SPACENEWS

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

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NASA Parker Solar Probe spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at 3:31 a.m. ET. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., August 12, 2018   Heather Mowad , Photos by United Launch Alliance Read More

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy carrying the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft was scrubbed today due to a violation of a launch limit, resulting in a hold.   There was not enough time remaining in the window to recycle. The launch is planned for Sunday, Aug. 12 from Space Launch Complex-37 Read More

Everything is progressing toward the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy Parker Solar Probe mission for NASA. The mission is set to lift off on a Delta IV Heavy rocket on Saturday, Aug. 11 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.   Launch Broadcast Live launch coverage will begin Read More