by David Todd | Dec 4, 2020 | ESA, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
ESA and Thales Alenia Space signed a €482 million contract to develop the Radar Observation System for Europe in L-band (ROSE-L) environmental monitoring spacecraft – as part of Europe’s Copernicus programme. ROSE-L is planned for launch in 2028. During its planned... 
by David Todd | Dec 4, 2020 | exploration, NASA, Satellites, Seradata News
While it plans to get its own lunar samples via its Artemis human lunar programme, in the meantime NASA has selected four companies to collect some and transfer ownership of these samples to the agency. The companies selected are: Lunar Outpost of Golden, Colorado;... 
by David Todd | Dec 4, 2020 | Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
Momentus, a firm building a new concept in inter-orbital transportation, has signed a deal with Canadensys Aerospace Corporation to launch one of its payloads to low lunar orbit (LLO) using the Momentus “Ardoride” space delivery spacecraft. The... 
by Matt Wilson | Dec 3, 2020 | ESA, Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded the first of its “Scout” missions which aim to use small sats to prove scientific concepts for the benefit of its Earth Observation Programme. This mission is known as Earth System Processes Monitored in the... 
by Matt Wilson | Dec 3, 2020 | ESA, Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
On 26 November a team led by ClearSpace SA has been awarded an satellite development contract, valued at EUR€86m (US$102.4m). This follows winning the competition in December 2019 to prepare the final proposal for a debris removal mission. ESA is sponsoring this... 
by Matt Wilson | Dec 2, 2020 | commercial launch services, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
Following delays the Falcon Eye 2 mission has been launched by a Soyuz ST-A Fregat-M rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. Lift-off occurred at 0133 GMT, 2 December. The satellite was deployed into its 610 km, sun-synchronous low Earth orbit at approximately T+59...
