Dnepr
Hisdesat demanding refund as it dumps Dnepr for Falcon 9
Spanish satellite operator Hisdesat is trying to retrieve money it paid Kosmotras for a long-overdue Dnepr launch of a radar satellite that Hisdesat has rebooked on a SpaceX Falcon 9 for a flight late this year.
Iridium buys eighth Falcon 9 launch, shares with Earth science mission
Iridium announced Jan. 31 it has purchased an additional Falcon 9 launch from SpaceX that the satellite services company will share with a German-U.S. Earth science mission.
Iridium’s Future Riding on 7 SpaceX Launches and 1 Russian Rocket
The inaugural launch — aboard a Russian Dnepr — of mobile satellite service provider Iridium’s second-generation constellation may slip beyond October but the company is still on track to put 72 satellites into orbit by late 2017.
Geopolitics in Check as Russian-Ukrainian Dnepr Rocket Lofts South Korean Satellite
The launch, which had been delayed because of Dnepr availability, is the latest sign that despite the year-long hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, cooperative efforts that generate hard currency, such as Denpr, are being maintained despite occasional statements to the contrary in Russia.
