Mission Reports

September 13, 2025

Breaking News

[ September 13, 2025 ] Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9
[ September 12, 2025 ] Department of the Air Force, FAA clear SpaceX to launch up to 120 Falcon 9 rockets annually from Cape Canaveral News
[ September 12, 2025 ] New U.S. military satellite constellation takes shape with first launch from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9
[ September 10, 2025 ] SpaceX launches Indonesian communications satellite following three days of scrubs Falcon 9
[ September 10, 2025 ] Launch preview: Space Development Agency, SpaceX to launch next-gen national security satellites Falcon 9

Satellites for Australia and Argentina ready for Ariane 5 launch

September 29, 2015 Stephen Clark

Government enterprises in Australia and Argentina will get a boost Wednesday with the launch of an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana with two communications satellites.

HTV supply ship sets course for re-entry

September 28, 2015 Stephen Clark

Heading for a destructive re-entry over the South Pacific with several tons of trash, Japan’s fifth HTV cargo craft departed the International Space Station on Monday after overcoming a last-minute snag in the lab’s robotics system.

India’s first astronomy satellite launched into space

September 28, 2015 Stephen Clark

An Indian astronomical observatory rocketed into orbit Monday to study black holes and neutron stars — the compact, powerful remnants of exploded stars — in a five-year mission lauded as a milestone in India’s space program.

Live coverage: Japanese cargo craft departs International Space Station

September 27, 2015 Spaceflight Now

Live coverage of the departure of a Japanese cargo craft from the International Space Station. The fifth HTV cargo freighter delivered a 9,500-pound package of food, spare parts and experiments.

Live coverage: India’s first space observatory in orbit

September 27, 2015 Stephen Clark

India’s first dedicated astronomical observatory lifted off at 0430 GMT (12:30 a.m. EDT) Monday aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, riding into a 400-mile-high orbit to begin a five-year mission studying the births and deaths of stars.

First static fire completed on upgraded Falcon 9

September 25, 2015 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s upgraded Falcon 9 booster powered up to full throttle in a brief ignition at the company’s Central Texas test site this week as engineers prepare for the rocket’s return to flight as soon as mid-November with a European communications satellite.

Satellites for Australia and Argentina ready for Ariane 5 launch

HTV supply ship sets course for re-entry

India’s first astronomy satellite launched into space

Live coverage: Japanese cargo craft departs International Space Station

Live coverage: India’s first space observatory in orbit

First static fire completed on upgraded Falcon 9

Launch of European Mars mission delayed two months

Proton rocket takes off with Express AM8 communications bird

Commercial Atlas 5 rocket stacking begins for Mexican launch

New Russian telecom satellite awaits launch Monday