Satellite News

Airbus Safran Launchers said the company and its industrial partners have passed a major milestone in the development of Ariane 6, under contract with the European Space Agency (ESA).

Intelsat has extended the deadline for investors to swap their bonds in the company for several weeks, seeking to keep its merger with OneWeb alive.

Intelsat S.A. announced that media and entertainment company Starz has extended its commitment for distribution services in the U.S. on the Intelsat Galaxy satellites.

Rocket: Soyuz-FG; Payload: Soyuz MS-04; Date: 20 April 2017, 0713 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The manned transport spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for another mission to the International Space Station.

Rocket: Chang Zheng 7; Payload: Tianzhou 1; Date: 20 April 2017, 1141 UTC; Launch site: Wenchang Space Launch Center, China. Tianzhou-1 is the first cargo ship developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the GSAT-9 communication satellite, also known as South Asia satellite, aboard a GSLV rocket on 5 May from Sriharikota.

Arianespace announced that it will launch Horizons 3e, a satellite belonging to the Horizons joint venture owned by Intelsat and Sky Perfect JSAT.

SES announced its new government product Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV), a SATCOM-enabled platform capable of providing high-speed connectivity and global communications services tailored to a broad range of commercial, civil, humanitarian and defence missions around the world.