Satellite News

NASA is extending the international Cassini-Huygens mission by two years. The mission originally had been scheduled to end in July 2008.
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Northrop Grumman has submitted a proposal to NASA to design and develop the Geostationary Environmental Operational Satellite — Series R (GOES-R).
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Russia’s new Ekspress-AM33 telecommunications satellite that was launched in late January has started operations, the Russian Space Communications Company (RSCC) said.
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Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite.
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Inmarsat’s third I-4 satellite will not be launched this spring as previously planned.
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Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that the U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center (SMC) has ordered three additional Minotaur space launch vehicles in support of the new Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office.
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ICO G1, launched yesterday aboard an Atlas V in 421 configuration, successfully deployed its solar arrays several hours after separation and was to begin firing its thrusters today in order to manoeuvre into geosynchronous orbit.
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