December 2021 Space News |
- Iran launches 'Simorgh' satellite carrier, bearing three research devices into space IRNA 30 Dec 2021 -- A spokesperson for the Defense Ministry, Ahmad Hosseini, said on Thursday that Iran has successfully launched the Simorgh satellite carrier, bearing three research devices into space.
- Iran successfully launches research satellite into space Press TV 30 Dec 2021 -- Iran has successfully launched a domestically-built satellite carrier rocket, named Simorgh (Phoenix), sending three research devices into space, the Defense Ministry says.
- Iran Launches Three New Satellites Into Low Earth Orbit Sputnik 30 Dec 2021 -- Earlier in December, a state news agency reported that four satellites were undergoing final preparations for launch. One of them was set to replace a satellite launched two years ago, but which had failed to stay in orbit.
- Exclusive: China, Russia to sign new 5-year space cooperation program, build intl lunar station by 2035: Roscosmos Global Times 29 Dec 2021 -- China and Russia will sign a new space Cooperation Program for 2023-2027 next year, which will include a plan to create an open and inclusive International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) by 2035, Russia's national space agency Roscosmos told the Global Times in an exclusive interview.
- China's heavy carrier rocket, new manned rocket to debut in few years PLA Daily 28 Dec 2021 -- In 2021, China's space launches have set new records by exceeding 50 times. Wu Yanhua, vice administrator of China National Space Administration (CNSC), said in an interview recently that multiple carrier rockets are under development, which will make their maiden flights in the next few years as scheduled.
- China Develops New Heavy Space Launch Vehicle Sputnik 27 Dec 2021 -- China is currently working on creating a heavy launch vehicle capable of carrying a 150-tonne spacecraft into low-earth orbit, China National Space Administration (CNSA) deputy head Wu Yanhua said on Monday.
- China develops complete BDS industrial chain PLA Daily 22 Dec 2021 -- China has developed a complete industrial chain of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), according to the China Satellite Navigation Office (CSNO).
- China-Russia Collaboration in Space Poses Challenge for West VOA 17 Dec 2021 -- China and Russia have begun collaborating on technology to rival the United States' GPS and European Galileo satellite navigation systems, as the two countries pursue closer military and strategic ties.
- Union Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh says,ISRO is developing a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) with private participation to be launched in 1st quarter of 2022 India PIB 16 Dec 2021 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, ISRO is developing a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) with private participation to be launched in 1st quarter of 2022
- Union Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh says, ISRO has signed six agreements with four countries for launching foreign satellites during 2021-2023 India PIB 16 Dec 2021 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, ISRO has signed six agreements with four countries for launching foreign satellitesduring 2021-2023
- DoD hosts Combined Space Operations Initiative Principals Board DoD 15 Dec 2021 -- The Department of Defense hosted the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) initiative Principals Board at Cape Canaveral, Florida, December 7-8 with counterparts from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to steer national security space cooperation.
- China launches new Tianlian relay satellite PLA Daily 14 Dec 2021 -- China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province early Tuesday morning.
- China's Long March family accomplishes 4th 100 launches with unprecedented speed Global Times 12 Dec 2021 -- With an unprecedented speed, China's indigenous Long March rocket family has recently accomplished its fourth 100 launches with 33 months, manifesting high frequency space launch missions by the series has become a new normal and the rapid growth of the country's comprehensive strength and advancement of its science and technology, developers and industry analysts hailed on Sunday.
- Combined Space Operations Initiative principals board meeting Australia DOD 09 Dec 2021 -- On 8-9 December 2021 (AEDT), the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative Principals Board - comprising representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States - met in Cape Canaveral, Florida, to discuss cooperation on space security.
- Chinese space-tracking ship back from satellite monitoring missions PLA Daily 09 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese space-tracking ship Yuanwang-6 returned to its home port on Thursday morning after completing three satellite monitoring missions.
- Time for Guam Missile Defense Build-Up Is Now DoD News 08 Dec 2021 -- There's no time to spare when it comes to getting the tools in place to defend Guam - a U.S. territory, home to 168,000 Americans, and a centerpiece of America's defensive abilities in the Pacific region.
- Long-Range Discrimination Radar Reshapes Adversaries Calculus for Attacks Against US Homeland DoD News 07 Dec 2021 -- The Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Northern Command and the Space Force marked the completion of construction on the long-range discrimination radar site at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, during a ceremony on Monday.
- U.S. Military Installs Long-Range Missile-Defense System In Alaska RFE/RL 07 Dec 2021 -- The U.S. military has completed construction on a long-range radar for an Alaska-based missile-defense system that can track intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Pentagon says.
- US Completes Construction of Long-Range Radar Against Missile Threats in Alaska Sputnik 07 Dec 2021 -- The United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has finished setting up the Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) in Alaska, which was designed to potect the US from potential missile threats.
- Space Force General Claims China Moves 'Twice the Rate' of US in Space Race, May Overtake It by 2030 Sputnik 06 Dec 2021 -- Top American generals have repeatedly expressed fears about the speed of development of the latest generation of military technologies in the main rival countries for the US - China and Russia - noting, to their own regret, the bureaucracy and slowness of the development of the latest weapons by the US.
- Four Iranian satellites in line for launch IRNA 05 Dec 2021 -- Four Iranian satellites are going through the final tests to be ready for launch soon.
- Three weeks after launch, Vietnam satellite isn’t phoning home Radio Free Asia 03 Dec 2021 -- A Vietnamese satellite intended to help monitor shipping in the disputed South China Sea has failed to emit any signal for more than three weeks since it was launched into orbit, a senior official told state media.
- NASA Selects Companies to Develop Commercial Destinations in Space NASA 02 Dec 2021 -- NASA has signed agreements with three U.S. companies to develop designs of space stations and other commercial destinations in space. The agreements are part of the agency's efforts to enable a robust, American-led commercial economy in low-Earth orbit.
- US Signs $415Mln Deals With 3 Companies to Design Commercial Space Stations - NASA Sputnik 02 Dec 2021 -- The Biden administration has signed business agreements worth $415 million with three high tech space technology companies to design new space stations and other commercial activities in low earth orbit (LEO), NASA announced in a press release.
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