News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Russia’s privately-owned S7 Space company will scrap a contract it has with a Ukrainian state rocket maker, Yuzhmash, on the production of 12 Zenit launch vehicles , the Russian firm’s co-owner was quoted as saying by Sputnik. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019032600
Rocket Lab said it is currently targeting no earlier than 2230 on 28 March 2019 UTC for the DARPA R3D2 launch. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019032601
Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos will cut the cost of launching a Proton-M rocket to the level of a U.S. Falcon 9 (produced by SpaceX) through lower expenses on ground-based preparations, Roskosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019032602
As part of a global industry research project, combustion experts from the University of Sydney’s School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering are one step closer to developing a more efficient and cost-effective access to space platform for satellite launches. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019032603
Vector has announced its GalacticSky division has achieved a major milestone on its path to launch its first GalacticSky software-defined satellite, GSky-1. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019032604
Rocket Lab cancelled a launch attempt Sunday in New Zealand after discovering a misbehaving video transmitter on the Electron rocket. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019032500
Rocket: Vega; Payload: PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa); Date: 22 March 2019, 0150 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. Vega deployed its payload into Sun-synchronous orbit during a 54-minute mission. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019032400
Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos will support the Sea Launch project and adapt its new Soyuz-5 medium-class rocket for launches under this programme, a source in the domestic space industry told TASS. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019032401
For several years, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has been focusing its research activities on developing concepts for making future European launch vehicles as reusable as possible. The aim is to reduce the cost of satellite launches while also improving the environmental compatibility of rockets. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019032402
Russia plans to launch a GLONASS-M navigation satellite into orbit in mid-May, local media reported. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019032403