Satellite News

The first hot firing test of a reduced-scale demonstration version of a closed-cycle, staged-combustion rocket engine has recently been achieved at the Lampoldshausen test facility of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). This development work is part of ESA’s Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP).

The first hot firing test of a reduced-scale demonstration version of a closed-cycle, staged-combustion rocket engine has recently been achieved at the Lampoldshausen test facility of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). This development work is part of ESA’s Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP).

The launch of a classified U.S. military satellite aboard an Atlas 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base has been put on hold.

The launch of a classified U.S. military satellite aboard an Atlas 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base has been put on hold.

The Ariane 5 ES for Arianespace’s upcoming mission to service the International Space Station is now complete following installation of the large fairing that will protect its Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) payload during the launcher’s initial ascent.

The Ariane 5 ES for Arianespace’s upcoming mission to service the International Space Station is now complete following installation of the large fairing that will protect its Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) payload during the launcher’s initial ascent.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has completed the qualification testing programme of its Merlin 1C liquid fuelled rocket booster engine for use in the Falcon 1 rocket.

Measat Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd announced that it had been advised that its next satellite, being constructed by Orbital Sciences Corp. and planned for launch on a Land Launch Zenit-3SL, had now been allocated a launch in the third quarter 2008.