PW-Sat will go into orbit along with several other CubeSats early 2012, on board the new European Vega rocket. Launch will take place from the ESA space center near the town of Kourou in French Guiana (South America). This will be … Continue reading
A team in the UK are trying to re-contact an old British launched satellite for the anniversary of its launch (28th October 1971). We’ve been given a licence to transmit and will be testing our re-engineered ground-segment in the next … Continue reading
Prospero (X3) The Prospero satellite, also known as X-3, is a satellite launched by the United Kingdom in 1971. It was designed to undertake a series of experiments studying the effects of the space environment. It is the only United … Continue reading
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NASA file image acquired September 11, 2005 To view a video of this event go here: Play Video From space, the aurora is a crown of light that circles each of Earth’s poles. The IMAGE satellite captured this view of … Continue reading
AubieSat-1, DICE-1/2, E1P-F2, M-Cubed and RAX-2 are scheduled to launch on 27 October 2011 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellites will be launched with a Boeing Delta II rocket. The main payload on this flight is NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) for NOAA and … Continue reading