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, December 20th, 2011
With a service lifespan of 15 years, the satellite is designed to meet the needs of telecommunications, maritime, defense and broadcast media services in Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Europe and Asia. Read More
Monday, October 17th, 2011
The Soviet-era workhorse launches from Europe's space base in South America in the first time the rocket, which traces its lineage to Sputnik and Gagarin, has been deployed outside Russia's bases. And its payload will be the first two...
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
The final countdown before its maiden flight later this year has begun for Soyuz with a simulated launch campaign at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This dry run ensures that the Soyuz and the new facilities work together...
Sunday, April 24th, 2011
During an on-line conference, the KazCosmos chairman, Talgat Mussabayev announced that the launch of the KazSat-2 satellite is scheduled for June 10, 2011. The previous launch date was March 30th, but the spacecraft was found to be...
Monday, April 18th, 2011
The stage has been set for the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) from the first launch pad at Sriharikota on April 20 at 10.12 a.m. The PSLV-C16 will put in orbit three satellites —...
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
The mystery over the mid-air crashing of an Indian rocket in December continues with officials of the Indian space agency and experts from Russia, which supplied the cryogenic engine, differing on the possible cause of the rocket's...
Sunday, December 26th, 2010
Russia plans to launch a new-generation geostationary hydrometeorological satellite, Elektro-L, on January 20, 2011, a Russian space rocket industry source told Interfax-AVN. The launch was originally planned for December 25, 2010. "The launch of a Zenit-2SB launch vehicle coupled...
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
The name MICHIBIKI means 'guiding' or 'showing the way'. And on September 11, 2010 the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will be doing just that, as that is when the new satellite is expected to launch aboard...
