Satellite News

Unfavourable weather conditions over the Spaceport in French Guiana have resulted in a 24-hour delay for Arianespace’s Ariane 5 mission with the Sky Muster II and GSAT-18 payloads.

NASA and Orbital ATK successfully completed a pre-launch Flight Readiness Review (FRR) and established a targeted launch date of 14 October (UTC) for the OA-5 cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station.

United Launch Alliance has been given an US$860 million contract modification for work on the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle for Delta IV and Atlas V rockets.