Satellite News

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: Amos-17; Date: 6 August 2019, 2323 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The satellite was deployed approximately 31 minutes after lift-off.

Rocket Lab has revealed plans to recover and re-fly the first stage of its Electron launch vehicle. The move aims to enable Rocket Lab to further increase launch frequency by eliminating the need to build a new first stage for every mission.

Spaceflight announced it has managed the procurement, integration, and mission management services for three spacecraft on Rocket Lab’s next mission aboard an Electron rocket.

Maxar Technologies announced that the high-power Intelsat 39 communications satellite, built for Intelsat, is performing according to plan. Contact was also established with EDRS-C, the second passenger on the most recent Ariane 5 launch.

The Indian space agency successfully raised Chandrayaan-2’s orbit for fifth time on 6 August at 0934 UTC.

TriSept Corporation, a provider of launch integration and mission management services, has signed launch service agreements with Millennium Space Systems and Rocket Lab to support a mission aimed at helping to solve the ever-increasing low-Earth orbital debris challenge.

LeoLabs announced LeoTrack the world’s first commercial satellite tracking service tailored to the needs of smallsat and cubesat operators.

Spire Global and Kleos Space S.A. announced a collaboration to combine Spire AIS data with KLEOS RF data to create a new shared capability to bring safety at sea.