Satellite News

Rocket: Chang Zheng 2C; Payload: three Yaogan Weixing-30-02 satellites; Date: 25 November 2017, 1820 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, China. The satellites have entered the preset orbit and the mission was declared a success.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will try again to launch its SS-520 No. 5 small rocket, carrying a 3-kg microsatellite.

GomX-4B, ESA’s latest and largest technology-testing CubeSat, will be launched from China early next year, together with the near-identical GomX-4A. The pair will test intersatellite communication links and propulsion while orbiting up to 4,500 km apart.