Satellite News

The launch of Soyuz 2.1a rocket with Meridian-M military satellite from Plesetsk, northern Russia, was cancelled over a malfunction of the rocket’s electrical equipment.

SpaceX is expected to launch its next Falcon 9 rocket into space on 27 January.

Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat and SpaceX have signed a contract for the launch of Nilesat-301 geostationary communications satellite due in 2022.

Europe’s Galileo satellite constellation will reply to messages received by the satellites’ COSPAS-SARSAT payloads, assuring people in danger that help is on the way.