Satellite News

Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail 1 has been installed atop the SYLDA dispenser system, positioning this satellite for its ride as the upper passenger in Ariane 5′s payload “stack” for the 29 August Arianespace heavy-lift mission.

NASA has accepted ownership of its newest Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) from Boeing after successfully completing in orbit testing. TDRS-K, will be renamed TDRS-11 upon entry into service.

Following months of analysis and testing, the team is ending its attempts to restore the spacecraft to full working order as the recent pointing test proved unsuccessful. On 8 August, engineers conducted a system-level performance test using Reaction Wheel 1 (RW1), 2 and 3. RW1 and 3 are the “good” wheels that have shown no signs of degradation.