News: Latitude
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- Latitude plans to conduct first launch from Oman SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2026 French startup Latitude intends to perform the first launch of its small launch vehicle from a spaceport in Oman in late 2027.
- Latitude to Launch Inaugural Flight from Oman European Spaceflight · 1 Jul 2026 French rocket builder Latitude has signed a letter of intent to conduct the planned inaugural flight of its launch vehicle from Oman’s Etlaq Spaceport. The company declined to disclose details of how the project would be...
- Latitude Ditches the Name Zephyr for Its Two-Stage Rocket European Spaceflight · 12 Jun 2026 French launch startup Latitude has removed all mentions of the Zephyr name from its website, now referring to its rocket simply as “Our Launcher”. The rocket, previously known as Zephyr, is a two-stage launch vehicle tha...
- NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater NASA · 19 May 2026 Description Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens (upper left; about 290 miles, or 470 kilometers, in diameter) a...
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4879-4885: Struggle at Atacama NASA · 5 May 2026 Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, May 1, 2026 Chile’s Atacama desert is the driest mid-latitude desert in the world, receiving only 15 millimeters...
- French startup Latitude targets 2026 for first launch while following market-driven approach NASASpaceflight · 21 Jan 2026 French small-launch startup Latitude is pushing toward a maiden flight of its Zephyr rocket within…
- Latitude announces new factory and contracts for Zephyr small launcher SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2025 French launch vehicle startup Latitude has signed a deal to expand into a larger factory as the company works towards a first launch as soon as next year.
- Latitude Commits €8M to Launch Facility in French Guiana European Spaceflight · 26 Jun 2025 French launch services provider Latitude has announced that it will conduct the inaugural flight of its Zephyr rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. The company has committed €8 million to developing its...
- Source Region for Possible Europa Plumes NASA · 25 Jun 2025 This reprojection of the official USGS Europa basemap is centered at the estimated source region for potential plumes that might have been detected using the Hubble Space Telescope. The view is centered at -65 degrees la...
- Latitude Secures France 2030 Funding to Build Reims Factory European Spaceflight · 15 Apr 2025 The French government has awarded Latitude funding to assist with the construction of its new rocket factory in Reims. Founded in 2019, Latitude is developing a two-stage rocket called Zephyr, designed to deliver payload...
- Latitude Completes Hot Fire Test of Flight-Ready Combustion Chamber European Spaceflight · 8 Apr 2025 French rocket builder Latitude has announced its successful completion of the first hot fire test of a flight-ready version of its Navier rocket engine’s combustion chamber. Founded in 2019, Latitude is developing a two-...
- How do I Spot The Station? NASA · 5 Dec 2024 What does all this sighting information mean? Important: The International Space Station orbits with an inclination of 51.6 degrees. This means that, as it orbits, the farthest north and south of the Equator it will ever...
- Latitude signs multi-launch contract with Atmos Space Cargo SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2024 French launch vehicle startup Latitude has signed a multi-launch contract with Atmos Space Cargo, a company developing commercial reentry vehicles.
- ATMOS Selects Latitude to Launch Phoenix Re-Entry Vehicles European Spaceflight · 19 Nov 2024 French launch provider Latitude has signed a multi-launch agreement with German space logistics company ATMOS to deliver the company’s Phoenix re-entry vehicles into very low Earth orbit. Latitude is working toward the m...
- Latitude Names New CEO Ahead of Zephyr Rocket’s Inaugural Flight European Spaceflight · 6 Nov 2024 French launch provider Latitude has announced that co-founder and current CEO Stanislas Maximin will transition to an executive chairman role, while industry veteran Aurélie Bressollette steps in as the new CEO. Stanisla...
- Latitude hires new CEO SpaceNews · 5 Nov 2024 French launch vehicle startup Latitude has hired an industry veteran as its new chief executive as the company gears up for its first launch.
- India to target moon’s south pole with sample return mission SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2024 HELSINKI — India’s Chandrayaan-4 lunar sample return mission will target a landing between 85 and 90 degrees latitude in the southern hemisphere of the moon, and follow up with a
- Latitude Awarded €15M in New France 2030 Funding European Spaceflight · 25 Jun 2024 French rocket builder Latitude has been awarded €15 million by the French government to fund two development projects. Latitude is developing a two-stage rocket called Zephyr that will be powered by the company’s in-hous...
- Latitude raises $30 million for small launch vehicle development SpaceNews · 23 Jan 2024 Latitude, a French company developing a small launch vehicle, has raised $30 million to produce its first rockets as it seeks to increase their capabilities.
- French Launch Startup Latitude Closes $30M Series B European Spaceflight · 22 Jan 2024 Latitude announced on 22 January that it had closed a $30 million (€27.5 million) Series B funding round to support the development of its Zephyr launch vehicle. Zephyr is a two-stage rocket that is designed to deploy pa...
- Latitude Announces New Variant of its Zephyr Launch Vehicle European Spaceflight · 19 Dec 2023 French launch startup Latitude has announced that it is working on an upgraded variant of its Zephyr launch vehicle. The current design of Zephyr will stand 19 metres tall and 1.5 metres wide. The rocket’s first stage wi...
- Latitude Double Factory Floor Space European Spaceflight · 20 Oct 2023 French launch startup Latitude has doubled its factory floor space in preparation for the first flight of its Zephyr launch vehicle. Latitude was founded in 2019 and initially operated out of Paris before moving to its c...
- OneWeb hits coverage goal with latest launch, sets sights on southern regions SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2021 OneWeb is shifting focus to the southern hemisphere after completing coverage north of 50 degrees latitude, following the launch of its latest batch of broadband satellites July 1.
- Soyuz launches OneWeb mission to secure Northern latitude coverage NASASpaceflight · 1 Jul 2021 The eighth delivery of OneWeb satellites into Earth orbit lifted off at 12:48 UTC launch on Thursday, July 1 from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.
- OneWeb on the verge of commercial service after another successful launch Spaceflight Now · 1 Jul 2021 A Russian Soyuz rocket and Fregat upper stage deployed 36 more OneWeb internet satellites into orbit Thursday, bringing the company’s fleet to 254 spacecraft, enough to start commercial service above 50 degrees latitude.
- Large Chinese rocket tumbling toward toward unguided re-entry this weekend Spaceflight Now · 7 May 2021 For the second time in a year, a large spent Chinese rocket stage intentionally left in orbit is heading for an unguided plunge back into Earth’s atmosphere Saturday or Sunday somewhere between 41.5 degrees north and sou...
- Russia’s Soyuz-2-1b launches Arktika-M No.1 weather satellite NASASpaceflight · 27 Feb 2021 Russia launched the first in a new series of weather satellites to aid forecasting over its high-latitude regions. The Arktika-M No.1 satellite, aboard a Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat rocket, lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...