Satellite News

So far, the Rosetta orbiter has received no new signals from the Philae lander on the surface of Comet 67P/C-G since the last signal receipt on the evening of 14 June. Teams at ESA, DLR and CNES have agreed to a new orbiter trajectory that will optimise the opportunities for lander-to-orbiter communication.

Indra has been awarded a contract for the deployment in Papeete (French Polynesia) of a new Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) Station, which will expand the ground segment of the European global positioning system, Galileo.

Airbus Safran Launchers (ASL) has reached an agreement with the French State and CNES, the French space agency, to transfer CNES’s stake in Arianespace. After the completion of all regulatory consultation and approval procedures, Airbus Safran Launchers in consequence plans to hold 74% of Arianespace’s share capital.