Russia and India launch satellites
Two launches since yesterday. First, Russia used its Soyuz-2 rocket to place another GPS-type Glonass satellite into orbit. This was Russia’s 20th successful launch in 2019, the first time that country has hit that number since 2015.
Then India used its PSLV rocket to launch a military radar reconnaissance satellite.
The leaders in the 2019 launch race:
29 China
20 Russia
12 SpaceX
7 Europe (Arianespace)
6 Rocket Lab
6 India
China remains the leader in the national rankings, 29 to 25 over the U.S.
Two launches since yesterday. First, Russia used its Soyuz-2 rocket to place another GPS-type Glonass satellite into orbit. This was Russia’s 20th successful launch in 2019, the first time that country has hit that number since 2015.
Then India used its PSLV rocket to launch a military radar reconnaissance satellite.
The leaders in the 2019 launch race:
29 China
20 Russia
12 SpaceX
7 Europe (Arianespace)
6 Rocket Lab
6 India
China remains the leader in the national rankings, 29 to 25 over the U.S.