Satellite News

The Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor developed by Raytheon Company has shown in a test it would neither emit nor experience interference from electromagnetic impulses it might encounter in space.

According to SES, the anomaly that caused the total loss of Astra 5A (formerly Sirius 2) was unrelated to the outage the satellite suffered in October 2008.

Intelsat, Ltd. announced that it selected KT Corporation to be a distribution partner for Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global Maritime service.

GMV announced the appointment of Jesus Serrano as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Serrano has worked for GMV since its beginning, previously managing the aerospace and defence subsidiary.

Rocket: Delta IV Heavy; Payload: NROL-26 (USA 202); Date: 17 January 2009, 0247 UTC; Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. United Launch Alliance said the rocket and its classified payload successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 37 at CCAFS. No details regarding the satellite deployment were given.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said they decided to postpone the launch of the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite “Ibuki” (GOSAT) as bad weather is forecast around the day before launch.
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SES New Skies said its NSS-9 satellite has safely arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, onboard an Antonov cargo plane.
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ESA and OHB-System AG have signed a contract for the analysis and design of a satellite constellation for global ship tracking. The contract has a volume of around EUR1 million (US$1.31 million).
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