Satellite News

Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.1; Payload: SES-8; Date: 2341 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The rocket successfully placed its payload into a supersynchronous transfer orbit.

ISRO announced that the launch of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV D5, which was called off on 19 August due to a fuel leak in its second stage, is likely to take place in the first week of January 2014.

Blue Origin said its liquid-fuelled BE-3 engine successfully demonstrating deep throttle, full power, long-duration and reliable restart all in a single-test sequence.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed the primary bus structure of the first satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1). JPSS-1 is the follow-on in a series of next generation satellites and is scheduled for launch in early 2017.

Thales Alenia Space today inaugurated the new industrial complex in L’Aquila, completely rebuilt after the company’s historic establishment was declared unfit for occupancy due to the serious damage suffered during the earthquake of 6 April 2009.

SpaceX has rescheduled the launch of SES-8 aboard a Falcon 9 to 3 December.

Lockheed Martin has completed on-orbit testing of the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite and handed over spacecraft operations to the U.S. Navy. The handover also includes acceptance of three MUOS ground stations that will relay voice and high-speed data signals for mobile users worldwide.

SiriusXM announced that Sirius FM-6, the newest addition to its satellite fleet, has been successfully placed in orbit and was declared ready for service.