October 2017
Colouring our view of the oceans
... this information on a free and open basis in an integrated marine data stream incorporating data from its own polar-orbiting Metop satellites and geostationary Meteosat spacecraft, the joint European-US Jason satellite altimetry missions and data...
05 March 2020
50th Anniversary of Black Arrow's first successful rocket launch
... propulsion system to the innovative Black Arrow, into space from Scotland. Their plan is to launch smallsats into polar orbit. Last month, the company completed a week of test of its 3D-printed 3.5kN LEO engine, which will be used...
May 2017
Will international space law struggle to remain relevant?
...on the military consequences, the additional pieces of space debris caused by the destruction of the Fengyun FY-1C polar orbit satellite at such a strategically important altitude raised significant concerns. Computer graphic depicting a future solar...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
... satellite, and the third country to launch a satellite into orbit from its own territory. During the 1970s, the OSCAR-5 satellite...control and the surf report. Australia needs its own polar orbiting satellites. A space agency serves several roles. It ...
18 January 2016
Falcon 9 Launches Successfully, Though First Stage Landing Fails
... upper stage placed the Jason-3 spacecraft into a parking orbit nine minutes after launch, and the spacecraft separated from the...will be placed into a near-polar orbit, ultimately at an altitude of 1,336 kilometers, the same orbit as that used by the ...
24 February 2021
Orbex commissions industrial 3D printer for rocket engines
... will be critical parts of Orbex's launch vehicle, a 19 m long ‘microlauncher’ rocket, designed to deliver small satellites into polar orbits around the Earth. Planning permission was granted for Orbex's home spaceport, Space Hub Sutherland, at the...
