Satellite News

Orbital Science’s commercial spacecraft Cygnus-1 left the International Space Station today after spending around a month in space.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced the release of quantumCMD, a lightweight, portable command and control (C2) system designed specifically for small satellite missions. quantumCMD consolidates Telemetry, Tracking and Command functions in a single off-the-shelf product.

It’s not a secret that France and Germany disagreed on the development of future Ariane rockets. Should the Ariane 5 be upgraded (ME), or should a new Ariane 6 be designed? A compromise was reached in 2012 to examine both options, at least for the time being. However, a recent report by France’s national auditor warns that parallel development of both rockets won’t be feasible.