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Archive for June 19th, 2007

First AEHF satellite ready for testing

June 19th, 2007 by

Lockheed Martin has successfully integrated the spacecraft propulsion core structure and the payload module for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite.
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Boeing completes first WGS satellite

June 19th, 2007 by

Boeing has completed integration and test of the U.S. Air Force’s first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite (f.k.a. Wideband Gapfiller Satellite).
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Contract signed for building of GMES Sentinel-1 satellite

June 19th, 2007 by

ESA and Thales Alenia Space have signed a EUR229 million (US$307 million) contract for the design and development of Sentinel-1, the first Earth observation satellite to be built for Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme.
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Ukraine plans to launch Sich-2 in 2008

June 19th, 2007 by

Ukraine plans to launch its Sich-2 Earth remote sensing satellite in 2008, the National Space Agency said on its web site.
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SES in mega launch deal with Arianespace and ILS

June 19th, 2007 by

SES announced two satellite launch vehicle contracts covering the majority of the satellite launch requirements for the SES group in the period 2009-2013.
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