Satellite News

Just another satellite weblog

Archive for April 4th, 2019

Super-fast cargo flight to the ISS completed

April 4th, 2019 by

Rocket: Soyuz 2-1a; Payload: Progress MS-11 (Progress 72); Date: 4 April 2019, 1101 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Progress MS-11 cargo spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for the ISS resupplying mission.

Category: LAUNCHES | No Comments »

Soyuz launch marks completion of initial O3b constellation

April 4th, 2019 by

Rocket: Soyuz 2-1b (Soyuz ST-B) / Fregat; Payload: O3b F5; Date: 4 April 2019, 1630 UTC; Launch site: Sinnamary, French Guiana. The launch vehicle delivered the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th O3b satellites into a circular orbit during a flight lasting 2 hours and 22 minutes until final separation. Total payload lift performance was estimated at 3,198 kg.

Category: LAUNCHES | No Comments »

Rocket Lab to launch three R&D satellites for U.S. Air Force

April 4th, 2019 by

Rocket Lab announced that it will launch three experimental research and development (R&D) satellites for the U.S. Air Force in April. The mission will lift-off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, carrying three R&D spacecraft to Low Earth Orbit aboard an Electron launch vehicle. The launch will be Rocket Lab’s second orbital mission of 2019, and fifth orbital mission overall.

Category: LAUNCHES | No Comments »

China’s commercial rocket finishes engine test

April 4th, 2019 by

China’s first rocket for commercial use, the Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1), has finished its engine test, paving way for its maiden flight in the first half of 2019, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).

Category: LAUNCHES | No Comments »