Satellite News

Rocket: Soyuz-U; Payload: Progress M-26M [Progress 58]; Date: 17 February 2015, 1100 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The uncrewed cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station six hours after lift-off.

Intelsat S.A. and Azercosmos OJSCo., the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan, announced that the two companies have signed a strategic agreement at the 45 degrees East orbital position.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its SAT Corporation (SAT) subsidiary was awarded a contract to design, manufacture, install, test and deliver a carrier monitoring system (CMS) by NewSat Limited.

Northrop Grumman Corporation said its hemispherical resonator gyro (HRG), which is used for commercial and military space applications, recently achieved 30 million hours of continuous operation without a single mission failure.