by David Todd | Sep 3, 2015 | China, Military space
“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel”, or so said Samuel Johnson in 1775. These words still have resonance, even in the modern era, when economic hardship and unpopularity can often be the spur governments into...
by David Todd | Jul 24, 2015 | Military space, Satellites
The Wideband Global Satcom 7, otherwise known as WGS 7, was successfully launched from the Cape Canaveral launch site in Florida by a Delta IVM Plus 5,4 launch vehicle provided by ULA (United Launch Alliance). The Boeing built WGS 7 for the US Department of...
by David Todd | Jul 23, 2015 | Military space, Russia, Satellites
Cosmos 2504 has made a major orbital change on 3 July 2015 when it lowered its orbit. The satellite went from a 1181 X 1528km (82.49 degree inclination) orbit to a 1124 x 1476km (82.68 degree inclination) orbit. This rendezvous test spacecraft may be carrying on its...
by David Todd | Jul 17, 2015 | Launches, Military space, Satellites
The GPS IIF-10 spacecraft was successfully launched to its Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at 1536 GMT on 15 July 2015 by an Atlas V 401 rocket operated by the United Launch Alliance (ULA). The Boeing-built 1,630kg spacecraft is officially military in nature and is operated...
by David Todd | Jul 10, 2015 | Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
In July 2015, Orbital ATK was awarded a US$23.6 million contract by the US Air Force to launch ORS-5 mission in 2017 on a Minotaur 4. The Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) spacecraft has been built by the MIT Lincoln Laboratory as an operational demonstration of...
by David Todd | Jul 8, 2015 | History, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
The UK’s finance minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, effectively stole the clothes of some of his own side’s critics in the Conservative Party and those in UKIP by reiterating a commitment to bring UK Defence spending up to the NATO...
