Additive Manufacturing in Launch Vehicles
Additive Manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing, as it is commonly known, is a technology that is being more and more used in manufacturing across many industries. The space industry is no...
India’s 19 upcoming missions, and ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)
India will conduct 19 missions from now till March, according to K Sivan, Chairman of India’s space agency ISRO.
These will include the launch of India’s lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, which has been...
China launches BeiDou-3 satellites, says 40 million BeiDou chips have been sold
On 25 August, at 7:52 am Beijing time (UTC+8), China launched a pair of BeiDou-3 satellites that will add to China’s GNSS constellation. These will be the country’s 35th and 36th...
Chang’e-4 relay satellite operating smoothly, lunar rover to launch in December
Based on the operational success of its relay satellite launched on May 21 this year, China has confirmed that the Chang’e-4 lunar rover will be launch in December as scheduled.
The announcement...
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...
SpaceX launches Indonesian communications satellite Merah Putih
Today, at 1:28 a.m. EDT, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the geostationary communications satellite Merah Putih, also known as Telkom-4, for Indonesia’s largest telecommunications service provider Telkom Indonesia.
The satellite, built by SSL,...
Australia’s Fleet opens ground station, clears 1st satellites for launch
Last Friday, Australian nanosatellite IoT startup Fleet Space opened its nanosatellite first ground station, known as Mission Control South Australia.
The ground station is located at Red Banks Reservoir, Pinkerton Plains, and...
China launches Gaofen-11 high-resolution optical satellite
On 31 July 2018, at 11am Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched Gaofen-11 (GF-11), a high-resolution optical satellite for earth observation of China and the Belt and Road countries. The launch took...
Japan-Europe Mercury mission BepiColombo to launch on October 19
Japan’s space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has announced the BepiColombo mission to the planet Mercury will be launched on October 19 from French Guiana, at 22:45 local time.
The...
China launches 33rd, 34th BeiDou GNSS satellites
Yesterday, at 9:48 am Beijing time (UTC +8), China launched a pair of BeiDou-3 satellites that will add to China’s BeiDou-3 navigation constellation. These will be the country’s 33rd and 34th...
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