SS-520 – Spaceflight Now

December 9, 2019

Breaking News

[ December 9, 2019 ] Progress docking marks second cargo ship arrival at space station in two days Mission Reports
[ December 8, 2019 ] Falcon 9 performs extended mission in test for future U.S. military launches Falcon 9
[ December 8, 2019 ] SpaceX resupply mission reaches International Space Station Mission Reports
[ December 7, 2019 ] China launches two Kuaizhou rockets in six hours Mission Reports
[ December 7, 2019 ] After redesigns, the finish line is in sight for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship Falcon 9

Souped-up sounding rocket lifts off from Japan with tiny satellite

February 2, 2018

A modified sounding rocket originally designed to loft science instruments on high-altitude suborbital arcs blasted off Saturday from the Uchinoura Space Center in southern Japan and soared into orbit to become the world’s smallest satellite launcher.

Experimental flight of Japanese sounding rocket falls short of orbit

January 16, 2017

A small research rocket launched from Japan fell into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday after attempting to send a student-built CubeSat into orbit, Japanese officials said.

Launch of experimental Japanese rocket scrubbed

January 10, 2017

The launch of an experimental fin-stabilized Japanese rocket with a shoebox-sized CubeSat was scrubbed Tuesday, pushing back a test flight to demonstrate how companies and institutions can inexpensively put small satellites in space.