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June 17, 2019

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[ June 14, 2019 ] Proton rocket, Russian-German astronomy satellite arrive at launch pad Mission Reports
[ June 14, 2019 ] Bigelow announces plans for private astronaut flights to space station News
[ June 12, 2019 ] Three Canadian radar surveillance satellites ride SpaceX rocket into orbit Falcon 9
[ June 12, 2019 ] Timeline of the Falcon 9 rocket’s launch of the Radarsat Constellation Mission Falcon 9
[ June 12, 2019 ] Photos: Radarsat satellites encapsulated in Falcon 9 payload fairing Falcon 9

Photos: Proton blasts off with Yamal 601

June 3, 2019

Look back on the May 30 launch of a Russian Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with this gallery of photos showing the 19-story launcher climbing into the sky with the Yamal 601 communications satellite.

Northrop Grumman looking into dramatic nozzle anomaly on Omega rocket motor

May 30, 2019

Near the end of a ground-shaking test firing of Northrop Grumman’s solid-propellant Castor 600 rocket motor — the first stage of a new booster being designed to launch spy satellites and other national security payloads — a major part of the rocket’s big nozzle appeared to break apart, littering the test site with shards of debris.

Proton rocket lifts off with Yamal 601 communications satellite

May 30, 2019

On its first launch of the year, a Russian-made Proton rocket lifted off Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a French-built, Russian-owned communications satellite.

Soyuz perseveres through lightning strike with Glonass satellite

May 28, 2019

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a Glonass navigation satellite withstood a lightning strike seconds after liftoff Monday, and still delivered its payload to orbit.

SpaceX’s first 60 Starlink broadband satellites deployed in orbit

May 24, 2019

SpaceX successfully delivered the first 60 members of the company’s Starlink broadband satellite fleet to orbit Thursday night after a launch from Cape Canaveral.

India plans July launch of Chandrayaan 2 moon mission

May 23, 2019

Indian engineers hope to launch the country’s first robotic lunar lander between July 9 and July 16 on India’s most powerful rocket, the head of the Indian space agency said this week.

Chinese state media confirms Long March launch failure

May 23, 2019

A Chinese Long March 4C rocket failed to place its top secret military payload into orbit Wednesday after a launch from the Taiyuan space base southwest of Beijing, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

Indian rocket successfully delivers radar observation satellite to orbit

May 22, 2019

An Indian rocket fired into space Wednesday with a high-power radar imaging satellite designed to peer through clouds and darkness to resolve signs of pollution, natural disasters and foreign military movements.

Live coverage: Indian PSLV launches with RISAT 2B radar satellite

May 21, 2019

An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 0000 GMT Wednesday (8 p.m. EDT Tuesday) carrying a radar observation satellite to collect imagery in support of military, intelligence and environmental agencies.

Indian radar reconnaissance satellite set for launch

May 21, 2019

An Indian satellite designed to collect all-weather, day-and-night radar imagery for military and intelligence authorities is scheduled for launch Wednesday on top of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

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