Satellite News

The International Launch Services (ILS) Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) concluded its work, concurring with the most probable cause and the associated corrective action plan which were identified by the Russian Interagency Commission (IAC) as a result of the Proton launch vehicle failure carrying the Centenario spacecraft on 16 May.

The Russian Federal Space Agency Roskosmos plans to carry out six Proton-M launches within the next four months, one of them for the Defense Ministry.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching nine nano / micro satellites for United States during 2015-16 time frame. This will be the first time that ISRO will launch U.S. satellites.

The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument, developed by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., has completed its Critical Design Review, confirming the integrity of the design and its ability to meet mission requirements. The instrument began fabrication in June after an earlier set of reviews.

NASA has selected five proposals submitted to its Explorers Program to conduct focused scientific investigations and develop instruments that fill the scientific gaps between the agency’s larger missions.