Six H3 Payloads Confirmed in Sun‑Sync Orbit
The six H3 payloads have been cataloged in a 556 x 572 km x 97.7 deg, 0945 LTDN sun-sync orbit, confirming successful launch.
Japan's H3-30 Three-Engine Test Launch at 0053 UTC
LAUNCH at 0053 UTC Jun 12 from Tanegashima of Japan's H3 flight F6, the flight test of the H3-30 three-engine model
Rocket Lab's Electron HASTE Suborbital Launch From Wallops
Suborbital LAUNCH of Rocket Lab Electron HASTE with the CURVEBALL mission at about 0800 UTC Jun 11 from Wallops with reentry over the Atlantic
Landspace Zhuque-2E Lifts Off with Two Chinese Satellites
LAUNCH at 0823 UTC Jun 9 of a Landspace Zhuque-2E from Jiuquan with the 千帆DTC 01星 (Qianfan direct-to-cell 01) and 中国移动02星 (China Mobile 02) satellites
MASER‑17 Suborb
Suborbital launch at 0633 UTC May 31 of the SSC/DLR MASER 17 (Suborbital Express 5) microgravity mission from Kiruna using a two stage Red Kite/Red Kite rocket to apogee of 260 km
Shenzhou 22 Undocks, Lands on May 29
Shenzhou 22 undocked from the Chinese space station at 0644 UTC May 29 and landed at 1211 UTC ( I think - can someone confirm these times?)
NASA Space
NASA PAO reports hatch open to close time of the spacewalk was 6h5m, but MCC-M screen appears to show 6:06:20 and implies hatch open to close was 1417:51 to 2024:11 UTC
Shenzhou 23 Launch Carries First Hong Kong Specialist
LAUNCH at 1508 UTC May 24 of Shenzhou 23 carrying Chinese astronauts 朱杨柱 (Zhu Yangzhu), 张志远 (Zhang Zhiyan) and Hong Kong payload specialist 黎家盈 (Lai Ka-ying)
First Version‑3 Starship Launches with Raptor 3 Engines
Starship 12 recap: flight 12, with Super Heavy booster 19 and Ship 39, was launched on May 22 at 2230:20 UTC. It was the first version 3 Starship, with Raptor 3 engines. [1/n]
Starship FT12 Perigee Estimated at -7 ± 8 Km
Attempt to fit Starship FT12 orbit from webcast data: I estimate -7 x 194 km x 28 deg with an uncertainty of about +/- 8 km on that perigee value, so between -15 and +1 km....
Varda's W-6 Lands Safely; W-4 Status Unclear
Varda's W-6 landed safely in Australia. As far as I know, still no word from @VardaSpace on the fate of W-4
Chang Zheng 8 Launches 18 Qianfan Internet Satellites
LAUNCH at 1443 UTC May 17 of a Chang Zheng 8 from Hainan with eighteen Qianfan commercial internet satellites.
Lijian‑1 Launch From Jiuquan Carries Multiple
LAUNCH of a Lijian-1 at 0433 UTC May 15 from Jiuquan with the Youxi, Dianjian-1, JL1GF03D55, Taijing-3 05A/05B satellites
Zhuque-2E's SECO-1 Orbit Reveals
Two objects cataloged from the Zhuque-2E launch in 209 x 872 km x 89.0 deg orbit. The parameters are consistent with the theory that this is the SECO-1 orbit, the second stage failed to restart, and the payload then separated.
Landspace's Zhuque-2E Stretched Rocket Successfully Orbits 2.8‑ton Payload
On May 14 at 0300 UTC, Landspace launched Zhuque-2E flight Y5, introducing a new stretched version of this methalox launch vehicle. It placed a 2800 kg dummy payload in orbit.