Satellite News

Roskosmos executive director Sergey Krikalev confirmed that the failure of a Soyuz FG on 11 October was indeed caused by a collision between the first and second stages after separation. In related news, three more Soyuz launches are planned before the next crewed mission, tentatively scheduled for 3 December. The Soyuz failure reportedly has also caused some insurance problems for at least one future launch.

Telesat announced that its new Telstar 18 VANTAGE high throughput satellite (HTS) is fully operational at 138 degrees East and has entered commercial service.

Eutelsat Communications reported revenues for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2018-19.

Maxar Technologies Ltd. reported financial results for the third quarter ending 30 September 2018.