Satellite News

The ORS-4 mission on an experimental Super Strypi launch vehicle failed in mid-flight shortly after lift-off at 0345 UTC on 4 November from the Pacific Missile Range Facility off Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. Details were not immediately available. The target orbit was 413 km x 489 km x 97.4 degrees.

The Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s sixth heavy-lift mission in 2015 is now complete after the integration of its dual-satellite payload at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

Intelsat S.A. and Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation announced that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture that will launch a new satellite with optimised C-band and high throughput Ku-band capacity to satisfy the growing mobility and broadband connectivity demands in the Asia-Pacific region.

According to Euroconsult’s newly published report, FSS Operators: Benchmarks & Performance Review, 2014 was positive for most FSS operators despite the fact that half of revenue-generating FSS operators experienced a slowdown in revenue growth.