Launch|Spacecraft & Payload Technology
Through the Dark and Into the Light ULA’s Successful Launch of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, the Fastest Spacecraft Ever
closest approach Parker Solar Probe will reach a top speed of 430,000 miles per hour or 120 miles per second, making it the fastest spacecraft in history ...
Orbital ATK’s Thaicom 8 Satellite Enjoys A Successful Launch
Orbital ATK engineers completed the satellite’s initial post-launch health check and configuration in preparation for approximately 30 days of on orbit tests and orbit-raising procedures ...
Thales Alenia Space Is Proud Program Prime Contractor At Launch Of EUTELSAT 8 West B
EUTELSAT 8 West B will bolster Eutelsat’s in-orbit capacity to meet strong market demand for video services from these positions ...
Moog’s Pogo Suppression Valves…Just One Of Many Items In The Successful Launch Of ULA’s Delta IV Mission
The Boeing GPS IIF-9 satellite is equipped with Moog thruster valves, isolation valves and service valves that contribute to the satellite’s Attitude Control System (ACS) ...
Arianespace’s INSAT-3D Integrates + Mates (Launch)
[SatNews] Alphasat satellite is one of the most sophisticated commercial communications spacecraft ever built ...
Astrium Prepares Alphasat for Sophistication in the Sky (Launch)
[SatNews] The platform is the most powerful on the market, capable of conducting missions with a satellite launch mass of up to 8,800kg, a payload power of up to 22kW and a payload mass up to 2,000kg ...
Korea… Cheollian Chillin’ (Launch)
SatNews — Korea's first communication, ocean, and meteorological satellite successfully entered its target geostationary orbit 35,786 km above the Earth at 10:10 p.m. on Monday, eight days after it was launched from the space center in Kourou, French Guiana on ...