Show threadRTNMar 29

#RocketLab: "First Dedicated Launch for European Space Agency"
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The launch, named “Daughter Of The Stars”, lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on March 28th at 10:14 pm NZT to successfully deliver ESA’s “Celeste” mission to orbit: the first two spacecraft of a satellite navigation demonstration mission in low Earth orbit at 510 km.
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https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-85th-mission-and-first-dedicated-launch-for-european-space-agency/

28.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #ESA #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #TAS

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 85th Mission and First Dedicated Launch for European Space Agency | Rocket Lab

Mahia, New Zealand. 28 March 2026 – Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully completed its first dedicated launch for the European Space Agency (ESA), demonstrating Electron’s key and growing role…

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Show threadRTNMar 29

#OHB:
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Bremen/Māhia, 28. März 2026. Heute um 10:14 Uhr deutscher Zeit sind die ersten beiden Satelliten für die neue ESA-Navigationsmission Celeste an Bord einer Electron-Rakete erfolgreich vom Māhia Launch Complex in Neuseeland in den Weltraum gestartet. Bei den beiden Satelliten (IOD-1 und IOD-2, IOD = In-Orbit Demonstrator) handelt es sich um Kleinstsatelliten ..
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https://www.ohb.de/news/erste-satelliten-der-neuen-esa-navigationsmission-celeste-erfolgreich-gestartet

28.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #ESA #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS

Erste Satelliten der neuen ESA-Navigationsmission Celeste erfolgreich gestartet

OHB SE
RTNMar 29

#ESA:
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On 28 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step forward in strengthening Europe's ambition for more resilient satellite navigation, as the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off from New Zealand aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron. Their mission is to begin testing a complementary low Earth orbit layer for Galileo.
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Celeste/Celeste_s_first_satellites_launched_to_explore_LEO-based_satellite_navigation

28.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #OHB #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS

Celeste’s first satellites launched to explore LEO-based satellite navigation

On 28 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step forward in strengthening Europe's ambition for more resilient satellite navigation, as the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off from New Zealand aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron. Their mission is to begin testing a complementary low Earth orbit layer for Galileo.

RTNMar 23

#ESA:
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Watch live: First Celeste launch
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"On 25 March, the first two satellites of the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission will lift off aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.

Coverage will start 9:53 CET.. The rocket is scheduled for liftoff at 10:14, with a launch window of about an hour."

https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Watch_live_First_Celeste_launch

23.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #GNSS #LEOPNT #OHB #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS

Watch live: First Celeste launch

On 25 March, the first two satellites of the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission will lift off aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.Coverage will start 9:53 CET with live commentary. The rocket is scheduled for liftoff at 10:14, with a launch window of about an hour.

AlcorNewsMar 11
L’ESA prépare Celeste, une mission LEO-PNT pour un GPS européen en orbite basse. La navigation spatiale pourrait changer de niveau.
https://www.aquitaineonline.com/actu-news/international/12854-celeste-esa-lancement-24-mars-2026-leo-pnt.html
#Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #AerospaceEngineering #LEOPNT #CelesteESA
Celeste, le satellite d’écoute qui renforce la capacité de renseignement spatiale de la France

Celeste vise un premier lancement le 24 mars 2026 et ouvre une nouvelle étape pour la navigation spatiale européenne en orbite basse.

AquitaineOnLine
RTNMar 5

#ESA:
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Starttermin für ESA Celeste bestätigt
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"Die Europ. Weltraumorganisation (ESA) bereitet den Erststart der In-Orbit-Demonstrationsmission Celeste LEO-PNT vor. Die ersten beiden Satelliten sollen frühestens am 24. März an Bord einer Electron-Rakete von Rocket Lab vom Māhia Launch Complex des Unternehmens in Neuseeland starten."

https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Starttermin_fuer_ESA_Celeste_bestaetigt

4.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #GMV #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #OHB #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #TAS #ThalesAleniaSpace

Starttermin für ESA Celeste bestätigt

Die Europäische Weltraumorganisation (ESA) bereitet den Erststart der In-Orbit-Demonstrationsmission Celeste LEO-PNT vor. Die ersten beiden Satelliten sollen frühestens am 24. März an Bord einer Electron-Rakete von Rocket Lab vom Māhia Launch Complex des Unternehmens in Neuseeland starten.