Satellite News

OneWeb announced that the company has contracted for launches of its satellites on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, which is under development.

The launch of EchoStar 23 aboard a Falcon 9 has reportedly been postponed to no earlier than 14 March 2017. The postponement could be the result of delays with the static fire test.

The INS 1A and INS 1B, experimental nano satellites built by ISRO, experienced some problems after launch aboard the PSLV C37 rocket but have since stabilised.

The University of Manchester is leading a multi-million pound project to develop satellites which will orbit much closer to the Earth – making them smaller, cheaper, helping to dodge space debris and improving the quality of images they can send back.

Orbital ATK, Inc. announced preliminary unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending 31 December 2016.

Thales, SES S.A. and Hughes Network Systems (Hughes) announced a set of strategic agreements to enhance the delivery of FlytLIVE. Under the agreements, SES contracts capacity on Hughes EchoStar XVII and EchoStar XIX high throughput (HTS) Ka-band satellites to complement its AMC-15 and AMC-16 network giving FlytLIVE the only redundant coverage network in North America.

Airbus Defence and Space has signed Intelsat General to its channel partner programme for Skynet 5 military satellite communication services. Under this channel partner agreement, Intelsat General will be offering Skynet X-band and UHF services as part of their mobile and fly-away communications portfolio, to the U.S. government.

Airbus Defence and Space will expand the EDRS-SpaceDataHighway with a third node, EDRS-D, to be positioned over the Asia-Pacific region by 2020. This third node will be the next step towards global optical fibre in the sky and will support the Pacific Rim region, which has witnessed its communication needs for airborne missions rise dramatically.