Satellite News

Rocket: Zenit 3SL/Block DM-SL; Payload: Galaxy 18; Date: 21 May, 0943 UTC; Site: Odyssey Launch Platform, positioned on the equator at 154 degrees West Longitude in the Pacific Ocean. All systems performed nominally throughout the mission, and the first launch of a satellite for Intelsat in 2008 was successfully completed.
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Al Yah Satellite Communications company PrJsc (Yahsat), the UAE’s first nationally-owned satellite operator and wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, is approaching the financial market to raise US$1.2 billion to finance its satellite communications system.
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Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been selected to support seven NASA astrophysics strategic mission concept studies for its next generation of major space observatories.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed the system requirements review for the U.S. Air Force Next-Generation Global Positioning System (GPS) Ground Control Segment (OCX).
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ESA said its Mars Express mission control team have completed major preparations for supporting the entry, descent and landing (EDL) phase of NASA’s Phoenix mission to the Red Planet.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar upgrade contract to supply a confidential customer with additional capabilities for a complete system solution for a high-resolution satellite programme.
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Integral Systems, Inc. , announced that is has completed the initial phase of a contract with Telesat to support activities associated with integrating the Loral Skynet and Telesat Canada satellite fleet operations under Telesat.
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On the way towards the launch of Jason-2, scheduled for 15 June from Vandenberg Air Base, another milestone was passed on 19 May with the fuelling of the satellite.
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