Satellite News

Roskosmos subsidiary Energomash is preparing to deliver three more RD-180 engines for use with Atlas-5 launch vehicles, the company reported on Friday.

Reaction Engines has successfully tested its precooler at airflow temperature conditions representing Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, marking a significant milestone in the development of its SABRE engine.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will carry along as many as 14 small foreign satellites in its next three PSLVs (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles) over the next two months, sources close to ISRO confirmed.

Nanoracks announced that it has signed an agreement with Maritime Launch Services to work on re-purposing and re-using spent C4M [Cyclone-4M, Tsiklon-4M] rocket upper stages, which would be in-orbit after launch missions from Nova Scotia’s Canso Spaceport, Canada’s first and only commercial spaceport.

ESA said it has helped RUAG Space Switzerland to develop new rocket fairings that offer a smoother quieter ride to space.

Aerojet Rocketdyne and Firefly Aerospace, Inc. announced a co-operative agreement that combines the capabilities of both companies to provide flexible, sustainable and highly competitive space access solutions, the companies said.

Maritime Launch Services said a Cyclone 4 [Tsiklon 4] fully-integrated upper stage, destined for the Cyclone 4M rocket to be launched from Nova Scotia, Canada, recently underwent the 7000 series qualification profile. This was followed by a second full duration burn profile on 30 August 2019.

Rocket: Electron/Curie; Payload: Palisade; Date: 17 October 2019, 0122 UTC; Launch site: Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. The satellites was placed into a circular 1,200 km x 87.9 degrees orbit around 71 minutes after lift-off.