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Archive for October, 2021

S. Korea fails to put dummy satellite into orbit with new rocket

October 21st, 2021 by

South Korea’s new rocket, dubbed Nuri, failed to put a 1.5-ton dummy mass into its targeted orbit in its first launch.

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LeoLabs commits to Australia as site for next space radar

October 20th, 2021 by

LeoLabs, Inc. announced Australia as the site for its next space radar. The West Australian Space Radar represents a critical addition to LeoLabs global constellation of S-band, phased-array sensors. When completed in 2022, it will expand LeoLabs’ total number of radar sites to six, and total number of space radars to ten.

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Rocket Lab to introduce helicopter operations during next launch

October 20th, 2021 by

Rocket Lab USA, Inc announced it will attempt a controlled ocean splashdown and recovery of the first stage of an Electron rocket during the company’s next launch in November. The mission will be Rocket Lab’s third ocean recovery of an Electron stage; however, it will be the first time a helicopter will be stationed in the recovery zone around 200 nautical miles offshore to track and visually observe a descending stage in preparation for future aerial capture attempts.

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Russian moon rover to be launched by Angara rocket

October 20th, 2021 by

The Russian Luna-27 lunar automatic station will be launched atop an Angara rocket from the Vostochny spaceport, Head of the State Space Corporation Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

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Next Ariane 5 to break three records

October 20th, 2021 by

For its 11th launch of 2021 with the second Ariane 5 of the year, Arianespace will orbit two geostationary satellites: SES-17, a high throughput satellite operated by SES and Syracuse 4A, a satellite developed for the French Ministry of Defense. Lift-off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, is scheduled for Saturday, 23 October 2021, during a launch window from 0101 to 0330 UTC.

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Exolaunch expands business operations in North America

October 19th, 2021 by

Exolaunch, a provider of launch, deployment, and in-space transportation services, has expanded its business operations and sales in North America by opening offices in Denver, CO and Washington, DC.

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RUAG Space partners with MBRSC to provide satnav services

October 19th, 2021 by

RUAG Space has partnered with the UAE’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to deliver them the latest generation of the GNSS navigation receivers for Low Earth Orbit, the so-called “LEORIX.”

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NASA selects gamma-ray telescope to chart milky way evolution

October 19th, 2021 by

NASA has selected a new space telescope proposal that will study the recent history of star birth, star death, and the formation chemical elements in the Milky Way. The gamma-ray telescope, called the Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI), is expected to launch in 2025 as NASA’s latest small astrophysics mission.

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