Satellite News

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced that it has filed a legal challenge to the award of contracts to Boeing and SpaceX under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) programme.

Rocket: Soyuz-FG; Payload: Soyuz TMA-14M; Date: 25 September 2014, 2025 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-14M manned transport spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit and docked with the ISS six hours after lift-off.

NASA has released a request for proposals (RFP) for the next round of contracts for private-sector companies to deliver experiments and supplies to the orbiting laboratory.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a resolution to create a commission for the construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome. Russian Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin was appointed chairman of the commission.

Romania might have its own communications satellite, to be launched in a maximum of 3-4 years, Minister for the Information Society Razvan Cotovelea was quoted as saying.

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has successfully demonstrated an innovative method of measuring winds and waves from space, using GNSS Reflectometry. This paves the way for a cost effective satellite system supporting the maritime sector and the organisations that rely on this information and it also offers improvements to weather services and climate research.

SES Broadband Services (SBBS) announced an expansion of its partnership with the Internet Service Provider Orbitcom to include the delivery of Astra Connect for communities in Germany.

Yesterday at Baikonur, the State Commission authorised the rollout of the Proton M ILV/Briz M/Loutch SC to the launch pad area. In accordance with the State Commission go-ahead, the transfer of the Proton M to the pad area started at 0030 UTC.