Satellite News

Following the initial selection in 2013 for Biomass to become ESA’s seventh Earth Explorer mission and the completion of preparatory activities, ESA Member States gave the green light for its full implementation for launch in 2020.

OHB Sweden, Stockholm, and AAC Microtec, Uppsala, have been appointed by the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) to deliver a highly capable small satellite platform, named InnoSat, and to accomplish the advanced scientific mission named MATS (Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy).

SES S.A. reported financial results for the year ending 31 December 2014.

EchoStar Corporation reported financial results for the quarter ending 31 December 2014.

Moog’s Dublin facility, part of the Moog Inc. Space and Defense Group, announced the commencement of a European Space Agency (ESA) technology transfer programme to protect spacecraft by reducing harsh vibration experienced during launches.

The QuickBird satellite designed and built by Ball Aerospace for DigitalGlobe de-orbited successfully last month after making 70,000 trips around the Earth during its more than 13 years on orbit.

To date, the Gonets-D1 #14 satellite, developed and built by ISS-Reshetnev Company, has been operating in orbit 12 times longer than initially anticipated.

COM DEV International Ltd. announced that the rapid and dramatic weakening of the Canadian dollar against its U.S. counterpart in January had negatively impacted the company’s hedge portfolio, but that it also improved company outlook for revenue and gross profit.