Satellite News

NASA has established a requirements baseline for ground systems to be developed in support of the Constellation Program. The systems requirements review was conducted at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 5 May.

South Africa’s second micro satellite, SumbandilaSat, is expected to be flown to Russia on 14 May.

Raytheon Company said it will submit a proposal as the prime contractor to partner with NASA on the development and manufacture of the Instrument Unit Avionics on NASA’s Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle.

Preparations are underway at Baikonur cosmodrome for the launch of four Globalstar spacecraft and that of the German radar imaging satellite TerraSAR-X.

German pay-TV operator Premiere reported nearly 3.5 million customers in Germany and Austria, the company announced May 10. Premiere added more than…

Integral Systems Inc. cited decreased shipments in its space communications systems segment, along with increased bid and proposal costs and legal costs associated with a previously disclosed investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange…

SkyNet-5A, the first of three military communications satellites for the U.K. Ministry of Defense…

Boeing Co. demonstrated a fully autonomous, free-flight rendezvous and capture operation, while Northrop Grumman Corp. conducted multiple fluid transfers between two space vehicles using the Orbital Express system, the companies announced separately May 10. Using onboard…