Satellite News

Orbital Sciences Corporation reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2013.

SES announced a public-private partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of a full-electric propulsion satellite platform. Corresponding contracts were signed at SES’ headquarters in Luxembourg.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its SAT Corporation (SAT) subsidiary has been selected by Inmarsat to provide SAT’s carrier monitoring and interference detection system, Monics.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which is on its way to Jupiter, resumed full flight operations on 11 October. The spacecraft had entered safe mode during its flyby of Earth on 9 October.

ESA’s comet-chasing mission Rosetta will wake up in 100 days’ time from deep-space hibernation to reach the destination it has been cruising towards for a decade.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully completed its Earth flyby but for unknown reasons switched to safe mode. Communications have been established with the vehicle, which is in a stable state.

COM DEV International Ltd. announced that it has received its largest commercial award ever.

The SENER engineering and technology group has finished installing the deployable sunshield for the GAIA satellite in preparation for the final tests prior to its launch, slated for late November.