by David Todd | Nov 12, 2015 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites
The 69th successful Ariane 5 launch in a row successfully delivered Arabsat-6B (renamed BADR-7 once in orbit) for the operator Arabsat, and GSAT-15 for ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) to their correct transfer orbits on their way to Geostationary Earth...
by David Todd | Nov 12, 2015 | commercial launch services
The commercial launch provider, International Launch Services (ILS), has announced a multi-launch agreement with the international communications satellite operator, Intelsat. The deal covers the purchase of five ILS Proton launches from now until 2023, which will be...
by David Todd | Nov 6, 2015 | commercial launch services, Satellites
The satellite operator, Eutelsat, and the commercial launch provider, International Launch Services (ILS), have announced that Eutelsat has taken out a multi-launch agreement with ILS to use the Proton launch vehicle up to 2023. The news is a boost to ILS whose...
by David Todd | Nov 3, 2015 | commercial launch services, ESA, Seradata News, Technology
The transatlantic aerospace, shipbuilding and defence conglomerate, BAE Systems, has agreed to purchase a 20% shareholding in Reaction Engines Limited for £20.6 million. Following on from work on the HOTOL launch vehicle at British Aerospace and the RB545...
by David Todd | Oct 26, 2015 | China, commercial launch services, Launches, Virgin Galactic
While SpaceX had a major exhibition stand at the IAC 2015, the firm was strangely quiet in not having many presentations at the congress. Nevertheless, it remains the “elephant in the room” via its low prices and attempts to perfect a reusable landing stage. Even the...
by David Todd | Oct 22, 2015 | Add category, commercial launch services, Launches, Seradata News
Cogniscent of its growing backlog of cubesats in its Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ElaNa) programme, NASA has awarded for three individual flights on three small launch vehicles currently underdevelopment. The total value of the contracts is US$17.2 million....
