by Dan Thisdell | Apr 20, 2012 | ESA, Satellites, Science
The European Space Agency remains hopeful that it can regain contact with itsEnvisat Earth observation satellite, which unexpectedly stopped sending data tothe ground on 8 April. Attempts to regain contact have so far been unsuccessful, but the spacecraft – one...
by Dan Thisdell | Apr 19, 2012 | ESA, Seradata News
Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation constellation has taken anotherstep towards realisation with the shipment of the first of 14 Full OperationalCapability navigation payloads from Surrey Satellite Technology in the UK toprime contractor OHB System in Bremen,...
by David Todd | Apr 12, 2012 | ESA, Seradata News
The European Space Ageny has reported that on 8 April, there was a sudden interruption of the communication links with the Envisat satellite, preventing reception of telemetry data. First recovery actions have been started. An anomaly review board is in place to...
by Dan Thisdell | Mar 9, 2012 | ESA, International Space Station, Russia
Following its rescheduling from 9 March to Friday 23 March of the Ariane 5 launch to deliver the third Automated Transfer Vehicle robotic supply ship to the International Space Station, the European Space Agency has set the night of 28-29 March for the ship’s...
by Dan Thisdell | Mar 5, 2012 | ESA, International Space Station, Space Shuttle
It turns out it’s the payload – the third of the European Space Agency’s Automated Transfer Vehicle robotic Space Station re-supply ships – not the Ariane 5 rocket that’s behind the delay to the 9 March launch. According to launch...
by Dan Thisdell | Mar 2, 2012 | ESA, International Space Station, Seradata News
A day after completing final assembly of the Ariane 5 rocket and its Automated Transfer Vehicle payload loaded with supplies for the International Space Station, the European Space Agency has decided to delay the scheduled 9 March launch, stating simply: “A...
