China launched the Yaogan 31 (Yaogan Weixing 31) satellite into a Sun Synchronous low Earth orbit (LEO) at 0411 GMT, 3 December on a Long March 2D vehicle from launch complex LC43 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite is officially reported to have a...
North Korea has launched a ballistic missile on a very high altitude flight on 28 November (29 November North Korean time). While previous flights have proven North Korea’s ability to hit US cities on its Western seaboard, North Korea claims that this flight...
While there was mystery surrounding the morning (GMT) launch of three Chinese Yaogan 30-01 military surveillance spacecraft from the Xiching launch site in late September 2017, another Long March 2C rocket has since delivered three more of the satellites from the same...
The dark night sky of French Guiana was illuminated for a short time by a Vega rocket launch from the European Spaceport at Kourou which lifted off at 0142 GMT on 8 November. The rocket was carrying the Mohammed VI-A high-resolution optical imaging satellite for the...
On 4 November a “Scud-class” Burkan H2 ballistic missile which was launched at Riyadh by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels 1,200 km away in Yemen, has been shot down. The ballistic missile, which was apparently intercepted by a Saudi-operated Patriot missile,...
The Royal Navy has been rocked by scandals involving sex and drugs within its elite Submarine Service. First came the revelation that Commander Stuart Armstrong, captain of HMS Vigilant, which carries Trident nuclear missiles, had been relieved of his command for...
