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The South Korean rocket launch earlier today occurred successfully — unfortunately, as was the case with this nation's counterpart to the north, the satellite never arrived at its intended orbit.
Read MoreLauncher elements for the sixth mission in 2009 with Arianespace's Ariane 5 in 2009 are now at the Spaceport and are ready for assembly as the newest heavy-lift vehicle.
Read MoreHeejin Koo at Bloomberg.net reports that South Korea will attempt to complete its first space launch today, a week after aborting the mission minutes before liftoff because a pressure gauge malfunctioned.
Read MoreLifting off from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone in French Guiana, Arianespace' Ariane 5 injected its JCSAT-12 and Optus D3 payloads into geostationary transfer orbit during a flight that lasted just over 34 minutes.
Read MoreThe Arianespace Center in French Guiana is one busy place as it keeps up its mission pace with two Ariane 5s now in process at French Guiana, in addition to the vehicle involved in the August 21st flight, with a payload of two telecommunications satellites.
Read MoreAn ILS Proton will be launching AsiaSat-5, according to a new contract signed between International Launch Services and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company.
Read MoreDual payloads of telecommunications' satellites are undergoing preparations as the fifth Ariane 5 this year readies for launch having completed its initial build-up for another of Arianespace's trademark dual-satellite payload missions. (In the photo at right, the ESC-A upper stage/vehicle equipment bay unit is moved toward Ariane 5 for its installation atop the launcher’s core stage).
Read MoreThe launch of the ULA Delta II GPS IIR-21 satellite is set for August 17, 6:35 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex-17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Read MoreInterorbital has released the TubeSat Personal Satellite (PS) Kit, a low-cost alternative to the CubeSat with three-quarters of the mass (0.75-kg) and volume of a CubeSat, but with plenty of room for most experiments or functions.
Read MoreSouth Korea will launch its first space rocket from its territory on August 11, following repeated delays due to technical problems, officials reported on Saturday.
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