by Matt Wilson | Dec 10, 2020 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
Arianespace has received the launch contract on 7 December for four CO3D Earth observation satellites. They are to be orbited by the upcoming delayed Vega C rocket – built by Avio, Italy. The launch is planned to take place in 2023, and will see the four...
by David Todd | Oct 7, 2019 | NASA, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
The Franco-US Jason-2 oceanography spacecraft which was operated by the French Space Agency CNES has now been retired from scientific operations, having exceeded its minimum three-year design life by over eight years. Launched in June 2008, the Jason-2 spacecraft...
by Matt Wilson | Oct 29, 2018 | China, Launches, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
At 0043 GMT, 29 October 2018, the CFOSAT mission was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, PRC, by an Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) Long March 2C (CZ-2C) rocket into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). CFOSAT (Chinese-French Oceanography...
by David Todd | Sep 12, 2018 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed a two-launch contract with Arianespace for the launch of two of its communications satellites: GSAT-30 and GSAT-31 with GSAT-30 to fly first probably in Q4 2018. GSAT-31 will be based on an enhanced I-2K...
by David Todd | Sep 11, 2018 | Satellites, Science, Seradata News
According to Space News, with the backing of the French space agency CNES, the maritime tracking firm CLS, has set up a new company Kineiss, to create a 20-satellite “Internet of Things” IOT communications constellation of 25kg 16U Cubesats to maintain...
