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on 07/06/2017 at 10h59
Thales Alenia Space, the Franco-Italian joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with Inmarsat for the construction of its new Global Xpress (GX) communication satellite. The value of the contract will be approximately $130m over the three years 2017 to 2019. The...
on 06/06/2017 at 18h16
India’s upgraded Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk III) successfully launched the GSAT 19 telecommunications satellite from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota on 5th June. It was the rocket’s second flight but its first developmental flight,...
on 02/06/2017 at 10h05
The giant Stratolaunch aircraft — designed to carry the Pegasus XL airborne launch vehicle — was rolled out of the specially built assembly hangar in Mojave, California for the first time on 31st May. Ground and flightline testing will be performed over the coming months. The aircraft, built by...
on 01/06/2017 at 15h59
Japan has successfully launched the second satellite in its regional space-based navigation constellation, the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), also known as Michibiki. The QZSS orbit passes through the near zenith over Japan, hence the name. A Japanese H-2A rocket carrying the Michibiki...
on 31/05/2017 at 14h51
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) reports that the Dream Chaser spacecraft has successfully passed the third integration milestone under the NASA Commercial Resupply Services (CRS2) programme. The Dream Chaser spacecraft is a reusable vehicle designed to provide transportation services to and from...
on 29/05/2017 at 16h51 1one-comment
The Electron launch vehicle developed by California-based Rocket Lab lifted off at 16:20 NZST on 25th May from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. According to Rocket Lab, it was the world’s first orbital-class rocket to be launched from from a private launch...
