April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
...’s schedule and orbit requirements, often resulting in sacrifices on both mission parameters, the reward being a relatively cheap launch price. As the small satellite industry grows, there may be more customers willing to pay a premium over rideshare...
08 January 2026
Azores spaceport secures launch agreement with South Korea
... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, offering a high degree of independence in airspace and maritime operations. Its open launch trajectories over the Atlantic Ocean provide geographical advantages that allow flexible mission planning for various...
23 May 2016
Soyuz’ latest mission for Europe ready for launch tomorrow
... agent on the Commission’s behalf. Preparations for the launch have been completed at Arianespace’s new Spaceport processing facility... will become the 13th and 14th operational Galileo craft launched since 2011. Built by prime contractor OHB System in...
23 September 2016
ESA launch CleanSat initiative to clean up space debris
... adding hundreds if not thousands more satellites to the seemingly already saturated skies, the European Space Agency is launching a Clean Space initiative, tasked with safeguarding terrestrial and space environments from a surge in orbital debris...
26 January 2018
NASA launches GOLD to study Earth-space boundary
Although it had a bumpy start to its assignment, yesterday with the help of a European Ariane 5 rocket, NASA launched a satellite that is hosting its Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, or GOLD mission. GOLD is set to ...
16 September 2019
First European satellite with AI set for launch
... first satellite to demonstrate the use of artificial intelligence in orbit and we are very much looking forward to it being launched in the coming months.” In addition to its remote sensing objectives, the FSSCat mission will demonstrate for the...
