Satellite News

EADS Astrium has won an order worth EUR795 million (US$1.05 billion) for two French military observation satellites that will succeed the current HELIOS 2 reconnaissance satellites.

Delegations of Intersputnik signatories met in Moscow on 1 December 2010 to attend the 12th meeting of the Operations Committee. The delegates were informed of the further development of Intersputnik’s satellite telecommunications system using Intersputnik’s own space segment.

Australian satellite services provider NewSat plans to take Ku-band capacity on an unspecified future satellite and market it under the name Jabiru 2.

A five-year project led by the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a novel approach to space electronics that could change how space vehicles and instruments are designed. The new capabilities are based on silicon-germanium (SiGe) technology, which can produce electronics that are highly resistant to both wide temperature variations and space radiation.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) celebrated its fourth anniversary with 45 successful launches in the company’s 48 months of operation.