Satellite News

As the GOES-R satellite goes through mechanical testing in preparation for launch in October 2016, the remaining satellites in the series (GOES-S, T, and U) are also making significant progress, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said.

The U.S. Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center released a solicitation seeking proposals for the Global Positioning System’s GPS III Space Vehicles (SV) 11+ Phase 1 Production Readiness Feasibility Assessment contract.

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., has entered a public-private partnership with NASA to mature the development of an MPS-130 CubeSat propulsion system using a green propellant, known as AF-M315E.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its commercial space policy, which sets a broad framework for use of commercial space-based approaches for the agency.

Kymeta Corporation announced it has closed a US$62 million Series D financing. The funds will support the company’s ongoing efforts to build innovative, smart antennas that will bring high-speed and high-bandwidth satellite connectivity to anything that moves.

Roskosmos will cut spending on servicing the International Space Station (ISS) in 2016-2025 by almost RUB30 billion [US$394 million], the Izvestiya daily reported.