Satellite News

Orbital Sciences Corporation said the test flight of its Antares rocket demonstrated all operational aspects of the new launcher, including the ascent to space and accurate delivery of a simulated payload to a target orbit of approximately 240 x 256 km, with an inclination of 51.6 degrees, the same launch profile it will use for Orbital’s upcoming cargo supply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA.

Orbital Sciences Corporation said the test flight of its Antares rocket demonstrated all operational aspects of the new launcher, including the ascent to space and accurate delivery of a simulated payload to a target orbit of approximately 240 x 256 km, with an inclination of 51.6 degrees, the same launch profile it will use for Orbital’s upcoming cargo supply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA.

The Progress M-17M cargo spacecraft, which undocked from the International Space Station on 15 April, has been de-orbited.

The Progress M-17M cargo spacecraft, which undocked from the International Space Station on 15 April, has been de-orbited.

The payload “stack” for Vega’s second mission from French Guiana has been completed and is ready for installation on the lightweight launch vehicle at the Spaceport.

The payload “stack” for Vega’s second mission from French Guiana has been completed and is ready for installation on the lightweight launch vehicle at the Spaceport.

Silicon Valley-based Solar Junction, a developer of high-efficiency multi-junction solar energy cells for the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market, said it was in contract negotiation along with IQE – a supplier of semiconductor wafers – for the development of next-generation satellite solar cells for the European Space Agency.

Silicon Valley-based Solar Junction, a developer of high-efficiency multi-junction solar energy cells for the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market, said it was in contract negotiation along with IQE – a supplier of semiconductor wafers – for the development of next-generation satellite solar cells for the European Space Agency.