This week has seen the worldwide launch cadence slow, with only four launches taking place. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 has launched just twice, with a mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office and a Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station.
Moreover, a Minotaur rocket has launched another classified reconnaissance payload from Vandenberg, and China has launched a raft of satellites from Taiyuan.
Firefly’s Alpha rocket was also set to make another attempt at launching a Lockheed Martin test satellite following delays from launch attempts in March, but this launch has now been postponed until the end of April.