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European environmental observer launched by Russian rocket

April 25, 2018

A new European satellite carrying instruments to track changes in the world’s oceans, measure receding ice sheets and chart vegetation growth climbed into orbit Wednesday on top of a Russian Rockot launcher.

Photos: Sentinel 3B satellite prepared for launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome

April 25, 2018

Europe’s Sentinel 3B environmental satellite was shipped to the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia’s far northern Arkhangelsk region in March for a month-long campaign to prepare the spacecraft for liftoff aboard a Rockot launcher.

Live coverage: Europe’s next environmental sentinel lifts off

April 25, 2018

A European environmental satellite designed to monitor Earth’s oceans, lakes and vegetation lifted off Wednesday aboard a modified Russian ballistic missile originally built to carry nuclear warheads. The mission launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome around 500 miles north of Moscow at 1757:51 GMT (1:57:51 p.m. EDT).

Spaceflight reserves two rideshare missions on Vega rocket

April 18, 2018

Spaceflight Industries has booked reservations for two commercial rideshare missions on Arianespace’s Vega rocket, officials announced Tuesday, beginning with a proof-of-concept flight in early 2019 of a new Italian-built multi-payload dispenser tailored to accommodate small satellites and CubeSats seeking a ride into orbit.

Dragon cargo capsule reaches space station for second time

April 4, 2018

A commercial Dragon spacecraft glacially approached the International Space Station on Wednesday, allowing a robotic arm controlled by Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai to reach out and grapple the supply ship as it soared 250 miles over Africa, completing SpaceX’s 14th mission to the research complex, and the second by the same capsule.

SpaceX supply ship departs Cape Canaveral for space station

April 2, 2018

Hauling nearly three tons of supplies, hardware and experiments, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shot into orbit Monday from Cape Canaveral, with a previously-flown Dragon cargo carrier riding a reused first stage booster to kick off a nearly two-day journey to the International Space Station.

European environmental observer launched by Russian rocket

Photos: Sentinel 3B satellite prepared for launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Live coverage: Europe’s next environmental sentinel lifts off

Spaceflight reserves two rideshare missions on Vega rocket

Dragon cargo capsule reaches space station for second time

SpaceX supply ship departs Cape Canaveral for space station

Video: Multi-angle replays of Falcon 9’s liftoff from Cape Canaveral

Video: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on SpaceX’s 14th station cargo mission

Video: Press site view of SpaceX resupply launch (members only)

Timeline for SpaceX’s next station cargo launch