by David Todd | Jul 13, 2020 | China, Launches, Military space, Russia, Satellites, Seradata News
While it might be premature to say it, it appears to be the “half-time” point in the Covid-19 pandemic, and those countries who have managed to successfully control the outbreak – even those with very bad starts (e.g. Italy, Spain, France, UK etc)... 
by Philip Hylands | Jul 10, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites
China attempted the maiden launch of the KUAIZHOU 11 solid fuelled launch vehicle at 0417 GMT on 10 July from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. The launch appears to have suffered a third stage ignition failure and the assembly fell back to a fiery re-entry without... 
by Philip Hylands | Jul 9, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites
China successfully launched the APSTAR 6D satellite at 1210 GMT on 9 July on a Long March 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite is owned by the APT Satellite Company Ltd and will be used for Ku/Ka band high-throughput... 
by David Todd | Jul 8, 2020 | commercial launch services, JAXA, Launches
JAXA, Japan’s equivalent of NASA, which is more formally known as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. has signed a deal with the Japanese firm IHI Aerospace to develop, build and operate the Epsilon-S solid fuel rocket. The idea is that IHI Aerospace will... 
by David Todd | Jul 6, 2020 | Launches, Military space, Satellites
Israel has launched a military reconnaissance satellite called Ofeq 16 (Ofek 16) at 0100 GMT on 6 July 2020 from its Palmachim launch site using its Shavit solid rocket launch vehicle. The spacecraft is reported to be capable of 0.5 m resolution imagery and is based... by David Todd | Jul 6, 2020 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites
While Rocket Lab had been enjoying recent success, both in terms of launches and sales, the wheels have suddenly come off with the failure of its Electron rocket on 4th July. The launch vehicle took off from the Mahia Peninsula launch site in New Zealand at 2116 GMT....
