by David Todd | Dec 31, 2018 | Launches, Russia, Satellites, Seradata News, Soyuz
A Soyuz 2-1A/Fregat rocket was launched at 0207 GMT from the Vostochny launch site in Far Eastern Russia on 27 December. On board were a variety of spacecraft. The “main payloads” carried were two 490kg Kanopus spacecraft (Kanopus V5 and V6) which are...
by David Todd | Jul 17, 2018 | International Space Station, On a Lighter Note, Seradata News
As hosts, the Russians made a big deal about the space connection to the FIFA World Cup Adidas Telstar 18 football. Not only did it have a satellite name but it was even flown in orbit with the Cosmonauts on the International Space Station having a kick around with...
by David Todd | Mar 12, 2018 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, Soyuz
A Russian-built Soyuz ST-B (Fregat MT) rocket successfully took four O3b communications satellites into Medium Earth orbit (MEO). The launch (VS18), which flew under the auspices of Arianespace, took place from the Sinnamary launch site as part of the space port near...
by David Todd | Jan 4, 2018 | commercial launch services, Launches, Seradata News, Soyuz, SpaceX
The Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter – KPLO – has been given a launch on a Falcon 9. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) selected SpaceX to launch the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) in 2020. In a separate development, the CHEOPS...
by David Todd | Nov 22, 2017 | Apollo, NASA, Seradata News, Soyuz, Technology
While pressurised sealed vessels like submarines have an obvious parallel in manned spacecraft.- there are also some elements of their technology which are actually shared between vessels flying in orbit and those under the sea. An example of one of these is the...
