Satellite News

Lockheed Martin ‘s second, fully-assembled GPS III space vehicle (SV) has successfully passed acoustic environmental tests.

United Technologies Corp. and Rockwell Collins, Inc. announced that they have reached a definitive agreement under which United Technologies will acquire Rockwell Collins for US$140.00 per share, in cash and UTC stock.

The last of 22 Galileo satellites has departed ESA’s Test Centre in the Netherlands – concluding the single longest and largest scale test campaign in the establishment’s history.

Arianespace’s fifth Ariane 5 mission of 2017 has been given the “green light” for lift-off on 5 September following a successful launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

The U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office is undergoing final launch preparations for the fifth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. The OTV is scheduled to launch on 7 September 2017, onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

Teledyne e2v has been awarded a multimillion euro contract by OHB System AG to supply customised Charge Coupled Device (CCD) image sensors for the Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite mission, under a programme of and funded by the European Space Agency (ESA).