Satellite News

The launch of Sirius FM-6 aboard a Proton-M has been postponed again upon request of the satellite’s operator, SiriusXM.

ISS-Reshetnev Company said it has kicked off final electrical testing of the Ekspress-AM5 satellite.

During the NASA shutdown, the LADEE mission continued to perform its critical manoeuvres and capture into the commissioning orbit around the moon.

In preparation for its final switch-off on 23 October, mission controllers have fired Planck’s thrusters to empty its fuel tanks. The burn is one of the final steps to ensure that Planck ends its mission in a permanently safe configuration.

After mapping variations in Earth’s gravity with unprecedented detail for four years, the GOCE satellite has run out of fuel and the end of mission has been declared.

NSR’s Satellite Operator Financial Analysis (SOFA), 3rd Edition found total revenues among all satellite operators increased by 2.2% in U.S. dollar terms from 2011 to 2012, with the combined revenues of all reporting operators boosted to US$11.39 billion in 2012.