Graham Smith

Sep 18, 2024 | wereportspace.com | Graham Smith |Michael Howard

Cape Canaveral, S.F.S. FL. This evening, September 17, 2024, SpaceX used its’ Falcon 9 rocket and lofted two 700 kg global navigation satellites built by the European Space Agency (E.S.A.) for the European Union to an orbit of about 23,000 km. (14,300) miles around the Earth. Launching at 6:50 PM EDT from Complex 40, these satellites will join 25 operational Galileo constellation satellites currently in use.

Jul 30, 2024 | wereportspace.com | Graham Smith |Michael Howard

Cape Canaveral S.F.S., FL. – This morning, July 30, 2024 a United Launch Alliance (U.L.A.) Atlas V 551 rocket roared to life at Launch Complex 41 in Florida marking a moment in history for UL.A. Rising above the Space Coast at the same time of the rising sun, the Atlas V rocket sent to orbit the top secret NRO USSF-51 satellite for the United States Space Force. Liftoff came at 6:45 AM EDT in a splendid show for the early risers in the area.