Satellite News

The Ekspress-AM4 spacecraft processing continues on schedule at Baikonur in preparation for launch later this month.
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The Arabsat 5C satellite built by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space has left the Astrium facilities in Toulouse, France, and was transported by air to Kourou, French Guiana, in preparation for its launch by an Ariane 5 vehicle in September 2011.
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Loral Space announced its financial results for the three months ending 30 June 2011.
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The OHB Group reported financial results for the first six months of 2011.
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SES S. A. and the satellite communications technology specialist Newtec announced that they have signed an agreement to provide Europe’s largest satellite broadband network Astra2Connect with next generation Ka-band Sat3Play terminals and related hub infrastructure.
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SES S.A. announced that the SES-2 satellite has safely arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The SES-2 spacecraft, manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation, will now be readied for launch on board an Ariane 5 ECA booster, scheduled for lift-off early September 2011.
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Boeing announced that its Space & Intelligence Systems division has completed a key compatibility test of its UHF hosted payload with the company’s newest satellite. The 702MP model satellite IS-22 is being built for Intelsat.
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The Operational Land Imager (OLI), built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado, has been approved by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for shipment to Orbital Sciences Corporation, Gilbert, Arizona for integration onto the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft.
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