of the year, and the 17th by Vega since its introduction in 2012, Arianespace will orbit two satellites: SEOSAT-Ingenio for ESA, on behalf of the Spanish Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), and TARANIS for French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales). The launch is scheduled for 16 November 2020 at 0152 UTC, and the mission will last one hour and 42 minutes.

Omnispace has signed a launch agreement with Exolaunch, which will deliver two Thales Alenia Space-built satellites into orbit aboard SpaceX’s rideshare missions.

Due to impending weather and uncertainty related to Tropical Storm Eta, ULA is now targeting 12 November at 2318 UTC for the launch of the NROL-101 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, pending range approval.

See photos of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission, the first operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.

NASA is all set for its first operational commercial crew mission with SpaceX, and will celebrate by broadcasting numerous events for the launch, dubbed Crew-1. Here’s how you can tune in.

NASA and SpaceX will hold a press conference later today (Nov. 10) to discuss the upcoming launch of SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronaut mission, which is slated to liftoff on Nov. 14.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that will carry four astronauts to the International Space Station this weekend has made it to the launch pad.

The United Arab Emirates’ first Mars mission will reach the Red Planet on Feb. 9, 2021, according to an Emirates government update.