Satellite News

Russia will launch a new reconnaissance satellite from Plesetsk aboard a Soyuz-2.1b on 8 June.

ATK has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe) programme.

Telesat announced that Axesat SA, a provider of VSAT services in South America, has signed a long term, multi transponder contract for capacity on Telesat’s new Anik G1 satellite.

China Great Wall Industry Corporation has signed a contract with Sri Lanka’s SupremeSAT for the construction and the launch of a telecommunication satellite.

An ILS Proton M launch vehicle will lift off from Pad 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the SES-6 satellite on board on 3 June, 0918 UTC.

NASA has transferred operational control of the Landsat 8 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

National Technical Systems, Inc., a provider of testing and engineering services, announced it completed a series of qualification tests on NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), a satellite that will orbit the moon to gather detailed information about the lunar atmosphere, conditions near the moon’s surface and environmental influences on lunar dust.

The Ariane 5 that will carry Europe’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is now complete at the CSG – marking a key milestone as final preparations continue for Arianespace’s planned 5 June mission from French Guiana.