by Matt Wilson | May 17, 2021 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
Launching at 1111 GMT on 15 May 2021 from Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, an Electron rocket built by Rocket Lab suffered a failure during launch. The anomaly occurred post ignition of the second-stage. Seconds after ignition of the single Rutherford engine it shutdown... 
by Matt Wilson | May 10, 2021 | Constellation, History, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
At 0642 GMT on 9 May 2021 SpaceX conducted its second Starlink launch of the month. This mission lifted-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and carried 60 Starlink satellites into LEO. Importantly, this mission was the first to pass the 10th re-use milestone for a... 
by Matt Wilson | May 7, 2021 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
On 6 May at 1811 GMT, China successfully launched a Long March 2C (CZ-2C) vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, China. The primary payload on the mission was the Yaogan 30-8-A, B, C triplet, these were joined by Tianqi-12 which also hitched a ride to LEO.... 
by Matt Wilson | May 5, 2021 | Constellation, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
At 1901 GMT on 4 May 2021 SpaceX successfully launched another set of 60 Starlink satellites. The mission utilised a Falcon 9 vehicle from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, USA. The satellites were deployed into their deployment orbit in LEO 1 hour 4 minutes after... 
by Matt Wilson | Apr 30, 2021 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
At 0727 GMT on 30 April China launched the YAOGAN 34 optical remote sensing satellite into a sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The mission was carried by a Long March 4C (CZ-4C) rocket and lifted-off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. It is believed... 
by Matt Wilson | Apr 29, 2021 | commercial launch services, Constellation, ESA, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
The first launch that took place on 29 April was conducted by Arianespace. This mission saw a Vega rocket successfully lift-off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 0150 GMT. The targeted orbit for the mission was Sun-synchronous orbit at 628 km (613 km for the rideshare...
