News Archive / Tagged: SkySat

• SpaceX successfully launches Booster for the sixth time

  Theresa CrossAugust 18th, 2020

  On August 18 at 10:31 a.m. EDT, SpaceX successfully launched the latest batch of 58 corporate satellites from Cape Canaveral Florida, destined to become part of their growing Starlink constellation.

• SpaceX set to launch its 100th Mission with Starlink and SkySat

  Cullen DesforgesAugust 18th, 2020

  SpaceX is on the cusp of launching its 100th mission, due to loft the eleventh batch of Starlink satellites on Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, atop their Falcon 9 rocket.

• Minotaur-C scheduled for Vandenberg launch on October 31

  Paul KnightlyOctober 25th, 2017

  Six SkySat imaging satellites are now set to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California this coming Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 2:37 p.m. PDT. The launch will utilize an Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket.

• Orbital ATK eyeing new date for Minotaur-C launch with SkySat

  Jason RhianOctober 12th, 2017

  Wanting a chance to further verify and carry out routine testing of their Minotaur-C rocket, the Dulles, Virginia-based firm Orbital ATK announced on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, that it has requested a later launch date for the solid-propellant fueled rocket. At present, a new launch date is not available.