On 16 September Northrop Grumman received a contract from the US Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to develop a next-generation “jam-resistant” military communications satellite. The contract was awarded through the Evolved Strategic Satellite...
On 15 September the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded the construction contract for their HERA mission to German manufacturer OHB Systems. The contract is valued at EUR€129.4m (US$153.3m). OHB will be the lead in a team with 17 other companies from ESA member...
China conducted a second sea-based launch at 0123 GMT on 15 September. The mission utilised the De Bo 3 converted rescue and salvage ship as a launch platform in the Yellow Sea. Using a four-stage, solid, Long March 11 (CZ-11H) rocket, the launch carried nine...
There were two launch failures from different parts of the world in one day: the US Astra Rocket 3 and China’s Kuaizhou-1A. Astra Space attempted the first orbital flight of its upcoming Astra Rocket 3 small launch vehicle on 12 September. Lifting off from the Pacific...
China successfully launched the Gaofen 11-02 satellite at 0557 GMT on 7 September on a Long March 4B (CZ-4B) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Gaofen 11-02 is planned to provide remote sensing services for the civil market. During the launch the first...
Taking September off to a quick start, SpaceX has completed a 60-unit Starlink launch, one day after an Arianespace mission which placed 53 smallsats into LEO. The Falcon 9 mission lifted-off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 12 46 GMT on 3 September. 14 minutes...
