Satellite News

Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos has placed an order to the tune of RUB2 billion (US$31 million) for the manufacture of a light Angara-1.2 carrier rocket for the launch of Gonets-M satellites, according to the information posted on the government’s procurement website.

A consortium of companies in Poland will investigate new fuel injector designs to improve variable thrust in rocket engines using storable ‘green’ propellants.

Harris Corporation has provided Lockheed Martin with its seventh of 10 advanced navigation payloads contracted for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III satellite programme.

NASA will test non-toxic fuel and compatible propulsion system in space for the first time with the Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM), set to launch later this month on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

NanoAvionics, an international nano-satellite missions integrator, and the consortium partners KSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services) and Antwerp Space have been awarded EUR10 million funding by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020, ESA’s ARTES and private investors.

Building on its existing presence in Australia, Viasat Inc. announced its plans to launch a Real-Time Earth (RTE) facility in Alice Springs, Australia.