Satellite News

Flight testing of the Angara Space Rocket Complex (SRC) begins at the MoD State Testing Cosmodrome (Plesetsk Cosmodrome) in Russia’s Archangelsk Region. The decision to this effect was adopted at the session of State Commission for test flights of satellite launch systems held at the Aerospace Defense Force HQ.

Over the weekend, the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying six Orbcomm satellites was scrubbed twice. A new launch attempt is currently expected in the first week of July. Meanwhile, SpaceX has heavily been criticised for its lack of transparency.

Orbital has updated its launch schedule for the Orb-2 mission to a date no earlier than 10 July 2014.

Airbus Defence and Space is making final preparations for the launch of SPOT 7, its new high-resolution Earth observation satellite.