This week we’re looking at an usual case of satellite stalking, alongside a busy week for Chinese Earth Observation (EO) satellite launches. Russian Stalking! Last week there were reports of Russian satellite effectively stalking a commercial EO satellite. Reports described … Continue reading
A new Chinese launch vehicle had its inaugural flight last weekend from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. The Smart Dragon-1, also known by its Chinese name of Jielong-1, was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology … Continue reading
Space is unpredictable. Things don’t always go as planned. Over the last few weeks some of the difficulties of working in space have been highlighted. Gaofen 10 The start of September did not go well for the satellite industry with … Continue reading
