by David Todd | Dec 17, 2015 | China, Launches, Satellites, Science
A Long March 2D-2 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan launch site in Inner Mongolia carrying the DAMPE (Wukong) astronomy satellite at 0012 GMT on 17 December 2015. DAMPE – DArk Matter Particle Explorer carries a space telescope for the detection of high energy...
by David Todd | Dec 16, 2015 | ESA, Satellites, Science
Two environmental monitoring radar satellites, Sentinel-1C and Sentinel -1D, will be manufactured by Thales Alenia Space after a construction order was formally awarded to the firm by the European Space Agency. The contracts are valued at €402 million...
by David Todd | Dec 15, 2015 | ESA, exploration, Science
While already announced in July, the formal signing ceremony for the construction of European Space Agency’s JUICE mission to explore Jupiter and the Jovian moon system was made with Airbus Defence and Space in December 2015. The contract is valued at €350.8...
by David Todd | Dec 15, 2015 | Launches, Russia, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
At 1345 GMT on 11 December 2015, a Zenit-3F (Fregat SLBF) launch vehicle successfully lifted off from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan. Aboard the flight was a Russian meteorological satellite called the Elektro-L N2 which is planned to be operated from the...
by David Todd | Dec 8, 2015 | Satellites, Science
Antrix, the commercial launch provider arm of ISRO, has received an order for a PSLV launch vehicle for the launch of two PlanetiQ weather satellites which use the atmospheric occultation of GPS radio signals to make weather analysis. The two 10kg weather satellites...
by David Todd | Dec 3, 2015 | ESA, Launches, NASA, Satellites, Science
Despite a one day delay caused thermal readings on the 4th stage, the Arianespace operated Vega launch vehicle successfully placed the Lisa Pathfinder spacecraft into orbit following its lift off from the Kourou launch site in French Guiana at 0414 GMT on 3 December...
