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Archive for March, 2019

First Chinese private orbital launch fails

March 27th, 2019 by

Rocket: OS-M1 “Chongqing-Liangjiang Star,” Payload: Lingque-1B; Date: 27 March 2019, 0932 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. The rocket failed after separation of the first stage one minute into flight.

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Singapore Technologies Engineering to take over Newtec

March 27th, 2019 by

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced that its subsidiary Singapore Technologies Engineering (Europe) Ltd, has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire a 100% ownership in Newtec Group NV, an established Belgium-based company in the satellite communications industry.

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S7 Space to cancel deal with Yuzhmash – report

March 26th, 2019 by

Russia’s privately-owned S7 Space company will scrap a contract it has with a Ukrainian state rocket maker, Yuzhmash, on the production of 12 Zenit launch vehicles , the Russian firm’s co-owner was quoted as saying by Sputnik.

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Update – Delay of the day: Electron/R3D2

March 26th, 2019 by

Rocket Lab said it is currently targeting no earlier than 2230 on 28 March 2019 UTC for the DARPA R3D2 launch.

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Roskosmos to cut Proton M price

March 26th, 2019 by

Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos will cut the cost of launching a Proton-M rocket to the level of a U.S. Falcon 9 (produced by SpaceX) through lower expenses on ground-based preparations, Roskosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin said.

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Introducing the air-breathing rotating detonation rocket engine

March 26th, 2019 by

As part of a global industry research project, combustion experts from the University of Sydney’s School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering are one step closer to developing a more efficient and cost-effective access to space platform for satellite launches.

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Vector’s GalacticSky GSky-1 satellite ready for launch later this year

March 26th, 2019 by

Vector has announced its GalacticSky division has achieved a major milestone on its path to launch its first GalacticSky software-defined satellite, GSky-1.

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Second GPS III satellite delivered to launch site

March 21st, 2019 by

The second GPS III Space Vehicle was delivered to Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida to begin satellite launch processing.

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