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Rocket Lab Delays Launch of Synspective's Earth-Imaging Satellite
Rocket Lab's scheduled launch of Synspective's Earth-imaging satellite, "Owl The Way Up," was postponed on December 20, 2024. The delay, announced by the company, was due to the need for further analysis of sensor data. The mission aims to deploy one of Synspective's Strix radar-imaging satellites, part of a broader plan to establish a 30-satellite...
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NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Successfully Deploys in Space
After more than four months in orbit, NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has achieved full deployment. The solar sail, which launched aboard Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle in April, harnesses photon momentum to propel itself through space. Equipped with cameras, the spacecraft is set to capture high-resolution images of the deployed sail.
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Scientists Uncover Invisible Ambipolar Electric Field Around Earth for First Time, New Study Reveals
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting and measuring the ambipolar electric field around Earth for the first time. This field, hypothesised over 60 years ago, was observed during the Endurance rocket mission launched by NASA in May 2022. The ambipolar field, located in the ionosphere at around 250 kilometres above Earth's surf...
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NASA's Capstone Satellite Breaks From Earth’s Orbit, Heads Towards Moon Ahead of Upcoming Artemis Program
NASA’s Capstone satellite is headed to the moon, after it broke from the Earth’s orbit on Monday, according to the US space agency. Launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets, the Capstone satellite will send back vital information for months as the first to take a n...
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Rocket Lab Catches Falling Booster Rocket With Helicopter, Drops It in Ocean Minutes Later
Rocket Lab is undertaking these demonstrations to test the company's novel cost-savings approach to recovering used rockets for multiple mission to space.
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Satellite-Carrying Rocket 'Lost' After New Zealand Launch
A rocket from small-satellite launch firm Rocket Lab failed to reach orbit minutes after a successful liftoff from New Zealand on Saturday, the company said, losing its payload of seven small satellites it had intended to carry to space.
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2020 Triumph Rocket 3 R Launched In India, Priced At Rs. 18 Lakh
The new Triumph Rocket 3 R is 40 kg lighter, gets a larger and more powerful engine and a host of electronics suite. It is also Rs. 2 lakh cheaper than the predecessor.
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Rocket Lab Plans Reusable Booster for Satellite Launches
Rocket Lab announced on Tuesday a plan to recover the core booster of its Electron rocket using a helicopter.
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ISRO Launches DRDO Emisat Satellite, Successfully Puts It Into Orbit
ISRO on Monday put into orbit the Emisat, an electronic intelligence satellite for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) , in a copy book style.
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India to Launch Electronic Intelligence Satellite Emisat on April 1
A new variant of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket will first put the 436 kg Emisat into a 749 km orbit.
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ISRO To Launch Defence Satellite In March For Defence Research Body
In a special mission in March, the Indian space agency will launch an electronic intelligence satellite Emisat for the DRDO, 28 third party satellites and also demonstrate its new technologies like three different orbits with a new variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, said a top official.
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New 2019 Triumph Rocket III May Be Launched
Photos and information from Triumph dealer conference reveal the massive 2.3-litre engine Rocket III, although with several changes.
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Rocket Lab Launches 13 CubeSats for NASA, Others on Sunday
The Electron rocket lifted off on Sunday evening from the world's only private orbital launch pad on the Mahia Peninsula, carrying a payload of 10-cm cube-shaped research satellites.
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"Still Testing" Rocket Tastes Success As It Places 3 Satellites In Orbit
Aerospace company Rocket Lab said Sunday it had successfully fired a rocket into orbit for the first time from its New Zealand launch base
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Moon Express Set to Launch Robotic Lunar Spacecraft by Year-End
Moon Express' initial spacecraft, known as MX-1E, is slated to fly before the end of the year aboard a Rocket Lab Electron booster
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Rocket Lab Delays Launch of Synspective's Earth-Imaging Satellite
Rocket Lab's scheduled launch of Synspective's Earth-imaging satellite, "Owl The Way Up," was postponed on December 20, 2024. The delay, announced by the company, was due to the need for further analysis of sensor data. The mission aims to deploy one of Synspective's Strix radar-imaging satellites, part of a broader plan to establish a 30-satellite...
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NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Successfully Deploys in Space
After more than four months in orbit, NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has achieved full deployment. The solar sail, which launched aboard Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle in April, harnesses photon momentum to propel itself through space. Equipped with cameras, the spacecraft is set to capture high-resolution images of the deployed sail.
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Scientists Uncover Invisible Ambipolar Electric Field Around Earth for First Time, New Study Reveals
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting and measuring the ambipolar electric field around Earth for the first time. This field, hypothesised over 60 years ago, was observed during the Endurance rocket mission launched by NASA in May 2022. The ambipolar field, located in the ionosphere at around 250 kilometres above Earth's surf...
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NASA's Capstone Satellite Breaks From Earth’s Orbit, Heads Towards Moon Ahead of Upcoming Artemis Program
NASA’s Capstone satellite is headed to the moon, after it broke from the Earth’s orbit on Monday, according to the US space agency. Launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets, the Capstone satellite will send back vital information for months as the first to take a n...
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Rocket Lab Catches Falling Booster Rocket With Helicopter, Drops It in Ocean Minutes Later
Rocket Lab is undertaking these demonstrations to test the company's novel cost-savings approach to recovering used rockets for multiple mission to space.
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Satellite-Carrying Rocket 'Lost' After New Zealand Launch
A rocket from small-satellite launch firm Rocket Lab failed to reach orbit minutes after a successful liftoff from New Zealand on Saturday, the company said, losing its payload of seven small satellites it had intended to carry to space.
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2020 Triumph Rocket 3 R Launched In India, Priced At Rs. 18 Lakh
The new Triumph Rocket 3 R is 40 kg lighter, gets a larger and more powerful engine and a host of electronics suite. It is also Rs. 2 lakh cheaper than the predecessor.
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Rocket Lab Plans Reusable Booster for Satellite Launches
Rocket Lab announced on Tuesday a plan to recover the core booster of its Electron rocket using a helicopter.
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ISRO Launches DRDO Emisat Satellite, Successfully Puts It Into Orbit
ISRO on Monday put into orbit the Emisat, an electronic intelligence satellite for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) , in a copy book style.
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India to Launch Electronic Intelligence Satellite Emisat on April 1
A new variant of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket will first put the 436 kg Emisat into a 749 km orbit.
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ISRO To Launch Defence Satellite In March For Defence Research Body
In a special mission in March, the Indian space agency will launch an electronic intelligence satellite Emisat for the DRDO, 28 third party satellites and also demonstrate its new technologies like three different orbits with a new variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, said a top official.
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New 2019 Triumph Rocket III May Be Launched
Photos and information from Triumph dealer conference reveal the massive 2.3-litre engine Rocket III, although with several changes.
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Rocket Lab Launches 13 CubeSats for NASA, Others on Sunday
The Electron rocket lifted off on Sunday evening from the world's only private orbital launch pad on the Mahia Peninsula, carrying a payload of 10-cm cube-shaped research satellites.
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"Still Testing" Rocket Tastes Success As It Places 3 Satellites In Orbit
Aerospace company Rocket Lab said Sunday it had successfully fired a rocket into orbit for the first time from its New Zealand launch base
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Moon Express Set to Launch Robotic Lunar Spacecraft by Year-End
Moon Express' initial spacecraft, known as MX-1E, is slated to fly before the end of the year aboard a Rocket Lab Electron booster
