Satellite News

Orbcomm Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. entered into a Launch Services Agreement pursuant to which SpaceX will provide launch services for the carriage into low-Earth-orbit of up to 18 Orbcomm second-generation commercial communications satellites currently being constructed by Sierra Nevada Corporation.

China’s indigenous Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has begun providing services to users in the Asian-Pacific region, according to a spokesman of the system.

RSC Energia head Vitaly Lopota rejected the idea of establishing an engine holding company in the domestic space industry, as “this proposal would completely eliminate the competitive environment in the country.”