Multiple launches today
Two launches today:
- ULA’s last Delta 2 rocket launches ICESat-2 icecap tracking satellite for NASA
- Indian’s PSLV rocket launches two British satellites
More details about ICESat-2 can be found here.
The PSLV launch raises India’s 2018 launch total to 4, tying Japan. The leaders in the 2018 launch standings:
24 China
16 SpaceX
8 Russia
7 ULA
5 Europe (Arianespace)
The U.S. and China are once again tied at 24 each.
Two launches today:
- ULA’s last Delta 2 rocket launches ICESat-2 icecap tracking satellite for NASA
- Indian’s PSLV rocket launches two British satellites
More details about ICESat-2 can be found here.
The PSLV launch raises India’s 2018 launch total to 4, tying Japan. The leaders in the 2018 launch standings:
24 China
16 SpaceX
8 Russia
7 ULA
5 Europe (Arianespace)
The U.S. and China are once again tied at 24 each.