by David Todd | Sep 26, 2018 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
“Arianespace is delighted to announce that Horizons 3e and Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 have been separated as planned in their targeted geostationary transfer orbit. For Ariane 5 mission No. 100, our heavyweight launcher has once more performed flawlessly....
by David Todd | Jan 9, 2018 | ESA, Launches
The last ten Ariane 5 rockets have now been formally ordered from ArianeGroup – the joint firm formerly known as Airbus Safran launchers. This leaves 23 Ariane 5 launchers in production or to be produced, from the PB+ and PC batches which will be marketed by...
by David Todd | Jan 9, 2018 | Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
As part of its fleet replacement plans, the international satellite operator Intelsat has ordered the construction of the Intelsat 30 communications satellite from the satellite manufacturing arm of Orbital ATK. The three metric ton satellite, which will use a version...
by David Todd | Dec 15, 2017 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites
The German Aerospace Centre DLR has formally selected the Arianespace Ariane 5 launch vehicle to launch its experimental communications satellite H2Sat (Heinrich Hertz) – also known as the Heinrich Hertzsat – in 2021 or 2022. In a separate development...
by David Todd | Oct 30, 2017 | commercial launch services, Satellites, Seradata News
The European launch provider Arianespace has received a launch order from the UK-based global mobile satellite communications operator, Inmarsat for the launch of its final Global Xpress satellite GX-5 also known as INMARSAT 5F-5. The launch of the 4000 kg high...
