Hyperbola – Spaceflight Now

September 28, 2021

Breaking News

[ September 27, 2021 ] New eye on planet Earth rockets into orbit from California Atlas 5
[ September 27, 2021 ] Launch timeline for Atlas 5’s mission with Landsat 9 Atlas 5
[ September 27, 2021 ] Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base Atlas 5
[ September 26, 2021 ] Monday launch from California begins countdown to Atlas 5 retirement Atlas 5
[ September 24, 2021 ] Photos: Landsat 9 encapsulated inside Atlas payload shroud Atlas 5

After success in 2019, Chinese startup fails on second orbital launch attempt

February 4, 2021

The second orbital launch attempt by Chinese launch company iSpace failed shortly after liftoff Feb. 1, following a successful debut flight in 2019 that made iSpace the first private firm in China to put a payload into orbit.

Chinese private company reaches orbit for first time

July 25, 2019

A startup company named i-Space became the first Chinese private firm to achieve orbit Thursday with a successful launch of a light-class Hyperbola 1 booster.