Satellite News

Rosetta’s lander Philae has woken up after seven months in hibernation on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The receipt of signals from Rosetta’s Philae lander on 13 June after 211 days of hibernation marked the start of intense activity. In coordination with its mission partners, ESA teams are working to juggle Rosetta’s flight plan to help with renewed lander science investigations.

Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by OneWeb Ltd. as its industrial partner for the design and manufacturing of its fleet of microsatellites.

LeoSat and Thales Alenia Space announced they have decided to carry on with conducting the feasibility study for LeoSat’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, which will provide high-speed, low-latency, cost-effective broadband services worldwide.

Saft has signed a five-year extension to a framework agreement to supply lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery systems to JSC ISS Reshetnev.

O3b Networks announced a contract to supply trunking services to Miami-based Emerging Markets Communications LLC (EMC).