https://spacewatch.global/tag/vega-satellite-launch-vehicle/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 03 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/vega-satellite-launch-vehicle/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/09/arianespace-postpones-vega-ssms-launch-due-to-storm-over-south-korea/ Thu, 03 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25734&preview=true&preview_id=25734 Arianespace postpones Vega/SSMS launch due to storm over South Korea]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/esail-maritime-satellite-ready-for-launch/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 05:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23448 The ESAIL microsatellite for tracking ships worldwide – developed under an ESA Partnership Project – has completed its accommodation on Vega’s new dispenser for small satellites and is ready for launch.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/thales-alenia-space-to-develop-in-spain-the-tdrs-transmitter-for-vega-launchers/ Thu, 30 Apr 2020 05:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22047 Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced on 27 April 2020 the signing of a contract with AVIO S.p.A., industrial prime contractor of the VEGA launch vehicle, in the frame of LEAP program of the European Space Agency (ESA),]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/spaceflight-readies-28-payloads-for-inaugural-rideshare-launch-on-arianespaces-vega/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 06:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20602 Spaceflight Inc. announced on 9 March 2020 that it is providing mission management and rideshare integration services for four organizations on Arianespace’s first dedicated rideshare mission on its Vega launch vehicle.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/royal-thai-air-forces-first-satellite-expected-to-be-launched-in-march-2020/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19160 The first satellite of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), named Napa-1, is expected to be launched on board an Arianespace Vega satellite launch vehicle on 24 March 2020. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/arianespace-to-launch-uaes-falcon-eye-2-on-soyuz-in-march-2020/ Fri, 17 Jan 2020 06:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18633 Arianespace has announced that it intends to launch the UAE’s second reconnaissance satellite, Falcon Eye 2, on board a Soyuz satellite launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre in early March 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/gmv-avionics-system-to-be-integrated-into-spains-pld-space-miura-1-launch-vehicle/ Fri, 27 Dec 2019 06:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18085 After a long field-testing campaign the GMV -developed avionics system for PLD Spaces' MIURA 1 launch vehicle has successfully passed its Qualification Acceptance Review (QAR), clearing it for fitting in this suborbital launch vehicle, one of the essential prelaunch conditions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/esa-commissions-first-ever-space-debris-removal-with-clearspace-1/ Wed, 11 Dec 2019 06:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17637 ClearSpace-1 will be the first space mission to remove an item of debris from orbit, planned for launch in 2025. The mission is being procured as a service contract with a startup-led commercial consortium, to help establish a new market for in-orbit servicing, as well as debris removal. Following a competitive process, a consortium led […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/switzerlands-ruag-space-unveils-new-payload-fairing-for-quieter-space-launch/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16965 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/08/spaceflights-second-rideshare-mission-with-rocket-lab-slated-for-16-august/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15553 Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, has announced it has managed the procurement, integration, and mission management services for three spacecraft on Rocket Lab's next mission aboard an Electron rocket.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/07/uaes-falcon-eye-1-reconnaissance-satellite-set-for-launch-from-french-guiana-on-6-july-2019/ Mon, 01 Jul 2019 05:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14871 The United Arab Emirates will launch the Falcon Eye-1 satellite into orbit on Saturday, 6 July 2019, at the French Guiana Space Centre at 05:53 UAE time (01:53:03 GMT).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/spains-seosat-ingenio-earth-observation-satellite-built-by-airbus-ready-for-pre-launch-testing/ Tue, 25 Jun 2019 05:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14763 Airbus built SEOSAT/Ingenio, the first Earth observation satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA) and Spanish government has left Madrid and is ready for final testing.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/european-space-launch-arianespace-starts-manufacturing-first-batch-of-ariane-6-launch-vehicles/ Thu, 09 May 2019 05:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13946 Following the initial institutional and commercial launch orders for Ariane 6 obtained by Arianespace since the autumn of 2017, and the resolution of the ESA Council on 17 April 2019 related to the rocket's exploitation framework, ArianeGroup is starting to build the first series-production batch of 14 Ariane 6 launchers.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/european-new-space-slovenias-trisat-to-become-first-vega-ssms-rideshare-passenger/ Mon, 06 May 2019 05:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13880 On 5 April 2019, the University of Maribor (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) and SAB Launch Services S.r.l. (SAB-LS) signed the Launch Services Agreement (LSA) for the launch of the TRISAT satellite.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/arianespace-successfully-lofts-first-six-oneweb-communication-satellites/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 06:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12907 Arianespace played a significant role in improving global connectivity with its 27 February 2019 Soyuz launch that deployed the initial six satellites in OneWeb’s constellation – which will provide affordable high-speed internet access for users around the world.]]>