SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched on the Starlink 6-98 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:08 p.m. EST (1808 UTC).

Site 43/4 at Plesetsk has a 37:53 record in July 1977, but it is considered a one-off with all others over 2 days.

Vulcan will launch the USSF-15 mission with the GPS IIIF SV13 satellite.

GPS III SV09 is now set to launch on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

The launch of GPS III SV09 is scheduled for the next few weeks.

The US Space Force has swapped two GPS launches.

The launch of the 'Swift Rescue Mission' is set for no earlier than June 1st, 2026.

The 'Stargazer' plane has been flying several patterns around Air Force Plant 42 for the last few days.

Northrop Grumman is preparing their L-1011 TriStar plane named 'Stargazer' for the Pegasus launch of the 'Swift Rescue Mission.'

Katalyst's Link robotic servicer will rendezvous with NASA's Swift Observatory and raise it to a higher orbit after launch.

Katalyst has selected Northrop Grumman's Pegasus-XL rocket to launch the Swift Rescue Mission.

The launch of the Swift Rescue Mission is scheduled for June 2026.

The Long March-6A carried the Yaogan-50 01 satellite.

China successfully launched the Long March-6A at 22:16 on January 13.

Cas Space has compatible rocket LJ-2.

CASIC has compatible rocket KZ-6.

CALT has compatible rockets CZ-10 and CZ-12/12A.

Astron Stone has compatible rocket AS-1.

Sepoch has compatible rocket XYZ-2.

Space Pioneer has compatible rocket TL-3.

Land Space has compatible rockets ZQ-2 and ZQ-3.

Fancy Space has compatible rocket HY-1.

iSpace has compatible rockets HB-3 and HB-3B.

CCR has compatible rocket CZ-12B.

Ningbo Commercial Aerospace Development Co has a registered capital of 1 billion RMB.

XiangShan LC may be revived.

Ningbo Commercial Aerospace Development Co has been established.

The RD-0124MS engine is now ready for flight tests.

Roscosmos conducted a full-duration static fire of the RD-0124MS engine for the second stage of the Soyuz-5/Sunkar rocket.

The first flight-worthy RD-0124MS engine was delivered and installed on the second stage of the Soyuz-5/Sunkar rocket last year.

CALT confirmed that negotiations to turn LC-3 and LC-4 into dedicated CZ-10B/10C pads are progressing.

The launch from HCSLC is projected for no earlier than late 2026.

CALT announced that HCSLC LC-4 is now dedicated for launches.

CALT's compatible rockets for WCLC include CZ-10B, CZ-12, CZ-12A, CZ-12B, KZ-6, HB-3, HB-3B, LJ-2, TL-3, ZQ-2, ZQ-3, XYZ-2, HY-1, and AS-1.

The Atlantic Spaceport Consortium operates a spaceport on Santa Maria Island in the Azores archipelago.

The contract allows Innospace priority access to a launch platform for its Hanbit launch vehicles.

The Atlantic Spaceport Consortium was founded in 2019 to establish a commercial launch base on Santa Maria Island, located 1,500 kilometers from the Portuguese coast.

Innospace can now operate its launch vehicles globally due to existing agreements with spaceports in Brazil and Australia, and the addition of Portugal as a preferred launch destination.

SpaceForest, a Polish company, plans to conduct an international suborbital flight of its Perun rocket from the facilities in the Azores in the first quarter of this year.

The National Communications Authority (Anacom) granted the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium a five-year license to construct and operate the launch base in August 2025.

The contract between Innospace and the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium was signed online on January 8.

Innospace has contracted the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium as its European launch partner.

The upcoming SpaceForest mission has the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Portuguese Space Agency.

Innospace has developed a family of hybrid rocket motors with payload capacities ranging from 90 kg to 1,300 kg.

APRSAF discussions include strategies to address disasters and their impact on the region.

Private companies, universities, and research institutions can also participate in APRSAF, allowing diverse organizations to discuss solutions to challenges in space development.

APRSAF includes five working groups: the Satellite Utilization Working Group (SAWG), the Space Capacity Building Working Group (SCWG), the Space Education for All Working Group (SE4AWG), the Space Frontier Working Group (SFWG), and the Space Law and Policy Working Group (SPLWG).

APRSAF includes not only conferences but also exhibits from various countries' private space companies and space agencies.

APRSAF facilitates discussions on international cooperation in space development among space agencies and governmental organizations in the region.

A joint statement was released as a result of discussions at APRSAF-31, focusing on four pillars: solving social issues through space technology, expanding the space frontier and promoting space exploration, enhancing space education and workforce development, and fostering international cooperation in space industry, policy, and capacity building.