Satellite News

The launch of a Proton-M/Block DM-03, which is planned to deliver the Spektr-RG space observatory to orbit, has been delayed to a backup date, Russia’s Roskosmos State Space Corporation said.-

Maxar Technologies announced that the all-electric Eutelsat 7C communications satellite, built for Eutelsat is performing according to plan.

Lockheed Martin has been selected to design dual small deep space spacecraft to visit near-earth asteroids in a mission called Janus, led by the University of Colorado Boulder.

During its 62nd session, the Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) adopted a preamble and 21 guidelines for the long-term sustainability of outer space activities.

Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies announced that they have received the necessary regulatory approvals for their all-stock merger and have set a closing date of 29 June 2019.

NSR’s Smallsat Launch Vehicle Markets, 2nd Edition report, concludes the dedicated commercial small satellite launch market will see a rapid ramp-up period resulting in over US$2.2 billion in revenue over the next 10 years, overcoming supply chain constraints, new technology risks, and solidifying its place in the market as a proven competitor.

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: AT&T T-16 [f.k.a. DirecTV 16], Eutelsat 7C; Date: 20 June 2019, 2143 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. For its second launch of the year, Ariane 5 successfully placed the two telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).

Russia’s Vostochny space centre in the Far East will start launches under the OneWeb programme in early 2020, Russia’s Center for Operation of Space Ground-Based Infrastructure (TsENKI) said.