Events with tag - Orbital Deployment

November 20, 1998

Zarya Module Launch

The Zarya module, weighing 42,600 pounds, was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan as the first component of the International Space Station. Within hours, its critical systems including power, thermal control, and communications were successfully activated.

May 23, 2019

SpaceX First Starlink Launch

SpaceX successfully launched its first batch of 60 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, initiating their ambitious global internet coverage project.