Satellite News

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Ghalam LLP (Kazakhstan) have agreed that SSTL’s new X50 platform design will deliver KazSTSAT, a small satellite mission announced under a contract signed last year.

COM DEV International Ltd. announced financial results for the fiscal year 2013 which ended at 31 October 2013.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) Directorate celebrated the 20th Anniversary of achieving Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for GPS last month.

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that its Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and approach manoeuvres with the International Space Station (ISS).

The fifth Lockheed Martin Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for the U.S. Navy is entering its first system test faster than the previous build, now that integration is complete, the company said.

Boeing has applied new anti-jamming technology to an existing military satellite for the first time, expanding the military’s potential to access secure communications more affordably.

Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation has concluded a contract for a launch service for its JCSAT-14 communications satellite with Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX).

Arianespace said its “supply pipeline” is supporting the company’s high-activity launch pace planned for 2014, with launcher elements arriving this week in French Guiana for its third flight of the lightweight Vega and another heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission.