Satellite News

Rocket: OS-M1 “Chongqing-Liangjiang Star,” Payload: Lingque-1B; Date: 27 March 2019, 0932 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. The rocket failed after separation of the first stage one minute into flight.

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced that its subsidiary Singapore Technologies Engineering (Europe) Ltd, has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire a 100% ownership in Newtec Group NV, an established Belgium-based company in the satellite communications industry.

Russia’s privately-owned S7 Space company will scrap a contract it has with a Ukrainian state rocket maker, Yuzhmash, on the production of 12 Zenit launch vehicles , the Russian firm’s co-owner was quoted as saying by Sputnik.

Rocket Lab said it is currently targeting no earlier than 2230 on 28 March 2019 UTC for the DARPA R3D2 launch.

Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos will cut the cost of launching a Proton-M rocket to the level of a U.S. Falcon 9 (produced by SpaceX) through lower expenses on ground-based preparations, Roskosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin said.

As part of a global industry research project, combustion experts from the University of Sydney’s School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering are one step closer to developing a more efficient and cost-effective access to space platform for satellite launches.

Vector has announced its GalacticSky division has achieved a major milestone on its path to launch its first GalacticSky software-defined satellite, GSky-1.

The second GPS III Space Vehicle was delivered to Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida to begin satellite launch processing.