Given that Vandenberg, California, is the main launch site for US missions to polar and near polar Sun-synchronous orbit launches, it was a surprise that SpaceX elected to use Cape Canaveral to launch Argentina’s second three metric ton radar satellite,...
Yahsat, based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and one of the primary regional operators in the Middle-East, is ordering a new satellite from Airbus DS The satellite, to be known as THURAYA 4-NGS, will be utilised by its mobile communications subsidiary, Thuraya....
Three Hungarian companies have announced a joint venture to formed to launch a national GEO communications satellite in 2024. The timing concerns the planned availability of one of the Hungarian, ITU-mandated, national, orbital slots. This slot (which remains...
Announced on 25 August 2020, was the signing of a contract between European satellite manufacturer, OHB Group, and US headquartered, Rocket Lab. The contract covers the procurement of an dedicated Electron rocket launch, from the Rocket Lab New Zealand launch pad, in...
AAC Clyde Space, Saab and ORBCOMM announced plans, on 24 August, for a space-based VDES constellation. VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) is seen as the second-generation of maritime identification, building on the foundations laid out by AIS (Automatic Identification...
At 0227 GMT, 23 August 2020 China launched the Gaofen 9-5 satellite to LEO (Low Earth Orbit) along with two small co-payloads. The mission utilised the Long March 2D (CZ-2D) rocket and lifted-off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Northern China. This marks the...
