by David Todd | Feb 4, 2015 | Add category, Seradata News
At 0850 GMT on 2 February 2015, a Safir 1B launch vehicle launched a 52kg Fajr Earth observation and technology test satellite (aka Fajr 4) from the Semnan launch site in Iran. The launch appears to scotch rumours that Iran has cancelled its space programme....
by David Todd | Dec 10, 2014 | Add category, commercial launch services, NASA, Seradata News
After its Antares launch disaster, Orbital Sciences Corporation has purchased an Atlas V 401 launch plus option from the United Launch Alliance, in order to fulfil its contract obligations to NASA to carry cargo to the international space station. The...
by David Todd | Sep 11, 2014 | Add category
On 9 September 2014, Arianespace announced that it had been chosen to orbit the Al Yah 3 telecommunications satellite, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, for the operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat). Arianespace will launch the Al Yah 3...
by David Todd | Sep 11, 2014 | Add category, International Space Station, NASA, Seradata News
At 2302 GMT on 10 September 2014, Soyuz TMA-012M undocked from ISS Poisk module. The crew aboard was Alexander Skvortsov, Oleg Artemyev and departing ISS station commander Steven Swanson. According to Spaceflightnow.com, the de-orbit burn was made between 0130 and...
by David Todd | Aug 12, 2014 | Add category, Satellites
While the news had previously been leaked, the US spacecraft and launch vehicle manufacturer, Orbital Sciences Corporation, formally announced that it has been awarded a contract by Avanti Communications Group to build the HYLAS 4 broadband communications satellite. ...
by David Todd | Aug 5, 2014 | Add category, commercial launch services, SpaceX
The Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) launch provider had another successful launch of a commercial communications satellite as its Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket successfully put the Asiasat 8 communications satellite into orbit. After a launch abort two and a half hours...
