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Maiden launch. 22 February 2018. (2018-02-22) Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX [5][6] providing satellite Internet access to most of the Earth. [7][8] Starshield is a classified derivative of Starlink designed to be operated for and can host payloads for military or government purposes.
SpaceX Starshield. Starshield is a business unit of SpaceX for the creation of purpose-built low-Earth-orbit satellites designed to provide new "disruptive" military space capabilities to U.S. and allied governments. [1][2][3][4] Starshield was adapted from the global communications network Starlink but brings additional capabilities such as ...
First Rocket Lab Electron launch, first launch from outside the United States (New Zealand), and first launch procured under NRO's Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) program. Flew on Rocket Lab's "Birds of a Feather" mission. L-162 [143] (RASR-3) USA-334 13 July 2022 06:30 Mahia, LC-1A: Electron: Entered service, presumed active RASR-3.
September 9, 2024 at 4:30 PM. In the run-up to AST SpaceMobile 's (NASDAQ: ASTS) most important satellite launch to date, investors piled into the stock. Shares of the company soared 40.4% in ...
That’s separate from the $4.2 billion fixed-price contract NASA awarded Boeing to build the vehicle back in 2014. ... The company is now aiming to complete 148 launches by the end of 2024 ...
Description. Family: Name of the family/model of launcher. Country: Origin country of launcher. Manufac.: Main manufacturer. Payload: Maximum mass of payload, for 3 altitudes. LEO, low Earth orbit. GTO, geostationary transfer orbit. TLI, trans-Lunar injection. Cost: Price for a launch at this time, in millions of US$.
Rocket Lab Electron. Electron is a two-stage, partially reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab, an American aerospace company with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. [14][15] Electron services the commercial small satellite launch market. [16] It's the third most launched small-lift launch vehicle in history.
Comparison of orbital launch systems. Falcon 9 Block 5, the most prolific active orbital launch system in the world. This comparison of orbital launch systems lists the attributes of all current and future individual rocket configurations designed to reach orbit. A first list contains rockets that are operational or have attempted an orbital ...