STP-27RD – Spaceflight Now

January 29, 2022

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[ January 28, 2022 ] Weather delays set up SpaceX for two weekend launches from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ January 27, 2022 ] Live coverage: SpaceX scrubs sunset launch at Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ January 27, 2022 ] SpaceX gives converted Falcon Heavy side booster new life Falcon 9
[ January 27, 2022 ] SpaceX cargo ship returns to Earth with spacesuit and science specimens Mission Reports
[ January 26, 2022 ] SpaceX ready to launch Italian radar remote sensing satellite Falcon 9

Rocket Lab deploys experimental U.S. military smallsats on first night launch

May 5, 2019

On its first nighttime launch, Rocket Lab’s Electron booster climbed into orbit Sunday from New Zealand with a trio of small U.S. military payloads, demonstrating the privately-developed rocket’s ability to help meet the Air Force’s growing demand for smallsat launches.

Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches three U.S. military smallsats

May 4, 2019

Three experimental satellites sponsored by the U.S. military lifted off on an Electron rocket from Rocket Lab’s commercial spaceport in New Zealand on Sunday at 0600 GMT (2 a.m. EDT).