Satellites
Delta 4 Heavy Launches, But Falls Short
The first Delta 4 Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Tuesday evening, but it appears there was a glitch…
Ariane Lofts 7 Satellites at Once
An Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from the European Space Agency's launch centre in French Guiana on Saturday, carrying a…
Atlas V Launches AMC-16
An Atlas V rocket successfully lifted off this morning carrying an AMC-16 broadcast satellite into orbit. The rocket launched at…
Proton Launches AMC-15 Satellite
A Russian Proton rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome yesterday evening, carrying the AMC-15 broadcast satellite into orbit. The rocket…
Rocket Will Launch 50 Nanosatellites
Arianespace has announced that they will be launching a cluster of 50 nanosatellites in 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary…
Atlas Launches Secret Payload
Despite a series of delays, a Lockheed-Martin Atlas IIAS rocket lifted off Tuesday night, carrying a secret payload for the…
Proton Launches Amazonas Satellite
A Russian Proton rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday, carrying a Brazilian Amazonas satellite into orbit. The…
Anik F2 Launched on Ariane 5
The world's largest commercial communications satellite, Telstar's Anik F2, was launched atop an Ariane 5G rocket today. The rocket lifted…
Sea Launch Investigation Begins
The Sea Launch team has begun looking into what caused a launch malfunction during last week's Telstar 18 mission, which…
Sea Launch Sends Telstar 18 Into Orbit
A Zenit-3SL rocket lifted off from the Sea Launch platform today, carrying a Telstar 18 satellite into orbit. The rocket…