Satellite News

After an almost five-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit during a 35-minute engine burn.

China will put 14 more meteorological satellites into orbit over the next decade.

China will put 14 more meteorological satellites into orbit over the next decade.

Based upon the 2016 Planetary Mission Senior Review Panel report, NASA this week directed nine extended missions to plan for continued operations through fiscal years 2017 and 2018. Final decisions on mission extensions are contingent on the outcome of the annual budget process.

China has successfully completed the in-space refuel of orbital satellites following last week’s launch of its new generation Chang Zheng 7 rocket, the National University of Defense Technology announced.

Rosetta is set to complete its mission in a controlled descent to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 30 September.

On 30 June, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft completed its primary mission. The mission exceeded all expectations originally set for its exploration of protoplanet Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres.

Information Satellite Systems – Reshetnev Company has finished building the Gonets-M No. 26 satellite.