Rocket Lab’s next launch will be a commercial flight
Rocket Lab has today confirmed its next launch will be the company’s first fully commercial flight. Two Lemur-2 cubesats for launch customer Spire Global will be on board the upcoming launch,...
Kanematsu to sell Vector’s launch services to Asia
Japan-based Kanematsu Corporation (KG), a large trading company with experience in purchasing satellites and other space systems, has entered into an exclusive representative agreement with Vector to sell Vector’s products and...
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...
Addvalue & KSAT to collaborate on smallsat-to-ground communication
Singapore-based company Addvalue Technologies and Norway-based Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) have agreed to collaborate closely on enhancing communications services in support of small Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites.
The collaboration will see Addvalue’s...
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...
China’s space station to be operational by 2022
China plans to make its manned space station fully operational by 2022, constructing it via on-orbit assembly in three or four batches.
Said Deputy Director of China’s Manned Space Agency Yang Liwei,...
mu Space Corp confirms satellite mission aboard New Glenn
mu Space Corp today confirmed at the Satellite 2018 event that they will launch a geostationary satellite aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn orbital rocket. The launch window starts in late 2020.
Commenting...
Gilmour Space achieves 70kN of thrust in single-port hybrid engine test
The G-70 orbital-class rocket engine, developed by Gilmour Space Technologies, has successfully achieved 70,000 Newtons (15,700 pounds-force) of thrust in what could be the world’s largest successful test fire of a single-port...
Indonesia inaugurates a new propellant manufacturing facility
Last week, Indonesia’s Minister of Defence Ryamizard Ryacudu inaugurated the opening of a propellant manufacturing facility in Subang, West Java, owned by Indonesian defense contractor PT Dahana Persero.
The manufacturing plant will...
mu Space to partner with SES & Hughes for connectivity in rural Thailand
Thai startup mu Space, which aspires to provide satellite services to rural areas in Thailand, announced it has selected SES Networks as its partner in an agreement which will include the...
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