South Korean environmental monitoring and oceanographic satellite Chollian-2B is expected to be launched on board an Arianespace Ariane-5 satellite launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre on 18 February 2020, according to the South Korean Ministry of Science and Information Communication Technology.
Read More »India’s GSAT-30 And Eutelsat’s Konnect Prepared For First Ariane 5 Launch Of 2020
Payload integration is underway for Arianespace’s first mission of 2020 – designated Flight VA251 – which will orbit satellites at the service of two long-time partners using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Column: Our Top 15 Stories 2019
As 2019 comes to an end in a few hours, here is the list what you - our readers - liked most in the last year.
Read More »COSMO-SkyMed, ANGELS, EyeSat, And OPS-SAT Successfully Launched By Arianespace
Arianespace's Soyuz accomplished a flawless launch from the Guiana Space Centre (GSC), Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, on 18 December 2019 orbiting COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation for the Italian space agency ASI and the Italian Ministry of Defence, CHEOPS for the European Space Agency (ESA), ANGELS and EyeSat for French space agency Centre national d'etudes spatiales (CNES), and OPS-SAT for operator Tyvak on behalf of ESA.
Read More »Arianespace Soyuz Successfully Launches ESA’s CHEOPS Exoplanetary Mission
The Airbus-built CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) has been successfully launched on the morning of 18 December 2019 on a Soyuz rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Read More »France Puts Hat In Ring To Launch Bangladesh’s Bangabandhu-2 Communications Satellite
The newly-appointed French ambassador to Bangladesh has stated that his country is interested in assisting Bangladesh launch its second communications satellite, Bangabandhu-2, during an audience with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in late November 2019.
Read More »Egypt’s TIBA-1 Successfully Launched By Ariane 5 From Guiana Space Centre
An Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, has delivered the TIBA-1 and Inmarsat-GX5 telecom satellites into their planned orbits.
Read More »Malaysia’s MEASAT Selects Arianespace For MEASAT-3D SATCOM Launch
Arianespace and MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), the leading Malaysian satellite operator, has announced the signature of a launch services contract for MEASAT-3D.
Read More »Eutelsat’s All-Electric KONNECT Satellite Ships To French Guiana For Launch
The all-electric KONNECT communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), for the international operator Eutelsat Communications is now undergoing final preparation prior to being shipped to the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, for a launch planned mid-January 2020.
Read More »Switzerland’s RUAG Space Unveils New Payload Fairing For Quieter Space Launch
RUAG Space, a leading supplier to the space industry, has successfully developed and tested a new low shock jettison system for payload fairings. This enables a quieter and smoother journey to space for satellites or other payload.
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