Japanese space firms Axelspace and Weathernews will launch WNISAT-1R aboard Soyuz on 14 July...
WNISAT 1R (Weather News Inc. Satellite 1R), a microsatellite built by Axelspace and operated by Weathernews, will be launched on a Soyuz 2.1A on 14 July, and has already reached the...
Japan’s new H3 rocket to go commercial in 2022 with Inmarsat launch
Japan’s new H3 launch vehicle, which is currently under development, will make its first commercial flight in 2022, with Inmarsat as its first customer.
The H3 rocket, which is being developed by...
Launch Announcement: Excitement in China Over Tianzhou-1 Launch Today
This is an interesting week. Orbital ATK’s Cygnus OA7 made its way to the ISS yesterday and Russia will send two astronauts to the same today.
Meanwhile, China appears to be...
China launches Fengyun-2H, to be used by Belt & Road countries
On 5 June 2018, at 9:07 p.m. Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched Fengyun-2H, a meteorological satellite which will be placed in a geosynchronous orbit. The launch took place using the three-stage...
Rocket Lab launches 13 CubeSats for NASA
On Sunday, December 16, Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle successfully lifted off at 06:33 UTC (19:33 NZDT) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula. This was Rocket...
ISRO’s activities in 2017 and plans for the near future
India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has announced an upcoming launch in December 2017. This is likely to be ISRO’s last launch of the year, and will feature...
India approves US$1.574 billion funding for ISRO’s 30 PSLV & 10 GSLV flights
India's Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Continuation Programme (Phase 6) and funding of thirty PSLV operational flights under the Programme,...
China launches first two BeiDou satellites of 2017
Yesterday, 5 Nov 2017, at 19:45 Beijing time (GMT+8), China successfully launched its first two BeiDou navigation satellites of 2017. This took place at Xichang Satellite Launch Center using the three-stage...
Astroscale & Spire satellites among those lost in Soyuz launch failure
On 28 November 2017, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1b with a Fregat upper stage launched from Vostochny Cosmodrome in Siberia. While the initial launch went smoothly, the satellites have failed to reach their target...
South Korea to complete rocket engine tests for KSLV-II
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), which is South Korea’s space agency, has announced that it is currently conducting final engine tests for its upcoming launch vehicle, the Korea Space Launch...
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