by David Todd | Apr 25, 2018 | Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, Space Insurance
The Russian space agency and industrial complex Roscosmos has declared that the Angosat communications satellite as a “total loss” for operational and insurance purposes. Roscosmos plans to build a replacement spacecraft for Angola. The satellite ran into...
by David Todd | Apr 23, 2018 | NASA, Seradata News
Under the threat of NASA being leaderless for several months to come, the US Senate has bitten the bullet and approved the appointment of former jet fighter pilot and current Republican Congressman Jim Bridenstine to the role of NASA Administrator. Bridenstine’s...
by David Todd | Apr 23, 2018 | Seradata News
The commercial launch arranger Spaceflght has booked two Vega launches from European launch provider Arianespace. The first flight, which will take place in early 2019 from Kourou in French Guiana, will carry a new Small Spacecraft Mission Service dispenser built by...
by David Todd | Apr 19, 2018 | Seradata News, SpaceX
Rockets-to-electric-cars entrepreneur industrialist Elon Musk may be a multi-billionaire but that does not mean that everything is going to plan. For while his SpaceX rocket firm is going from strength to strength, Musk’s Tesla electric firm has yet to make a...
by David Todd | Apr 19, 2018 | commercial launch services, Satellites, Seradata News
The Japanese communications satellite operator Broadcasting Satellite System Corp (BSat) has awarded a launch order for the launch of its BSAT 4B spacecraft. The launch will be a flight of the Ariane 5 ECA in 2020. The 3,520kg spacecraft is currently under...
