The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket flew for the first time ever on Thursday (Feb. 12), launching 32 of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit ....
Seconds later, the rocket twisted on its axis before recovering and continuing the climb into orbit with a batch of US military satellites ... The rocket recovered from the malfunction and still reached the mission's planned orbit ... Read full article.
The heavy-lift rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, operated by Russia under a long-term lease, placing the satellite into a designated orbit after a multi-stage ascent.
A Technological Breakthrough in Orbit... Additional opportunities span orbital infrastructure, in-orbit data centers, and satellite data services, representing a combined market potential of USD$115.64B over the next decade2-4.
Just 24 hours prior, AST SpaceMobile confirmed the successful orbital unfurling of BlueBird 6, a feat that demonstrated the viability of the world’s largest commercial communications array.
A Technological Breakthrough in Orbit... Additional opportunities span orbital infrastructure, in-orbit data centers, and satellite data services, representing a combined market potential of USD$115.64B over the next decade2-4.