#Space Launch

ISW and the N2YO tracker confirm: none of the 16 satellites in the second 'Rassvet' batch, launched on July 19, reached operational orbit. Moscow is not ready for the pace of deploying its Starlink analog.

SpaceX has announced the construction of Starbase Louisiana — a $100 billion spaceport for thousands of annual Starship launches. The first launch from the new base is planned for 2029.

ESA has scrapped the upgrade of Ariane 6 to the Block 3 version with the ICARUS composite upper stage. The official reason is the lack of necessity; the real one is the EU's reluctance to increase launch subsidy spending.

SpaceX has postponed the first attempt to catch the Starship upper stage with the Mechazilla tower: instead of the upcoming 14th launch, the maneuver has been pushed back by several months. Ahead lies the spacecraft's first orbital flight.

On August 19, SpaceX carried out its 100th launch since the beginning of 2026: a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Base deployed 24 Starlink satellites into orbit. Of the 100 launches, 97 were performed by Falcon 9, and 74 missions were related to expanding the Starlink constellation.

🚀 SpaceX sets new record: two Falcon 9 launches in 38.5 minutes from opposite ends of the US! First — from Cape Canaveral (Globalstar satellites), second — from Vandenberg (classified USSF-366 payload). Both boosters successfully returned. This is the 650th first-stage landing in history! 🔥 #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Space #Record

🚀 Annual maintenance of the Vostochny Cosmodrome infrastructure has been completed. The "Soyuz-2" and "Angara" launch complexes are declared fully ready. On July 22, blocks of a new "Soyuz-2" rocket were delivered to the site. 🇷🇺 #Vostochny #Roscosmos #Soyuz2 #Angara