Now that the launch is in the rear view mirror a couple months, we thought we’d take one last look at the deployment status. As a quick review, SSO-A is the record-setting small satellite rideshare launch from the US, launching 49 cubesats, 15 microsats, and two free flying spacecraft carriers. Spaceflight launched SSO-A successfully on … Continued
SSO-A SmallSat Express is an Outstanding Success! December 3, 2018 was a historic day for Spaceflight and SpaceX! Spaceflight successfully launched 64 customer spacecraft to orbit, and SpaceX flew a rocket for the third time and landed the booster successfully on a barge in the Pacific Ocean. The launch was picture perfect with the Falcon … Continued
Are you ready for the most exciting and innovative rocket launches of the year? Because that is what the space community will experience with the launch of Spaceflight’s Smallsat Express! The Smallsat Express, also called Sun Synchronous Orbit mission A (SSO-A) is the first dedicated rideshare mission on a large rocket like the Falcon 9. … Continued
We’ve got a full bingo card of satellite sizes aboard one of our upcoming launches! While we have launched satellites of all sizes before, it’s rare to have one or more of each the different sizes represented in a single launch. Rockets can accommodate all sizes of spacecraft – it’s just a matter of getting all … Continued