Satellite News

Harris Corporation said its new Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) weather instrument and enterprise ground system will be key components of the GOES-R system, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation weather satellite scheduled to launch on 19 November. GOES-R will provide more detailed, accurate and rapid weather information than what is available from NOAA’s current geostationary weather satellites.

According to Euroconsult’s newly-published report, FSS Operators: Benchmarks & Performance Review, FSS industry revenues declined by 7% in 2015 and have continued to deteriorate through the first half of 2016.

Rocket: Chang Zheng 2D; Payload: Yunhai-1; Date: 11 November 2016, 2314 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, China. The weather satellite was deployed into a 750 km x 98 degrees Sun-synchronous orbit.

Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems provided some some details regarding the auxiliary payload on the Atlas V/WorldView-4 mission.

Orbital ATK has announced they are working on the first space Commercial Servicing Vehicle (CSV) for its MEV-1 (Mission Extension Vehicle) programme.

Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications, announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with the 54th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC54) to strengthen its position in China and across Asia.

SES Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, was awarded a managed services contract to support the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). The service will support the Broadcasting Board of Governors in broadcasting U.S. Government civilian content across the world via SES satellites.

Rocket: Atlas V 401; Payload: WorldView-4 (fka GeoEye-2) plus seven cubesats; Date: 11 November 2016, 1830 UTC; Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The imaging satellite was deployed into a sun-synchronous orbit. The cubesats were launched for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office and successfully deployed after a two-hour secondary mission.