Satellite News

A Russian-Ukrainian Dnepr with Japanese satellites aboard will be launched from Yasny in early October, a source in the Russian Military Industrial Commission was quoted as saying.

The return of Optus 10 to French Guiana has set the stage for a new phase of payload preparations at the Spaceport with Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission, which is scheduled for a lift-off carrying this multi-mission satellite and its Measat-3b co-passenger on 11 September.

General Dynamics C4 Systems SATCOM Technologies received a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and build the ground structures and integrate the mechanical systems for the U.S. Air Force Space Fence programme.

Russia plans to create a new satellite communication system that will provide global coverage and communication security.