Satellite News

Eutelsat Communications and Broadpeak have announced an approx. 20% investment in Broadpeak, supplier of CDN (Content Delivery Network) technologies optimising the delivery of video content over terrestrial and satellite networks.

NASA successfully demonstrated the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system can outrun a speeding rocket and pull astronauts to safety during an emergency during launch.

The use of electric propulsion for raising satellites into geostationary orbit can result in significant solar cell degradation according to a new study. The extended journey time results in greater exposure to the damaging effects of space weather. Understanding the size of this risk is essential for commercial operators to take steps to mitigate the effects and protect their assets.

United Launch Alliance spokeswoman Julie Arnold said that there was an emergency situation with a Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine in 2018 during a launch of Atlas V rocket, noting that the incident did not affect the flight.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) has selected the consortium led by the domestic satellite operator Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) to deploy and operate a broadband telecommunication satellite. This consortium has awarded Thales Alenia Space to design and manufacture the satellite named SATRIA (Indonesian for ‘knight’).

Airbus said it has enlarged its high-resolution imagery portfolio following an agreement to leverage capacity from the S1-4 satellite built by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). This new imagery offer called Vision-1 delivers full end-to-end imaging operations to Airbus’ customers.