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Photos from Launch of ULA Delta II rocket carrying the ICESat-2 Launch highlights of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the ICESat-2 spacecraft for NASA can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/jaIAqj-ReII     Heather Mowad photos ULA Communications Read More

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced today that the last Delta II rocket will join a lineup of historic rockets in the Rocket Garden on display at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Fla. “The Delta II rocket has been a venerable workhorse for NASA and civilian scientists, the U.S. military, and commercial Read More

Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Sept. 15, 2018 A ULA Delta II rocket carrying NASA’s ICESat-2 spacecraft stands poised for launch See our Live Launch Updates for official and timely information during the countdown to liftoff here: https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/delta-ii-icesat-2   Heather Mowad - photos ULA Read More

The ULA and NASA Launch Readiness Review was completed today and everything is progressing toward the ULA Delta II ICESat-2 mission for NASA. The mission is set to lift off on a Delta II rocket on Saturday, Sept.15 from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Today’s forecast shows a 100 percent Read More

Building on its growing viewership, the DTH (Direct-to-Home) platform launched earlier this year for the Caribbean brings 60 new channels to offer targeted TV packages and expand reach Kiwisat Subscribers to Enjoy Augmented Channel Bouquet via SES (Photo: Business Wire) Aiming to enhance the variety of its TV package with Spanish-speaking content and new English-speaking Read More

New service will extend local LTE services onsite to event spectators for an enhanced viewing experience SES announced today that Broadcasters and event organisers will be able to make use of a new service providing reliable onsite LTE network and dedicated Wi-Fi hotspots, regardless of the location of their event. This is due to Munich-based Read More

The global market for Satellite Transponders is projected to exceed 10 thousand 36-MHz Transponder Equivalents by 2024, driven by satellites' increased capacity to accommodate more transponders, rising mobile phone penetration and expanding internet user base, technological innovations, and emerging demand for Ku and Ka-band satellite transponders for broadcasting. Satellites play significant role in the current Read More

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket is in final preparations to launch NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) spacecraft from Space Launch Complex-2 on Sept. 15. This marks the final launch of the Delta II rocket, which first launched on Feb. 14, 1989.   “This is the end of an era, Read More

  Photos by Scott SCHILKE A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Parker Solar Probe spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on Aug. 12 at 3:31 a.m. EDT. NASA selected ULA’s Delta IV Heavy for its unique ability to deliver the necessary energy to begin the Parker Solar Probe’s journey Read More

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Parker Solar Probe spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on Aug. 12 at 3:31 a.m. EDT. NASA selected ULA’s Delta IV Heavy for its unique ability to deliver the necessary energy to begin the Parker Solar Probe’s journey to the sun.   The Read More