Satellite News

Mission controllers have turned off the ion engines on NASA’s Dawn spacecraft for the last time and do not expect to turn them back on again.

JAXA confirmed Hayabusa2, the agency’s asteroid explorer rendezvoused with Ryugu, the target asteroid.

The Independent Review Board (IRB) established by NASA to assess progress on its James Webb Space Telescope has unanimously recommended that development on the world’s premier science observatory should continue; NASA has established a new launch date for Webb of 30 March 2021.

The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand (GISTDA) has selected Airbus as partner for its next-generation national geoinformation system.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting 5 Wide Area Augmentation System navigation payload, developed by Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information and Services business, is now operational and fully integrated into the WAAS network.

RSC Energia specialists have patented a system of iodine storage and feeding for an advanced electrical rocket engine (ERE).

Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully powered up the two main parts of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a significant event in the test and integration phase of the programme.

ESA’s laser satellite EDRS-C will be undergoing last tests before launch. This final set will make sure the satellite and its optical payload can withstand the challenging conditions of lift off and subsequent life in space once launched next year.