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...
by Matt Wilson | Aug 2, 2017 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
Lifting off from the ELA-1 launch pad, Kourou, French Guiana, an Italian-built, Arianespace marketed, Vega light-launcher carried two Israeli-built Earth observation (EO) spacecraft to a sun-synchronous orbit. The launch occurred at 0158 GMT, 2 August, and marked the...
by David Todd | Mar 24, 2017 | Launches, Seradata News
Strikers (“les grevistes” in French) and protesters at the Kourou launch site in French Guiana have forced a suspension of all launches by Arianespace. The Ariane 5 ECA launch of 3,680 kg Koreasat-7 commercial communications and 5,735 kg Brazilian SGDC military...
