S7 Group – Spaceflight Now

January 26, 2022

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[ January 24, 2022 ] Webb reaches orbital destination a million miles from Earth Mission Reports
[ January 23, 2022 ] Cargo Dragon capsule departs space station Mission Reports
[ January 22, 2022 ] Astra fires up rocket for first time at Cape Canaveral Mission Reports
[ January 22, 2022 ] Webb closes in on destination with critical mirror alignment on tap Mission Reports
[ January 21, 2022 ] Atlas 5 rocket delivers two military inspector satellites to high-altitude orbit Atlas 5

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.