Satellite News

The verification of operations procedures for Herschel and Planck at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) has now positively concluded. However, during final checks on the spacecraft, concerns have arisen and a short delay is proposed in order to allow ESA and Arianespace to carry out a final and independent check of the safety margins.
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) engineers have completed the preliminary design and development of an in-space inflatable Sun shield for the Atlas V launch vehicle’s upper stage.
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Rockwell Collins, Inc. announced its intent to acquire DataPath, Inc., a provider of satellite-based network communication solutions.
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When Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall recently vigorously defended U.S. export rules for satellites, he not only attacked one of his company’s most foremost and long-standing customers (i.e. Eutelsat) because it booked a single launch aboard a Chinese rocket. He was also speaking against the interests of practically all other satellite manufacturers and operators, especially those in the U.S., as an article in today’s New York Times highlights.
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Cats hiding (and involuntarily travelling) in unusual places such as cars’ motor compartments have not been unheard of – but squeezed under the satellite dish of a news truck?
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