Satellites
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…
Sea Launch Lofts Koreasat 5
A Zenit-3SL vehicle blasted off Tuesday morning from the Sea Launch facility, carrying a Koreasat 5 telecommunications satellite into orbit.…
Proton Launches Eutelsat Satellite
A Proton Breeze M rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday night, carrying the Eutelsat Hot Bird 8…
Genesis 1 Carrying a NASA Experiment
Bigelow Aerospace's inflatable Genesis 1 habitat has a stowaway on board; an experiment for NASA called Genebox. This shoebox-sized experiment…
MetOp Prepares for Launch
In about a week, ESA's MetOp-A satellite will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. If all goes well,…
First West Coast Delta IV Launch is Successful
A Boeing Delta IV rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Wednesday, carrying a surveillance satellite for the…
Delta II Launches Micro-Satellite Technology Experiment
A Boeing Delta II rocket blasted off on Wednesday carrying an experimental satellite for the US Military. The rocket lifted…
Galaxy 16 HDTV Satellite Launched
A Zenit-3SL rocket blasted off from Sea Launch today, carrying PanAmSat's Galaxy 16 communications satellite. The rocket lifted off from…
GIOVE A Transmits Loud and Clear
Chilbolton Observatory. Image credit: ESA Click to enlarge After a successful launch on 28 December 2005, GIOVE A began transmitting…
FUSE Satellite is Working Again
NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) astronomy satellite has returned to service after being offline for about 10 months. 3…