• 28 September 2011

    Eutelsat launches Atlantic Bird 7 satellite

    Eutelsat Communications has launched its Atlantic Bird 7 satellite into orbit on a Zenit-3SL rocket operated by Sea Launch from the ocean-based Odyssey Launch Platform in international waters of the...

  • 28 September 2011

    Orbital Sciences launches TacSat-4 Satellite

    Orbital Sciences has launched US Navy's Tactical Satellite-4 (TacSat-4) into Earth orbit aboard its Minotaur IV space launch vehicle from Kodiak launch complex in Alaska, US.

  • 28 September 2011

    Avianca orders four A330F aircraft

    Avianca, part of the airline group AviancaTaca Holdings, has signed $500m order for four Airbus A330-200 freighter aircraft, which will be operated by its cargo subsidiary Tampa.

  • 27 September 2011

    SpaceX plans to test reusable suborbital rocket

    SpaceX has sought permission from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test an experimental reusable launch vehicle (RLV) at its McGregor test site in Texas, US.

  • 27 September 2011

    Cessna launches new business jet

    Cessna Aircraft Company has launched a $4.195m Citation M2 light business jet that can carry two crew and up to six passengers at a maximum cruise speed of 400ktas.

  • 26 September 2011

    Japan launches information-gathering satellite

    Japan has launched a new information-gathering satellite (IGS), called Optical-4, on H-2A (H-IIA) launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Centre.

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