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Archive for April, 2022

China starts engineering development of Chang’e next phase

April 27th, 2022 by

China will start engineering development of the fourth phase of its lunar exploration programme this year, according to a senior official of the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

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Russia may integrate comsats with China’s constellation

April 27th, 2022 by

Russia will co-operate with China in satellite surveillance and communications constellations as is now the case with navigational systems, Head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin was quoted as saying.

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Launch of newest GLONASS-K2 navigation satellite next autumn

April 27th, 2022 by

The new-generation GLONASS-K2 navigational satellite will be orbited this autumn, a source in the rocket and space industry was quoted as saying.

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Falcon 9 launches 4th Crew Dragon mission to ISS

April 27th, 2022 by

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: Crew Dragon (Crew-4); Date: 27 April 2022, 0752 UTC; Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, USA.

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BlackSky upgrades site monitoring

April 26th, 2022 by

BlackSky said it upgraded its site monitoring capabilities with new analytics and imaging features to meet customers’ varied needs for information gathering and intelligence across geographically diverse environments.

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Inmarsat CEO issues warning over “unmanaged expansion” in space industry

April 26th, 2022 by

Rajeev Suri, Chief Executive Officer of Inmarsat, issued a stark warning that unmanaged space sector expansion could exacerbate environmental damage, stifle innovation and undermine the long-term capability of satellites to help combat climate change.

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Vega-C: Launcher integration begins for inaugural flight VV21

April 26th, 2022 by

Launcher integration for the inaugural flight of Vega-C began with the P120C solid-fuel first stage being delivered to the Vega Launch Zone (Zone de Lancement Vega, or ZLV) at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on 15 April 2022.

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Next Arianespace launch scheduled for 22 June with Ariane 5

April 26th, 2022 by

The first Ariane 5 of the year will orbit two geostationary telecommunication satellites, Measat-3d and GSAT-24. Mission VA257 will help improve the broadband coverage in the Asia-Pacific region.

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