Satellite News

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the National Research and Development Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have set a launch date for the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 5 (H-IIB F5) with the H-II Transfer Vehicle “Kounotori 5″ (HTV5, a cargo transporter to the International Space Station).

NASA has approved a US$30 million milestone payment to SpaceX under the agency’s Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) agreement with the company following a recent and successful pad abort test of its Crew Dragon spacecraft.

China on Monday launched a space junk monitoring centre to protect its spacecraft in orbit.

The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center recently completed negotiations on the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company’s Space Based Infrared System Technical Refresh proposal and awarded the contract modification today.

COM DEV International Ltd. has received an order to supply passive microwave equipment for a communications satellite.

Stellar Exploration Inc has congratulated The Planetary Society on the completion of the first test light of Lightsail, culminating in the deployment of its solar sail.