Satellite News

The first next-generation navigation satellite of the GLONASS-K series, designed and built by ISS-Reshetnev Company, has started providing services in orbit.

Under the Copernicus agreement it signed with the European Commission on 7 November 2014, EUMETSAT will be the operator of the recently launched Sentinel-3A satellite and will deliver its marine mission on behalf of the European Union, in co-operation with ESA.

NASA officially is beginning work on the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).

Airbus Defence and Space said it is working with local service providers to develop new partnerships to deliver highly resilient Skynet military satellite communication services to the Asia Pacific region, following the successful completion of Skynet 5A satellite move from 6 degrees East to 95 degrees East to provide global X-band and UHF coverage in this region.

SpeedCast International Limited announced a new agreement with Gazprom Space Systems (“GSS”) to expand satellite communications services in Africa.