Satellites
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…
First Galileo Satellite is in Orbit
ESA's first Galileo satellite blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday, atop a Russian Soyuz-Fregat rocket. The global positioning…
The Source of Killer Electrons
High energy electrons are a menace to space travel. They can disrupt satellite electronics and pose a serious threat to…
Inmarsat-4 Blasts Off from Sea Launch
After yesterday's launch delay, a Zenit-3SL rocket blasted off from Sea Launch's Odyssey Launch Platform carrying the Inmarsat-4 satellite into…
Inmarsat Launch Delayed
The launch of Inmarsat-4 F2 from the floating Sea Launch platform has been pushed back a day because a software…
Power Problem with SSETI Express
Things haven't gone well for the student-built SSETI Express, launched last week from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on board a Russian…
Launcher Caused Cryosat Failure
A preliminary investigation by the Russian Failure Investigation State Commission has determined that a flight control system in the Rockot's…
Student-Built Satellite Launches
A Russian Kosmos 3M launcher blasted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome this morning carrying a satellite designed and built by…