China successfully launches the Space Variable Objects Monitor, a space science satellite co-developed by China and France, to its preset orbit at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on June 22, 2024. Photo: CCTV News China on Saturday successfully launched the Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM), a space science satellite co-developed … Read more
I remember learning about weather forecasting in college in the late 2000s. My classmates and I hand-drew maps showing current weather systems and then we looked at the satellite data to paint a picture of what would happen in the coming hours and days. NOAA’s weather satellites were good back then, but compared to what … Read more
It’s time to bring out the big engines. Those on the Space Coast will soon be in for a treat. Not one, but three Falcon 9 first-stage rockets, which make up the Falcon Heavy, will tentatively blast into the Florida sky this week to launch a weather satellite into orbit. It’s been a while since … Read more
The final NOAA satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R series of weather satellites, GOES-U, is heading into space. The two-hour start window opens at 5:16 PM EDT (2116 GMT) on June 25 and the mission will aim for the stars on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Florida’s … Read more
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of tonight’s SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. After another scrub on Wednesday afternoon, SpaceX will once again attempt to launch the Astra 1P/SES-24 satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40. This brings the Space Coast to 13 days without a launch. Can SpaceX … Read more
NASA is about to launch the GOES-U satellite, the latest addition to the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) series, which will improve weather monitoring for Earth and space. This mission, scheduled for June 25, 2024, aims to provide crucial data for weather forecasting and monitoring of solar activity. The significance of NASA’s GOES-U launch The … Read more
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of tonight’s SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. SpaceX wants to break the Space Coast’s rare launch drought tonight. An SES/Astra communications satellite will be launched into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket, taking off from Space Launch Complex 40. The launch is scheduled for … Read more
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) mission. The two-hour launch window begins Tuesday, June 25 at 5:16 PM EDT for the satellite’s launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space … Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R series constellation is expected to be completed in space soon, pending a successful launch of its GOES-U satellite in late June. The mission will be historic for many reasons, including the fact that it will be the first time a NOAA satellite has been transported there room … Read more
Opportunity and support 14/06/2024 1657 views 9 holds Europe’s newest rocket will soon be launched, bringing with it many space missions, each with a unique purpose, a unique destination and a unique team back home to cheer them on. Whether launching new satellites to look back and study the Earth, to look into deep space … Read more