Satellite News

NASA is soliciting ideas from U.S. industry for designs of a Mars orbiter for potential launch in the 2020s. The satellite would provide advanced communications and imaging, as well as robotic science exploration.

Eutelsat Communications announced its selection of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. solutions and services, to power a new range of broadband services in Western Russia.

The Soyuz for Arianespace’s next medium-lift mission has arrived at the launch zone in French Guiana, where it stands ready to receive the multi-satellite payload that will be lofted on 22 April.

China is ready to share radiation-resistant electronic components used in spacecraft construction with Russia in exchange for the technology of building liquid-fuel rocket engines, a senior Roskosmos official told Izvestia newspaper. However, he thinks that such a deal would currently make sense.

GS Yuasa Lithium Power, the U.S. subsidiary of GS Yuasa Corporation, announced that they have entered into a Long Term Supply Agreement with Boeing for the supply of GS Yuasa Technology’s (GYT) lithium-ion cells for use in satellite applications.

NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne to design and develop an advanced electric propulsion system that will significantly advance the United States’ commercial space capabilities, and enable deep space exploration missions.

The collaboration between Arianespace and its Russian partners continues normally amid Western sanctions imposed on Russia, President of Arianespace, Inc. Clayton Mowry was quoted as saying by Sputnik news agency.

OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus Defence and Space and OneWeb, has chosen Florida in the United States as the site for its final assembly line, completing the last step in its industrial organisation.