Satellite News

Apparently under pressure from the White House, NASA has resumed co-operation with its Indian counterpart ISRO reversing a recent decision to suspend it over orbital debris resulting from the recent Indian anti-satellite test.

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has detected systemic legal violations in the work of State Space Corporation, Roskosmos, between 2017 and the first half of 2018. In total, 1,700 violations had been revealed, Official Spokesman Alexander Kurennoy said, adding that 16 criminal cases had been launched.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to allow Space X, Telesat Canada and two other companies to roll out new satellite-based broadband services.

Oneweb is reportedly relinquishing its majority stake in a joint venture with Russia’s Gonets after objections from Moscow, citing security concerns.

The C-Band Alliance (CBA) announced that up to 200 MHz of mid-band (C-band downlink) spectrum could be cleared, dependent upon demand, under its updated proposal to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opening new spectrum to support 5G wireless deployment while protecting current users.

Russia’s Investigative Committee said it had detained a deputy head of RSC Energia on fraud charges.

Airbus and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) have signed a five-year renewable Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims to jointly build capabilities in developed and developing countries in microgravity experiments and its related benefits.

The ESA Council met in Paris to discuss the path towards the future exploitation of Ariane 6.