Satellite News

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new spacecraft for SES New Skies. Work on the NSS-14 programme will start immediately; financial details remain confidential.

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new spacecraft for SES New Skies. Work on the NSS-14 programme will start immediately; financial details remain confidential.

The first hot firing test of a reduced-scale demonstration version of a closed-cycle, staged-combustion rocket engine has recently been achieved at the Lampoldshausen test facility of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). This development work is part of ESA’s Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP).

The first hot firing test of a reduced-scale demonstration version of a closed-cycle, staged-combustion rocket engine has recently been achieved at the Lampoldshausen test facility of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). This development work is part of ESA’s Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP).

The launch of a classified U.S. military satellite aboard an Atlas 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base has been put on hold.

The launch of a classified U.S. military satellite aboard an Atlas 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base has been put on hold.

The Ariane 5 ES for Arianespace’s upcoming mission to service the International Space Station is now complete following installation of the large fairing that will protect its Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) payload during the launcher’s initial ascent.

The Ariane 5 ES for Arianespace’s upcoming mission to service the International Space Station is now complete following installation of the large fairing that will protect its Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) payload during the launcher’s initial ascent.