Satellite News

On 30 November, the P80 main stage of Europe’s new small launcher Vega will undergo a maiden test firing at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

The U.S. Air Force announced the award of a US$674 million Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Capability (ELC) contract to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems.

The second stage engine of Japan’s planned GX rocket should be redesigned from scratch, an Education, Science and Technology Ministry panel recommended recently.

The launch of the latest GPS satellite was scrubbed because of bad weather.

NASA said it has completed a milestone first review of all systems for the Orion spacecraft and the Ares I and Ares V rockets and dismissed reports that Ares 1 was “underpowered.”

Lithium Technology Corporation has received a purchase order from Lockheed Martin for 1070 ultra high power lithium-ion cells to be used for the Atlas V Launch Vehicle. The order is valued at US$171,200.

The launch of GPS IIR-16(M) aboard a Delta 2 has been rescheduled for 16 November, 1917 UTC.

The launch of GPS IIR-16(M) aboard a Delta 2 has been rescheduled for 16 November, 1917 UTC.