It was reported to Seradata during April that Azersky – the former SPOT 7 Earth-imaging satellite – had failed in orbit in March. Initially Azercosmos – the Azerbaijan space agency – refused to comment on the failure. However, later AzerNews confirmed the report,...
Orbit Fab has raised US$28.5 million in a Series A funding round to propel forward its first missions to provide satellite refuelling services in GEO, LEO, and VLEO orbits. The latest injection of funding was led by 8090 Industries. Other investors included Stride...
A PSLV-CA launch vehicle (flight PSLV-C55) launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India at 0849 GMT on 22 April 2022. The flight was made under NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) – a commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It...
Having suffered a three-day delay due to a frozen pressurisation valve fault, the long-awaited launch of the Starship/SuperHeavy combination – known simply as Starship – took place from Boca Chica beach, Texas, at 1333 GMT on 20 April. After a last-minute delay caused...
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA at 1431 GMT on 19 April 2023. The launch vehicle was carrying 21 of the larger Starlink V2 Mini spacecraft as part of Starlink Group 6-2 to orbit. Each spacecraft weighs in...
The Dish Network (DISH) ordered a new GEO communications sat from Maxar the two firms announced on 18 April 2023. This satellite will be a large unit expected to weigh over 6,000 kg and based on the venerable Maxar 1300 satellite bus product line. Despite its long...
