by David Todd | Mar 10, 2014 | China, commercial launch services
The China Great Wall Industries Corp is reported by Space News to have revealed the cause of the Long March 4B launch failure in December 2013. According to the report, the launch failure which destroyed the CBERS 3 (China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 3) was...
by David Todd | Feb 28, 2014 | commercial launch services, JAXA, Satellites, Science
A spacecraft called Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory which has been to measure rainfall on Earth has been launched by an H-IIA launch vehicle from the Japanese launch site at Tanegashima on 28 February 2014. The mission, which was valued at...
by David Todd | Feb 26, 2014 | commercial launch services, Russia
The troubled Sea Launch operation had some more bad news in February. Kjell Karlsen, its long time President, has resigned from the firm and leaves at the end of February after 14 years’ service. He is reported to be leaving the launch industry to join a movie/film...
by David Todd | Feb 26, 2014 | commercial launch services, On a Lighter Note, Seradata News, SpaceX, Technology
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has posted an image of a leg to keep us space cadets interested. Sadly the leg concerned is not a beautifully appointed one attached to his lovely actress partner (and former wife), Talulah Reilly, nor one from his talented and...
by David Todd | Feb 25, 2014 | commercial launch services, Satellites
The US Air Force successfully added to its GPS Navigation satellite constellation with the successful launch of GPS IIF-5. The spacecraft which will be used by both military and civilian users, was launched by a Delta IVM+ 4,2 at 0159 GMT from the Cape Canaveral...
by David Todd | Feb 25, 2014 | commercial launch services, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
The commercial communications satellite operator SES has ordered its latest communications satellite SES 10 from the spacecraft manufacturer, Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS formerly known as Astrium). The construction order was made via SES Satellite Leasing,...
