Satellite News

HiRISE, the highest-resolution camera ever to orbit Mars, has returned a first low-altitude image to Earth from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).

Alcatel Alenia Space has signed a contract with EADS Space, the CryoSat-2 prime contractor, to manufacture the SIRAL-2 radar altimeter to be used on the ice sheet monitoring satellite.

The Indian government has given the green light for carrying out design, development and launch of GSAT-8/INSAT-4G satellite.

ATK — the prime contractor for the first stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle, along with NASA, the U.S. Army, and the United Space Alliance — recently completed testing of a newly designed pilot parachute.

The launch of the European MetOp-A polar-orbiting meteorological satellite aboard a Soyuz 2-1a launch vehicle from Baikonur space centre, originally slated for 7 October, has been postponed.

Thaicom 3, only recently relocated to a new orbital position, has “experienced power loss to such an extent that it could not provide further service,” its operator Shin Satellite PCL said.