Satellite News

China plans to develop non-toxic, pollution-free, high-performance, low-cost and powerful thrust carrier rockets of the new generation in the coming five years, according to a white paper released by the Information Office of the State Council, China’s cabinet.

Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed the sale of its interests in Lockheed Khrunichev Energia International, Inc. (LKEI) and ILS International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) to Space Transport Inc.

Boeing has announced the delivery of satellite hardware and the completion of new software tests for the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS).

The first launch of South Korea’s KSLV-1 rocket will be delayed one year because a technology transfer agreement with Russia, which is to provide most parts of the launcher, has not been signed yet.

International Launch Services (ILS) said it kicked off its next Proton launch campaign this week with the arrival Tuesday of the satellite payload, Arabsat’s Badr-4 (Arabsat 4B), at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.