Satellite News

India’s Resourcesat-2A is scheduled to be launched on 7 December 2016 at 0454 UTC aboard PSLV-C36 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced a new website that the company says enhances the way customers shop for launch services and sets a new standard for pricing transparency. It also provides insight into reliability, schedule assurance and performance, allowing users to make a true value comparison.

Airbus Safran Launchers and the CNES French space agency announced that Airbus Safran Launchers is acquiring the stake in Arianespace held by CNES.

Iridium Communications Inc. announced the restructuring of its longstanding operations and maintenance relationship with Boeing. Under the agreement, Iridium is expected to hire the majority of the Boeing team that currently supports Iridium by performing operations and maintenance on Iridium’s satellites, beginning on 3 January 2017.

Telespazio and Yahsat have entered into a five-year contract for integrated satellite services using Ka-band.

The representatives of the Technical Management and State Commission at Baikonur cosmodrome issued a decision on readiness of the Rocket and Space Complex (RSC) consisting of new-series logistics vehicle Progress MS-04 and Soyuz-U launch vehicle for their roll out and erection on the launch pad.

NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission is currently scheduled for launch on Monday, 12 December.

Orbital ATK announced it successfully completed its sixth cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Known as OA-5, the mission marked the company’s return to flight operations from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia and the second time Cygnus has been used as a platform for conducting research in space.