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Archive for April, 2018

Lockheed Martin submits proposal for GPS IIIF

April 17th, 2018 by

Lockheed Martin has submitted a proposal for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III Follow On (GPS IIIF) programme, which will add enhanced capabilities to the system. The GPS IIIF programme intends to produce up to 22 next-generation satellites.

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Delay of the day: Falcon 9/TESS

April 16th, 2018 by

The launch of NASA’s planet-hunting satellite TESS has been postponed until 19 April. The satellite had been scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the evening of 16 April (UTC).

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China to launch Chang Zheng-5 Y3 rocket in late 2018

April 16th, 2018 by

China plans to launch its heavy-lift carrier rocket, the Chang Zheng-5 Y3, in late 2018, after finding the cause of the failure of the Chang Zheng-5 Y2, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

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Ball Aerospace completes hand over of JPSS-1 to NASA, NOAA

April 16th, 2018 by

Ball Aerospace completed the handover of NOAA’s advanced next-generation polar-orbiting weather satellite, the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1), to NASA following a successful satellite acceptance review.

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Successful commissioning of GOMX-4 nanosatellites

April 16th, 2018 by

As part of a mission to demonstrate interlink communication on nanosatellite tandem formation flights and data retrieval, including surveillance of the Arctic area, the Danish nanosatellite specialist GomSpace launched two nanosatellites in February.

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WAAS payload planned for Galaxy 30

April 16th, 2018 by

Intelsat General announced that it is part of a team of companies awarded a new task order by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop and operate a satellite payload to aid aircraft navigation, particularly precision approaches to airports without dependence on ground-based infrastructure.

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Atlas V launches experimental military satellites

April 15th, 2018 by

Rocket: Atlas V; Payload: AFSPC-11; Date: 14 April 2018, 2313 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA.

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Conceptual design for Soyuz-5 launch vehicle approved

April 15th, 2018 by

A Roskosmos committee has approved RSC Energia’s conceptual design for the Medium Launch Vehicle System intended for flight developmental testing of key elements of the Super-Heavy Space Launch Vehicle System. The acceptance report and committee’s statement have been handed over to Energia.

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