Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
On Aug. 9, 2016, China launched its Gaofen-3 remote-sensing satellite aboard a Long March-4C rocket. Designed by the China Academy of Space Technology, Gaofen-3 features a multi-polarized C-band synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) sensor at meter-level resolution. The new...
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Europe took the next step in creating their own navigation satellite constellation on Tuesday with the launch of the 13th and 14th Galileo satellites. The pair launched at 05:48 local time from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana....
Monday, February 8th, 2016
North Korea launched an Earth observation satellite aboard a long-range rocket. The Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite entered its orbit aboard a nha-3 rocket. The launch has received rapid international criticism, alleging that the mission's true purpose was to ttest...
Thursday, December 17th, 2015
Singapore's TeLEOS-1 commercial imaging satellite was launched on Wednesday via India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The satellite from Singapore Technologies Electronics is a 400-kilogram spacecraft also known as...
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
China launched a group of four satellites on 7 October at noon for commercial remote-sensing services, an important step in the development of remote-sensing space technology. The "Jilin-1" satellites, launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in...
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
China launched a new-generation satellite into orbit that will support its global navigation and positioning network on Wednesday. Launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan, the satellite was boosted by a Long...
Monday, September 28th, 2015
India Monday successfully launched ASTROSAT, its maiden dedicated space observatory aimed at undertaking a detailed understanding of the universe, and six foreign satellites, including four from the US, onboard PSLV-C30 from the spaceport here. Read more via...
Friday, September 11th, 2015
Kourou, Sept. 11, 2015—Arianespace has successfully launched the ninth and tenth satellites in the Galileo constellation for the European Commission, under a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). The company's eighth launch of the year, and...
Monday, August 31st, 2015
China launched its latest spy satellite into orbit on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 10:31 p.m. EDT (02:31 GMT) atop a Long March 4C rocket. The flight took place from the country’s LC9 launch complex at the Taiyuan...
Thursday, August 27th, 2015
China's Yaogan-27 remote sensing satellite was sent into space on Thursday at 10:31 a.m. Beijing Time, from Taiyuan launch site in Shanxi Province, north China. The satellite will mainly be used for experiments, land surveys, crop yield...
