Satellite News

Rosetta is set to complete its mission in a controlled descent to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 30 September.

On 30 June, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft completed its primary mission. The mission exceeded all expectations originally set for its exploration of protoplanet Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres.

Information Satellite Systems – Reshetnev Company has finished building the Gonets-M No. 26 satellite.

JAXA is planning an experiment to remove simulated space junk as part of efforts to develop a simple and inexpensive disposal system. Scientists will try to slow a cylindrical object and steer it toward the atmosphere.

Airbus Group SE and Safran have finalised the creation of their Airbus Safran Launchers 50/50 Joint Venture, which becomes a fully-fledged operational company.

Rocket: Chang Zheng 4B; Payload: Shi Jian 16-2; Date: 29 June 206, 0321 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was catalogued in a 595 km x 616 km x 75.0 degrees orbit.

Russian space agency Roskosmos has reportedly revived plans to develop a reusable first rocket stage.

The navigation satellite GLONASS-M No. 53, designed and built by Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems, has been fully commissioned into operation.