UPDATE: Rocket Lab launches 35th Electron + sets new company record for fastest launch turnaround – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-03-24 00:00
Rocket Lab successfully launched their 35th Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand. The mission deployed two, multi-spectral, Gen-2 satellites to LEO for BlackSky. Rocket Lab accomplished a successful ocean splashdown of Electron’s first stage. Rocket Lab is on track this year to surpass its launch record of nine launches set in 2022.
Next Starlink launch event set for March 24th from Cape Canaveral SFS by SpaceX – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-03-23 00:00
SpaceX is targeting Friday, March 24th., at 11:33 a.m., ET, (15:33 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 56 Starlink satellites to LEO. The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-a, and two Starlink missions. Watch the live launch webcast starting about 5 minutes before liftoff.
Exolaunch all set for 15 customer smallsat launches on the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-03-23 00:00
Exolaunch is conducting a launch campaign for more than 15 satellites for a number of companies, including Spire Global, NanoAvionics, Unseenlabs, GomSpace, EnduroSat and Plan-S. The company’s EXOpod Nova enhanced CubeSat separation system and the newly designed, multi-satellite adapter EXOport ‘Europa’ will fly on Transporter-7. Exolaunch will cross the milestone of having launched more than 285 satellites for global customers.
Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Spaceplane is now certified + ready for rocket-powered flight – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-03-24 00:00
Dawn Aerospace has received certification for its Mk-II Aurora spaceplane. The company's mission is to fly to space twice in a day. This marks the first time a remotely piloted, rocket-powered vehicle has been certified for flight out of a civil airport.
Sidus Space’s showcases Markforged’s 3D-printed LizzieSat™ satellite – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-03-24 00:00
Sidus Space, Inc. Reveals a video from its partner, Markforged, who is a key player in Sidus’ 3D-printed LizzieSat™ satellites. Markforged, an additive manufacturing corporation, is the innovator behind The Digital Forge.
Congratulations to the World Teleport Association’s Teleport Awards 2023 winners – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-03-23 00:00
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30 Years of Sea Level Rise
Global average sea level has risen a total of 3.6 inches (9.1 centimeters) over the past 30 years. The solid red line shows the trajectory of sea level rise from 1993 to 2022. The dotted red line shows the increase sea level into the future.
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Joint NASA, CNES Water-Tracking Satellite Reveals First Stunning Views
Satellite sends back first images of water on the planet's surface. Shows ocean currents like the Gulf Stream in unprecedented detail. Also capturing views of freshwater features such as lakes, rivers and other water bodies down to about 300 feet (100 meters) wide. Will provide insights into how the ocean influences climate change and the water cycle.
NASA’s Webb Spots Swirling, Gritty Clouds on Remote Planet
VHS 1256 b orbits at such a great distance from its stars, the researchers were able to observe it directly. All of the features the team observed have been spotted on other planets elsewhere in the Milky Way by other telescopes. Since it’s so far from its stars, it will become colder over time, and its skies may transition from cloudy to clear.
Rocket Lab launches BlackSky sats, tests Electron ocean recovery
Original Publication Date: 2023-03-24 09:45
Rocket Lab launched its third mission in 2023 on Friday, March 24. “The Beat Goes On” was the 35th total flight of the California-based company’s Electron launcher. It was also the first flight of the year from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, following a four-month-long lull in action since the launch of “Catch Me If You Can’s” in November 2022. Rocket Lab carried two BlackSky Gen-2 spacecraft that form part of a growing constellation of high-resolution Earth observation microsatellites.
Russia’s Soyuz-2.1a launches Bars-M reconnaissance satellite
Original Publication Date: 2023-03-23 23:28
Soyuz-2.1a rocket has deployed Kosmos 2567 into Sun-synchronous orbit. Launch took place from Site 43/3 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northwest Russia. The satellite’s name has been announced as Kosmos 2567, following a naming convention that has been used for Soviet and later Russian military satellites since 1962.
Relativity overachieves Terran 1 debut objectives
Original Publication Date: 2023-03-23 03:35
The Good Luck, Have Fun (GLHF) mission lifted off at 11:25 PM EDT (03:25 UTC on Thursday) from Launch Complex 16 (LC-16) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. While the mission failed early into second stage flight, Relativity successfully flew through max-q per the main objective. A first launch attempt on March 8 was scrubbed due to out-of-bounds propellant thermal conditions on the upper stage.