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SMS-derived GOES satellite. This is a list of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites. GOES spacecraft are operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with NASA responsible for research and development, and later procurement of spacecraft.
The United States has developed many space programs since the beginning of the spaceflight era in the mid-20th century. The government runs space programs by three primary agencies: NASA for civil space; the United States Space Force for military space; and the National Reconnaissance Office for intelligence space.
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) is the first of Launch Complex 39's three launch pads, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.The pad, along with Launch Complex 39B, was first constructed in the 1960s to accommodate the Saturn V launch vehicle, and has been used to support NASA crewed space flight missions, including the historic Apollo 11 moon landing and the Space Shuttle.
Docked to the defunct Compass-G2 (Beidou-2 G2) satellite in late December. A large orbit-raising burn was performed on 22 January 2022 to send the satellite to a high graveyard orbit. [115] 24 October 02:10 [117] Ariane 5 ECA VA255: Kourou ELA-3: Arianespace: SES-17: SES S.A. Geosynchronous: Communications: In orbit: Operational Syracuse 4A ...
This was the first flight with six passengers on board, the full number of passengers the New Shepard is designed for. On 16 September 2021 SpaceX launched the Inspiration4 mission. The mission successfully completed the first orbital spaceflight with only private citizens aboard.
In April 2020, MEV-1 successfully brought Intelsat-901 it back to position in geosynchronous orbit where it is now expected to operate for another five years. This was a space industry first as satellite servicing had previously been accomplished only with on-orbit human assistance, during the missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope in ...
Falcon 9 Block 5 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle [c] designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX.It is the fifth major version of the Falcon 9 family and the third version of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust.
Capella Space was the first commercial SAR company to demonstrate Optical Inter-Satellite Links. [12] In early 2023, Capella announced a multi-launch agreement with Rocket Lab for four dedicated launches, including a launch of Capella's first Acadia satellite. [13] The launch of the first satellite took place on 23 August 2023 at 23:45 UTC. [14]