Satellite News

Rocket: Atlas V; Payload: TDRS-K; Date: 31 January 2013, 0128 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The Boeing-built satellite was placed into geostationary transfer orbit. Controllers in Australia confirmed initial contact with it two hours and three minutes later.

South Korea’s scientific STSAT-2C satellite has made its first contact with a ground station, Yonhap news agency said.

Astrotech Corporation announced that its Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) subsidiary has been awarded a NASA Not-to-Exceed US$9.1 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for commercial payload processing services at ASO Florida.

Northrop Grumman Corporation accepted delivery of the aft-optical system (AOS) from teammate Ball Aerospace, marking the completion of all flight optics for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Northrop Grumman Corporation reported financial results for the year 2012.