Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 28/09/2026Starship in Orbit: Ship 41 seen from one of the deployed Starlink v3 satellites. 171
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 28/09/2026SpaceX has for the 1st time launched Starship to orbit. Ship-41 & Booster-21 lost 1 Raptor engine each on ascend. 26 Starlink v3 sats were deployed. Then successful deorbit burn. Booster made water landing off coast of Texas & Ship near Hawaii. Congratulations to SpaceX. 021
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 16/09/2026Top Pentagon officials confirm the US operates “on-orbit space control weapons” (definition unclear) to defend against attacks - the clearest admission yet. China & Russia slam it as escalation. We have not yet identified the satellites related to this although there are suspects. 082
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 05/09/2026Isar Aerospace (Germany) has successfully conducted the 2nd launch of the Spectrum launch vehicle from Andøya Spaceport, Norway. It deployed some CubeSats. It marks the 1st orbital launch of a German rocket & 1st successful orbital launch from western Europe. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/spec...space.skyrocket.deSpectrumSpectrum is a small liquid fueled orbital launch vehicle, which is being developed by Isar Aerospace, Germany. 071
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 31/08/2026A Falcon Heavy has launched NASA's Roman Space Telescope to the L2 point. It's a space telescope with a 2.4m primary mirror inherited from a defunct spy satellite program. It'll in IR survey vast regions of the Universe, probe dark energy & search for exoplanets. space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/wfi... 051
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 25/08/2026@SpaceX announced that today’s Starlink launch (Group 10-49) was the last planned Falcon 9 Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral. Future East Coast Starlink launches will use Starship, while Falcon 9 continues launching Starlinks from Vandenberg. 042
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 19/08/2026NASA and Katalyst have abandoned plans to boost the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after an attitude-control issue with the LINK servicer. LINK will still attempt rendezvous and proximity operations, gathering valuable data for future in-space servicing missions. 062
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 19/08/2026Chinese company LandSpace's 2nd flight of their Zhuque-3 orbital rocket performed a successful propulsive landing of stage 1. Stage 2 apparently reached orbit. The payload was likely a mass model. 151
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 18/08/2026There is a YouTube channel impersonating Gunter’s Space Page. I have NO connection to it & have reported it. Do not subscribe, engage or trust any accounts claiming to be me or the site that are not linked from space.skyrocket.de or my official accounts. Report it if you see it. 072
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 10/08/2026A Chinese CZ-7A was launched today from Wenchang, but the flight ended about ~80 seconds into the flight with an explosion. Reportedly it carried the military geostationary communications satellite ZX 4B. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/... 050
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 24/07/2026Reportedly SpaceX is turning away customers for dedicated Falcon 9 launches beyond 2028 & has stopped accepting new F9 rideshare reservations. Also halting production of sm expendable hardware (inc. upperstages), signaling a major shift to not yet operational Starship (Bloomberg).bloomberg.com 052
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 18/07/2026@SkyrootA 's Vikram-1, India's 1st privately developed orbital rocket, successfully launched 2 Cubesats & a number of hosted payloads into orbit on the 1st try. Congratulations! Although recontact at stage 3/4 separation, it did not cause a failure. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/vikr... 074
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 27/05/2026Announcement: Gunter's Space Page to Transition to a Paid Model — Gunter Krebs space.skyrocket.de 0124
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 19/05/2026A Vega-C rocket has successfully launched the joint European-Chinese SMILE satellite. It is research mission to investigate the interaction of solar wind with Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/smi...space.skyrocket.deSMILESMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) is a joint satellite mission of European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sc... 040
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 18/05/2026Gunter's Space Page is now 30 years old!!! While I can not pinpoint the exact day, my oldest back up files hint for a beginning in May 1996. Starting as an "external memory", my website has apparently become some kind of industry standard. space.skyrocket.despace.skyrocket.deGunter's Space Page - Information on spaceflight, launch vehicles and satellitesGunter's Space Page - Information on Launch vehicles, Satellites, Space Shuttle and Astronautics 4206
