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[ August 7, 2022 ] India’s new small satellite launcher fails to put satellites into correct orbit Mission Reports
[ August 7, 2022 ] Live coverage: India’s new smallsat launcher lifts off on first flight Mission Reports
[ August 5, 2022 ] India ready to debut solid-fueled smallsat launcher Mission Reports
[ August 4, 2022 ] SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Korean moon mission Falcon 9
[ August 4, 2022 ] Blue Origin launches six more passengers to suborbital space Mission Reports

India’s new small satellite launcher fails to put satellites into correct orbit

August 7, 2022

India’s space agency said Sunday the inaugural demonstration flight of the country’s new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle — the fourth rocket in India’s fleet of launchers — failed to place two satellites into their targeted low Earth orbit.

Live coverage: India’s new smallsat launcher lifts off on first flight

August 7, 2022

India’s new rocket, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, lifted off on its first test flight at 11:48 p.m. EDT Saturday (0348 GMT Sunday). The three-stage, low-cost launcher is designed to carry payloads of up to a half-ton into low Earth orbit.

India ready to debut solid-fueled smallsat launcher

August 5, 2022

India’s space agency will debut a new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle Saturday, adding a fourth member to the company’s rocket fleet. The SSLV’s test flight will take off from Sriharikota Island on India’s east coast with a small Earth observation satellite and a CubeSat from an Indian startup focused on science education.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Korean moon mission

August 4, 2022

South Korea’s first mission to the moon lifted off at 7:08 p.m. EDT (2308 GMT) Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch was the second of the day from Florida’s Space Coast, marking the shortest turnaround between launches at Cape Canaveral since 1967.

Blue Origin launches six more passengers to suborbital space

August 4, 2022

Blue Origin launched six more people on a quick, 10-minute flight to suborbital space Thursday from West Texas. A popular YouTuber and the first people from Egyptian and Portugal to fly above the internationally-recognized boundary of space were among the commercial passengers.

Rocket Lab launches top secret payload for U.S. spy satellite agency

August 4, 2022

Rocket Lab launched its third mission in a little more than five weeks Thursday in New Zealand, deploying a small classified payload in orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office and continuing the busiest stretch of missions in the company’s history.

Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral at dawn

August 4, 2022

United Launch Alliance’s fifth mission of the year lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 6:29 a.m. EDT (1029 GMT) Thursday. An Atlas 5 rocket launched on a $1.2 billion mission with a U.S. Space Force missile warning satellite.

Cape Canaveral on the cusp of new records amid blistering launch rate

August 3, 2022

With two rockets from industry rivals United Launch Alliance and SpaceX ready for liftoff just 12 hours apart Thursday, the Cape Canaveral spaceport is poised to surpass the record for most missions in a year to fly into orbit from its launch pads. The launch day doubleheader would also mark the shortest span between two space launches from Florida’s Space Coast since 1967.

Final SBIRS missile warning satellite ready for launch

August 2, 2022

The last in a line of six satellites for the U.S. military’s Space Based Infrared System, or SBIRS, missile warning program is ready for launch Thursday from Cape Canaveral on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.

ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket moved to launch pad with U.S. military missile warning satellite

August 2, 2022

United Launch Alliance’s next Atlas 5 rocket rolled out to its launch pad Tuesday at Cape Canaveral for a fiery blastoff at dawn Thursday with a U.S. military missile warning satellite.

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