Satellite News

On 28 June 2015, following a nominal lift-off, Falcon 9 experienced an overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank approximately 139 seconds into flight, resulting in loss of mission. The following summary provided by SpaceX represents an initial assessment, but further investigation may reveal more over time, the company said.

Officials from the U.S. Air Force’s 50th Space Wing have completed their operations review of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Flight 13 that was permanently shut down 3 February 2015, precipitating a debris-causing event. The review determined there were no actions that could have been taken to prevent the incident. The mission is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on behalf of the U.S. Air Force.

Space Systems/Loral announced that the Intelsat 34 satellite, designed and built for Intelsat S.A, has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle by Arianespace. Intelsat 34 is the 50th satellite that SSL has provided to Intelsat.

The U.S. Air Force has scheduled the launch of the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft aboard a Delta IV launch vehicle on 23 July between 0007 and 0046 UTC from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.