April 30, 2024

Rocket launch tonight! Arianespace Soyuz to launch 2 Galileo satellites at 7:19 pm ET

A Friday, Dec. 3, launch attempt was scrubbed due to lightning risks.Read our complete story on the launch here.The Russian-built Soyuz rocket will release the two Galileo FOC-M9 (23-24) satellites into orbit from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. VS26 will raise Galileos overall fleet to 28 satellites and it continues with tomorrows flights onboard Soyuz and Ariane 62 to finish the first-generation implementation, beginning with 6 extra Galileo FOC satellites, over the next years.Galileo FOC-M9 will be the 61st mission (83rd and 84th satellites) to be released by Arianespace for ESA.Galileo FOC-M9 will be the 23rd and 24th FOC satellites to be launched by Arianespace for the European Commission.Thanks to Galileo FOC-M9, Arianespace has introduced 150 objectives (180 satellites) for European institutions.OHB, prime specialist of Galileo, is a dependent partner of Arianespace: Galileo FOC-M9 will be the 26th and 27th OHB satellites introduced by Arianespace.Rocket launch on Sunday: Atlas V releasing STP-3A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will introduce the Space Test Program 3 mission for the U.S. military and NASA early Sunday, Dec. 5, and you can enjoy it live. (Image credit: United Launch Alliance) Mission OverviewA United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket will release the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) objective for the U.S. Space Forces (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC).

A Friday, Dec. 3, launch attempt was scrubbed due to lightning risks.Read our complete story on the launch here.The Russian-built Soyuz rocket will release the 2 Galileo FOC-M9 (23-24) satellites into orbit from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. VS26 will raise Galileos total fleet to 28 satellites and it continues with tomorrows flights onboard Soyuz and Ariane 62 to finish the first-generation deployment, beginning with 6 extra Galileo FOC satellites, over the next years.Galileo FOC-M9 will be the 61st objective (83rd and 84th satellites) to be launched by Arianespace for ESA.Galileo FOC-M9 will be the 23rd and 24th FOC satellites to be introduced by Arianespace for the European Commission.Thanks to Galileo FOC-M9, Arianespace has actually introduced 150 objectives (180 satellites) for European institutions.OHB, prime contractor of Galileo, is a dependent partner of Arianespace: Galileo FOC-M9 will be the 26th and 27th OHB satellites launched by Arianespace.Rocket launch on Sunday: Atlas V introducing STP-3A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will release the Space Test Program 3 objective for the U.S. military and NASA early Sunday, Dec. 5, and you can see it live. The Atlas V rocket will introduce the STP-3 mission for the U.S. Space Force from Space Launch Complex 41 of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (Image credit: United Launch Alliance) Mission OverviewA United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket will introduce the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission for the U.S. Space Forces (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC). Liftoff will happen from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.The primary spacecraft is STP Satellite (STPSat) -6 and the rideshare spacecraft is the Long Duration Propulsive Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) (LDPE) – 1.