Satellite News

During the final step of VV06 launch campaign, a technical issue on the Vega launch vehicle required additional analysis. The launch initially scheduled for 2 December 2015 is postponed.

NASA commercial partner Orbital ATK has set Thursday, 3 December for the launch of its fourth contracted mission to the International Space Station under the agency’s Commercial Resupply Services contract.

Eutelsat has updated its launch schedule, which includes a record four satellites to be launched in the coming four months of a total of seven satellites to launch by 2019.

Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed 12 additively manufactured production nozzle extensions for use aboard the Orion spacecraft. The nozzle extensions are part of Orion’s crew module reaction control system that Aerojet Rocketdyne is building for Lockheed Martin and NASA.

Having completed their checks in space, two more of Europe’s Galileo satellites are now fully operational, broadcasting navigation signals and, from today, relaying search and rescue messages from across the globe.

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. announced that it has formed a new subsidiary organisation to develop and manufacture small satellites and to pursue satellite-based global machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity.

On Friday, 1 December 1995, EUMETSAT formally took over the operations of Meteosat satellites from ESA’s European Operations Control Centre (ESOC).

Eutelsat Communications tomorrow celebrates the 10th anniversary of its stock market listing on Euronext.