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Maiden launch of Kinetica-1, previously known as ZK-1A or Lijian-1. CAS Space, also known as Zhongke Aerospace, is a commercial spinoff of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). [35] 29 July 13:28 [37] Long March 2D: 2D-Y65 Xichang LC-3 CASC: Yaogan 35-03A CAS: Low Earth: Reconnaissance: In orbit: Operational Yaogan 35-03B CAS: Low Earth ...
However, all the launches of US commercial lunar landers and rovers planned for 2022 were delayed and did not launch in 2022. [citation needed] On 4 August 2022, South Korea's first lunar orbiter Danuri was launched into space by a Falcon 9 rocket. The orbiter took several months to enter lunar orbit; lunar orbit insertion happened on 16 ...
Near-Earth object detection Infrared astronomy Near-Earth Object Mission in the InfraRed (NEOMIR). 2030 (TBD) [17] Ariane 64: Kourou ELA-4: Arianespace: Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) ESA: Areocentric: Mars sample-return Orbiter component of the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return. It will collect the sample return canister delivered into orbit by the Mars ...
The Space Coast saw a record number of launches from the two facilities with 57 in 2022. Space Launch Delta 45 commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said in January that there could be between 86 and ...
Here are the three biggest launches to look for in 2022: 1. Artemis I Projected launch date: Spring 2022. NASA's newest rocket, known as the Space Launch System (SLS), will finally make its debut ...
SLS was considered as a potential launch vehicle for the proposed Large UV Optical Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) space telescope, which will have a main segmented mirror between 8 and 16 meters in diameter, [20] making it 300 times more powerful than Hubble Space Telescope. [21] It would be deployed at the Earth-Sun L2 point in 2035. [20] [22] [23]
The launch will use the company’s Falcon 9 rocket; the first-stage booster that will be used previously launched the NROL-87, NROL-85 and SARah-1 missions, SpaceX said.
Eutelsat Quantum is a European re-programmable telecommunications satellite equipped with Ku-band payload, developed in a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA), Eutelsat and Airbus Defence and Space. [16] It had a launch mass of approximately 3,461 kilograms (7,630 lb) and a design lifetime of 15 years. [20]