After another mission was aborted in Florida, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with wideband Starlink satellites into orbit from California on Tuesday. Elon Musk’s private space company announced it had successfully placed 20 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit after lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:40 p.m. ET. “On orbit,…
As the leaders of Japan, South Korea, and China hold an unusual trilateral summit in Seoul, North Korea has notified Tokyo that it plans to launch its second military reconnaissance satellite by June 4, Japan’s maritime report said. The National Security Agency made the announcement early Monday morning.Following North Korea’s announcement, the Coast Guard has…
Japan successfully launched its new flagship rocket, the H3, on Saturday, putting its satellite program back into orbit after several setbacks, including the failure of the rocket’s maiden flight last year. The launch marks the second consecutive victory for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), after the Lunar Module SLIM achieved a “pinpoint” landing last…
After OneWeb’s own launch plans were derailed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, SpaceX launched a large number of internet satellites for a megaconstellation competitor Thursday evening (Dec. 8). At 5:27 p.m. EST (2227 GMT), a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 40 OneWeb satellites launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, soaring into orbit in…
As part of plans for a planet defence system, China will conduct a kinetic impactor test to modify the orbit of a potentially dangerous asteroid. According to Wu Yanhua, deputy head of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), China is formulating a planetary defence plan and would conduct technical studies and research into developing technologies…