Satellite News

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.

International Launch Services (ILS) announced a multi-launch agreement with Eutelsat Communications. The missions will be launched within a seven year period from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

BAE Systems plc and Reaction Engines Limited (‘Reaction Engines’) announced a strategic investment by BAE Systems and a working collaboration to accelerate Reaction Engines’ development of SABRE – a new aerospace engine class that combines both jet and rocket technologies. The transaction is subject to the approval of Reaction Engines’ shareholders.

The next Galileo launch campaign has begun with the arrival of the latest pair of navigation satellites at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) has officially taken command of its Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite.