MicroCarb launched – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-27 00:00
MicroCarb was successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite is designed to precisely map atmospheric carbon dioxide. MicroCarb serves as a precursor to the European Union’s Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) mission.
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 13-4 with 19 smallsats from California on Wednesday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-27 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is targeted to launch 19 Starlink smallsats to the Starlink constellation to low-Earth orbit on July 30, at 08:39 – 12:39 PDT. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. This will be the 27th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission.
Auriga Space raises $6 million to shoot rockets off an electromagnetic launch track – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-27 00:00
Auriga Space is developing a launch track that will use electricity to power powerful magnets. The magnets will accelerate a small rocket to over six times the speed of sound. The track’s final segment rises on a steep ramp, enabling the rocket to exit at hypersonic speed and only ignite its engine in the final push to orbit.
SpaceX plans launch of astronauts from U.S. NASA, Japan JAXA and Russia Roscosmos to ISS – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-27 00:00
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Thursday, July 31 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 11th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-11) to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for 12:09 p.m. ET, with a backup opportunity available on Friday, August 1 at 11:43 a.m. ET. SpaceX’s live webcast of this mission will begin about one hour prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX.
Crew-11 Arrives at Kennedy Space Center Ahead of Launch
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-27 00:15
Crew-11 arrived at the Kennedy Space Center five days early. The crew is immersed in a rigorous pre-launch schedule. The mission is scheduled to launch on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Stay tuned to NASASpaceflight’s YouTube Channel for live launch coverage.