Mission Reports – Page 408

March 4, 2026

Breaking News

[ March 3, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 600th Starlink satellite of 2026 during predawn Falcon 9 rocket flight from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ March 1, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ March 1, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast Falcon 9
[ February 27, 2026 ] NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics” Artemis
[ February 27, 2026 ] SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink satellites Falcon 9

SES agrees to launch another satellite on previously-flown Falcon 9 booster

August 4, 2017 Stephen Clark

Six months after sending one of its communications satellites to orbit on the first re-flight of a SpaceX rocket, SES intends to launch a hybrid television broadcasting satellite owned in partnership with EchoStar on another previously-used Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast as soon as late September, industry officials told Spaceflight Now.

Photos: Vega rocket lifts off from French Guiana

August 3, 2017 Stephen Clark

A four-stage Vega rocket streaked into space Tuesday night from French Guiana, hauling two Israeli-made satellites into polar orbit on military surveillance and environmental research missions.

Orbital ATK kicks off follow-on station cargo contract, targets next Antares launch in October

August 3, 2017 Stephen Clark

As Orbital ATK engineers aim for the next launch of the company’s Antares rocket from Virginia this fall, early planning for missions to keep the International Space Station supplied through the early 2020s is already underway.

Vega launcher achieves on-target deployment of Earth-imaging satellites

August 2, 2017 Stephen Clark

Firing off a launch pad on the fringes of the Amazon rainforest, a European Vega rocket climbed into space Tuesday night and deployed a new optical surveillance craft for the Italian military and a French-Israeli environmental satellite to monitor vegetation, snow cover and coastal waterways.

Timeline for Vega launch with Optsat 3000 and Venµs

August 1, 2017 Stephen Clark

A Vega rocket is set to deliver two satellites into similar but distinct orbits for the Italian military and the French and Israeli space agencies. Follow key events scheduled during the launch with this timeline.

Live coverage: Arianespace launches 10th Vega rocket

August 1, 2017 Stephen Clark

A pair of Earth-imaging satellites for the Italian military and a French-Israeli environmental monitoring project lifted off from French Guiana aboard a European Vega rocket at 0158:33 GMT Wednesday (9:58:33 p.m. EDT Tuesday).

Two Israeli-built satellites set for launch Tuesday

August 1, 2017 Stephen Clark

A European Vega rocket is scheduled to launch Tuesday from a tropical spaceport in South America carrying two Israeli-built satellites for the Italian military and a French-Israeli environmental observatory.

Replays of new station crew’s liftoff and docking

July 30, 2017 Stephen Clark

Watch replays of the launch and docking of the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft Friday with three new crew members for the International Space Station.

Anticipating upgraded spaceships, SpaceX builds final first-generation Dragon cargo craft

July 29, 2017 Stephen Clark

The Dragon supply ship set for liftoff from Florida next month was the last of SpaceX’s first-generation cargo capsules off the production line, meaning future logistics deliveries to the International Space Station will fly on recycled spacecraft until a new Dragon variant is ready.

Soyuz rockets into space with three bound for station

July 28, 2017 William Harwood

A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from Kazakhstan Friday, boosting a three-man crew into orbit for a six-hour flight to the International Space Station.