Satellite News

The Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1) launched by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C7) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota on 10 January 2007 was successfully recovered on 22 January after being manoeuvred to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere and descend over Bay of Bengal about 140 km East of Sriharikota.

In 2005, the first flight of Russia’s new Angara rocket was announced to take place by the end of 2007. Now it’s expected no earlier than 2010, according to the commander of the Russian Space Forces.

Colonel General Vladimir Popovkin, commander of the Russian Space Forces, said that Russia will stop launching spacecraft from the Svobodny cosmodrome in the country’s Far East.

The anomaly that prevented ISRO from testing its cryogenic stage has turned out to be none. Instead, two misconfigured sensors provided erroneous readings, prompting the cancellation of the full-duration test.

SpaceX said that during final check-outs prior to a static firing of its Falcon 1 rocket, an anomaly with the thrust vector control (TVC) pitch actuator on the second stage was discovered.

A prototype structure that holds the primary mirrors for the optical element of the James Webb Space Telescope passed a series of cryogenic tests, Webb prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. announced. The tests, conducted at NASA’s…

Spacehab Inc., which provides commercial space services to NASA, has eliminated 36 jobs as the company’s contract to support space shuttle operations nears completion, Spacehab announced Jan. 18. The elimination of redundant capabilities will save the company $3.9 million per year…

The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to Aerojet-General Corp. to provide technology for the Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstration…