by David Todd | Jan 17, 2020 | International Space Station, NASA
Having been unberthed at 0500 GMT on on 7 Jan 2019, the Dragon CRS-19 cargo spacecraft was fully undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) when it was released from the Space Station Remote Manipulator System at 1005 GMT on the same day. During its...
by David Todd | Jan 17, 2020 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
A pair of communications satellites, Eutelsat-Konnect and GSAT-30, were successfully launched by an Ariane 5 ECA rocket into a 35764 x 245 km orbit six degree inclination geosynchronous Transfer orbit (GTO). The launch of the VA251 flight took place from the Kourou,...
by David Todd | Jan 16, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites
China launched the Yinhe 1 satellite on a Kuaizhou 1A aunch vehicle from Jiuquan satellite launch centre at 0300 GMT on 16 January 2019. Built, owned and operated by Galaxy Space, the 227 kg Yinhe 1 is a technology test satellite for the forthcoming 5G standard mobile...
by David Todd | Jan 16, 2020 | Seradata News
While its launch site has yet to be even started yet, and while its rocket is still in prototype form, there was good news for nascent UK launch provider Orbex. The US-based launch arranger/integrator TriSept Corp. has ordered/booked a Orbex Prime launch in...
by David Todd | Jan 16, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
China has launched four satellites on a Long March 2D/2 from the launch site at Taiyuan at 0253 GMT on 15 January 2020. The spacecraft were placed into a relatively low Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit of 491 x 477km at 97.4 degree inclination. The main payload was...
