by David Todd | Jan 17, 2020 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
A pair of communications satellites, Eutelsat-Konnect and GSAT-30, were successfully launched by an Ariane 5 ECA rocket into a 35764 x 245 km orbit six degree inclination geosynchronous Transfer orbit (GTO). The launch of the VA251 flight took place from the Kourou,...
by David Todd | Jan 16, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites
China launched the Yinhe 1 satellite on a Kuaizhou 1A aunch vehicle from Jiuquan satellite launch centre at 0300 GMT on 16 January 2019. Built, owned and operated by Galaxy Space, the 227 kg Yinhe 1 is a technology test satellite for the forthcoming 5G standard mobile...
by David Todd | Jan 16, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
China has launched four satellites on a Long March 2D/2 from the launch site at Taiyuan at 0253 GMT on 15 January 2020. The spacecraft were placed into a relatively low Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit of 491 x 477km at 97.4 degree inclination. The main payload was...
by Matt Wilson | Jan 7, 2020 | China, Constellation, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
Two launches occurred on 7 January 2020, signalling the start of a new year of launches. The first launch was early in the day and lifted-off from Cape Canaveral, United States of America, at 0219 GMT. The second mission took place from the Xichang Satellite Launch...
by David Todd | Jan 3, 2020 | China, commercial launch services, India, Launches, Russia, Seradata News, Suborbital
While still high relative to recent years, the space launch total for 2019 at 102 orbital attempted launches was more than 10 per cent down on last year’s figure of 114. China continued to dominate, again taking the number one spot with 34 launches. These included the...
by David Todd | Dec 27, 2019 | China, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
China successfully launched the experimental communications satellite Shi Jian 20 on the reflight of the Long March 5 at 1245 GMT on 27 December. The launch took place from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Centre on Hainan Island, China. It placed a communications...
