Satellite News

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have postponed the launch of the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 7 (H-IIB F7) which carries aboard the H-II Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI7” (HTV7), the cargo transporter to the International Space Station (ISS) from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center.

An official ceremony marking the launch of a new integration and test facility took place at ISS-Reshetnev Company on 8 September 2018.

MDA announced that it has signed a multi-million dollar contract with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) for a one-year maritime surveillance programme that includes the delivery of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data products from the Radarsat-2 satellite, using MDA’s global network of ground receiving stations. The contract includes two additional option years.

Hispasat and Thales Alenia Space announced that they are jointly preparing a stratospheric balloon demonstration for 4G/5G telecom applications.