UAE announces plans for radar satellite constellation and space fund
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-18 10:54
The United Arab Emirates will develop a radar satellite constellation. The constellation will be developed over six years, with the first satellite scheduled to launch in three years. The project will include opportunities for both Emirati and international companies. The UAE government has emphasized space as one area of growth for the country.
Firefly gears up for second Alpha launch
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-17 23:06
Firefly Aerospace is preparing for the second launch of its Alpha rocket in late August or early September. The company is waiting on a launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration, which depends on approval of a new debris model. The second Alpha rocket is currently at the company’s launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The first Alpha rocket launched from there in September 2021 but failed to reach orbit.
Live coverage: SpaceX’s latest Starlink launch successful – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-07-17 00:00
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:20 a.m. EDT (1420 GMT) Sunday with 53 more Starlink internet satellites. The mission marks SpaceX’s fourth launch in 10 days, and SpaceX’s 31st launch of 2022, tying the record number of Falcon 9 missions in a calendar year. The Falcon 9 booster landed on SpaceX’s drone ship parked downrange in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Cape Canaveral.
NASASpaceFlight.com
SpaceX’s 25th contracted resupply mission for NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) initiative has safely and successfully arrived at the International Space Station. The arrival took place 38 and a half hours after liftoff from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Commercial Archives
SpaceX has launched another batch of Starlink satellites as part of the Starlink Group 4-22 mission onboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff occurred on Sunday, July 17 at 10:20 AM EDT (14:20 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Sunday’s launch saw another Falcon 9 booster reaching 13 flights, the highest number of flights currently in their fleet.
International Archives
China launched two satellites on July 15 onboard a Chang Zheng 2C. The payloads went to a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) and are called Siwei Gaojing-2 01/02, or SuperView Neo-2 01/01. They are operated and constructed by China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd.