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VideoFirefly’s Blue Ghost lander arrives in lunar orbit
The robotic lander reached the Moon’s orbit after performing its 4 minute and 15 second Lunar Orbit Insertion burn, which began at 8:51 p.m. EST on Feb. 13 (0151 UTC on Feb. 14).
VideoSpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The Starlink 12-8 mission was SpaceX’s 20 orbital launch of the year and send 21 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. Liftoff happened at 1:14 a.m. EST (0614 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The Starlink 12-18 mission included 13 satellites that have Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California
The Starlink 11-10 mission was the sixth orbital launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base this year. Liftoff from pad 4E happened Monday at 6:09 p.m. PST (9:09 p.m. EST, 0209 UTC).
VideoRocket Lab launches first Electron rocket of 2025 from New Zealand
The mission was the company’s 59th Electron rocket launch to date. Liftoff of the ‘IoT 4 You and Me’ mission happened at 9:43 a.m. NZDT on Feb. 9 (3:43 p.m. EST, 2043 UTC on Feb. 8).
VideoULA begins de-stacking Vulcan rocket, pivots to Atlas 5 launch of Amazon’s Kuiper satellites for first 2025 mission
The change in manifest comes as the U.S. Space Force’s Assured Access to Space continues the certification process for the Vulcan rocket. United Launch Alliance will begin stacking an Atlas rocket in the coming weeks.
VideoNASA leaders, Artemis contractors argue importance of architecture continuity for returning to the Moon
Representatives from NASA, Boeing and Lockheed Martin argued that the United States shouldn’t skip past the Moon in favor of Mars when it comes to crewed deep space exploration. The discussion came up during a panel at the SpaceCom conference concerning the forthcoming Artemis 2 mission.
VideoSpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The Starlink 12-9 mission was SpaceX’s 10th dedicated flight supporting the launch of its Starlink V2 Mini satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 2:18 p.m. EST (1918 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches final block 1 WorldView Legion satellites for Maxar Technologies
The mission, dubbed Maxar 3 by SpaceX, was the third launch of Maxar’s WorldView Legion satellites. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A happened at 6:13 p.m. EST (2313 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on foggy Tuesday morning
The Starlink 12-3 mission was the 230th orbital launch for SpaceX from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff happened at 5:15 a.m. EST (1015 UTC) on Tuesday.