Satellite News

DigitalGlobe, Inc. reported financial results for the quarter ending 30 June 2016.

Rocket: Atlas V 421; Payload: NROL-61 [USA-269]; Date: 28 July 2016, 1237 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. Hazard areas announced ahead of the launch show that the rocket headed towards a geostationary transfer orbit. The classified payload is thought to be a military communications satellite.

Iridium Communications Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter of 2016.

On 27 July 2016 at 0900 UTC, the Electrical Support System Processor Unit (ESS) on Rosetta will be switched off. The ESS is the interface used for communications between Rosetta and the lander, Philae, which has remained silent since 9 July 2015.

The Boeing Company reported second-quarter financial results.

Intelsat S.A. announced financial results for the three months ending 30 June 2016.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have set the date for the launch the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 6 (H-IIB F6) with the H-II Transfer Vehicle “Kounotori 6” (HTV 6, a cargo transporter to the International Space Station) onboard.

Payload preparations for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 dual-passenger mission are moving into full pace with the delivery of the second satellite, Intelsat 36, to French Guiana – joining Intelsat 33e, which arrived earlier this month.