Satellite News

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from Telesat to provide launch services for Telesat’s new Telstar 12 VANTAGE (Telstar 12V) satellite. The launch is scheduled to take place in late 2015 and marks the first time MHI has received an order to launch a commercial satellite.

Following the State Review Board’s decision, the roll out of the Proton M/Astra 2E integrated launch vehicle took place on 26 September. The launcher was erected on its launch pad.

Russia is planning to launch a light-class Rokot rocket with ESA’s three Swarm satellites aboard on 14 November at 1203 UTC.

The crewed Soyuz TMA-10 vessel has docked with the ISS as planned. Approach to the International Space Station (ISS), its fly-around, stationkeeping and docking were performed normally, in automatic mode.