Satellite News

SpaceWorks has released its annual assessment “Global Launch Vehicle Market Assessment, A study of launch services for nano/microsatellites in 2013.” The reports aims to capture the growing number of future nano/microsatellite missions requiring a launch.

A Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) will launch the AFSPC-4 mission for the U.S Air Force on 23/24 July between 2200 and 0200 UTC from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

The Russian communication satellite Yamal-201 could not be recovered after a malfunction in June and was declared a total loss.

Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and approach manoeuvres with the International Space Station (ISS) and was grappled and berthed with the station by the Expedition 40 astronaut crew earlier this morning.

Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Hosted Payload Solutions (HoPS) programme from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Contracting Directorate.

Engineering and technology group SENER has reached an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the prime contractor role on phases C/D and E1 of the Proba-3 space mission.

OHB subsidiary LuxSpace has signed a contract with ESA for the manufacturing of two micro satellites.

Avascent has acquired the satellite, space, and telecommunications businesses of Futron Corporation, a provider of market analytics and consulting services to corporate and government clients around the world.