Chinese startup One Space successfully tests first stage engine for orbital rocket
On 4 July, One Space, a Chinese NewSpace startup developing low-cost launch vehicles, successfully tested the first stage rocket motor of its M-series family of rockets.
The success of this test means...
Rocket Lab & Dubai-based Circle Aerospace sign deal for 10 launches
US/New Zealand launch provider Rocket Lab and new Dubai-based launch brokerage firm Circle Aerospace have signed an agreement for ten dedicated launches aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket. The first launch is...
Arianespace launches India’s GSAT-11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A
On Tuesday, 4 December, Arianespace launched GSAT-11 for India’s space agency ISRO, and GEO-KOMPSAT-2A for South Korea’s space agency KARI, successfully deploying both satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
The launch took...
Japan to take 8K images of Martian moons
Japan's space agency JAXA has announced it will be working with Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) to develop a “Super Hi-Vision Camera” that is capable of filming in 4K and 8K for...
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...
China launches LKW-4 earth observation satellite
On 17 March 2018, at 3:10 p.m. Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched LKW-4, the fourth satellite in a series known simply as “Land Survey Satellite”. The launch took place from Jiuquan...
Japan launches cargo spacecraft to the ISS, carrying CubeSats from Japan, Singapore
On September 23, at 2:54 a.m. JST (UTC+9), Japan’s space agency JAXA launched its cargo spacecraft, Kounotori-7 (HTV7), to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch took place using Japan’s H-IIB...
The ALE-2 “shooting star” satellite to launch on Rocket Lab’s Electron
Tokyo-based NewSpace company ALE will be launching its
second satellite, ALE-2, with Rocket Lab’s Electron on 25 November. ALE-2 will attempt
to realize the company’s aim of producing man-made shooting stars, with the
hope...
Japan launches SHIKISAI & TSUBAME satellites
On 23 December 2017, at 10:26 a.m. JST (1:26 a.m. UTC), Japan’s space agency JAXA launched two satellites , Global Changing Observation Mission - Climate "SHIKISAI" (GCOM-C) and the Super Low...
ISRO visits Indonesia’s space agency LAPAN to discuss Chandrayaan-2
On 26 April 2018, delegates from India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), visited Indonesia’s space agency LAPAN at its Satellite Centre in Bogor, West Java. The purpose of...
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