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 19/04/2026Mixed result for 3rd flight of @BlueOrigin's New Glenn rocket: Reflown stage 1 successfully launched & landed. Stage 2 underperformed & left @AST_SpaceMobile's Bluebird-7 sat in off-nominal orbit. Final orbital elements not yet released, but I'm not optimistic. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/new-... 171
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 11/04/2026Welcome back to Earth, Artemis II (Integrity)! Mission accomplished! Well done! 072
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 02/04/2026Humanity is finally back on the way to the Moon. The Artemis-2 mission with the crew of Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch & Jeremy Hansen has successfully started their 10 day voyage on a SLS Bl.1 rocket to fly around the moon. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/... 071
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 31/03/2026Yesterday China successfully conducted the maiden flight of the Lijian-2 (Kinetica-2) liquid fueled launch vehicle. It carried three satellites, among them the prototype of the Qingzhou transporter to be used to supply the Chinese Space Station. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/liji...space.skyrocket.deLijian-2 (Kinetica-2)Lijian-2 or Kinetica-2 is a Chinese liquid-fueled medium launch vehicle developed by CAS Space, a rocket manufacturer affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 011
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 23/03/2026Sad to report the passing of Mike Melvill, pilot of the 1st commercial suborbital spaceflight. He flew 1st SpaceShipOne mission above the Kármán line & with SS1 spinning I didn’t expect him to return alive. He stayed calm, returned safely & flew a 2nd time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl3Y... 161
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 12/03/2026Firefly Alpha successfully returned to flight. The last flight of the Block 1 version tested systems for Block 2 and put a Lockheed Martin Technology Test payload (possibly similar to the one lost in the last launch failure) in orbit. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/fire...space.skyrocket.deFirefly-Alpha (Firefly-α)Firefly is a small liquid fueled orbital launch vehicle, which is being developed by Firefly Aerospace, Inc.. Both stages are Kerosene and LOX fueled and pressurized by Helium. 041
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 10/03/2026HEO (@heospace) has imaged @AST_SpaceMobile 's Bluebird 6 satellite in orbit. It looks significantly different from the illustrations on AST Space Mobile's website. x.com/heospace/sta... 0113
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 10/03/2026A SpaceX Falcon-9 booster has launched the large EchoStar 25 direct broadcasting satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The 6800 kg satellite was built by Lanteris (formerly Maxar). space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ech...space.skyrocket.deEchoStar 25EchoStar 25 (EchoStar XXV) is a direct broadcasting communications satellite manufactured by Maxar Technologies (United States) for EchoStar Corpor... 012
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 05/03/2026Space One's KAIROS small solid fueled launch vehicle has launched for the 3rd time from Spaceport Kii and again failed to reach orbit. About 1 min into the flight an energetic event was observed. 5 small satellites were lost. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/kair...space.skyrocket.deKAIROSKAIROS (Kii-based Advanced & Instant Rocket System), developed by Space One, is an advanced launch vehicle, featuring a propulsion system comprising solid fuel for its three stages and a liquid prope&... 040
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 01/01/2026The number of launches and especially of individual satellites have drastically increased in 2025. 041
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 01/01/2026And here are the launch statistics for 2025 by launch vehicle families: Note: * includes the marginally suborbital Starship launches * includes Iranian Zoljanah launch, which is unclear, if it was orbital attempt 051
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 01/01/2026As every year, here are the launch statistics for 2025 by country. Note: * includes the marginally suborbital Starship launches * includes Iranian Zoljanah launch, which is unclear, if it was orbital attempt * RocketLab launches are listed as New Zealand / USA 041
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 05/06/2025Wow - the Musk-Trump-bromance turns into a full-bloom divorce battle. Collateral damage may be crewed spaceflight, as Musk threatens to decommission the Dragon crewed spacecraft. I did not see this escalating so fast... 020
