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New job opening at Cape Canaveral. Space Launch Delta 45, the military unit that operates the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, is looking to develop a new rocket for the Naval Ordnance Test Unit and the US Army mission. Florida Today says so. The new facility, known as Launch Complex 51, will be located 2 miles north of Port Canaveral, making the facility the closest to public areas. LC-51 would include approximately 50 acres.
A better place… The new pad will replace Launch Complex 46, which is located within the clear space of Blue Origin’s Launch Complex 36. The proximity of LC-46 to LC-36 means that the two pads cannot operate simultaneously without interference. The LC-46 has been involved in several small satellite launch missions and hypersonic missile tests in recent years.
Change of mind at Latitude. French launch company Latitude has removed all mention of the Zephyr name from its website, now referring to its rocket as “Our Launcher,” European Spaceflight Reports. The rocket, formerly known as Zephyr, is a two-stage vehicle that will stand 19 meters (62 feet) tall and is designed to deliver 200 kilograms (440 pounds) to low-Earth orbit. The company is targeting the second half of 2027 for the launch of the rocket.
Due diligence… Latitude did not explain the reason for the change, but the logical explanation is the risk of the brand. The Zephyr name was already popularized in the aerospace sector by Airbus’ AALTO, whose solar-powered High Altitude Platform Station aircraft bears the name. The Zephyr trademark, which was granted by the European Union Intellectual Property Office in 2005, covers unmanned aerial vehicles, satellites, parts and components, and “devices for launching the aforementioned products.”
China’s Zhuque-2E broke up on the way. The payload fairing from a Chinese commercial rocket that launched last week broke up in midair, sending debris into low-Earth orbit toward the International Space Station and a large part of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network. Ars reports. The explosion occurred shortly after the Zhuque-2E rocket landed on the ground on June 9 with two satellites that transmit messages to the cell, probably at the time when the high-altitude station was expected to destroy it. The US Space Force confirmed the latest developments in a press release space-track.orga website used by the military to distribute orbit information to the public.
