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 by Staff Writers Beijing (XNA) Sep 29, 2021
China launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket to place a high-resolution Earth-observation satellite in space on Monday afternoon, according to China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. The State-owned space contractor said in a statement the solid-propellant rocket blasted off at 2:19 pm at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China and soon deployed the satellite - Jilin-1 Gaofen-02D - into its preset orbit. The mission marked the 11th flight of the Kuaizhou 1A. Kuaizhou is the largest solid-propellant rocket family in China, as opposed to the Long March series that mainly relies on liquid fuel. The 20-meter Kuaizhou 1A has a liftoff weight of about 30 metric tons. It is capable of sending 200 kilograms of payload into a sun-synchronous orbit, or 300 kg of payload into a low-Earth orbit, according to CASIC. Since its maiden flight in January 2017, the rocket has lifted 20 satellites into space. Source: Xinhua News Agency
Synspective signs launch agreement with Exolaunch to launch 3rd SAR Satellite "StriX-1" on Soyuz-2 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and analytic solution provider, announced a new Launch Agreement with a small satellite launch services provider, Exolaunch, to launch Synspective's third demonstration SAR satellite "StriX-1" on a Soyuz-2 launch vehicle in mid-2022. The companies extended their collaboration after signing a launch agreement for the second Synspective's demonstration SAR satellite "StriX-beta", which is currently under the final preparations for launch later this year. ... read more
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