Satellite News

Space Systems Command’s Space Test Program (STP)-3 integrated payload stack, which contains the STP Satellite (STPSat)-6 and the Long Duration Propulsive Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA), or LDPE-1 space vehicles, has been encapsulated and mated with United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 551 launch vehicle on 22 November at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, USA.

The launch readiness date for the James Webb Space Telescope is moving to no earlier than 22 December to allow for additional testing of the observatory, following a recent incident that occurred during Webb’s launch preparations.

Rocket: Chang Zheng 4C; Payload: Gaofen-3 02; Date: 22 November 2021, 2345 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. The Earth observation satellite was deployed into a 737 km x 746 km x 98.41 degrees Sun-synchronous orbit.

Voyager Space Inc. announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in San Diego-based Space Micro. Space Micro is an engineering-driven business focused on advancing high-performance satellite communications, digital, and electro-optical systems with over 2.7 million hours of space flight heritage.

Voyager Space Inc. announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in San Diego-based Space Micro. Space Micro is an engineering-driven business focused on advancing high-performance satellite communications, digital, and electro-optical systems with over 2.7 million hours of space flight heritage.

Construction of the New National GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Frame Network of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) has been completed. The new network was built by e-GEOS and is set to provide up-to-date, high-precision geodetic information through the signals generated by the satellite navigation systems.

The first Airbus built Inmarsat-6, I-6 F1, satellite has been shipped from Airbus in Toulouse, France to Tanegashima in Japan ready for launch.

Rocket Lab USA entered into an exclusive license agreement with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to commercialise near and deep space capable small spacecraft telemetry and control radio technology.