Satellite News

Globalstar, Inc. has received the U.S. Government approvals needed to export its eight spare satellites to Europe for continued pre-launch preparations.

Space Micro said its Proton200k Computer is part of the winning solution selected by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate for engineering design and development support for the Autonomous Nanosatellite Guardian Evaluating Local Space (ANGELS) satellite programme.

Russia is ready to launch the Kazakh satellite KazSat-2 in 2009.

Experts have come up with a preliminary version of what may have caused the emergency shutdown of a Dnepr rocket engine and the subsequent crash of the launcher. Meanwhile, the rocket’s second and upper stage as well as the satellites it carried have been found.