Satellite News

The 27 January (UTC) launch date for a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying NROL-79 for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office is under review.

SES-10, the 10th Eurostar satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space for SES, has left the Airbus cleanrooms in Toulouse, France, and has been shipped to Cape Canaveral for its forthcoming launch by SpaceX.

Eutelsat Communications announced that its Eutelsat 117 West B satellite has entered into full commercial service and is now ready to support customers across Latin America.

Russia’s Defense Ministry continues to develop the Liana Electronic Intelligence Program (ELINT) using Lotos-S satellites, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. has acquired Ku-band payload on an SES communication satellite in a move to boost capacity for its customers in North America, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced a technology and marketing partnership with OneWeb.

Foreign particles inside a pump or violations of assembly procedures may have been to blame for the loss of the Progress MS-04 cargo space vehicle last December, Russian space corporation Roskosmos said.

China has received images from a pair of 0.5-meter high-resolution remote sensing satellites launched in late December last year. According to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the satellites have reached their operational orbit after a partial launch failure.