Satellite News

Since 2000, the four identical satellites of the Cluster quartet have been probing Earth’s magnetosphere in three dimensions. This week, two of them made their closest-ever approach, just 4 km, enabling data to be acquired with unprecedented detail.

Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) has signed a contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop technologies to enable 3D printing of spacecraft structures with embedded radiation shielding.

The Russian Satellite Communications Company and JSC Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) have signed an agreement to set a satellite assembly operation.

SES announced that it has signed a new long-term multiple transponder contract with Arqiva to serve its television and radio customers in the UK and Ireland.

Since launch, Orbital’s Cygnus logistics spacecraft and its team have been busy and performing well, the company said.

The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) recently passed NASA’s Systems Requirements Review and Key Decision Point-B and can now move into the next phase of development.

Boeing has transmitted a government-developed, frequency-hopping signal through a commercial satellite, demonstrating the potential for the military to access more communications pathways at a lower cost than building new satellites, while protecting its data from jamming attempts.

SES announced that CETel has renewed a multi-year deal and signed a new multi-transponder capacity deal with SES to provide services to meet the demand for VSAT services and corporate networks in the Middle East.