The Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite is ready for liftof on 4 September 2024 (3 September Kourou time) from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch will be on ESA WebTV […]
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Ariane 6’s wet dress rehearsal
The launch of the European Space Agency’s all-new Ariane 6 rocket gets ever-closer. Last week technicians at ESA’s Kourou, French Guiana spaceport completed a full ‘wet’ dress rehearsal of the […]
OQ Technology’s MACSAT 5G IoT mission launch date revealed
Following the recent 13 million euro Series A funding round, OQ Technology has announced March of 2023 as the planned launch date for the MACSAT mission. The on-orbit pathfinder mission, […]
Atos provides testing equipment for improvements of European Space Agency’s Vega-C rocket
Atos is supporting the European Space Agency (ESA) in its planned improvements for Vega-C, the new single body rocket, whose inaugural launch took place on July 13, 2022. Atos contributes to this program by providing key […]
ICEYE signs SAR smallsat launch agreement with SAB Launch Services
Last month, SAB Launch Services S.r.l., a company part of the SAB group that specializes in smallsat launch service provision on Arianespace missions, and ICEYE signed an agreement to fly […]
Curtiss-Wright provides the Vega-C launcher with the telemetry data system
Curtiss-Wright Defense Systems provided a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), telemetry data subsystem for the new Vega-C launcher. Vega-C is designed to deliver government, commercial and science payloads weighing up to 2,200 kg. […]
Topping off the new Vega-C rocket on its maiden flight is a freshly-designed fairing developed by Beyond Gravity
On Wednesday, July 13th, the new, medium-lift, European Vega-C rocket lifted off from the European spaceport in Kourou for its inaugural flight. The rocket launched the “LARES 2” Laser Relativity […]
Arianespace’s New Contract With ESA Is To Launch Radar Satellite, Sentinel-1C, On Vega-C
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) on behalf of the European Commission, to launch Sentinel-1C in the first half of 2023 on Vega-C. The satellite, weighing around […]
Arianespace to Propel The Sentinel-1C To Orbit Aboard A Vega-C Launch Vehicle
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) on behalf of the European Commission, to launch Sentinel-1C in the first half of 2023 on Vega-C […]
ESA-Developed P120C Solid Rocket Motor Enters Production
ESA’s Ariane 6 and Vega-C will soon join the family of launch vehicles operating from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to guarantee more opportunities for Europe to reach space. The […]