Rockot launches three communications satellites
The last Russian Rockot this morning successfully placed three communications satellites and a cubesat into orbit.
The Russians are abandoning Rockot, a repurposed ballistic missile, because it uses Ukrainian hardware.
The leaders in the 2019 launch race:
32 China
22 Russia
13 SpaceX
8 Arianespace (Europe)
China still leads the U.S. 32 to 27 in the national rankings. At this moment no other launches are scheduled for 2019, though an unannounced military launch could still happen.
The last Russian Rockot this morning successfully placed three communications satellites and a cubesat into orbit.
The Russians are abandoning Rockot, a repurposed ballistic missile, because it uses Ukrainian hardware.
The leaders in the 2019 launch race:
32 China
22 Russia
13 SpaceX
8 Arianespace (Europe)
China still leads the U.S. 32 to 27 in the national rankings. At this moment no other launches are scheduled for 2019, though an unannounced military launch could still happen.