Launches

A total of 114 orbital missions were launched during the 12 months of 2018. In addition to being a significant increase on the 90...

Early this morning, a GK Launch Services-operated Soyuz-2.1a launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome carrying 28 individual payloads. In addition to a pair of Russian...

China has launched the Hongyun-1 communications satellite into low Earth orbit. The satellite is the first of a planned 156-satellite constellation. The launch was...

SpaceX has successfully launched the first GPS III satellite for the United States Air Force. The next-generation GPS satellite will improve position, navigation and...

Early this morning, Russia launched the Blagovest-13L communications satellite for the Ministry of Defense aboard a Proton-M rocket. The launch was the second Proton-M...

Arianespace has successfully launched the French CSO-1 spy satellite aboard a Russian Soyuz-ST rocket. The launch was Arianespace’s 11th and last orbital mission for...

India has successfully launched the GSAT-7A communications satellite aboard a GSLV MkII. The launch was the third successful orbital mission the country has launched...

Just over a month after their last launch, small launch vehicle provider Rocket Lab has successfully deployed a flock of NASA CubeSats. The mission...

China successfully launched a landmark lunar mission over the weekend. The Chang’e-4 lander will attempt the world’s first soft landing on the far side...

China has launched two Earth observation satellites for Saudi Arabia. The launch was China’s 35th of 2018 with the 36th currently scheduled to liftoff...