by Matt Wilson | Jul 11, 2019 | Launches, Military space, Russia, Satellites, Seradata News
At 1714 GMT, on 10 July 2091, an Soyuz 2-1V rocket lifted-off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia. The mission carried four satellites into LEO, in aid of the Russian military. These four units were later identified as COSMOS (KOSMOS) 2335, 2536, 2537 and...
by Matt Wilson | Jul 9, 2019 | Commercial human spaceflight, Finance, Seradata News, Space tourism
In an joint announcement made 8 July 2019, the space tourism operator, Virgin Galactic (VG) and the investment partnership, Social Capital Hedosophia (SCH), have agreed a merger which will see SCH shareholders own approximately 49 per cent of the new combined Virgin...
by Matt Wilson | Jun 21, 2019 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
On 20 June 2019, the European Spaceport, French Guiana, saw the second Ariane 5 of the year which, following lift-off at 2143 GMT, proceeded to place two communications satellites into their planned Geostationary Transfer Orbits (GTO). The two customers utilising the...
by Matt Wilson | May 14, 2019 | Finance, Seradata News
On 10 May 2019, a 77 per cent majority of Inmarsat plc shareholders agreed to the purchase of the company by a private consortium, Connect Bidco Limited (Bidco), formed for this purpose. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. The purchasing...
by Matt Wilson | May 9, 2019 | Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
At the GEO Launch Services panel during the SATELLITE 2019 conference, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, announced that SpaceX would be conducting their first Starlink launch on the 15 May 2019. Shotwell wouldn’t give the exact number for the amount of...
