Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher once again demonstrated its operational maturity and accuracy today by placing a seven-satellite payload into Sun-synchronous orbit. Drawing of the Ariane 5 payload ...
SAN DIEGO — Orbital Sciences Corp. expects to have U.S. government approval within about a year for using its Antares rocket to launch payloads to sun-synchronous orbit from NASA’s Wallops Flight ...
A SOYUZ 2.1b rocket successfully placed 52 satellites into low Earth orbit on Dec. 28 after lifting off from Russia’s ...
Understanding the various types of orbits is essential for grasping how satellites and spacecraft manoeuvre around Earth and other celestial bodies. Each orbit type serves a specific purpose based on ...
BEIJING—Chinese space launch company Link Space is working toward a 2022 first flight of a reusable rocket intended to place 180-kg (400-lb.) payloads in Sun-synchronous orbits for a price of 20 ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been quoted by state media as saying that the country will launch a number of reconnaissance satellites in coming years to provide its forced with real-time ...