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ICEYE launches five new satellites, supporting additional customer missions
ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, has successfully launched and deployed five new SAR satellites into orbit. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted off on November 28, 2025, aboard the Transporter-15 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. Each spacecraft has established communication, and routine commissioning operations are…
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NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth Satellite
Set to track sea levels across more than 90% of Earth’s ocean, the mission must first get into orbit. Here’s what to expect. Sentinel-6B, an ocean-tracking satellite jointly developed by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), is ready to roll out to the launch pad, packed into the payload fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Launch is targeted at…
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York Space Systems Establishes First Contact and Confirms Health of All 21 Satellites Launched for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer Mission
York Space Systems (York), a defense technology company transforming how the United States builds and operates proliferated space-based capabilities, today announced successful first contact and confirmed the healthy status of all 21 satellites launched on September 10 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in support of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) mission.…
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Millennium Space Systems Delivers Pair of Space Vehicles to Launch Site for NASA’s TRACERS Mission
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, delivered two space vehicles for NASA’s Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission to Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday, marking a key milestone in preparation for launch later this year. Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company, delivered the space vehicles for NASA’s TRACERS mission to Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday. TRACERS is planned…
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NASA’s SPHEREx Team To Ring New York Stock Exchange Bell
Members of the team behind NASA’s newest space telescope will ring the New York Stock Exchange closing bell in New York City at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 22. The team helped build, launch, and operates NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission to explore the origins of the universe.…
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Sidus Space Successfully Launches LizzieSat™-3, Expanding AI-Driven On-Orbit Capabilities
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), an innovative, agile space mission enabler, today announced the successful launch, deployment and operation of LizzieSat™-3 into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX, which launched March 14th, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. LizzieSat™-3 joins LizzieSat™-1 and 2, which have been in orbit since…
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Sidus Space Announces LizzieSat™-3 Ready for Launch
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), an innovative, agile space mission enabler, today announced the successful completion of integration with the launch vehicle for LizzieSat™-3 at the Astrotech Space Operations facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. LizzieSat™-3 has been turned over to SpaceX and is ready for launch no earlier than the first quarter of 2025…
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Sidus Space Announces LizzieSat™ Has Arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California for Launch
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), an innovative, agile space mission enabler, today announced that LizzieSat™-3 has arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to begin spacecraft integration in preparation for its scheduled launch and deployment into low Earth orbit no earlier than the first quarter of 2025 as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX.…
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6 Things to Know About SPHEREx, NASA’s Newest Space Telescope
Shaped like a megaphone, the upcoming mission will map the entire sky in infrared light to answer big questions about the universe. Expected to launch no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 27, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, NASA’s SPHEREx space observatory will provide astronomers with a big-picture view of the cosmos like none before. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the…
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Planet Launches High-Resolution Pelican-2 Satellite & 36 SuperDoves
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of daily Earth data and insights, announced today that its high-resolution Pelican-2 satellite and 36 SuperDoves of Flock 4G were successfully launched to orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-12 Rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Planet team has successfully made contact with Pelican-2 and started its commissioning process. Pelican-2 joins Pelican-1 (a smallsat…
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