Satellite News

The original article in Sat-ND, 24 January 2019, was partially based on outdated information. It has been rewritten to reflect the fact that Thales Alenia Space/Maxar and Airbus Defence and Space were both selected to continue their work on Telesat’s LEO constellation after having completed their respective System Requirements Reviews. Hence, the article’s new title is “System Requirements Review completed for Telesat’s LEO constellation.” We apologize for any confusion.

The launch site for the Falcon 9 carrying Formosat-5 was of course Vandenberg Air Force Base, not Kennedy Space Center. Thanks to everybody who wrote in to correct the mistake.

The Proton-M integrated launch vehicle carrying EchoStar 21 is scheduled to lift off at 0345 UTC (not Moscow Time) on 8 June 2016. The article in the archive has been corrected accordingly.

In yesterday’s issue (15 January 2015), the first two articles were mixed up owing to a computer glitch. The corrected version can be found in the archive. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience. — Ed.

The lift-off mass of Amazonas 4a is 3,000 kg, not 6,200 kg as erroneously reported. (The incorrect figure was actually contained in an Arianespace press release.) The article in the archive has been updated accordingly. Many thanks to everybody who reported this error.

Owing to a technical glitch, two articles in the 21 November issue were mangled into one. Correct versions were uploaded to the archive (Thales Alenia Space and ISS Reshetnev to set up joint venture / Northrop Grumman puts DWSS satellite in testbed). Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience.
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