Satellite News

Astrocast and D-Orbit have signed an agreement for the launch and deployment in LEO low inclination orbit of ten Astrocast nanosatellites through D-Orbit ‘s InOrbit NOW Launch Service.

Russia plans to monitor ice conditions along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) using twelve small satellites, which Roskosmos will construct jointly with Russia’s nuclear authority, Rosatom, a Rosatom representative was quoted as saying.

Eutelsat Communications reported revenues for the first quarter ending 30 September 2019.

Telesat and NSSLGlobal, an independent provider of satellite communications and IT solutions, have completed live testing with multiple government customers using Telesat’s Phase 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite.

Revenues from global commercial space activity in 2018 climbed to their highest level ever and now make up nearly 80% of the total global space industry, according to new findings from The Space Report Quarter Three.

China plans to launch the Chang’e-5 probe in 2020 to bring moon samples back to Earth. The Chang Zheng-5 carrier rocket, China’s current largest launch vehicle, will be used to send the probe into space.

Hayabusa2 has completed all its major observation missions for the asteroid Ryugu, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

York Space Systems, an aerospace company specialising in turn-key space segment customer solutions and the manufacturer of standardised spacecraft platforms for rapid deployment, has announced plans for the expansion of its production facilities to expedite the mass manufacturing of the S-CLASS platform, escalating production capabilities from ten satellites per year to hundreds.