Satellite News

The launch of the latest U.S. weather satellite aboard a Delta IV from Cape Canaveral was delayed from 28 April to mid-May after a leak was detected in the rocket’s first stage.

The Lockheed Martin Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team has submitted its proposal for the programme’s follow-on production phase and has completed a major Preliminary Design Review (PDR) milestone with the U.S. Air Force.