News & Events

Airbus SE reported consolidated financial results for the nine months ending 30 September 2020. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020102907

Eutelsat Communications reported revenues for the first quarter ending 30 September 2020. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020102908

Investment in the Russian-Kazakh rocket launch pad Baiterek [aka Baitarek] project totals around US$1 billion, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin was quoted as saying. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020102800

NASA’s Robotic Refuelling Mission 3 (RRM3) has successfully completed its second set of robotic tool operations on the International Space Station, demonstrating key techniques for transferring cryogenic fluids, used as coolants, propellants, or for life support systems in orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020102801

Design work on systems of Clearspace-1, a mission to remove space debris from the orbit, began in Europe this summer, the head of the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Moscow office, Rene Pischel, was quoted as saying. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020102802

NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have finalised an agreement to collaborate on the Artemis Gateway. The agreement marks NASA’s first formal commitment to launch international crew members to the lunar vicinity as part of NASA’s Artemis missions. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020102803

Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos will start establishing a new cluster of over 600 satellites under the Sfera (Sphere) programme from 2021, Roskosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin announced. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020102804

The Boeing Company reported financial results for the third quarter 2020. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020102805

Rocket: Chang Zheng-2C; Payload: three Yaogan 30-07 satellites, Tianqi-6; Date: 26 October 2020, 1519 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellites were deployed into 588 km x 604 km x 35.00 degrees orbits. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020102700

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 15 November, 0049 UTC for the launch of the first crew rotation mission to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020102701