Satellite News

Rocket: Vega; Payload; KazEOSat-1 (DZZ-HR); Date: 30 April 2014, 0135 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was released into the target Sun-synchronous circular orbit at 750 km altitude and an inclination of 98.54 degrees precisely 55 minutes and 29 seconds after launch.

Space Systems/Loral announced that it was selected to provide a high power satellite to EchoStar Corporation.

Space Systems/Loral announced that the Optus 10 satellite, designed and built for Optus, has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle by Arianespace.

Sierra Nevada Corporation announces the successful completion of the Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) Pre-Ship Review and shipment of six satellites from the company’s Space Systems’ location in Louisville, Colorado. SNC is the prime contractor for this upgraded communication constellation.

Europe’s latest Galileo navigation satellite has arrived at the Agency’s Netherlands-based technical centre for testing, as the previous two satellites are prepared for transport to French Guiana for launch in summer this year.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded five contracts to Canadian industry to perform feasibility studies on five potential future microsatellite missions.

Lockheed Martin and NASA engineers have verified that the Orion spacecraft successfully passed an important environmental test called Multi-Point Random Vibration Testing.

Thales Alenia Space announced that it is further expanding its presence in Europe with the creation of a new British subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space UK.