S7 Group – Spaceflight Now

January 18, 2019

Breaking News

[ January 18, 2019 ] Japan’s Epsilon rocket launches seven tech demo satellites Mission Reports
[ January 17, 2019 ] Live coverage: Epsilon rocket lifts off with seven satellites Mission Reports
[ January 16, 2019 ] Iran admits failure in satellite launch attempt Mission Reports
[ January 14, 2019 ] Dragon cargo craft returns to Earth Mission Reports
[ January 13, 2019 ] China releases more images from far side of the moon Mission Reports

Communications restored with newly-launched Angolan satellite

December 29, 2017

The Russian manufacturer of Angola’s first communications satellite announced Friday that it has reestablished contact with the spacecraft after engineers stopped receiving signals shortly after its launch earlier this week.

Controllers lose contact with new Angolan communications satellite

December 26, 2017

A Ukrainian-built Zenit booster and a Russian-made Fregat upper stage launched with an Angolan communications satellite Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, but engineers lost contact with the spacecraft soon after its deployment in orbit more than 22,000 miles above Earth.

Russia’s S7 Group to take over Sea Launch

October 3, 2016

The owners of a Russian airline hope to revive the Sea Launch program, a major player in the commercial launch business for a decade, after purchasing the company’s ships and ground infrastructure from Russian aerospace contractor RSC Energia.