Satellite News

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems was competitively selected by Exelis Geospatial Systems to develop and build the Radiation Budget Instrument (RBI) Azimuth Rotation Module (ARM) for the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) mission. Exelis is the prime contractor to NASA for the RBI.

Successive depressurisation of the oxidiser and fuel tanks of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket’s third stage caused the loss of the cargo vehicle Progress M-27M, the head of the Russian space agency Igor Komarov said. Yet, the story is far from being complete.

NASA and its international partners agreed Tuesday to set a new schedule for spacecraft traffic to and from the International Space Station.

Data from the first five-segment qualification motor (QM-1) test conducted by Orbital ATK and NASA show the solid rocket motor performed as designed. Manufactured by Orbital ATK, the five-segment motor will be used to provide lift-off and ascent thrust for NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS.

The U.S. Air Force has successfully completed the on-orbit checkout of the third Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) sensor operating in a highly elliptical orbit (HEO-3) over the northern hemisphere.

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking specific technological information and innovative ideas demonstrating the potential for high-resolution imaging of objects in geosynchronous Earth orbit.

Eutelsat Communications reported revenues for the third quarter and nine months ending 31 March 2015.

COM DEV International Ltd. announced that it is making a US$500,000 investment in Anokiwave Inc., a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) designer and supplier.