SpaceX wins contract for Qatari satellite
Posted: Wed, Dec 31 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
SpaceX has won a contract to launch a satellite for a Qatari company in late 2016, the companies announced Sunday. SpaceX will launch the Es'...

Proton launches European communications satellite
Posted: Mon, Dec 29 8:55 AM ET (1355 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a commercial communications satellite for a European company on Sunday. The Proton M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...

China launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 27 11:53 AM ET (1653 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed the latest in a series of military reconnaissance satellites into orbit on Saturday. The Long March 4B rocket lifted off...

Soyuz launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 27 11:47 AM ET (1647 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed a Russian high-resolution civil imaging satellite into orbit early Saturday. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Baikonur...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Fri, Dec 26 11:30 AM ET (1630 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched what is widely believed to be a Russian military electronic intelligence satellite on Thursday. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off...

Inaugural launch of Angara 5 rocket successful
Posted: Wed, Dec 24 12:05 PM ET (1705 GMT)
The first launch of a heavy-lift version of Russia's Angara rocket was declared a success Tuesday, placing a dummy payload into orbit. The...

Head of German space agency to take over ESA
Posted: Wed, Dec 24 11:35 AM ET (1635 GMT)
The European Space Agency Council has selected the head of the German space agency DLR to become the next director general of the agency. The...

Venus Express ends mission
Posted: Wed, Dec 24 11:24 AM ET (1624 GMT)
The European Space Agency has declared its Venus Express mission at an end when the orbiting spacecraft ran out of propellant, the agency recently announced....

Russia launches foreign military satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 20 1:15 PM ET (1815 GMT)
A Russian Strela rocket placed a reconnaissance satellite into orbit on Friday that Russian officials said was for a foreign customer, widely believed to be...

Soyuz launches four O3b satellites
Posted: Fri, Dec 19 8:22 AM ET (1322 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed four satellites for a communications network into orbit on Thursday. The Soyuz ST-B rocket lifted off from the Guiana Space...