Satellite News

Aiming for launch at the end of March, the first satellite built specifically for Europe’s ambitious Copernicus environmental monitoring programme is now in the last stages of testing before being shipped to French Guiana for lift-off.

A consortium of Belgian aerospace companies including QinetiQ Space has signed a pre-contract agreement with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST).

ATK demonstrated full deployment of a large MegaFlex solar array under a NASA contract to further the development of a high-power system to be used for future robotic and manned exploration missions.

NASA has received 58 proposals for science and exploration technology instruments to fly aboard the agency’s next Mars rover in 2020, twice the usual number submitted for instrument competitions in the recent past.

LiveTV, a provider of inflight entertainment and connectivity, and Eutelsat Communications have concluded an agreement that clears the way for the installation and distribution of Internet connectivity for airlines in Europe using Ka-band satellites.