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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Jan 14 10:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Jan. 7. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 5:35 pm EST (2235 GMT) and...

China launches weather satellites
Posted: Sun, Jan 14 10:33 AM ET (1533 GMT)
China launched another set of weather satellites Jan. 5. A Kuaizhou-1A lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 6:20 am EST (...

SpaceX launches Swedish communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 6 6:06 PM ET (2306 GMT)
SpaceX launched a Swedish communications satellite Wednesday. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 6:04 pm EST (2304 GMT) from Cape Canaveral and placed the...

SpaceX launches first Starlink satellites with direct-to-device payloads
Posted: Sat, Jan 6 6:02 PM ET (2302 GMT)
SpaceX launched its first set of Starlink satellites with direct-to-device capabilities Tuesday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base...

India launches X-ray astronomy satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 6 6:01 PM ET (2301 GMT)
India conducted the first launch of the new year, placing an X-ray astronomy satellite into orbit. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off...

Chinese launch wraps up 2023
Posted: Sat, Jan 6 6:00 PM ET (2300 GMT)
A Chinese launch of three broadband satellites capped off a record year. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at...

Falcon Heavy launches X-37B spaceplane
Posted: Sat, Jan 6 5:59 PM ET (2259 GMT)
A Falcon Heavy launched the U.S. military's X-37B spaceplane Dec. 28. The rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 8:...

Long March 11 launches three satellites
Posted: Sun, Dec 31 11:20 AM ET (1620 GMT)
A Long March 11 rocket placed three satellites into orbit Dec. 25. The rocket lifted off from a platform in waters off the coast from...

Kuaizhou-1A launches weather satellites
Posted: Sun, Dec 31 11:19 AM ET (1619 GMT)
A Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket launched four weather satellites Dec. 24. The rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 9:00 pm...

SpaceX launches German radar satellites
Posted: Sun, Dec 31 11:18 AM ET (1618 GMT)
Another Falcon 9 launched a pair of radar imaging satellite for the German military Dec. 24. The rocket lifted off at 8:11 am EST (...



news in brief
Starship explodes during preparations for static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Jun 22 6:52 AM ET (1052 GMT)

French government leads investment in Eutelsat
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)

NASA further delays Ax-4 launch
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)

news links
Sunday, July 13
A few small steps for Hong Kong, a giant leap for China’s space sector
South China Morning Post — 3:32 am ET (0732 GMT)
A PH spaceport? PhilSA seeks partners to make it happen
Inquirer.net — 3:31 am ET (0731 GMT)
Private rocket terminated mid-flight
Taipei Times — 3:31 am ET (0731 GMT)


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