Showing posts with label Space Rocket Launches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Space Rocket Launches. Show all posts

May 23, 2016

ISRO successfully launches India's first-ever indigenous space shuttle


India's first-of-its-kind indigenous space satellite launch vehicle - RLV-TD - was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 7 am today. The mission was declared successful 20 minutes after lift-off.

The 6.5 meter long Re-Usable Launch Vehicle - Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) weighs about 1.75 tons. It was built by a team of 600 scientists at a cost of Rs. 95 crore over five years.

Re-usable technology will help reduce the cost of launching objects into space by 10 times.

This is the first time that Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO will fly a winged body and bring it back to land on a make-shift runway in the Bay of Bengal. However, in further tests an undercarriage will be placed to make it land, possibly at Sriharikota.

December 24, 2014

Russia tests Angara A5 rocket for space exploration

Russian Space Forces has successfully tested a new, heavy load Angara-A5 booster space rocket from the Arkhangelsk Region. The previous attempt to launch the same rocket in June was aborted moments before the blast off due to a technical problem.

The rocket's launch comes after two decades of development. Angara-A5 booster space rocket is designed to replace the Soyuz, a workhorse of the Russian space program.




December 19, 2014

Soyuz flight VS10 liftoff carrying four O3b Networks satellites


On 18 December 2014, Soyuz flight VS10 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana and carried four O3b Networks satellites into orbit.







December 15, 2014

400th Proton-M Mission with Yamal-401 Spacecraft

Proton-M rocket and Yamal-401 Spacecraft were brought together for launch



Re-feed of launch that shows entire liftoff phase.

The 400th Proton-M rocket successfully launched from Baikonur tonight, December 15th 2014 at 00:16 UTC carrying the Yamal 401 satellite 






December 8, 2014

Chinese 200th Long March rocket launches CBERS-4 for Brazil









In what was a milestone 200th launch for the Chinese Long March rocket, the CBERS-4 satellite was launched from the LC9 launch complex at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

CBERS-4 will have the DCS (Data Collection System) and the SEM (Space Environment Monitor). The DCS is provided by INPE and the SEM is provided by CAST (Chinese Academy of Space Technology).

December 3, 2014

Orion Mated to the Delta IV Rocket


The Orion spacecraft has completed its 22-mile, 6-hour journey from the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Center, to launch pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida and was mated to the United Launch Alliance Delta IV. Orion is ready for its first test flight on Dec. 4, 2014.







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