https://spacewatch.global/tag/cape-canaveral/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:13:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/cape-canaveral/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/spacewatchgl-opinion-spaceport-rush-hour/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70338
Written Tom Roeder
The Federal Aviation Administration celebrated its 1,000th commercial space launch in August, but the milestone that was 68 years in the making could seem miniscule in coming years as the agency readies for an unprecedented number of liftoffs.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/hisdesats-spainsat-ng-ii-satellite-has-been-impacted-by-a-space-particle/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70165 Indra Group has reported that the SpainSat NG II satellite has been impacted by a space particle during its journey to its final orbital position. The incident happened at 50,000km from the Earth with Hisdesat subsequently implementing a contingency plan to ensure that the Ministry of Defense and other clients remain unaffected.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/07/euclid-launches-to-space-to-study-dark-matter/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 06:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49721 The European Space Agency has launched the Euclid Space Telescope, an orbital telescope built to shed light on mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter. The space telescope launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States of America. The mission has cost about $1.4 billion and has a design lifespan of about six years. Furthermore, the Agency expects it to transform astrophysics and potentially the understanding of the very nature of gravity itself.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/ispace-hakuto-r-lunar-lander-arrives-in-cape-canaveral/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=44400 ispace, inc., a private Japanese company developing robotic spacecraft technologies, has announced that it has delivered its Mission 1 (M1) lunar lander, part of the company’s HAKUTO-R lunar exploration program, to the United States and is now in Cape Canaveral, Florida. In addition, ispace announced an updated launch window for M1.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/05/spacex-successfully-launches-transporter-5-rideshare-mission/ Thu, 26 May 2022 06:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=41148 SpaceX has launched the Transporter-5 rideshare mission carrying several dozen payloads to low Earth and sun-synchronous orbits. This time the first stage touched down at Landing Zone-1 at Cape Canaveral. This was the eighth launch of booster 1061 and the one-hundredth launch of a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/12/astra-to-launch-for-nasa-in-january/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37785 Astra Space announced plans to deploy its first orbital satellite for NASA in January 2022. They will launch out of Space Launch Complex 46, which will be Astra’s first launch from Cape Canaveral. The company delivered its first commercial payload into orbit in 2021, just five years after it was founded.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/07/nasa-contracts-spacex-for-178-million-launch-to-jupiter-moon-europa/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34616&preview=true&preview_id=34616 NASA has selected SpaceX for launching its first mission to explore one of Jupiter’s 79 moons, Europa, with a total contract award amount of $178 million, NASA said. The Europa Clipper mission will launch an orbiter around the gas giant in October 2024, from the Kennedy Space Centre’s Launch Complex 39A on a Falcon Heavy rocket.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/12/hawkeye-360will-launch-second-satellite-cluster-next-year/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29154&preview=true&preview_id=29154 HawkEye 360will launch second satellite cluster next year]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/exolaunch-to-share-rides-on-spacexs-falcon-9-with-smallsats/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=27022&preview=true&preview_id=27022 Exolaunch to share rides on SpaceX's Falcon 9 with SmallSats]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/u-s-back-in-the-crewed-space-launch-business-thanks-to-spacex/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 05:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23047 SpaceX has become the first private company to launch a crewed mission into low-Earth orbit. At 3:22pm Eastern Standard Time (EST), 30 May 2020, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched two NASA astronauts – Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley – on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/esa-nasa-solar-orbiter-is-prepared-for-launch-to-observe-the-sun/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 06:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19193 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/ruag-space-contributes-key-components-to-sun-explorer-solar-orbiter-mission/ Wed, 05 Feb 2020 06:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19117 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with Sun Explorer Solar Orbiter is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 7-8 February 2020. RUAG Space is supplying the thermal insulation, the structure of the satellite, and the on-board computer.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/egypts-nilesat-taps-spacex-to-launch-nilesat-301-in-2022/ Tue, 28 Jan 2020 06:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18869 Egypt's commercial satellite communications operator NileSat has selected U.S. commercial space launch company SpaceX to launch its NileSat-301 communications satellite in 2022. The two companies signed a contract for the launch on 21 January 2020 in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/astrobotic-announces-new-lunar-logistics-headquarters-in-pittsburgh/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17756&preview=true&preview_id=17756 Astrobotic proudly announces that it will open a new state-of-the-art headquarters for lunar logistics in May 2020. The 47,000 square foot facility in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood of Manchester will house the company’s spacecraft integration cleanrooms, test facilities, lab spaces, rover test labs, payload operations room, and dedicated mission control. Astrobotic’s new headquarters is poised to become the epicenter for America’s return to the Moon.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/singapores-spacechain-sends-blockchain-tech-to-the-international-space-station/ Wed, 11 Dec 2019 06:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17634 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/kacific-1-satellite-arrives-at-spacex-launch-site-in-cape-canaveral/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 06:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17136 The Kacific-1 communications satellite, built by Boeing, has arrived at SpaceX facilities in Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it will be launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket to geostationary orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/spacex-builds-out-megaconstellation-with-second-launch-of-60-starlink-communications-satellites/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16981 On Monday, 11 November 2019 at 9:56 a.m. EST, 14:56 UTC, SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/david-pollack-to-step-down-as-ceo-from-israels-spacecom/ Thu, 07 Nov 2019 06:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16847 David Pollack, the long-serving Chief Executive Officer of Israeli satellite communications company Spacecom, is to step down after 24 years with the company.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/russias-glavkosmos-offers-to-build-second-bangladeshi-communications-satellite/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 06:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16760 Glavkosmos, the Russian launch services and satellite company, has expressed an interest in building and launching Bangladesh’s second communications satellite, Bangabandhu-2, according to several Bangladeshi press reports.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/09/ses-taps-spacex-to-launch-its-o3b-mpower-meo-satcom-constellation/ Fri, 13 Sep 2019 05:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15968 SES has selected SpaceX as a launch partner to deliver its next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite constellation into space on board Falcon 9 rockets from Cape Canaveral.]]>