March 2022 – Page 5 – Spaceflight Now

SpaceX preps for another Starlink launch as internet terminals arrive in Ukraine

March 2, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX wheeled a Falcon 9 rocket and 47 internet satellites to a launch pad Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center, ready to blast off Thursday to reinforce the Starlink constellation days after expanding the network into Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country.

Russia issues ultimatum to UK government over OneWeb launch

March 2, 2022 Stephen Clark

Russia’s space agency said Wednesday it will not launch a batch of 36 OneWeb satellites this week unless the UK government gives up its stake in the satellite internet company, a prospect the UK business secretary later confirmed won’t happen.

4K Video: Atlas 5 launches GOES-T weather satellite

March 2, 2022 Spaceflight Now

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022, and delivered the GOES-T weather satellite into orbit.

Atlas 5 rocket aces another on-target launch with NOAA weather satellite

March 1, 2022 Stephen Clark

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral and delivered the GOES-T weather satellite into orbit Tuesday, adding a new spacecraft to NOAA’s fleet destined to become the primary observatory tracking storms over the Pacific Ocean and the Western United States.

Live coverage: Atlas 5 blasts off with NOAA weather satellite

March 1, 2022 Stephen Clark

A new observatory to monitor storms, wildfires, and ever-changing weather conditions over the Pacific Ocean and the Western United States launched Tuesday from Cape Canaveral aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. The NOAA weather satellite lifted off at 4:38 p.m. EST (2138 GMT).