Satellite News

Preparations to launch a Proton-M rocket with the Astra-2E satellite aboard have been suspended until the inquiry into yesterday’s Proton-M crash is over. Also: a new video has been posted that shows the launch from a different perspective; the 17-seconds-mystery; and several other updates.

NASA recently testing a pressurised, large cryogenic propellant tank made of composite materials. The composite tank will enable the next generation of rockets and spacecraft needed for space exploration, the agency said.

The joint NASA and Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Jason-1 ocean altimetry satellite was decommissioned this week following the loss of its last remaining transmitter.