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![]() by Staff Writers Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 12, 2020
The launch of the South Korean Earth observation satellite CAS500-1 from the Baikonur space center is scheduled for March 2021, the Glavkosmos Launch Services company said. A Sputnik source in the rocket and space industry said the launch was scheduled for March 20. A contract on manufacturing, adapting and delivering the Fregat booster to the Baikonur spaceport for South Korea's orbiting CAS500-1 was signed between Glavcosmos and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) ?in 2017, according to Glavcosmos and GK Launch Services' statement. The primary mission of the CAS500-1 satellite is to make images of the Earth in the panchromatic and multispectral modes. Source: RIA Novosti
![]() ![]() Private rocket puts satellite into orbit Beijing (XNA) Nov 10, 2020 China's private space sector unveiled a new type of carrier rocket over the weekend. The CERES 1, designed and built by Beijing-based space startup Galactic Energy, made its debut flight on Saturday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, becoming the second privately developed Chinese carrier rocket to successfully realize an orbital mission. The 19-meter, solid-propellant rocket blasted off at 3:12 pm and flew for about 18 minutes before deploying a small communication ... read more
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