Satellite News

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.

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: Telstar 18 VANTAGE/Apstar-5C; Date: 10 September 2018, 0445 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The satellite was deployed approximately 32 minutes after lift-off.

Arianespace and Eutelsat Communications have concluded a long-term multiple-launch service agreement.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has chosen Arianespace to launch its GSAT-31 and GSAT-30 telecommunications satellites.

Arianespace announced the launch services contract signature with CNES for the CSO-3 satellite, which will be launched aboard the future Ariane 6 launch vehicle – in its A62 version – from the Guiana Space Center. This option already was included in the previously-signed launch contract for the CSO-1 and CSO-2 satellites on missions using the Soyuz launcher.

Viasat Inc. announced it selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Atlas V vehicle to launch one of its ViaSat-3 satellite missions. This is the first commercial contract ULA has directly signed since assuming responsibility for the marketing and sales of the Atlas V launch vehicle from Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services earlier this year.