UK Space Conference 2019: Few major announcements but plenty of political enthusiasm on show
While General Election "purdah" curbed policy announcements and political appearances at the 2017 UK Space Conference in Manchester, hopes were high that this year's conference in Newport, South Wales, would be better. And it was, but only in terms of the attendance...
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UK Space Conference 2019: Firms to watch – Orbital Micro Systems and TISICS
The UK Space Conference 2019 had its fair share of current players in the space market very much on display. However, there were other companies there who were looking to break into the space market and which could be major players in the future. Here are two that...
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Russia launches third Tundra next-generation Early-warning satellite
The second Soyuz rocket to launch in under 24 hours lifted-off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, at 0746 GMT, 26 September. The mission saw a modern Soyuz 2-1B variant carry the third, next-generation, early-warning satellite - known as TUNDRA 13L - into a...
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Final Soyuz-FG rocket lifts Soyuz MS-15 mission to the ISS carrying the first Emirati astronaut into orbit
At 1357 GMT on 25 September, a Soyuz-FG rocket lifted off from Launch Site No. 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, carrying the Soyuz MS-15 crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This launch marked the end of some eras – and the beginning of...
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Meteorological satellite YUNHAI 1-02 launched by China
Lifting-off at 0054 GMT, 25 September 2019, a Chinese Long March 2D/2 (CZ-2D/2) rocket has lifted the YUNHAI 1-02 meteorological satellite in to a Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The mission launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Northern China. The official...
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Following launch pad issues Japan launches HTV-8 mission to the ISS
Lifting-off from the Tanegashima Space Center, Southern Japan, at 1605 GMT, 24 September, a Japanese H-2B rocket has carried an HTV resupply freighter into LEO. This is the eighth HTV mission in service of the ISS conducted by JAXA. This mission carried 4,100 kg of...
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Eutelsat places orders for multiple nanosatellite payloads from Loft Orbital and AAC Clyde Space
Eutelsat, the European geostationary satellite operator and member of the global FSS “Big Four”, has placed orders for four nanosatellites. These would join the planned Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Internet of Things (IoT) constellation called ELO. The orders have been...
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Chinese Long March 3B rocket lifts two Beidou satellites to MEO
A Long March 3B rocket lifted-off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Peoples Republic of China, at 2120 GMT, 22 September 2019, carry two satellites for the Chinese satellite navigation system - Beidou. The satellites involved in this mission were BEIDOU-3 M23...
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HawkEye 360 orders remaining 12 satellites for geolocation constellation from UTIAS
On 18 September 2019, following on from their US$70m Series B round of funding raised in August, new-space company HawkEye 360 have ordered 12 small-satellites from Canadian, small-satellite manufacturer SFL UTIAS. This order for 12 units follows-on from initial...
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Long March 11 successfully launched from Jiuquan carrying five satellites
China successfully launched a Long March 11 from a mobile platform at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre at 0642 GMT on 19 September 2019. The launch vehicle was carrying five satellites, ZHUHAI-1 OHS-05, ZHUHAI-1 OHS-06, ZHUHAI-1 OHS-07, ZHUHAI-1 OHS-08 and ZHUHAI-1...
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