Satellite News

The U.S. Air Force released a Request for Proposal for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service supporting the Space Test Program (STP) 3 mission scheduled to launch in June 2019.

Surrey Space Centre and NanoRacks announced the RemoveDebris mission will be deployed into low-Earth orbit from the International Space Station (ISS) using the NanoRacks Kaber Satellite Deployment System (Kaber).

ESA’s Rosetta mission has concluded as planned, with the controlled impact onto the comet it had been investigating for more than two years. Confirmation of the end of the mission arrived at ESA’s control centre in Darmstadt, Germany at 11:19 UTC with the loss of Rosetta’s signal upon impact.

Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 flight has been authorised for lift-off on 4 October following a launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana.