Satellite News

Space enthusiasts have an opportunity to contribute to NASA’s exploration goals through the next round of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. Applicants must submit their proposals electronically by 24 November.

Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corporation, has been selected by EchoStar Corporation to provide commercial launch services for the EchoStar XIX communications satellite.

Russia has supplied the first two RD-181 rocket engines for the Antares rocket to the U.S. under the previously signed contract, the press centre of the RSC Energia said.

The Russian Federal Space Agency Roskosmos plans to carry out six Proton-M launches within the next four months, one of them for the Defense Ministry.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching nine nano / micro satellites for United States during 2015-16 time frame. This will be the first time that ISRO will launch U.S. satellites.

Arianespace said it is gearing up for its upcoming Soyuz Flight VS12 – scheduled for 10 September from French Guiana – with initial fit-check activities completed for the mission’s two passengers: the latest European Galileo navigation satellites.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) and RUAG Space announced a new strategic partnership in which RUAG will establish a U.S. composites production capability located within ULA’s Decatur, Alabama, factory.

Lockheed Martin engineers have successfully completed testing of design changes made to the NASA Orion spacecraft’s fairing separation system. These changes resulted from data collected during Orion’s first test flight on 5 December 2014.