by David Todd | Apr 13, 2021 | Satellites, Technology
Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics LLC subsidiary announced that its Mission Extension Vehicle- 2 ( MEV-2) had successfully docked with the communications Intelsat 10-02 (IS-10-02) in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) in order to extend its life. After some... 
by David Todd | Apr 10, 2021 | On a Sadder Note, Seradata News
With just two months to go before he would have celebrated his 100th birthday, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died in peace at Windsor Castle after suffering a recent deterioration in his health. Prince Philip is most famous for being Her... 
by David Todd | Apr 6, 2021 | International Space Station, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
There have been lots of comings and goings on the International Space Station (ISS) during April. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Reslience being flown as part of the NASA Crew 1 mission – undocked from ISS from Harmony module’s forward docking port at 1030 GMT on... 
by David Todd | Apr 6, 2021 | commercial launch services, Finance, Launches
Lockheed Martin may have its primary interest in large rocket launches via its half share (with Boeing) of the United Launch Alliance (ULA). It is nevertheless it is striking out on its own – albeit with a partner, the small launch vehicle provider ABL Space... 
by David Todd | Mar 31, 2021 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
A Long March 4C (CZ-4C) rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan launch site in North West China to launch the Gaofen 12 (02) high resolution Earth observation satellite into orbit at 2245 GMT on 30 March. The spacecraft was placed into a circa 600 km near polar...
