Satellite News

Galileo satellites 9 and 10 are functioning perfectly, ESA said, and the initial series of flight operations is continuing as part of LEOP – the critical launch and early orbit phase.

Boeing said Singapore-based satellite operator Kacific had decided it would not bid on a satellite contract from Boeing without financing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

According to the 8th edition of Euroconsult’s newly published report, Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Market Prospects to 2024, over 400 civil and commercial Earth observation (EO) satellites (50 kg) are expected to be launched over the next decade compared to 179 over 2005-2014.

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B; Payload: Communications Engineering Test Satellite 1 (TXJSSY-1) [?]; Date: 12 September 2015, 1542 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was deployed into a 201 km x 35,824 km x 27.1 degrees geostationary transfer orbit.

Rocket: Chang Zheng 2D; Payload: Gaofen-9; Date: 14 September 2015, 0445 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was placed in a 618 km x 664 km x 98.0 degrees Sun-synchronous orbit.

Rocket: Proton M/Block DM-3; Payload: Ekspress-AM8 ; Date: 14 September 2015, 1900 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Lift-off and flight have so far proceeded nominally.

An Atlas V 421 will launch the Morelos-3 satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 2 October during a 1008-1028 UTC launch window. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V is provided by Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services.

Arianespace has been selected by SSL to launch the BSAT-4a satellite for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan.