Satellite News

Norway and the European Commission have signed a co-operation agreement on satellite navigation.

Eutelsat Communications and satellite telecommunications service provider SpeedCast Limited announced that they have further expanded the reach of their regional maritime broadband service, with the extension of their 60 cm coverage to include the Mediterranean region.

Rocket: Atlas V 501; Payload: NROL-41 (USA 215); Date: 21 September, 0403 UTC; Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The rocket carried a classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
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The Board of Directors of Arianespace approved the launch manifest for 2010 and 2011, which includes a delay of the launch of the Johannes Kepler ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle).
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Boeing and its teammate Ball Aerospace & Technologies announced that the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite and ground system have completed final testing. The satellite is scheduled to be launched on 25 September from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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SES Astra announced that the Belgian telecom provider Mobistar has launched a new “Mobistar TV” offer that will include digital and High Definition TV channels received from the Astra satellites.
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China will shortly launch yet another remote-sensing satellite, Yaogan XI, state media said.
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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) put itself into a precautionary standby mode after experiencing a spontaneous computer reboot on 15 September. The mission’s ground team has begun restoring the spacecraft to full operations.
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