Satellite News

Rocket: PSLV-C25; Payload: Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan); Date: 5 November 2013, 0908 UTC; Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India. Forty-three minutes after lift-off, the Mars probe was successfully deployed into an Earth orbit where it will stay until 30 November 2013.

Spaceflight Inc., a provider of launch services for small and secondary payloads, and NanoRacks LLC, a company commercialising space operations on and deployment from the International Space Station, formally announced a partnership to provide commercial launch services from the ISS.

South Korea’s science ministry has opened a probe against KT Corp. as a part of its move to review the legitimacy of the firm’s sales of the retired Koreasat 2 and 3 satellites.

Inmarsat plc and Orbcomm Inc. announced a strategic alliance to collaborate on joint product development and distribution to address the needs of the satellite M2M market. In addition, they will investigate opportunities for future satellite network expansion and integration.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reported financial results for the third quarter ending 30 September 2013.

Eutelsat Communications and Azam Media Ltd. announced the signature of a long-term contract for capacity on the Eutelsat 7A satellite.