Satellite News

Rocket: Zenit 3-SLB; Payload: Telstar 11N; Date: 26 February 2009, 1830 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The first phases of the mission, which was still ongoing at the time of writing, went ahead as planned.

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter unexpectedly rebooted its computer on 23 February and put itself into a limited-activity mode that is an automated safety response.

Iridium Satellite LLC announced financial results for the quarter and the year ending 31 December 2008.

A U.S. politician has harshly criticised Eutelsat for its (reported but not yet officially confirmed) decision to launch a satellite aboard a Chinese rocket – and apparently missed the fact that China has been buying Western satellites for more than a decade.

Eutelsat will reportedly exercise an option to have a satellite launched aboard a Chinese Chang Zheng rocket.
Other Posts:Latest News From NAB 2007XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. results Q3 2007ATK prototype rocket blown up shortly after take-offRokot successfully launches South Korea’s KOMPSAT-2Orbital Names Marcheto General Manager Of Space Systems GroupEchoStar Reports Boosted Revenues As Dish Network Adds SubscribersSeveral new Russian nanosatellites plannedHarris Begins Delivery Of Multiband Terminals

Preparations on launch of the Rokot launcher with GOCE gravity satellite continue on schedule at Russia’s northern launch site, Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
Other Posts:COM DEV awarded ATP on commercial contractOrbital To Provide Test Booster For NASASSTL wins satellite imager contract for climate modellingBoeing (Integrated Defense Systems) results Q1 2008American Express Senior Executive Joins XM BoardEutelsat multiplex possibly jammed againSpacedev Awarded MUOS ContractXicom power amplifiers ordered

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has successfully completed integration of the Ozone Mapping Profiler Suite (OMPS) for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP).
Other Posts:ULA to launch new spy satellite aboard Atlas VSteve MacLean appointed new CSA presidentThe DirecTV Group, Inc. results Q3 2008PhenomenalChina works on solar satellite trioUnavailable tracking plane delays GeoEye-1 launchTacSat 2 cleared for launchAustralian military orders Comtech equipment

Satellite communication systems provider Integral Systems has acquired the intellectual property and other assets relating to the satID product line from UK-based defence and security technology company QinetiQ Group PLC.
Other Posts:Globecomm Introduces Next-Generation Satellite Network Management SystemIntelsat Shuts Down Transponder Hijacked By TerroristsATK receives US$35 million contract, delivers 100th Orion motorMerrimac To Supply Components For Military SatelliteSpacehab, Incorporated results FY 2006Lockheed expected to win first GPS III contract, WSJSS/L’s Intelsat VII oldies stay healthyEMS Technologies, Inc. results Q3 2007