Satellites
Construction for the New Soyuz Launch Facility Begins
Workers broke ground this week on a new construction site at the European Space Agency's new Soyuz launch base in…
Blackened Sea Launch Heads for Home
After last week's rocket explosion, the Sea Launch facility is making its way back to the home port in Long…
Rocket Detonates on the Sea Launch Platform
A Zenit-3SL rocket carrying a Dutch communications satellite detonated on the Sea Launch platform on Tuesday, completely destroying the rocket,…
Proton Launches MEASAT-3 Satellite
A Proton Breeze M rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome on Monday, carrying a MEASAT-3 communications satellite into orbit.…
Delta Carries GPS Satellite into Orbit
A Boeing Delta II rocket blasted today off from Space Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It…
Proton Launches ARABSAT Broadcast Satellite
A Russian Proton rocket lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome Wednesday, carrying a ARABSAT BADR-4 broadcast satellite. The Proton lifted…
Defense Department Satellite Launched
A Boeing Delta IV rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Saturday, carrying a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program…
Sea Launch Lofts Newest XM Broadcast Satellite
A Zenit-3SL rocket blasted off from the floating Sea Launch platform on Tuesday, placing the newest broadcast satellite for XM…
Europe’s New Weather Satellite Blasts Off
MetOp, a new European weather satellite, has successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Russian Soyuz carrying MetOp…
Delta II Launches GPS Satellite
A Boeing Delta II rocket blasted off on Sunday, carrying a Block IIR Global Positioning System satellite into orbit. The…