Satellite News

BepiColombo, an ESA mission to the planet Mercury in collaboration with the Japanese space agency, JAXA, is now planned for launch in a window opening in August 2015.

ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle cargo ferry, Edoardo Amaldi, is ready for launch on an Ariane 5 to the International Space Station on 9 March from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Lockheed Martin announced the successful completion of on-orbit testing for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications space vehicle (SV-1).

Loral Space reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending 31 December 2011.

Intelsat S.A. and GlobeCast announced the launch of the Intelsat New Dawn Ku-band Multi-Channel Per Carrier (MCPC) media platform for Africa.

At the meeting of the Members of the Board of Directors of Hispasat, Petra Mateos Aparicio announced her resignation as the company’s Chairwoman.

The second Ariane 5 for launch in 2012 by Arianespace has completed its initial assembly at the Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a preparation milestone for this dual-payload mission to orbit a pair of satellites for Asia-Pacific: Japan’s JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2 for Vietnam.Other Posts:Harris awarded continuation contract for satellite control networkNew launch date for Ekspress AM44, MD1 setEchostar Announces $500 Million Debt OfferingAstra 1L, Galaxy 17 pre-launch detailsViaSat Inc. results Q2 FY 2009Gilat Satcom, MYtv book Intelsat capacityNorsat Teams With TC Communications In AustraliaWildBlue to lease Ka-band capacity from EchoStar

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