by David Todd | Jan 14, 2019 | ESA, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
The construction of the FLEX – Fluorescence Explorer spacecraft to study “vegetation fluorescence” to determine global photosynthetic activity has been officially ordered. Having been originally selected in Novemer 2015 as the 8th ESA Earth Explorer...
by David Todd | Jan 14, 2019 | Russia, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
While it might be over two years past its “use-by” date – i.e. its five year minimum design life – Russia has keenly felt the loss of its in-orbit radio astronomy telescope Spektr-R (Radioastron). The spacecraft which was built by NPO...
by David Todd | Jan 14, 2019 | International Space Station, Seradata News, space station, SpaceX
It was return time for the Dragon CRS-16 spacecraft which originally arrived and docked at the International Space Station on 16 December 2018. Having been unberthed from Harmony Nadir Port, the ISS robot arm released the Dragon CRS-16 spacecraft at 2333 GMT on 13...
by David Todd | Jan 11, 2019 | Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
A SpaceX Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket successfully launched 10 Iridium next generation satellites from Vandeberg, California on 11 January 2018. The satellites carried were Iridium NEXT 68-77. The launch took place at 1531 GMT. The vehicle’s reusable first...
by David Todd | Jan 11, 2019 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
A Chinese military communications satellite Chinasat 2D (Zhongxing-2D) – the third in the series of military Shentong 2 class satellites – was launched by a Long March 3B-G3 (CZ-3B-G3) rocket at 1703 GMT on 10 January 2018. The launch using a Long March...
