ESA Swarm Mission Launches Successfully to Low-Earth Orbit

ESA Swarm Mission Launches Successfully to Low-Earth Orbit

The three satellites will investigate Earth's magnetic field

ESA Will Provide Live Coverage of Swarm Launch Tomorrow

ESA Will Provide Live Coverage of Swarm Launch Tomorrow

The mission will conduct studies of the Earth's magnetic field

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2013
Swarm Spacecraft on Track for Launching Later This Week

Swarm Spacecraft on Track for Launching Later This Week

The ESA mission will investigate the magnetic field around Earth

Two Plesetsk Cosmodrome Employees Die in Work Accident

Two Plesetsk Cosmodrome Employees Die in Work Accident

Three other crewmen were hospitalized due to injuries sustained at the facility

Swarm Satellites Finally Attached to Their Launch Adapter

Swarm Satellites Finally Attached to Their Launch Adapter

The mission is scheduled to launch before the end of the month

Rocket Issues Delay the Launch of ESA's Swarm Satellites

Rocket Issues Delay the Launch of ESA's Swarm Satellites

Event rescheduled to occur one week from November 14

Rockot Tapped to Deliver Two “Sentinels” to Orbit

Rockot Tapped to Deliver Two “Sentinels” to Orbit

ESA chose the Russian rocket over other available options

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 5th, 2009
New Angara Rocket Family Debuts in 2015

New Angara Rocket Family Debuts in 2015

RosCosmos has been delaying the boosters for a while

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 2nd, 2009
Success: SMOS Launches to Earth's Orbit

Success: SMOS Launches to Earth's Orbit

A Russian missile has carried the satellite

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 19th, 2009
SMOS Safely Delivered to Plesetsk Cosmodrome

SMOS Safely Delivered to Plesetsk Cosmodrome

The satellite came all the way from France