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 23/05/2025This article confirms that the USA are already testing satellites to track aircraft as a replacement for AWACS. Question is which are the satellites? Likely not the NRO or SDA missions. Unlikely also GEO sats and small sats. (1/2) aviationweek.com/defense/airc...aviationweek.comRise Of Space-Based Aircraft Tracking Spells Threat To USAF E-7As | Aviation Week NetworkA top U.S. military official confirmed that satellites are demonstrating aircraft tracking as the E-7A program faces a cancellation threat from the Pentagon. 164
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 30/04/2025Some users had problem accessing Gunter's Space Page during the past few hours. This was caused by an invalid certificate. The issue has now been corrected and accessing the website should work as usual now. Please let me know, if you still have issues. space.skyrocket.despace.skyrocket.deGunter's Space Page - Information on spaceflight, launch vehicles and satellitesGunter's Space Page - Information on Launch vehicles, Satellites, Space Shuttle and Astronautics 020
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 05/02/2025"Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza permanently and US will ‘take over’ strip" What the FCK is wrong with this guy? (Question is rhetorical!) His ideas of diplomacy are equivalent to using a chainsaw for brain surgery! We, the world, are so screwed! edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/p...edition.cnn.comTrump says Palestinians should leave Gaza permanently and US will ‘take over’ strip | CNN PoliticsPresident Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US “will take over” the Gaza Strip, after saying earlier that he doesn’t think there is a permanent future for Palestinians in Gaza. 191
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 26/01/2025I wonder, when SpaceX and Tesla will realize, that Elon Musk has become a massive liability for them. 2101
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 23/01/2025Dear crowd, does anyone know if the very first RocketLab Electron rocket ('It's a test') carried already the Kick Stage? IIRC, the Kick Stage was only announced on the 2nd flight. Currently I have listed the 1st flight in my database as having no kick stage, but i still lack a solid confirmation. 131
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 07/03/2024Wow, for the first time a got a KatWarn (a German catastrophe warning app) warning for reentering space debris (discarded ISS batteries). 130
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 23/02/2024Intuitive Machines' Nova-C IM1 lander (Odysseus), the 2nd mission in NASA's CLPS program, has landed on the moon. A weak signal has been received, but it is too weak to transmit data. Let's see, if a communication can be established. space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/nov...space.skyrocket.deNova-C IM-1 (CLPS 2, TO2-IM, Odysseus)Nova-C is a lunar lander privately developed by Intuitive Machines for the Google Lunar-X-Prize and later offered commercially. 040
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 20/01/2024The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has launched the Suraya satellite (purpose unknow, possibly communications) on the 1st successful orbital flight of the Qaem-100 rocket, reaching a 750 km orbit. Launch site was the Shahroud Missile Test Site. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/qaem...space.skyrocket.deQaem-100Qaem-100 (also transcribed Ghaem-100) is a new Iranian space launcher operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace force. It based on the Rafe' solid rocket motor. 020
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 19/01/2024The Japanese SLIM lunar lander has successfully landed at Shioli crater. Both the LEV-1 nanohopper & LEV-2 the nanorover have been deployed. Unfortunately the solar array malfunctioned and the mission will only last until the batteries run out of power. space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sli...space.skyrocket.deSLIMSLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon) is a Japanese technology demonstration lunar landing mission to demonstrate pin-point landing techni... 020
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 11/01/2024Chinese company Orienspace has performed the maiden launch of their Yinli-1 (Gravity-1) solid-fueled launcher from a barge in the Yellow Sea. It successfully placed 3 Yunyao-1 earth observation sats into orbit. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/yinl...space.skyrocket.deYinli-1 (Gravity-1, YL-1)Yinli-1 or Gravity-1 is a medium solid fuel orbital rocket for the commercial market designed by OrienSpace. 011
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 08/01/2024Astrobotics Peregrine lunar lander has suffered shortly after launch a propulsion failure which led to a critical loss of propellants. I think, this likely rules out a lunar landing. :-( But perhaps some engineering data can be gathered. 121
