13 March 2015
ESA re-entry vehicle could pave way for reusable launcher
... are ready for the launch on the 11th. All our ground segment works perfectly, and our spacecraft is also ready. We do... peak altitude of 260 miles (420 kilometers), passing over ground stations in Gabon and Kenya staffed with engineers monitoring the ...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
... Applications Catapult in Harwell, UK. The Control Centre is being developed by Astroscale as a key part of the ground segment. The complex ELSA-d mission is almost unprecedented, meaning acquisition of a mission license and insurance requires...
04 September 2020
Rocket Lab secretly launches its first own designed and built satellite
... mission services, encompassing mission design, component build and spacecraft assembly, integration and test (AIT), launch, ground segment, and on-orbit mission operation. The process of developing the first on-orbit Photon also enabled Rocket Lab...
