by Matt Wilson | Sep 16, 2020 | China, Constellation, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
At 0123 GMT 15 September China conducted a second sea-based launch. The mission utilised the De Bo 3 converted rescue and salvage ship as a launch platform in the Yellow Sea. Using a four-stage, solid, Long March 11 (CZ-11H) rocket the launch carried nine... 
by Matt Wilson | Sep 15, 2020 | China, commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
On 12 September 2020 Astra Space attempted the first orbital flight of its upcoming Astra 3.0 small launch vehicle. Lifting-off from the Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, the launch occurred 0319 GMT but ended in failure shortly afterwards. Astra reported an anomaly... 
by David Todd | Sep 10, 2020 | commercial launch services, Launches, Military space, Seradata News
After the US Department of Defense (US DoD) selected only United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX for National Security Space Launch Phase 2 launches covering 2022-2027, unsuccessful bidder Northrop Grumman has decided to formally end the development programme of its... 
by David Todd | Sep 7, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
China successfully launched the Gaofen 11-02 satellite at 0557 GMT on 7 September on a Long March 4B (CZ-4B) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Gaofen 11-02 is planned to provide remote sensing services for the civil market. During the launch the first... 
by David Todd | Sep 4, 2020 | China, Launches, Military space
In what is seen as a response to the US Air Force (now the US Space Force) X-37B/OTV reusable space plane, China has launched its own Chinese version dubbed the CSSHQ – CHONGFU SHIYONG SHIYAN HANGTIAN QI = Reusable Test Spacecraft (China) using a Long March 2F... 
by Matt Wilson | Sep 3, 2020 | Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
Taking September off to a quick start, SpaceX has completed a 60-unit Starlink launch, one day after an Arianespace mission which placed 53 smallsats into LEO. The Falcon 9 mission lifted-off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 12 46 GMT on 3 September. 14 minutes...
