Satellites
Sea Launch Lofts Koreasat 5
A Zenit-3SL vehicle blasted off Tuesday morning from the Sea Launch facility, carrying a Koreasat 5 telecommunications satellite into orbit.…
Proton Launches Eutelsat Satellite
A Proton Breeze M rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday night, carrying the Eutelsat Hot Bird 8…
Genesis 1 Carrying a NASA Experiment
Bigelow Aerospace's inflatable Genesis 1 habitat has a stowaway on board; an experiment for NASA called Genebox. This shoebox-sized experiment…
MetOp Prepares for Launch
In about a week, ESA's MetOp-A satellite will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. If all goes well,…
First West Coast Delta IV Launch is Successful
A Boeing Delta IV rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Wednesday, carrying a surveillance satellite for the…
Delta II Launches Micro-Satellite Technology Experiment
A Boeing Delta II rocket blasted off on Wednesday carrying an experimental satellite for the US Military. The rocket lifted…
Galaxy 16 HDTV Satellite Launched
A Zenit-3SL rocket blasted off from Sea Launch today, carrying PanAmSat's Galaxy 16 communications satellite. The rocket lifted off from…
GIOVE A Transmits Loud and Clear
Chilbolton Observatory. Image credit: ESA Click to enlarge After a successful launch on 28 December 2005, GIOVE A began transmitting…
FUSE Satellite is Working Again
NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) astronomy satellite has returned to service after being offline for about 10 months. 3…
The Spacesuit Satellite
On the 3rd of February the strangest satellite ever constructed will be launched into orbit by astronauts on board the…