A Japanese H-IIA Rocket is rolled to its sea-side launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center to lift the Astro-H X-ray observatory in orbit to deliver unprecedented detail on the most extreme environments in the universe.
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Japan’s Astro-H X-Ray Observatory is set for liftoff atop an H-IIA rocket on Wednesday after several days of weather-related delays.
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The announcement of a direct detection of gravitational waves on Thursday was met with great excitement among the scientific community including space agencies planning the deployment of a space-based measurement system to quantify gravitational waves.
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The year 2015 saw 87 orbital launch attempts from spaceports across the globe – 84 missions reached orbit in a year that saw 82 successful orbital launches. Here are photos of all of 2015’s space launches.
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China’s ‘Monkey King’ Dark Matter Particle Explorer blasted off atop a Long March 2D rocket on Thursday, embarking on a mission to join the ongoing efforts of understanding dark matter signatures, filling in the gaps in high-energy astrophysics.
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India’s first dedicated space observatory has begun collecting data with its suite of instruments, studying Ultraviolet and X-Ray emissions from galactic targets to contribute to addressing some of the outstanding questions in high-energy astrophysics.
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Impressive photos released by the Indian Space Research Organization show Monday morning’s blastoff of the PSLV rocket carrying AstroSat and six secondary payloads.
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India’s PSLV added another success to its record on Monday, lifting seven satellites into orbit including AstroSat, the first dedicated Indian Astronomy Satellite. Blasting off at 4:30 UTC, PSLV executed a 25-minute ascent mission, reaching a circular orbit at 650 Kilometers in altitude for the separation of the satellites.
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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rumbled skyward Monday morning, carrying the country’s first dedicated astronomical observatory to orbit.
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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is set to launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 4:30 UTC on Monday on a 25-minute climb to orbit.
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The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle that will lift AstroSat, LAPAN-A2, exactView-9 & Lemur-2 into orbit is assembled at the Satish Dhawan Space Center.
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India’s first dedicated Astronomy Satellite is readied for launch atop a PSLV Rocket.
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For previous Gaia Mission Updates, please visit the Spaceflight101 Archive Website.
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NASA’s NuSTAR spacecraft, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, has successfully completed its two-year primary science mission following its launch on June 13, 2012 and is now transitioning to an extended mission to continue its studies of X-Ray sources in the sky, also starting its Guest Observer program to give scientists around the world observation time on the spacecraft.
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For previous NuSTAR Mission Updates, please visit the Spaceflight101 Archive Website.
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