Satellite News

On Nov. 9, 1967, NASA launched the powerful new Saturn V rocket on its maiden voyage. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

A crew of four astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday (Nov. 8) in advance of SpaceX’s second astronaut launch for NASA this week.

More perspectives often make for stronger problem solving — and it never hurts if one of those perspectives comes from high above the issue.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine won’t remain in the agency’s lead role in the Biden administration even if asked, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report reported on Sunday (Nov. 8).

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine won’t remain in the agency’s lead role in the Biden administration even if asked, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report reported on Sunday (Nov. 8).

Rocket: PSLV; Payload: EOS-1 (formerly RISAT-2BR2), nine customer satellites; Date: 7 November 2020, 0941 UTC; Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, India. The satellites were released into approx. 565 km x 577 km x 36.90 degrees orbits.

Rocket: Ceres-1; Payload: Tianqi-11; Date: 7 November 2020, 0712 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was deployed into a 485 km x 501 km x 97.41 degrees Sun-synchronous orbit. The launch marked the second successful attempt by a Chinese private rocket firm since July 2019 following two failed launches in 2018 and early 2019.

Owing to impending inclement weather, United Launch Alliance has moved the launch of an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to no earlier than 11 November from 8 November.