26 July 2021
EUMETSAT strengthens environment monitoring role
... citizens. It offers information services that draw from satellite Earth observation and in-situ (non-space) data....climate. "EUMETSAT's established expertise as an operational meteorological satellite agency means we are well-placed to bring the ...
31 March 2016
JAXA Director of ISC Says Hitomi Recovery May Be Possible
... and was in the middle of a three-month testing and instrument calibration period, when contact with the satellite was lost on March 26. According to Fujimoto, “During its initial operation it was working perfectly.” Hitomi’s problems, he said...
03 August 2016
Aladin gets ready for Aeolus
... of space technology ever developed, that has been years in the making, is at last ready to join its host satellite for launch by the end of next year. Aladin, is a state-of-the-art wind lidar that will fire...
06 March 2017
Virgin Galactic announces its new space venture - Virgin Orbit
... announcement, Whitesides said, “Virgin Orbit will lead the world in responsive, affordable, dedicated launch for small satellites. Our new organizational structure positions each Virgin space company to achieve its full potential while remaining...
07 March 2018
World's first firing for ESA's air-breathing electric thruster
...work already undertaken by ESA for their GOCE gravity-mapper satellite. GOCE also utilised an electric thruster design, but it ... to continually replenish the onboard fuel and thus keep the satellite working. “This project began with a novel design to ...
29 August 2018
New national launch record for China
... timing and navigation system and it plans to have 35 active satellites in orbit by 2020 to provide global GNSS coverage. The launch.... The three-stage solid-propellant rocket will carry a satellite roughly the size of a three-unit cubesat for a...
