March 11th, 2013 by
Russia’s Ball Lens In The Space nanosatellite (BLITS) has apparently collided with orbital debris from the 2007 Chinese anti-satellite test.
Category: SATELLITES |
No Comments »
March 11th, 2013 by
The engineering model of the BepiColombo Mercury Transfer Module has completed a 12-day Sun-simulation test inside the Large Space Simulator at ESA’s test centre in the Netherlands, where it received a taste of the extreme solar heating it will experience when it enters orbit around the Solar System’s innermost planet in 2022.
Category: SATELLITES |
No Comments »
March 11th, 2013 by
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that the satellites that the company designed and built marked 1,000 years of cumulative in-orbit operational experience. This achievement has been accomplished by only four other companies since the dawn of the space age.
Category: SATELLITES |
No Comments »
March 11th, 2013 by
Intelsat S.A. announced a number of executive appointments.
Category: NAMES |
No Comments »