Satellite News

Sea Launch AG, through Energia Logistics Ltd., has conducted a Hardware Acceptance Review of the Zenit-2S launch vehicle to be utilised in support of the Intelsat 27 mission. A team of specialists from the Chief System Engineer’s Office at Energia Logistics Ltd., together with specialists from RSC Energia, reviewed all of the acceptance data for the Zenit-2S #SL 36 vehicle and found that all required acceptance test values were within specification.

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed its first three performance milestones for NASA’s Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which is intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers.

Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) is planning to launch two Yamal class satellites by the end of 2012, the company’s general designer Nikolai Sevastyanov was quoted as saying.

The U.S. Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center’s second Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite successfully completed its on-orbit testing on 24 September.

The Russian Satellite Communication Company (RSCC) and Eutelsat Communications announced an agreement whereby Eutelsat will lease capacity for broadcasting and IP services on two RSCC satellites to be launched in 2013 and 2015. The contracts for Eutelsat’s two 15-year leases are valued at approximately EUR300 million.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a multi-million dollar contract with DigitalGlobe, Inc. to develop a solution to allow two of the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) mobile ground systems, called Eagle Vision, to receive and process imagery from WorldView-1 and WorldView-2 satellites.

Telesat Holdings Inc. announced its financial results for the three and nine month periods ending 30 September 2012.

Iridium Communications Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of 2012.