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 08/01/2024Payload for the 1st Vulcan launch was @astrobotic Peregrine lunar lander - the first mission under NASA's CLPS program. It carries several payloads for NASA and Additionally a @celestisflights capsule with human remains was attached to the Centaur stage. space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/per...space.skyrocket.dePeregrine 1 (CLPS 1, TO2-AB)Peregrine is a lunar lander privately developed by Astrobotic Technology for the Google Lunar-X-Prize. 010
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 08/01/2024@ulalaunch Vulcan rocket has successfully conducted its maiden flight. It is powered by 2 @blueorigin built BE-4 engines fueled with LNG/LOX. 2 GEM-63XL solid fuel boosters provided additional thrust. A dual engine Centaur-5 was the upper stage. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/vulc...space.skyrocket.deVulcanThe Vulcan launch system, provisionally called NGLS (NGLS), is a replacement under development by ULA (United Launch Alliance) to replace both the Atlas-5 and Delta-4 families. 041
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 21/11/2023North Korea has launched the 3rd Chollima-1 orbital rocket today with apparently the 3rd Malligyong-1 spy sat ahead of the announced launch window. Two launches in May and August both failed to reach orbit. The outcome of today's launch is not yet known. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/chol...space.skyrocket.deChollima-1Chollima-1 (천리마-1), also transcribed Cheonlima-1, is a new North Korean orbital launch vehicle. 110
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 10/11/2023A highlight from today from my email inbox: Some guy threats to start legal actions against me if I do not stop using my satellites to monitor him and to manipulate his brain waves. 041
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 27/10/2023Yesterday China launched a new crew towards the Chinese Space Station. Shenzhou-17's crew consists of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie & Jiang Xinlin. space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sz-...space.skyrocket.deShenzhou 8, ..., 17 (SZ 8, ..., 17)The SZ (Shenzhou) is the first crewed spacecraft of the Peoples Republic of China. It owns much of its basic design to the Russian Soyuz ... 010
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 27/10/2023Russia has successfully launched the military Kosmos-2570 satellite on a Soyuz-2-1b rocket. Launch site was Plesetsk. The satellite is most likely the 7th Lotos-S1 ELINT satellite. It is expected to deploy a small subsatellite after circularizing orbit. space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lot...space.skyrocket.deLotos-S1 (14F145)The Russian Lotos-S1 (14F145) satellites are one component of the next generation ELINT satellite system Liana. A development version was flow... 011
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 14/10/2023A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket has launched NASA's Psyche probe towards the eponymous metal-rich asteroid (16) Psyche. space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/psy...space.skyrocket.dePsyche (Discovery 14)The Psyche mission will explore one of the most intriguing targets in the main asteroid belt a giant metal asteroid, known as 16 Psyche, about t... 040
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 10/10/2023The Nauka (MLM-U) lab module on the Russian segment of the ISS has suffered a coolant leak on the external back-up radiator. Roskosmos reports the leak didn't affect the usual crew schedule and that the primary radiator operates normally. space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/mlm...space.skyrocket.deMLM-U (Nauka, 77KSM)MLM-U (Mnogozelewoi Laboratorny Modul - Usovershenstvovanny, Multipurpose Laboratory Module - Upgrade) is a multipurpose module of the Russian segm... 011
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 09/10/2023An Arianespace Vega has launched a cluster of 12 small satellites (10 of them CubeSats) into orbit. This was the penultimate flight of the standard Vega version. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_fam/...space.skyrocket.deVegaVega is an ESA project for a small, solid-fueled launcher for low earth orbit payloads. It is compatible with payload masses ranging from 300 kg to 2500 kg, depending on the type and altitude of th�... 000
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 08/10/2023PLD Space's Miura-1 reusable sounding rocket has conducted it's maiden flight to an altitude of 47 km. An apogee of 50 km was planned (originally 80 km was planned, but the trajectory was changed for security reasons before the launch) space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/miur...space.skyrocket.deMiura-1Miura-1 (formerly called Arion-1) is a reusable sounding rocket privately developed by PLD Space. It will carry a 100 kg payload to an apogee of 150 km. 000
Gunter Krebs @skyrocket.de · 06/10/2023An Atlas-V(501) has successfully put the first 2 protoflight units of Amazon's Kuipersat constellation into orbit. space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/...space.skyrocket.deAtlas-5(501) (Atlas-V(501))→ complete Atlas-5 launch list 000