Satellite News

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) confirmed that it has signed a contract with UK-based Avanti Communications Group for the launch of Avanti’s HYLAS Ka-band satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on board a SpaceX Falcon 9.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) confirmed that it has signed a contract with UK-based Avanti Communications Group for the launch of Avanti’s HYLAS Ka-band satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on board a SpaceX Falcon 9.

As reported earlier, Astrium has selected Arianespace to launch four satellites of the space segment of the ELISA demonstrator. Here are a few additional details, and a clarification.

The orbital parameters of Kosmos 2429, which was launched yesterday, support the theory that the spacecraft is a military navigation satellite.

Rocket: Kosmos 3M; Payload: Kosmos 2429; Date: 11 September 2007, likely around 0100 UTC (no exact time available yet); Site: Plesetsk, Russia.

Arianespace has won a French government contract to launch four satellites to map radar stations as part of the ELISA demonstration project.

NASA will terminate the agreement it had with Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) to develop commercial transportation services to the International Space Station, Aerospace Daily reported.

UK company Avanti Communications plc has signed a contract with Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for the launch of the HYLAS satellite aboard a Falcon 9.