Satellite News

Orbcomm Inc. announced financial results for the year 2015.

The assembly of Russia’s Proton-M rocket has been concluded ahead of a joint Russian-European launch of a Mars orbiter next week, the Roskosmos state corporation said.

Airbus Defence and Space has officially handed over the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft to the European Space Agency (ESA) following a successful review from the Agency.

Orbital ATK said it hopes to announce within the next six to eight weeks its first contract for a new “in-space” service using a specialised spacecraft to dock with older satellites and keep them in orbit.

UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the possibility of new joint opportunities with existing partner, IEC Telecom Group (IEC Telecom) in Africa. The agreement comes ahead of Yahsat taking delivery of its third satellite, Al Yah 3.

Inmarsat has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to enhance Air Traffic Management (ATM) in Europe with a new generation of satellite-based data link communications.

India is slated to put into orbit its sixth navigation satellite on 10 March, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced.

International Launch Services and Inmarsat have agreed to a future launch of an Inmarsat satellite on board an ILS Proton from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Further details were not disclosed.