by Philip Hylands | Feb 24, 2021 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites
China launched three Yaogan 31-03 satellites, Yaogan 31-03-A, -B, and -C, into low Earth orbit at 0222 GMT on 24 February 2021. The satellites were launched on a Long March 4C (CZ-4C) launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China. The three...
by Philip Hylands | Jul 31, 2020 | Launches, Russia, Satellites
Russia successfully launched the EXPRESS 80 and EXPRESS 103 communications satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit an a Proton M/Briz M vehicle. The mission lifted-off at 2125 GMT on 30 July from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The two satellites will be used...
by Philip Hylands | Jul 15, 2020 | Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
The NRO L-129 mission was successfully launched at 1346 GMT on Wednesday 15 July using a Minotaur IV launch vehicle from the Wallops Island launch (aka MARS) in Virginia, USA. The mission consists of four satellites which are owned by the National Reconnaissance...
by Philip Hylands | Jul 10, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites
China attempted the maiden launch of the Kuaizhou 11 solid fuelled launch vehicle at 0417 GMT on 10 July from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The launch appears to have suffered a third-stage ignition failure and the assembly fell back to a fiery re-entry without...
by Philip Hylands | Jul 9, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites
China successfully launched the Apstar 6D communictions satellite at 1210 GMT on 9 July on a Long March 3B-G2 (Improved) launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite is owned by the APT Satellite Company Ltd and will be used for Ku-/Ka-band...
